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WEVAA Deliv­ery Report 2021 – 2024

The WEVAA Deliv­ery Report, which shares the out­comes of the 2021 – 2024 West of Eng­land Visu­al Arts Alliance (WEVAA) programme.
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14/05/25
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Fram­ing the Future: The Polit­i­cal Case for Strength­en­ing the Visu­al Arts Ecosystem

Lead­ing visu­al arts organ­i­sa­tions pub­lish rec­om­men­da­tions to safe­guard the UK’s visu­al arts and artists ahead of the UK Gov­ern­ment Spend­ing Review
Posted
24/04/25
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New Men­tor­ing Oppor­tu­ni­ty: Cura­tor Bank

New Cura­tor Bank unlocks sig­nif­i­cant sup­port for artists in the South West of England
Posted
24/03/25
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VASW
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A Human-Cen­tred Approach to the Visu­al Arts

The gov­ern­ment announces a major invest­ment to boost growth in cul­ture. What’s missing?
Posted
04/03/25
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VASW
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Arts Coun­cil Eng­land Review Survey

Oppor­tu­ni­ty to share your views about the oper­a­tion of the Arts Coun­cil Eng­land and what it delivers
Posted
04/03/25
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VASW
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CVAN at the Labour Par­ty Conference

CVAN nation­al direc­tor Paula Orrell shares key take­aways from the Labour Par­ty Conference
Posted
31/10/24
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VASW
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New Arts Coun­cil Eng­land map­ping tool

A new, very use­ful tool from Arts Coun­cil to sup­port fundraising
Posted
24/10/24
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VASW
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Artists call on new gov­ern­ment to sup­port the visu­al arts

Over 4000 artists and arts work­ers call on new gov­ern­ment to sup­port the UK’s artists and visu­al arts sector
Posted
24/09/24
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VASW
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VASW 2023 Annu­al Report

We are pleased to share a report of our work across 2023.
Posted
24/07/24
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VASW 2023 Artist and Art­work­er Sur­vey Report

We’re pleased to share the Artist and Art­work­er Sur­vey Report which high­lights the needs and expe­ri­ences of artists and art­work­ers in the South West
Posted
12/04/24
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VASW
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Con­tem­po­rary Visu­al Arts Net­work cel­e­brates mile­stone bud­get measure

The cul­tur­al sec­tor cel­e­brates the Chancellor’s bud­get announce­ment that the Muse­ums and Gal­leries Exhi­bi­tion Tax Relief will now be permanent
Posted
28/03/24
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VASW
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Sum­mer Online Programme

As part of our online pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment pro­gramme, VASW are work­ing with artist Aman­da Lynch on a new series for sum­mer 2024
Posted
27/02/24
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In Sol­i­dar­i­ty

We stand in sol­i­dar­i­ty with the peo­ple of Pales­tine and call for a per­ma­nent ceasefire
Posted
08/12/23
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VASW
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CVAN Reflec­tion

As the year draws to a close, CVAN high­lights a year of advance­ments in pol­i­cy and fair visu­al arts conditions
Posted
08/12/23
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VASW
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New VASW team member

Intro­duc­ing Jas­mine Thomp­son, our new Administrator.
Posted
02/11/23
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VASW
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Fund­ing Announcement

We are delight­ed to announce that Visu­al Art South West have been suc­cess­ful with fund­ing from Post­code Local Trust
Posted
31/10/23
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VASW
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WEVAA R&D Fel­low­ship and Bur­sary Announcement

We’re delight­ed to announce the recip­i­ents of the West Of Eng­land Visu­al Arts Alliance Research and Devel­op­ment Fel­low­ships and Bursaries.
Posted
06/10/23
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VASW
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Autumn Online Pro­gramme Announcement

We are delight­ed to announce that our autumn online pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment pro­gramme will be curat­ed by dhaqan collective.
Posted
28/06/23
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West of Eng­land Visu­al Arts Alliance Deliv­ery Report Y1

We are pleased to share the out­comes of the first-year pro­gramme by WEVAA, fund­ed by the Arts Coun­cil England.
Posted
23/05/23
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New Visu­al Arts South West Steer­ing Group Mem­bers announced!

We’re delight­ed to announce we have recruit­ed a fan­tas­tic group of artists, cura­tors and cre­ative direc­tors to join the VASW Steer­ing Group
Posted
01/03/23
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VASW
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Announc­ing the 2023 WEVAA Fellowships

We are proud to announce that Kat Ander­son, Music to Come, and West­on Art­space have been award­ed the 2023 WEVAA Research and Devel­op­ment Fellowships.
Posted
24/01/23
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VASW
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Helen Cam­mock is announced as a selec­tor for New Con­tem­po­raries 2023

VASW co-chair Helen Cam­mock has been announced as a selec­tor for New Con­tem­po­raries 2023, along­side Sunil Gup­ta and Heather Phillipson.
Posted
24/01/23
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VASW Forums 2022 — What did you say?

