Jesse Norman, MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire, has been elected Chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, a post previously held by current Culture Minister John Whittingdale.
Read MoreThe 2016 Open presents painting as its focus and Oriel Davies seeks submissions from artists exploring the practice and potential of this medium, encouraging diverse interpretations. The resulting selection will feature in an exhibition at Oriel Davies from 16 April - 15 June 2016.
Read MoreThis week in a speech to Policy Exchange, the Minister of State for Schools, Nick Gibb MP, announced that the Government would once again be trying to make the EBacc compulsory for secondary school pupils.Back in 2013 CVAN were part of a successful campaign (of 45,000+ individuals and 120+ organisations) to stop the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) from becoming compulsory in all secondary schools.
Read MoreGalleries, museums and visual arts venues throughout the United Kingdom are invited to submit proposals to host the 2016 Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Award (ARMA), Artist in Residence, worth £15,000.
Read MoreBALTIC 39 | Common Room is an opportunity for bi-monthly meetings of artists and arts professionals to have peer led conversations about arts practice, to share practical advice and talk through common questions.
Read MoreKielder Water & Forest Park Development Trust invites expressions of interest from artists or architects to create a new temporary work for the surroundings of Kielder Castle, Forestry Commission England’s visitor base in Kielder Water & Forest Park, Northumberland.
Read MoreOn Thursday 30 July at The Tetley, Leeds, Picture This will share the findings from the National Visual Arts cluster of the Arts Council England funded Audience Finder programme. The event is free but places are limited, so early booking is advisable.
East Midland CVAN member QUAD in partnership with Animate Projects and D-Lab seek to commission an artist
Read MoreBetween October 2015 and April 2016, a series of five one-day fundraising training courses will take place across England. Contemporary Visual Arts Network members can benefit from preferential pricing
Read MoreThe UK’s longest-running and most prestigious artist co-operative, The London Group, is delighted to announce the call for entries for its 82nd open exhibition. The London Group Open 2015 offers a wonderful opportunity for emerging and established artists to raise their profile, win cash and material prizes, and exhibit their work to the public alongside the Group’s esteemed members. This year, entries can be made online for the first time, simplifying the application process.
Read MoreThe ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, sponsored by ING Commercial Banking, is opening its doors to artists for another year. The Exhibition will feature a selection of small works independently chosen by prominent figures from different areas of the art world.
Read MoreArtist Teacher Associates are seeking to appoint a Lead Artist/ Curator to plan the 2015 Artist Teacher Summer School on 25/26 July to be held at the Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster University.
Read MoreCVAN were invited as a national visual arts network to an ACE national stakeholder briefing meeting on Wednesday 27th May in advance of ACE Chief Executive Darren Henley's speech in Hull last Thursday.
Read MoreThe small-scale arts sector in the UK has long lobbied for its survival within the decreasing funding scenarios offered by the public purse.
Read MoreCeleste Prize is an international contemporary art prize open to all artists, photographers and creatives, without limits of age or experience. Works should contain an exciting and profound mix of contemporary perspectives and a creative use of artistic languages.Enter a work or project which will be reviewed by top art curators and critics, and promoted worldwide.
Read MoreProfessional artists working across any medium from Wales and further afield are invited to apply for a residency, taking place at the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Carmarthenshire from October 2015.
Read MoreApplications are now open for the 2015 RBS Bursary Awards - a unique award designed to provide a pivotal platform for ten early career artists working in three dimensions, judged to be of outstanding talent, to realise their full potential in the professional sphere.
Read MoreBALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art and bait are recruiting up to five artists to work over a sustained period of time in different participatory settings in South East Northumberland. These residencies over six months will create opportunities for a number of groups and communities to have a high quality experience working with an artist, along with opportunities to take part in ‘go and see’ visits to studios and exhibitions across the North.
Read MoreThe Florence Trust offers twelve-month studio residencies commencing in August for up to a dozen carefully selected artists. During the residency each artist has 24-hour access to a studio within the Trust’s Grade-1 listed neo-gothic church in Highbury. The resident artists at the Florence Trust form a supportive community and a valuable network during their time here.
Read MoreCreative practitioners are invited to Allenheads Contemporary Arts for a week long self-funded residency between 12-18th July 2015.
Read MoreThe Contemporary Visual Arts Network’s ultimate goal is to nurture contemporary visual artists and organisations in order to produce internationally regarded, critically engaged work that is valued by our society.
