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ALISN or the Artist-Led Initiatives Support Network is a London-based non-profit arts organisation. ALISN was founded in 2007 by artist Iavor Lubomirov and designer Jordan Dalladay-Simpson. ALISN is an organisation that specialises in fostering creative potential for artist-led initiatives. The aspire to nurture co-creative communities within an otherwise competitive and often individualist graduate and emerging art world.

History
Artist-Led Initiatives Support Network (ALISN) began when Iavor Lubomirov and Jordan Dalladay-Simpson met in 2005 while organising a pop-up exhibition for art students and recent art graduates in a disused office building in London. At the time Iavor had recently left his art degree at UEL and Jordan was studying design at Goldsmiths. Both artists were looking for ways of showing work and collaborating with other struggling artists to organise and promote art events. The show attracted over 300 visitors and laid the ground for future working relationships between the artists involved.

In November 2007 ALISN was officially launched under the name of ‘Artists for 2012 (AF2012)’ and held a pilot show of 5 emerging artists at 491 Gallery.

For the next two years AF2012 organised a variety of shows and events in established galleries, artist-run galleries, Heathrow Terminal 5, and buildings lent for exhibitions by property developers. We have helped build other artist communities, both by providing advice and support and by using our large network of contacts to bring people together.

AF2012 was rebranded as ALISN in August 2009.