CVAN EM celebrates and supports visual arts and culture in the region, fostering an inclusive long-term future for the sector, emphasising equity and access for all arts workers.
Updates, features, and insights from the visual arts community.
I’ve been working with a lightweight 30 micron material. It isn’t glamorous, but it does something very interesting. Light passes through it. It diffuses colour. It disappears when the light changes. It folds. It catches air. It’s so thin, it can become almost nothing, and then suddenly become a large glowing form.
SCORE is an evolving practice for noticing how listening is organised across cultural organisations and exploring how it might be composed differently. It can be used within governance, staff and organisational life, curatorial and artistic relationships, and public programmes.
The session will include practical advice, common misconceptions and space for questions about the upcoming Arts Council England's National Portfolio application process.
Discover exhibitions, workshops, talks, performances events and creative activity across the region.
Leicester Print Workshop are delighted to offer a real exploration of type in all its formats across a huge range of projects that come together to create a comprehensive toolkit for any artist interested in beginning or developing their Letterpress practice. The course is designed to build understanding of the detailed nature of Letterpress through monthly sessions which will work best if extended by using the free membership that goes with this course.
West Sussex-based woodturner Ian Payne presents handcrafted bowls, tall forms and decorative fruit, made from a mix of local and sustainably sourced hardwoods. Exploring flared and straight-sided forms, his work highlights the natural flow and beauty of the material. https://www.ianpaynewoodturning.com/
This summer, hidden stories from Sleaford’s past will be brought into view in Common Ground: Sleaford’s Shared Stories, a major new collaboration between the Hub and Sleaford Museum. Through contemporary art and community participation, this ambitious programme of exhibitions and events aims to unearth and reinterpret objects from the Museum’s collection, offering a fresh perspective on local heritage. Artists featured include Emily Andersen, Phyllida Barlow and Dino Zhang.
Funding opportunties, residencies, creative roles, commissions, open calls, and professional or creative development.
Hours: 15 hours a week (0.4 FTE / two days) - hours may be spread over three or four days by agreement. Fixed Term until 31 July 2028. With generous funding support from the National Lottery Community Fund, this is an exciting opportunity to join Broadway's flourishing conferencing and events function, and help strengthen our community hire offer, extending our reach and impact within the City; and cementing Broadway’s position as a community hub within the Hockley area of Nottingham. We are looking for a practical, organised and outward-looking coordinator who can make people feel welcome while managing space, competing priorities and detail confidently. Candidates do not need to have worked in a cinema or gallery, but they should be able to show relevant experience from community, cultural, venue, events, hospitality, charity or comparable settings.
We are looking for new board members to support our work and bring new skills, expertise and ideas to our organisation. We are open to receiving all types of applications. We are particularly keen to hear from: -Young people so our board better matches our young audience -People with a strong link to the city of Nottingham and our work -Fundraisers who can help us raise awareness of NC, open doors, make introductions and help us bring in donations -Creatives who are actively involved in the arts scene in Nottingham, nationally and internationally -People who know what makes teams work better, with expertise in HR, organisational change or People and Culture -We want our trustees to be representative of the people we serve; including people with disabilities, from the global majority and from lower socio-economic backgrounds
REMEDY, in partnership with Lincoln Museum and Usher Gallery, has launched a new £5,000 photography commission inviting photographers and artists working with photography to create a new body of work exploring the representation of health. The selected artist will receive a £3,500 artist fee and a £1,500 production budget to develop new work for exhibition as part of REMEDY’s 2027 programme.
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