Sky Academy Arts Scholarships open

Sky Academy Arts Scholarships open

Each year, Sky Academy support young artists through Sky Academy Arts Scholarships, offering five artists aged 18-30 from the UK and Ireland £30k/€40k towards the development of an artistic project and the cost of living for one year, along with mentoring from Sky and the arts industry.  The aim is to support young artists and help take their work to the next level.

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CVAN 2016 New Year Agenda

CVAN 2016 New Year Agenda

As we come to the end of 2015 and 2016 looms ahead, CVAN have a number of things that we are looking forward to in the New Year that we want to share

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Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy

Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy

Between January and April 2016 there are further Essential Fundraising Skills training courses taking place across England. Courses cost £95 but there are preferential rates available to CVAN members.

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Work/Leisure Residencies

Work/Leisure Residencies

Work/Leisure is a pilot programme of five residencies, inviting emerging and mid-career artists to work alongside the community of resident artists based at Abingdon Studios, Blackpool.

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ECVAN Winter 2015/16 highlights

ECVAN Winter 2015/16 highlights

Find out ECVAN's winter highlights featuring exhibitions and opportunities

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The Newbridge Project seek Development Manager

The Newbridge Project seek Development Manager

The NewBridge Project is looking for a Development Manager to help us realise our ambitious vision and secure the future of our organisation. We are seeking a highly motivated individual to play a key role in our organisation’s development, feeding into and delivering a new business plan while creating opportunities for The NewBridge Project to grow and expand. DEADLINE: Thursday 21st January 2016, 6pm

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Commission Opportunity at Compton Verney Art Gallery

Commission Opportunity at Compton Verney Art Gallery

We are seeking proposals from artists and/or designers to create a new work in the landscape at Compton Verney Art Gallery and Park. This is an opportunity to develop a new work, which is significant, high profile and inpactful. We are interested in a piece that may be an ‘eye-catcher’ (a piece that will attract attention), which is participatory, surprising or inventive and which responds to the history/heritage of the landscape or even using the lake. We hope it to be imaginative, high-impact, and a must-see ‘destination’ piece. Deadline 15 February 2016

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Wolff Olins and Arts Marketing Association unite to develop resilience in the arts

Wolff Olins and Arts Marketing Association unite to develop resilience in the arts

The Arts Marketing Association (AMA) and Wolff Olins are announcing a new partnership to create a series of online learning courses designed to support the development of organisational resilience in museums, libraries and the wider arts, culture and heritage sector.

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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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CPD programmes at Leeds Beckett

CPD programmes at Leeds Beckett

In 2016 the participation and engagement in the arts knowledge exchange network and Leeds Beckett university are offering 3 short CPD programmes, where participants will have the opportunity to hear from academic and industry experts, reflect on and share their own personal experiences and network with peers.

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Wysing Arts Centre announces 2016 Programme and Open Calls

Wysing Arts Centre announces 2016 Programme and Open Calls

Wysing is launching the Poly with two Open Calls for artists’ residencies and studios.

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OutsiderXchanges Project Launched

OutsiderXchanges Project Launched

Venture Arts has received funding from Arts Council England for an exciting partnership and project called OutsidersXchanges. Venture Arts is working in partnership with BALTIC, Gateshead, Castlefield Galleries, Manchester and the Contemporary Visual Arts Network to build on experience and audiences. 

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Open Space Freelance Coordinator

Open Space Freelance Coordinator

An opportunity has arisen at Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, Powys for a Freelance Open Space Coordinator. We seek someone with excellent experience in project management, working directly with artists, and in curating, organising and delivering programmes of contemporary visual art and cross arts forms

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