Artists' Television Access

Artists' Television Access (ATA) is a non-profit art gallery and screening venue in San Francisco's Mission District in the United States of America.

ATA exhibits work by emerging, independent and experimental artists in its theatre and gallery space as well as on its weekly Public-access television cable TV show and webzine.

ATA was established in 1984 by artists John Martin and Marshall Weber as a performance art space, screening venue and gallery and included an affordable video production facility located on 7th Street in San Francisco's South of Market (SOMA) district.

Other artists associated with the early days of ATA include Craig Baldwin, Lise Swenson, Phil Patiris, Eva König, Rigo 23, Fred Rinne, Scott Williams and Dale Hoyt.

Exhibitions have consistently explored the fact that the site is “open to the public” (pedestrians and street traffic) 24/7 and is lit by natural light during the day and illuminated by the city at night.”[4]

Artists' Television Access location at 992 Valencia Street
Canadian poet Colin Smith, [ 1 ] reciting poetry, Artists' Television Access