Taking place is a ground-breaking examination of feminist and queer alternative art spaces in Canada and the United States. Affirming the historical significance of these spaces, the book explores the ways present-day artists both support and challenge the narrative lenses through which their histories have been constructed. Beginning with an exploration of the foundational histories of feminist art, the book follows the divergent paths that queer and feminist institutions have taken in subsequent decades. It considers the precarious position of feminist and queer art histories relative to more mainstream equivalents, while using regional case studies to interrogate different understandings of 'eoealternative'e space and the possibilities the term affords for queer and feminist artistic imaginaries. It also examines how artists engage and respond to the histories, spaces, and institutions they have inherited. Bringing together interdisciplinary methods, including queer theory, feminist theory, historiography, social geography, and institutional critique, Taking place provides a new entry point for queer and feminist art histories.