BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art UK

Baltic Bothy Residency on the Isle of Eigg.
The BALTIC Bothy Residency provides the opportunity for an artist to work in a unique environment and have time and space to research, think, and develop their practice in the inspiring landscape of the Inner Hebridean Islands.

Artists Development Programme

Our Artists Development Programme aims to offer learning and developmental support for artists and curators to navigate their careers in our complex cultural landscape

Explore free practical advice sessions and introductions to a range of topics including a focus on budgeting for exhibitions and commissions, and best practice.  Uncover packing, transporting and preserving artwork, learning how to pack safely, the different types of packing materials, what to consider when moving or shipping artwork, and how to develop good instructions for object care to accompany your work. We'll also be touching on different types of transport and customs, the preservation of artwork and the practicalities of presenting in public, learning some basic information on how to properly preserve your work.

Events and opportunities will be signalled here. 

Contemporary Visual Arts Network

Contemporary Visual Arts Network (CVAN) is an organisation where the visual arts meet policy change.

CVAN work in partnership with regional networks to campaign and advocate for the visual arts sector at a national level. 

CVAN create programmes of support for artists and art workers and develop organisational support that promotes learning and knowledge. CVAN campaigns for the sector to be heard, valued and recognised so that the visual arts can thrive now and in the future.

CVAN represents and supports a diverse and vibrant visual arts ecology across nine regions in England – from Cornwall to Cumbria. Partnerships and deep roots within these regions are crucial to the success of our national impact and the authoritative position of the network within the sector.

CVAN's representation of the visual arts as a whole means that CVAN is able to consider and articulate the needs of individual regions whilst providing a national perspective.

CVAN is a free-to-access network and as such provide a space for the voices of those who work, or aspire to work, in the visual arts to be heard in order that the sector can thrive. CVAN mobilise, energise and support all regions and art workers to build momentum and advocate for the value of the visual arts.

CVAN collaborate to deliver clear roadmaps that can support the work of communities and we use the insights gained to influence policy change.

Through their support and advocacy work, CVAN brings together artists, independent creative and technical professionals, higher education institutions, academics, students, National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs) and organisations (including studio providers) with investment models that sit outside of Arts Council England’s NPO funding stream.

CVAN's Chair is Sarah Munro, Director of Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art based in Gateshead. Each of the nine regions has a Chair who is affiliated with a National Portfolio Organisation.

Art Network North East 

Art Network North East (ANNE) work to support the visual arts in the North East of England. They do this by providing information for the sector and public; supporting individual practitioners and art institutions; and delivering events and initiatives. ANNE work with the sector to identify and tackle opportunities together.