'The Doors of the Administration Building' - Gavin Wade's opening address for our 3rd national summit

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2008 © Liam Gillick, The Doors Of The Administration Building Will Remain Open 2008 photo by Stuart Whipp

The world is understood through myths. All meaning comes to us as stories. We can take control of these stories to create our own meaning and form new myths. Fragments of stories and half-remembered truths form constantly re-written histories and articulate new and possible futures.

The True Artist Helps the World by Revealing Mystic Truths.

  • Truth No. 1 – There is no establishment and no alternative
  • Truth No. 2 – Political art is over

Gavin Wade – What do we mean 'political art'? To be implicated in and be an active part of the political machine?

Andy Field – Politics is by definition 'of the people'. It should no more be defined by the political machine, than love is by Valentines day.

Gavin Wade – Should art, then, be defined by the art machine?

Is this what we mean by establishment? The art machine?

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Contemporary Art of Walking and East Midlands Visual Arts Network present: Encounter, Derbyshire

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Image courtesy of Tom CretneyEMVAN is working with Contemporary Art of Walking to hold a series of netwalks in each of the counties of the region to follow on from the recent 'On Tour' events. The walks will offer the opportunity to develop the conversations that were started or connections that were made at those events. The second will be a circular walk from and back to Cromford Station in Derbyshire on Thursday 24 May, 1.30 - 4pm.

Alison Lloyd of Contemporary Art of Walking will lead the walks, which are designed to bring people together to walk, and in walking together to share an experience. The walks will feature art in a variety of ways, upholding a long-practiced artistic convention of using nature as a catalyst for thought and creativity, Alison has designed and led walks for and in collaboration with Beacon Bi Monthlies, Fermynwoods Contemporary Art, QUAD, Skegness Arts Festival, New Research Trajectories, and the Still Walking Festival, Birmingham.

The other walks will take place over the coming months, the dates of which are to be confirmed.

Book a place at http://contemporaryartofwalking.com/events/

Yorkshire Art in focus - first in a series of Guardian articles profiling progress across the network

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The Deer Shelter at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (© James Turrell / Photo interior: Florian Holzherr).

The Guardian has run the first in a series of articles charting the results of work being undertaken right across the Contemporary Visual Arts Network (formerly Turning Point Network).

The first article, posted on the Culture Professionals Network pages, focuses on Turning Point Yorkshire. Click here to read the full article.

For more information about the work of the Contemporary Visual Arts Network, please head over to our Evaluation page.

Contemporary Visual Arts Network - new strategy, new look, new name

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At our 3rd national summit, held at City Hall in London this afternoon, Godfrey Worsdale who has resided as chair of Turning Point Network for the last year launched a new strategy for the network, along with a new name and visual identity.

We're pleased to introduce the new Contemporary Visual Arts Network name and identity to this website.

The full details of all the changes can be found in this Press Release...

You will notice a number of changes to the look and feel of the website but all the basic functionality remains the same. We will continue to work on the website in the days and weeks ahead, and we are greatful to everyone for their patience.

Videos from the summit, and last night's debate at the ICA, will be uploaded to this website in the coming days.

3rd National Summit - ICA Debates

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Will Gompertz and Godfrey Worsdale

Our third national summit kicked off last night with a series of rousing debates at the ICA in London.

We'll be posting more information, along with a summary of the conversation, on this website in the coming days. In the meantime we've pulled together a selection of Tweets posted live by attendees at the ICA.

National Summit - one day to go, 30 additional places released

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Size Matters, one of the reports of the suggested reading list for our Measuring Value debate

Our 3rd national summit - Thursday, 10th May

Due to the overwhelming demand for tickets, the summit sold out last night. In an effort to ensure that everyone who wants to attend can, we've just released 30 additional tickets and these can be booked via EventBrite. If you would like to join us, please book as soon as possible - these last few places will take us to capacity at the venue: http://nationalturningpointsummit.eventbrite.com/

We've just updated the summit pages. We've added additional supporting material to the Measuring Value section, including a number of suggested links to relevant articles and Podcasts.

ICA Debates - Wednesday, 09th May

Information about tomorrow's ICA Debates has been circulated to everyone that has registered. If you have not registered, please note that this event has been full for some time now. Please email Lucy Moore if you would like to be added to the waiting list for tickets.

3rd National Summit - information update

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We are less than a week away from our 3rd national summit

In preparation, we've updated the Summit 2012 pages on this website to include information about the programme, including a full timetable for the event, along with supporting materials provided by our panelists.

A few places for the event remain, so if you have not yet booked please do so today: http://nationalturningpointsummit.eventbrite.com/