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A photograph of a person leaning over an dipping their hand into an outdoor body of water. The photograph is taken from behind with the person on the edge of the frame, so just their arms and hair is visible in the photograph. They are wearing a pale pink top and have long blond hair.

Con­ver­sa­tion with Flo­rence Fitzgerald-Allsopp

Flo­rence Fitzger­ald-All­sopp, Spike Island and Hauser & Wirth Engage­ment Fel­low, reflects on her project Eco­tones with Saphia Abrahamovitch-Venner.
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22/05/25
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A photograph of someone talking to a room full of people. The speaker is standing, they have long grey curly hair and are wearing a dark blue top. The audience is seated and the photo is taken from behind so we see mostly the back of their heads. One the wall behind the speaker are two posters, one neon pink with an image of two buses and the text 'on the buses'. The other is paler pink and has an image and the word 'Dolphin'.

Bath Art Depot — A Vision for West­on Island

A vision for a new art and cul­tur­al hub in Bath cre­at­ed by WEVAA R&D Fel­lows Bath Art Depot.
Posted
14/05/25
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A photograph of a section of a painting. The work fills the image, and consists of various painted elements that have been cut up and collaged together, including three figures, two of which are wearing armour, a black cat, framed pictures, a candlestick and a door.

Spike Island Film

A film made by Spike Island to share their WEVAA Pro­gramme 2021 – 2024.
Posted
14/05/25
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A photograph of two people looking at a laptop. The person on the left is seated, the are wearing a green dress and back boots, and have mid-length afro hair. The person on the right is standing, they are wearing blue jeans and a check short and have short hair. The room has large windows through which trees and greenery can be seen

Artist-led: The Hide

An ongo­ing series pro­fil­ing artist-led ini­tia­tives and groups in the South West. This month we are cel­e­brat­ing The Hide.
Posted
24/04/25
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Artist-led: Pool­net

An ongo­ing series pro­fil­ing artist-led ini­tia­tives and groups in the South West. This month we are cel­e­brat­ing Poolnet.
Posted
01/04/25
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A studio portrait photograph of someone sitting on a work table. They are wearing a uniform consisting of a white t short, waistcoat and cut off trousers, and are holding a cup. They are surrounded by the tools they use to make their work, including a sewing machine, iron, card machine and laptop. In the background is an Art Business corporate banner.

Art Busi­ness Ltd: A Busi­ness Plan

Whether you want a busi­ness or have a busi­ness, you need a plan. A busi­ness plan. By Rachael Clerke and Mad­dy Costa
Posted
31/03/25
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A series of over 40 red and black ink drawings of different sizes on paper, displayed in a group. We see drawings of cows, gates buildings and more.

Artist-led: Field System

An ongo­ing series pro­fil­ing artist-led ini­tia­tives and groups in the South West. This month we are cel­e­brat­ing Field System.
Posted
05/03/25
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A photograph of three people standing together. Two of the people are holding cds, which say 'Sounds of Sudan'. The person on the left is a white man with grey hair, a blue t shirt and grey shirt. The person in the middle is a Black woman in a pink and yellow dress with hijab. The person on the right is a Black woman with a turquoise dress and hijab.

Bris­tol Refugee Artist Col­lec­tive Film

A film made by Bris­tol Refugee Artist Col­lec­tive (BRAC) as part of their WEVAA R&D Fellowship.
Posted
03/02/25
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Artist-led: FORM-ICA

An ongo­ing series pro­fil­ing artist-led ini­tia­tives and groups in the South West. This month we are cel­e­brat­ing FORM-ICA
Posted
01/02/25
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Three people are walking together holding on to each other as they cross a log over a muddy puddle in a rural environment. They are dresses in outdoor wet weather gear and laughing at the situation.

PaC: a com­mons of exchange and support

Artist Alys Scott-Hawkins reflects on PaC, an artist peer group who reg­u­lar­ly meet in the New Forest.
Posted
13/01/25
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A group of people are gathered in a forest, stood and sat in a circle. They are holding pieces of paper listening to a person speak. There are blankets and flasks on the ground.

Rur­al Facets — reflec­tion and artists edition

Artist Lau­ra Eldret reflects on a trio of gath­er­ings con­vened in part­ner­ship with More Than Ponies & VASW as part of How Can I Stay?
Posted
06/01/25
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A golden Labrador is sat in an empty studio space, with a white bricked wall in the background. The dog is looking at the camera.

Artist-led: Rame Projects

An ongo­ing series pro­fil­ing artist-led ini­tia­tives and groups in the South West. This month we are cel­e­brat­ing Rame Projects
Posted
01/01/25
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A colourful artwork created using paint and oil pastel. The work consists of abstract shapes and patterns, with more figurative elements such as a two people's faces, people walking and cycling, and the outline of a building. Some marks appear to indicate clouds and rain.

Prac­tice in Place — Frank Morris

Frank Mor­ris shares his expe­ri­ences of liv­ing and work­ing as an artist in Bristol.
Posted
24/10/24
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A handmade A5 paper zine positioned upright on a table. The front cover has a painted hand print, cut outs from magazines and the text 'How Do I Stay?'

