Alexandria Contemporary Arts Forum (ACAF) is a not-for-profit multidisciplinary arts initiative founded in December 2005. Located inside a flat near Alexandria's downtown district, ACAF was proactively initiated and is run by a small group of artists/practitioners. With a focus on contemporary art, (new) media, and discursive practice, ACAF's frame of reference is the wider social context existing locally and globally. Alexandria Contemporary Arts Forum works to cultivate a deeper awareness of art in relation to all aspects of contemporary life and culture. Central to its mission is an ongoing engagement with projects that bring together established and emerging artists, university students, and diverse practitioners in contexts that recognize the value of an informal, non-hierarchal, open-ended circulation of information and experience. The forum is in a constant state of flux and incorporates new fields of interest and activity guided by its socio-cultural compass. ACAF enhances its projects by programming lectures, symposia, screenings and other events that are all admission free. They also house a small library which features a growing collection of contemporary art publications for the benefit of the local arts community.
Source: ACAF.
