Alt Projects is an alternative project space founded in 2024 in Arcadia, California. We operate at the intersection of artistic practice and social engagement, offering an intimate platform for collaboration between artists, curators, writers, designers, architects, and art historians.

Our mission moves beyond conventional exhibition-making to address urgent local concerns while fostering international dialogue. Rooted in the cultural diversity of the San Gabriel Valley, particularly its vibrant Asian communities, we create opportunities for cross-cultural exchange. Our reach extends to New York, Pittsburgh, South Korea, and Japan, cultivating a dynamic network that resists fixed boundaries of geography, race, and identity.

Our exhibitions reflect a commitment to experimentation, vulnerability, and nuanced conversation. My Body is a Map of LA reimagined the domestic gallery as a site of friendship and memory, mapping internal landscapes shaped by Southern California’s spiritual terrain. After the Eaton Fire destroyed several works from the show, we collaborated on a print fundraiser to support the artist’s recovery.

Staring Contest, a four-person group exhibition, transformed the space into an arena of emotional endurance, using performance and sculpture to explore visibility, tension, and closeness. Pit Party, also a four-person exhibition, responded to the bombast of Americana—drawing from video games, monster truck rallies, and cinematic spectacle to examine how identity is constructed through performance. In Vague Domains, artists with Northeast Asian heritage explored themes of Otherness, ambiguity, and dual identity through the diptych format, reflecting on cultural entanglement, perception, and the psychic effects of classification in an AI-mediated world.

By moving fluidly between local engagement and international dialogue, we prioritize work that addresses cultural identity, environmental vulnerability, and collective resilience. Alt Projects supports both emerging and established artists, transforming the domestic space into a catalyst for artistic experimentation and social impact. Our aim is to create accessible entry points for a wide range of audiences while challenging traditional boundaries in contemporary art.