Con­nec­tion, Com­mu­ni­ty, Hope

Writer and researcher Lizzie Lloyd reflects on Con­nec­tion, Com­mu­ni­ty, Hope, a gath­er­ing in Barn­sta­ble deliv­ered by Stu­dio Kind, Ruth Bate­man and VASW
Posted
22/10/24
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A group of 15 people are stood outside in a field. Most of the group are stood in an informal line looking towards a woman who has her hands to her hips

How Can I Stay? Set­ting up freedoms

Jes­si­ca Tag­gart Rose reflects on ​‘Set­ting up free­doms’ deliv­ered by b‑side in part­ner­ship with VASW as part of the ​‘How Can I Stay’ programme
Posted
23/09/24
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An arts and theatre venue on the corner of a road. It has a sign that says 'The Beat Arts & Theatre' and a food truck, seating outside the front entrance.

Shap­ing Rurality

Artist & cura­tor Anna Har­ris reflects on ​‘Remote Work­ing’ deliv­ered by Flamm in part­ner­ship with VASW as part of the ​‘How Can I Stay’ programme
Posted
12/08/24
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A black and white portrait photograph of Amanda Lynch, holding a laptop with Zoom text, with bandages around her head and Bobby the love bird
Disability arts

In Prac­tice, dis­abil­i­ty rep­re­sen­ta­tion in the visu­al arts

Aman­da Lynch reflects on In Prac­tice, an online pro­gramme of events and train­ing that pri­ori­tised access and dis­abil­i­ty representation.
Posted
30/07/24
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Two people sitting in front of an audience in a brightly lit room. The woman is wearing a green dress and the man has on a light grey sweatshirt. Both are laughing,

Prac­tice in Place — Ashish Ghadiali

Ashish Gha­di­ali shares his expe­ri­ences of liv­ing and work­ing as an artist, film­mak­er and writer in rur­al Devon.
Posted
09/07/24
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A man carrying a large pile of hay on his back. The image is tinted purple.

Prac­tice in Place — Simon Lee Dicker

Simon Lee Dick­er shares his expe­ri­ence of liv­ing as an artist in rur­al Somerset.
Posted
25/06/24
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Black and white photo of an artwork consisting of sports trophies with engraved plaques detailing myths, caricatures and prejudices related to Black people
Multidisciplinary

Things Arrive Togeth­er as Suf­fused and Insep­a­ra­ble: Don­ald Rodney

Jareh Das, Car­olyn Lazard and Robert Leck­ie con­sid­er Rodney’s work, and how his lega­cy rever­ber­ates among younger gen­er­a­tions of artists.
Posted
13/06/24
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A person wearing a tartan headscarf which cover their face is pushing against a standing stone in moorland

Prac­tice in Place — Oren Shoesmith

Oren Shoe­smith shares his expe­ri­ence of liv­ing between Corn­wall and Scotland.
Posted
23/05/24
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Writing

WIT­TA verse Film

Inter­views and mate­ri­als gath­ered at an infor­mal week-long cre­ative residency/​experiment called ​‘WIT­TA verse’, led by Lizzie Lloyd and Kit Poulson.
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01/05/24
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Multidisciplinary

Bone Idle

Daisy Hvn­ter, recip­i­ent of a WEVAA R&D Bur­sary, reflects on Bone Idle, a project born out of the pan­dem­ic and expe­ri­ences as a dis­abled artist.
Posted
23/04/24
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A photograph of a Cornish landscape with a large boulder which has an arm wrapped around it

Think­ing and Prac­tise on the ten year anniver­sary of the recog­ni­tion of the Cor­nish as a Nation­al Minority

Artist Sovay Ber­ri­man shares what the Cor­nish Nation­al Minor­i­ty Sta­tus means to her.
Posted
26/03/24
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Prac­tice in Place — Lau­ra Eldret

Lau­ra Eldret shares her expe­ri­ence as an artist liv­ing and work­ing in Dorset
Posted
01/02/24
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People looking at an installation of an artwork including a large wooden frame sculpture with a painted sail.
Multidisciplinary

Place Por­trait Conversation

Anna Hay­dock-Wil­son, Ryan Con­very-Moroney, Caitlin Dawkes, Hol­ly Humphries and Tsi­po­ra St. Clair Knights reflect on cre­at­ing a com­mis­sion together.
Posted
25/01/24
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Multidisciplinary

Com­mu­ni­ties of Resistance

dhaqan col­lec­tive reflect on their pro­gramme, which includ­ed dia­logues about cli­mate jus­tice, racial & social pre­car­i­ty, and resistance.
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25/01/24
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Multidisciplinary

Shap­ing the Visu­al Arts Nationally

Cre­ative coach and entre­pre­neur Ceri Hand inter­views CVAN’s nation­al direc­tor, artist and cura­tor Paula Orrell about mak­ing the arts more equitable.
Posted
11/01/24
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Film portrait of a woman with shoulder length hair with repeated fading exposures
Moving Image

Film as Paint: Dis­ar­tic­u­lat­ing Authorship

Artist and film­mak­er Vicky Smith, recip­i­ent of a WEVAA R&D Bur­sary, reflects on 30 years of exper­i­men­tal film practice.
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09/01/24
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A woman in a red jacket giving a presentation stood at a lectern.

