Education Excellence Everywhere

Education Excellence Everywhere

A concise run through of the Education White paper released last week can be found here

NSEAD have issued a response to the paper here 

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The first white paper for Culture in 50 years is released this week

The first white paper for Culture in 50 years is released this week

It has been 50 years since the Government wrote its last White Paper for Culture, this week sees a new one, drawn from consultation with the sector over recent months.

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CVAN response to CHANCELLOR'S BUDGET

CVAN response to CHANCELLOR'S BUDGET

CVAN welcome a number of announcements made by the Chancellor in his budget on March 16, particularly in relation to a of tax break for museums and galleries. 

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New research to address the relationship between arts policy and the creative practices and livelihoods of artists

New research to address the relationship between arts policy and the creative practices and livelihoods of artists

A new in-depth research project developed by visual arts specialist Susan Jones within MIRIAD at Manchester School of Art aims to explore the interrelationship between artists' creative practices and livelhoods and arts policies.

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Culture Counts Campaign update

Culture Counts Campaign update

The Culture Counts campaign is keen to ensure culture is on the agenda in the upcoming Parliament elections and will be holding a high profile hustings event in Glasgow, with the culture spokespeople from all the parties, to kick off debate.

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Bacc for the Future campaign update

 Bacc for the Future campaign update

There is a petition on the Parliament website in support of arts in the EBacc. If the petition gets to 100,000 signatures by Monday 9 May 2016 we will secure a debate in the House of Commons on the new English Baccalaureate (EBacc) and the threat this poses to creative subjects in secondary schools.

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Arts for EU Campaign

Arts for EU Campaign

CVAN are backing a new Arts for EU campaign to make a positive cultural case for Britain remaining in the EU.

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Artist's Resale Right 10th Anniversary

Artist's Resale Right 10th Anniversary

On Saturday 13 February 2016, DACS will join artists across the UK in celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Artist's Resale Right (ARR) - one of the most important rights supporting the livelihoods of artists and estates.

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The Next Steps? – a contribution to debate on a new national policy for the arts and culture in England

The Next Steps? – a contribution to debate on a new national policy for the arts and culture in England

The Next Steps? – a contribution to debate on a new national policy for the arts and culture in England is GPS Culture’s contribution to the 2016 national debates on the arts and culture

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The National Society for Education in Art and Design Survey Report 2015-16

The National Society for Education in Art and Design Survey Report 2015-16

In the last five years how has government policy impacted on art, craft and design education? Read the full report

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Bacc for the future campaign meeting

Bacc for the future campaign meeting

The next Bacc for the future campaign meeting takes place on Thursday 18 February 2016. The meeting will take place between 16.00-17.00 and will be held at 4-5 Inverness Mews (W2 3JQ)

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Good news: Article and letter published in The Times

Good news: Article and letter published in The Times

Yesterday The Times newspaper published the cultural sectors’ collective letter about the EBacc. The have also published an article about the letter in the main paper (including in the print edition).

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Creative Future publish Fair Access to the Arts Report

Creative Future publish Fair Access to the Arts Report

Creative Future has just completed Arts Council funded research into the barriers marginalised and disabled artists face when accessing mainstream arts opportunities.

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Engaging MP's with the arts

Engaging MP's with the arts

VASW hosted a consultation on 16th October 2015 with Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw to ask him for guidance on how the visual arts community can engage with MP’s and communicate with them.

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A Portrait of the Artist as an Unpaid Man

'The public need to treat the exploitation of artistic labour as some kind of taboo while artists themselves must stand firm and refuse to work for nothing. No amount of government policy is going to change this ... Are you prepared to get real?' Text by James Doeser

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#artistsmatter: But can we put a value on how much?

'We all agree that #culturematters (to borrow from the current campaign). By extension therefore we can presumably all agree that #artistsmatter too. After all they are the architects, creators, enactors and translators of this culture-that-matters-so-much...' Text by James Doeser

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EBacc consultation published

EBacc consultation published

The Government has launched their consultation on plans to make the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) a headline measure for schools, and for the EBacc to be given a ‘more prominent role’ within the Ofsted framework.

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Joint Visual Arts Submission to Treasury highlights importance of sector to UK economy

Joint Visual Arts Submission to Treasury highlights importance of sector to UK economy

Initiated by a-n and CVAN, with contributions from Scottish Artists Union, Engage and other key organisations the visual arts sector made a joint submission to the Treasury Spending Review outlining a number of key recommendations to help better support the sector.

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MP engagement strategy

MP engagement strategy

The Cultural sector supported through What Next? and University College London are running an MP engagement strategy, encouraging the cultural sector to contact their MP, make a positive and informed case for culture and invite them to an arts event.

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