Mainframe: An Online Platform for Web Based Projects

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This note was created as part of interConnect, a collaborative inquiry into digital transformation. Learn more in the box at the end of the text.

Mainframe is The New Gallery’s online platform for web based projects. These online exhibitions are an extension of The New Gallery’s Main Space programming. Mainframe prioritizes accessibility in distributing art to the public, especially for those who are unable to attend in person programming. Mainframe is dedicated to furthering The New Gallery’s mandate to support the research, creation and exhibition of socially relevant and politically informed creative practices from artists at all junctures of their careers, while enabling public engagement with artist-run culture and contemporary art. Historically, online spaces have held space for sub-cultures, minorities and the voices of many who are otherwise unheard. Mainframe acknowledges this historical trend through its web-based medium and endeavors to continue this legacy. Visit Mainframe Here

The Mainframe Project is possible due to the support of Calgary Foundation, Calgary Arts Development and Canada Council for the Arts.

About this note   

• This note was nurtured by the discussions that took place during interConnect workshops, particularly those of co-learning group 1.1. 
• Note contributed by Winona Julian.
• All information in this note has been retrieved from: “Mainframe: An Online Project Space,” The New Gallery, accessed 1 February 2024, https://thenewgallery.org/Mainframe-About. 
• If you are the content owner or the organization concerned and would like to take control of ownership of the note, write to IMAA at info@imaa.ca.

The interConnect initiative was led by the Independent Media Arts Alliance (IMAA). The views expressed in this note are those of the author(s) and not official IMAA recommendations.

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*interConnect était une initiative bilingue. Cependant, en raison de la quantité de contenu créé au cours du projet, et compte tenu des contraintes budgétaires et de la capacité de l'équipe, toutes les notes n'ont pas été traduites.