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East Midlands

Celebrating and Supporting Visual Arts in the

East Midlands

Contemporary
Visual Arts Network
East Midlands

Celebrating and Supporting Visual Arts in the

East Midlands

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We’re Hiring!

CVAN East Midlands is seeking a new Regional Director to lead the organisation. We’re looking for a passionate, proactive, motivated and resourceful visual arts professional with a strong commitment to the East Midlands to lead the Network in its next phase of delivery.
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Our Plans for 2021

This year we will embark on work that develops and broadens the Network and ensures our processes and activities are free of unconscious bias and not discriminatory. Read our Diversity and Anti-Racism Statement.

Check out our latest Meet the Artist and Curating the East Midlands interviews, and follow our contributors’ Instagram Takeovers.

Browse our COVID-19-related resources, guidance and commentary.

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Thanks to Lucy Stevens for this week’s ...

Thanks to Lucy Stevens for this week’s Instagram Takeover! For more from Lucy be sure to follow lucyjostevens

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As an artist I find that partners, collaborators ...

As an artist I find that partners, collaborators and customers (including photographers, printers, organisations, framers, fabricators, galleries, museums, artists etc.) will want to work with you again or will recommend you to others if you are easy to work with.

It sounds so simple but if you work hard, get stuff done when you say you will, are open, honest, flexible and clear about your intentions then this makes life so much easier for those that are supporting you. It’s also really important to thank people too. I can’t stress this enough!

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I’ve recently been awarded the new National ...

I’ve recently been awarded the new National Forest arts grant which will support with the development of a pocket-sized risograph printed guide that brings together ornithology and wellbeing. I’ll be working with a mindfulness meditation teacher, emmabunnyoga and birding volunteers to share techniques for birdwatching, recording species, and mindful listening. I can’t wait to share this beautifully illustrated free guide that will help people better connect with nature through natforestco sites.

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I like to visualise information, data and research...

I like to visualise information, data and research and turn it into artwork. This information is usually shared via partners and I’m really grateful for the relationships I’ve built up over the years.

The information is sometimes only available as dense text to academics. The challenge is being able to access the text, interpret the information, ask questions and then to generate rules and make decisions about composition, colour and scale. I have a few examples here which take the idea of a chart or graph as a starting point and turn it into an abstract artwork.

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Featured Events and Exhibitions view and add events

Exhibition

Jo Fairfax: Play

23rd January 2021 – 16th May 2021

The National Centre for Craft & Design, Lincolnshire

Exhibition

Share Photography Online Exhibition

8th March 2021 – 18th April 2021

, Northants

Conference

No Jobs in the Arts Fringe Festival

17th March 2021 – 14th April 2021

No Jobs in the Arts, Leicestershire

Exhibition

Environment and Sustainability Artists in Residence Online

20th March 2021 – 30th June 2021

The Collection, Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Event

No Jobs in the Arts #5

29th March 2021 – 29th April 2021

, Leicestershire

Screening

Tea Break Art: NEW Visual Arts Podcast

9th April 2021 – 9th May 2021

, Nottinghamshire

Talk

Open Sauce: An Online Talk Night

15th April 2021 – 15th April 2021

, Leicestershire

Talk

Discussion: Race, Policing & Human Rights

22nd April 2021 – 22nd April 2021

Quad, Derbyshire

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Last updated 12th April 2021