Our mission is to strengthen local communities through arts, culture & education and build relationships with other communities around the world.

Located in Allentown, PA, The Alternative Gallery is housed in the Cigar Factory Artist Studios; providing exhibit & performance spaces, over 40 artist studios, retail spaces, classrooms, a fine art printshop, darkroom, urban garden, film archive & more.

Our contributors come from various mediums including; sculptors, photographers, comedians, actors, writers, painters, filmmakers, architects & more.

Our market is everyone and anyone. This is not a space just for students of art. The Alternative Gallery works towards changing the perception of art to something which is accessible in our daily lives.