Prac­tice in Place — Ellen Gillett

Ellen Gillett shares her expe­ri­ence as an artist liv­ing and work­ing in Southampton
Posted
19/12/23
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Three people standing in front of a green wall.
Sound

Inter­view with Music to Come and Jabu

As part of the Music to Come launch, Noods Radio inter­view mem­bers of the new artist-led plat­form and artist Jabu.
Posted
28/11/23
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Performance

Call­ing Call­ing: a gath­er­ing of voices

Watch the com­mis­sioned film of Call­ing Call­ing, an expand­ed vocal project by the Brunswick Club.
Posted
24/11/23
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An open public space in front of a building, where a number of people are lying on the ground together.
Multidisciplinary

Art in and with Public/​s Conversation

A con­ver­sa­tion between Can Altay, Lumi­nara Flo­res­cu, Anna Hay­dock-Wil­son, Young In Hong, Susie Olczak and Ellie Shipman
Posted
23/11/23
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Prac­tice in Place — Aman­da Lynch

Aman­da Lynch shares her expe­ri­ence as an artist liv­ing and work­ing in Somerset
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05/10/23
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Multidisciplinary

Con­ver­sa­tion with Asmaa Jama

Asmaa Jama reflects on the process of cre­at­ing and pro­duc­ing Except this time noth­ing returns from the ash­es with cura­tor Car­men Juliá.
Posted
06/09/23
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July Region­al Visits

Han­nah Rose, VASW’s Sec­tor Devel­op­ment Man­ag­er, spent time in July meet­ing with dif­fer­ent arts organ­i­sa­tions in Som­er­set, N.Devon & Cornwall
Posted
21/07/23
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Performance

Live Drawn Stages

Camille Aubry, recip­i­ent of a WEVAA R&D Bur­sary, reflects on a project and col­lab­o­ra­tion with per­former Tom Marsh­man & pho­tog­ra­ph­er Khali Ackford.
Posted
28/06/23
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Prac­tice in Place — Ashan­ti Hare

Ashan­ti Hare shares their expe­ri­ence of what it’s like to live and work as an artist in Plymouth.
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19/05/23
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Region­al Vis­its — Exeter

Han­nah Rose, VASW’s Sec­tor Devel­op­ment Man­ag­er, spent the day in Exeter meet­ing with dif­fer­ent arts pro­fes­sion­als and hear­ing more about what they do.
Posted
17/05/23
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Multidisciplinary

Con­ver­sa­tion with Katy Connor

Katy Con­nor, recip­i­ent of a WEVAA R&D Bur­sary, reflects on the devel­op­ment of her project HydroPo­et­ics, in con­ver­sa­tion with Lucy Badrocke from VASW
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18/04/23
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Bristol
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Multidisciplinary

SUPER DUPER ST. ANNE’S F.C.

Jonathan Kel­ham, recip­i­ent of a WEVAA R&D Bur­sary, reflects on Super Duper St. Anne’s F.C., a project cre­at­ed dur­ing a res­i­den­cy at Bricks.
Posted
23/03/23
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Bristol
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Prac­tice in Place — Geor­gia Gendall

Geor­gia Gen­dall shares her expe­ri­ence of what it’s like to live and work as an artist on the Rose­land in Cornwall.
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17/03/23
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Sculpture

Priv­i­lege Feeds Priv­i­lege: On the Top­pling of Edward Col­ston and What Came Next

Bris­tol based Savin­der Bual, artist, and Ang­ie Bual, Artis­tic Direc­tor of Trig­ger Stuff, share their thoughts on Marc Quin­n’s stat­ue of Jen Reid.
Posted
22/07/20
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Bristol
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Jenreid

A Con­tex­tu­al­iza­tion of My Response to Marc Quinn’s Stat­ue of Jen Reid

Suta­pa Biswas reflects on the events that led to the removal of the Edward Col­ston stat­ue in Bris­tol and com­ments on Marc Quinn’s stat­ue of Jen Reid.
Posted
22/07/20
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Sharing and Support

‘Shar­ing and Sup­port’ with Som­er­set Art Works

Paul New­man of SAW looks back on recent ​‘Devel­op and Cre­ate your Project’ ses­sion and the ways in which these work­shops help mem­bers devel­op ideas.
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08/04/20
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Digital

Reflec­tions on the COVID-19 Crisis

Kim Wide, Direc­tor of Take A Part, looks at how we can remain present in new ways that sup­ports peo­ple to take part in art.
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02/04/20
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Kamina at the BE IT launch event

We are Young – Cre­ative – Inclu­sive – Rad­i­cal – Adap­tive – Provoca­tive. We are Rising.

Kam­i­na Wal­ton, Founder and Direc­tor of Ris­ing Arts Agency, shares her vision of gen­er­a­tive social change and the future of lead­er­ship in the arts.
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09/03/20
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Bristol
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