Leading UK and international artists have partnered with nine museums in the North East and Yorkshire to produce new artworks inspired by the museums and their collections.
Read MoreThere is one issue that continues to be a barrier for many arts and cultural organisations in their attempts to work outside the UK (on trans-national projects or EU funding applications or touring their work) – and that barrier is the search for partners.
Read MoreTo mark the 25th anniversary of engage, this issue of the engage Journal looks back at the development of gallery education over that period and reflects on where it stands now.
Read MoreNew research from the Audience Finder National Visual Arts cluster has shown that galleries play a significant role in the visitor economy, with one in three visitors specifically planning their trip to visit a particular gallery.
Read MoreBacc for the Future 2 has got off to a fantastic start: 33 organisations are now supporting the refreshed campaign and over 3,300 individuals have signed up to the petition.The Bacc for the Future campaign is back again following the Department for Education’s announcement of plans to introduce a compulsory list of subjects at GCSE level.
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 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 MoreThe New Opportunities Award (NOA) is a completely new award developed in 2014 by New Expressions and CVAN working in partnership with Visual Arts South West. NOA aims to create innovative partnerships for organisations in the heritage sector as well as new ways of working for artists.
Read MoreOur VAUK partners the National Society for Education in Art and Design (NSEAD), the lead professional body for art, craft and design education in the UK, have produced a new Manifesto for Art, Craft and Design Education.
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.
