Introduction to VR for Visual Arts
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CVAN EM Activity
A resource documenting recent and ongoing projects delivered by CVAN EM, often in collaboration with partners but always celebrating and supporting visual arts and culture in the region.
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Developing A Sustainable (Creative) Career
Unlock the secrets to a thriving creative career. This event is in partnership with CVAN EM, CVAN WM & Ode to the Midlands.
CVAN EM AGM 2026: Reflection, Dialogue and Collective Action
Taking place at a pivotal moment for the visual arts sector, the 2026 CVAN EM AGM provided an important opportunity to consider the wider context shaping our work.
20 Apr 2026
CVAN EM is looking for new Steering Group Members
CVAN EM is seeking new members to join our Steering Group at an exciting moment of growth, investment and regional development. Open to Artists and Arts Workers based in the East Midlands.
07 Apr 2026
Archive
Better Together #16: Questions to Ask When Working With Others with Beverley Bennett
Questions to Ask When Working With Others is a gathering where artists / arts workers can meet to share their experience/s of challenges related to their practice. Conversations to be centred around, but not exclusive to fractures, expectations and breakdown when working with others. This gathering with be held by artist-filmmaker Beverley Bennett and consist of a series of sharing activities to take place during the session centred around the theme.
07 Apr 2026
Curators Convening in Venice
Do you live or work in the East Midlands or West Midlands and plan to attend the opening of the Venice Biennale 2026? Would you like to connect with fellow art professionals ahead of your trip?
01 Apr 2026
Ode to the Midlands | Call for Artists
Ode to the Midlands is commissioning six mid-career artists to develop and deliver new digital artworks between April 2026 – March 2027.
09 Feb 2026
CVAN EM's AGM 2026
This year’s CVAN EM AGM takes place at a pivotal moment for the visual arts, both regionally and nationally. The event will serve as both a moment of reflection and a platform for dialogue, raising CVAN EM’s profile and helping ensure our work remains inclusive, relevant, and creative-centred.
30 Dec 2025
Better Together #15: Rethinking Value Beyond Metrics with Eleonora Belfiore
How can organisations use storytelling, qualitative impact, and advocacy to articulate value when funders prioritise measurement.
16 Dec 2025
Building Creative Futures | Mansfield Artist Development Programme: Session 2
This session focuses on professional growth, opportunity awareness, and commercial development.
25 Nov 2025
Better Together #14: Strengthening the Art Technical Workforce | Sustainable, Fair & Inclusive Practices
Join Sarah Titheridge and Phill Wilson-Perkin, experienced art technicians, teachers, and organisers of the BECTU Art Technicians Branch for this sector-focused session on supporting the technical workforce.
17 Nov 2025
Ode to the Midlands | Call for Organisations
Open to visual arts organisations located in or programming across the East Midlands & West Midlands to foster cross-regional connectivity and sustained artistic development.
05 Nov 2025
We’re thrilled to share that CVAN East Midlands and CVAN West Midlands have been awarded £98,930 from Arts Council England to help deliver Ode to the Midlands
Ode to the Midlands (OttM) is an ambitious, cross-regional programme delivered over 18 months by Contemporary Visual Arts Network East Midlands (CVAN EM) and Contemporary Visual Arts Network West Midlands (CVAN WM) to enrich cultural life in the Midlands by investing in local talent and publics.
03 Nov 2025