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'Poetry, raw' fundraising event for Open Arts
Poetry, raw are planning a digital rendition of their regular meet-ups to fundraise for Open Arts, a community arts and mental health programme based at ACAVA's Hadleigh Old Fire Station studios in Essex. Visit Open Arts' website here. To participate in the live event submit your photos, text or...
Freelands Foundation Emergency Fund
The £1.5m Freelands Foundation Emergency Fund is supported by the Freelands Foundation, as part of a landmark commitment of £3m towards emergency funds for artists and freelance creative practitioners across the UK affected by the Covid-19 crisis. The Freelands Foundation is committed to...
Maxilla Mens Shed shares PPE
Rasha El-Sady, our Maxilla Mens Shed Programme Manager, has been hand delivering PPE from Maxilla Mens Shed to local health institutions. There are a few masks still available. If you need a FFP2 mask and are a NHS worker, Social Care worker, Community organisation who lives or works near the Shed...
ACAVA Associate Curator: Carolina Lio
We're thrilled to be welcoming curator Carolina Lio as ACAVA's first Associate Curator. Carolina will be building on various programmes to support ACAVA artists remotely through workshops, studio visits and exhibitions. She’s running an Artists' Portfolio Workshop in May, please visit this page...
Artists' Portfolio Workshop
Image: Busy at work by Howard Emma, licensed under CC BY 2.0 About Artist Portfolios are often the first introduction curators, galleries and funding bodies receive to an artist’s practice. When applying for opportunities or seeking to expand your network, having a professional, consistent and...