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RWA’s land­mark reopen­ing exhi­bi­tion brings a new take on our obses­sion with the selfie

RWA hold their first exhi­bi­tion fol­low­ing the ​‘Light and Inspi­ra­tion’ cap­i­tal project to make their Grade II list­ed build­ing accessible.
Posted
28/04/22
Source
Graham Johnson
Region
Bristol
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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
Source
Graham Johnson
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West Of Eng­land Visu­al Arts Alliance: Crit­i­cal Friends Callout

WEVAA are look­ing for two crit­i­cal friends to hold the project to account on their goals of qual­i­ty, ambi­tion and relevance.
Posted
03/03/22
Source
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
Source
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
Source
VASW
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Region-wide
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Work with us: VASW seeks an Admin­is­tra­tor and an Online Producer

Visu­al Arts South West are enter­ing into a new, excit­ing stage of devel­op­ment and seek two new mem­bers of staff to join them on their journey.
Posted
29/09/21
Source
VASW
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Region-wide
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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
Source
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
Source
VASW
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Region-wide
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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
Source
VASW
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Region-wide
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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.
Posted
02/12/20
Source
VASW
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Four new Artist Mem­bers in the VASW Steer­ing Group

We are delight­ed to wel­come four new Artist Mem­bers to the VASW Steer­ing Group: Nazneen Ahmed, Abbi Bayliss, Yas­min Joan Qureshi and Han­nah Rose.
Posted
25/09/20
Source
VASW
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Region-wide
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Bring Back The South­sea Dinosaur

Aspex thanks its sup­port­ers for donat­ing over £10,000 for new sculpture.
Posted
23/09/20
Source
Aspex
Region
Portsmouth
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New Chap­ter for b‑side on Portland

b‑side says ​‘arrived­er­ci’ to it’s found­ing Direc­tor Alan Rogers this Sep­tem­ber and wel­comes new Direc­tor Roc­ca Hol­ly-Nam­bi to Portland.
Posted
27/08/20
Source
b-side CIC
Region
Dorset
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Ply­mouth Arts Cin­e­ma Sets Date For Reopening

Ply­mouth Arts Cin­e­ma has released its plans to reopen on Sat­ur­day 26th Sep­tem­ber, fol­low­ing months of clo­sure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Posted
05/08/20
Source
Plymouth Arts Cinema
Region
Devon
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VASW Co-Chairs to Step Down Next Month

Fol­low­ing two inspir­ing and impact­ful years, Louise Coysh and Jamie East­man are step­ping down from their roles as Co-Chairs at the end of August 2020.
Posted
29/07/20
Source
VASW
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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
Source
VASW
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Region-wide
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Arts Coun­cil Nation­al Lot­tery Project Grants are Returning

On 22 July Arts Coun­cil Nation­al Lot­tery Project Grant will be open again for appli­ca­tions, with a bud­get of £59.8 mil­lion avail­able until April 2021.
Posted
02/07/20
Source
VASW
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Region-wide
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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
Source
VASW
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Region-wide
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The Box selects 20 projects from across the region for con­tem­po­rary art com­mis­sion­ing programme

28 artists from Ply­mouth, Devon and Corn­wall have been select­ed by The Box for its ​‘State of Emer­gency’ con­tem­po­rary art micro-commissions.
Posted
10/06/20
Source
The Box
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Region-wide
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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
Source
VASW
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Region-wide
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BBC Arts and ACE announce new com­mis­sion by Bris­tol-based artist Cathy Mager

Cathy Mager joins 24 artists to com­mis­sion work for Cul­ture In Quarantine.
Posted
27/05/20
Source
VASW
Region
Bristol
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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.
Posted
20/05/20
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VASW
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Region-wide
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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
Source
VASW
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Region-wide
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b‑side & Inside Out Dorset fes­ti­vals postponed

Two of Dorset’s most pop­u­lar arts fes­ti­vals – b‑side & Inside Out Dorset – are to be post­poned until next year due to the coro­n­avirus pandemic.
Posted
22/04/20
Source
b-side CIC
Region
Dorset
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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
Source
VASW
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Region-wide
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Arts Coun­cil Eng­land announce Covid-19 sup­port with emer­gency funding

ACE have shared a first look at emer­gency mea­sures and fund­ing to pro­tect arts organ­i­sa­tions and indi­vid­u­als dur­ing the Coro­n­avirus crisis.
Posted
25/03/20
Source
VASW
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Region-wide
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Our New Web­site has Landed

We’re thrilled to announce that the all new VASW web­site is now live!
Posted
11/03/20
Source
VASW
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Intro­duc­ing VASW’s Lat­est Steer­ing Group Members

VASW bol­sters its team with four new Steer­ing Group members.
Posted
10/03/20
Source
VASW
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