
Better Together #18: Preparing for Arts Council England's NPO 2028–33
The session will include practical advice, common misconceptions and space for questions about the upcoming Arts Council England's National Portfolio application process.
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The session will include practical advice, common misconceptions and space for questions about the upcoming Arts Council England's National Portfolio application process.

The photographic studio is often understood as a neutral space, stripped of the cultural and social elements that shape identity. In this workshop, Marley Starskey Butler and Euripides Altintzoglou propose alternative approaches to portraiture, foregrounding conversation and collaboration as creative tools.

This free, hands-on workshop introduces artists to the creative potential of Augmented Reality (AR).

CVAN EM and QUAD are delighted to announce that Rita Pena has been selected as the recipient of CVAN EM's Bigger Bursary, delivered in partnership with QUAD, supporting emerging lens-based artists living in the East Midlands.

On 23 July we will bring colleagues from Music, Computer Science and the VIP Studio together for a single intensive day of making: treating AI as a collaborator to compose, devise and perform live music, and to build a visual environment that listens to that music and answers it as it unfolds.

A Hands-On Robotics Workshop for Makers. What if your artwork could breathe, blink, or hesitate?

The session will include practical advice, common pitfalls and space for live questions around funding, income and sustainability.

Unlock the secrets to a thriving creative career. This event is in partnership with CVAN EM, CVAN WM & Ode to the Midlands.


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.

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.

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?

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.

How can organisations use storytelling, qualitative impact, and advocacy to articulate value when funders prioritise measurement.