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Read MoreTurning Point becomes the Yorkshire and Humber Contemporary Visual Art Network! Focusing on supporting the rich and vibrant contemporary visual art community across the region we are celebrating this development through the announcement of a unique and experimental cultural entrepreneurs programme.
A short expedition along rights of way through the city of Leicester.
Read MoreIn partnership with five regional venues, EMVAN presents Open Season, a collectively branded programme of open submission exhibitions and a series of associated events that will consider the 'Open'.
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Thursday 25 October 2012, 13:00-18:30
The event focuses on the processes involved in producing contemporary visual art, now and in the future, with a view to informing the region’s artistic ambitions, collaborative ventures and networks.
Starting the day with informal group conversations over a shared lunch, the event will engage a diverse sample of the regional arts sector including representatives from the region's main contemporary art venues, projects, artists and curators, offering the opportunity to socialise, exchange experiences and network. The early evening sees a change in venue to encourage further discussion in a less formal atmosphere.
The event has been developed by Bruce Asbestos (Trade) and Niki Russell (Reactor/Primary) for EMVAN.
£5 entry (includes lunch and refreshments)
Booking: http://goo.gl/Q6Zx8
Image: Cupola Gallery, Sheffield
Such support might be provided by agents, gallerists, commissioning agents or art fair organisers. In order to address this deficit, Yorkshire and Humber Contemporary Visual Arts Network intends to set in place a programme of activity intended to support emergent cultural entrepreneurs or supporting established cultural entrepreneurs in their professional development.
The aim of the Cultural Entrepreneur Programme scheme is to support the development of the skills and experience of a cohort of entrepreneurs annually from 2012 to 2021. We define ‘cultural entrepreneurs’ as individuals working within the sector whose business activity attracts revenue from external sources into the cultural sector. Cultural entrepreneurs may be driven by a range of motivations: our primary interest is that their business activity generates greater commercial opportunities for artists and builds artists’ income streams.
They are not necessarily art-trained, nor need they be in the early stages of their careers. We will be looking for ‘self-starters’ who will take full advantage of the opportunities offered by the programme.
The group of cultural entrepreneurs we hope to recruit may include current or aspiring artists’ agents and dealers, gallery owners, commissioning agents, arts festival or fair organisers; or entrepreneurs from completely different areas of commerce with an interest in developing markets in critically engaged art.
We wish to recruit a project manager or project management agency to design and deliver the pilot Cultural Entrepreneur programme of activity, initially on a one-year contract with the option of renewal for additional years if funding is identified. The contract may be held on a personal basis by an individual or as a service contract by a suitable organisation.
The project manager will report to the Yorkshire and Humber Contemporary Visual Arts Network coordinator and through her/him to the Steering Group.
The 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.