Between May and July 2022, Visu­al Arts South West (VASW) host­ed ten region­al forums: nine online and one in per­son. This is what we found out.
Posted
04/11/22
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VASW
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WEVAA Research & Devel­op­ment Fel­low­ships and Bur­saries — Year 2

WEVAA will award three Research and Devel­op­ment Fel­low­ships of £10,000, and 12 – 17 Research and Devel­op­ment Bur­saries rang­ing from £500 – £1,000 each.
Posted
30/09/22
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Graham Johnson
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Visu­al Arts South West Forums

VASW invites visu­al arts com­mu­ni­ties liv­ing and work­ing in the South West to attend a meet­ing ded­i­cat­ed to their local context.
Posted
08/04/22
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Graham Johnson
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WEVAA Research and Devel­op­ment Fel­low­ships and Bur­saries: Suc­cess­ful appli­cants announced

We are proud to announce the recip­i­ents of the Research and Devel­op­ment Fel­low­ships and Bur­saries through West Of Eng­land Visu­al Arts Alliance.
Posted
03/03/22
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Graham Johnson
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Visu­al Arts South West Online

We have launched an online pro­gramme of skills devel­op­ment for visu­al arts work­ers in the region, whether they are artists, pro­duc­ers and curators.
Posted
10/02/22
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Graham Johnson
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Togeth­er We Will: New Rec­om­men­da­tions for Best Practice

Visu­al Arts South West invites you to join the online launch of an action plan for achiev­ing long-term sys­temic change in the visu­al arts.
Posted
20/10/21
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Announce­ment: West of Eng­land Visu­al Arts Alliance

New con­sor­tium award­ed £1.18 mil­lion to trans­form the future of Visu­al Arts in Bris­tol and the West of England
Posted
09/08/21
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VASW
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Togeth­er We Will: Pilot Pro­gramme of Sec­tor Support

Visu­al Arts South West launch­es a pilot pro­gramme of sec­tor sup­port run­ning till the end of June 2021.
Posted
10/02/21
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Togeth­er We Will: The Blue­prints of Our Col­lec­tive Future

Togeth­er We Will is Visu­al Arts South West’s 6‑month pilot pro­gramme of sec­tor sup­port launch­ing in Jan­u­ary 2021.
Posted
03/12/20
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New Co-Chairs of Visu­al Arts South West announced: Helen Cam­mock and Woodrow Kernohan

Artist Helen Cam­mock and Woodrow Ker­nohan, Direc­tor of John Hansard Gallery, have been appoint­ed as Co-Chairs of the VASW network.
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02/12/20
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Call for Fair and Equi­table Invest­ment to Pro­tect Britain’s Arts and Her­itage Institutions

We are call­ing for equi­table and fair dis­tri­b­u­tion of funds to ensure that this does not sole­ly reach the ​‘crown jew­els’ of the arts sector.
Posted
08/07/20
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VASW’s Com­mit­ment to Black Lives Matter

Visu­al Arts South West stands in sol­i­dar­i­ty with Black com­mu­ni­ties in the UK and around the world.
Posted
01/07/20
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The Reset: A New Webi­nar Series from VASW and CVAN

This June and July, VASW and CVAN are pre­sent­ing a series of online talks and pre­sen­ta­tions, titled ​‘The Reset’.
Posted
27/05/20
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New UK Dis­abil­i­ty Arts Alliance in Response to COVID-19

#WeShall­Not­BeR­e­moved is an emer­gency response led by dis­abled peo­ple for dis­abled peo­ple work­ing across the UK’s cre­ative industries.
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20/05/20
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Future-proof­ing Visu­al Arts: VASW’s Updat­ed Sec­tor Sup­port Strategy

At a time in which the arts sec­tor is forced to dra­mat­i­cal­ly adapt, we reflect on our future vision and how we can meet the needs of our community.
Posted
07/05/20
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Sur­vey: Impact of COVID-19 and Sec­tor Sup­port Mea­sures on Free­lance Visu­al Arts Workforce

CVAN and Earth­en Lamp have cre­at­ed a sur­vey to ask free­lancers their opin­ion on the emer­gency sup­port mea­sures put in place by ACE and HM Treasury.
Posted
02/04/20
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