CVAN London is a research-led, sector support and advocacy network that represents arts professionals, art galleries, arts organisations, studios and art schools across London boroughs. As one of the nine national CVAN regions, London is the newest, born-digital network. Find out more about CVAN London
CVAN London is delighted to announce its residency at Metroland Studios: the London Chapter of Contemporary Visual Arts Network joins …
In the March member meeting, we are delighted to be joined by guests Mandy Merzaban, Saad-Eddine Said and Sabine Unamun. …
Mandy Merzaban will be performing Destroy The Pyramid on Wednesday March 13th 1:30pm at the CVAN London online meeting Mandy …
As a network of artists, galleries, studios, producers, art schools and partners, we work collaboratively towards achieving inclusive and equitable arts education for all.
We work in partnership and collaboration to develop ways to adapt to climate change and its impacts, reduce our carbon footprint and develop a sustainable visual arts sector for artists, arts workers, audiences and arts organisations.
We support the institutional and sector development of anti-racist and equitable practice. As a visual arts network we work together to co-produce meaningful and proactive responses to bring about change.
Mandy Merzaban performed Destroy The Pyramid on Wednesday March 13th to an online audience of network members. Mandy is a …
Watch Dr Susan Lechelt, Dr Inge Panneels, Rebecca Kaye (ploterre) and Martin Disley from Creative Informatics, Edinburgh, present their practice …
Mandy Merzaban is a London-based artist and writer investigating experiences of epistemic injustice, the systematic undervaluing and exclusion of knowledge …
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Today, Rebecca Kaye and colleagues from Creative Informatics, Edinburgh, present their work at Data Matters, Wednesday 24th 1:30-2:30pm. Book a free ticket: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-matters-tickets-801822220847?aff=oddtdtcreator Rebecca works under the moniker of ploterre, and creates artwork from environmental data. With a background in both mathematics and design, her practice explores the curiosities found within the natural world, researching questions such as ‘what does the dawn chorus look like?’ or ‘can youcreate tree rings from weather data?’. Using publicly available information, data is analysed to gather insights and patterns within the numbers. These insights are then brought to life using design by literally drawing with the data to create lines and marks on a page. It’s inspiring and beautiful. Come and see Rebecca present her work then join the conversation with Martin Disley, Inge Panneels, Susan Lechelt. For more information on Rebecca, Creative Informatics, Edinburgh and CVAN London. (Contemporary Visual Arts Network London): https://www.cvanlondon.art/news-events/news/2024/01/data-matters/ Rebecca’s collaborations include V&A Museum (Dundee), Barn Arts (Banchory) and Trash Free Trails (UK based Environmental Organisation) and she has presented and exhibited work at Sierra Metro (Edinburgh), Barn Arts (Banchory), Duncan of Jordanstone (Dundee), Edinburgh Art College (Edinburgh) and Good Life Festival (Harwarden).
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Are you ready to re-think your arts practice or organisation through machine learning? Join artist, researcher, and developer Martin Disley in conversation with the contemporary visual arts network (CVAN London) on Wednesday 24th January 1:30-2:30pm (BST) via zoom. Martin tests the possibilities and limitations of machine learning through film and installation and alongside this, he provides technical support for the work of other artists. If you are an artist, arts organisation, developer or just curious, join the conversation and bring your questions for Martin and colleagues from Creative Informatics Edinburgh – Dr Inge Panneels, Dr Susan Lechelt and Rebecca Kaye (Ploterre) Book a free ticket for Wednesday January 24th 1:30-2:30pm (BST) on eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-matters-tickets-801822220847 Martin has presented and exhibited work at arebyte Gallery (online/London, UK), Akademie Der Kunste (Berlin, DE), Unsound Festival (Krakow, PL), the V&A Museum (Dundee, UK), The Centre for Contemporary Arts (Glasgow, UK), Guterhallen Creative Informatics is a partnership across four organisations: the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier University, Codebase and Creative Edinburgh. creativeinformatics.org CVAN London is a free-to-access research-led, sector support and advocacy network for artists, arts professionals, art galleries, arts organisations, studios and art schools across London. #visualarts #technologies #machinelearning #storytelling #collaboration #London #data #informatics #CVANLondon #artists #galleries #museums #creativeindustries
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Very excited to hear from amazing SusanLechelt, Lecturer in Design Informatics, University of Edinburgh, and be empowered to create with new technologies. Susan’s work has included co-designing playful technologies with performing artists, as well as developing methods to inspire creative practitioners to experiment with new data-driven methods in their practice. As we think about how to use the data we collect in more interesting ways, Susan has great ideas and examples to share. Susan, Inge Panneels, Rebecca Ploterre and Martin Disley will be in conversation with me online for Data Matters. Come and join us this Wednesday, January 24th 1:30-2:30 (BST). Book a free ticket: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-matters-tickets-801822220847 More information: https://www.cvanlondon.art/news-events/news/2024/01/data-matters/ This event is generously supported by Creative Informatics, Edinburgh and Arts Council England. Creative Informatics is a partnership across four organisations: the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier University, Codebase and Creative Edinburgh. creativeinformatics.org #Artists #visualarts #creative #storytelling #galleries #museums #arts #London #illustration #data #informatics #CVANLondon
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Join our online conversation with Martin Disley, Rebecca Kaye, Susan Lechelt, Inge Panneels and explore collaborative opportunities of making our data tell better stories. These inspiring panellists from Creative Informatics, Edinburgh, will share case studies and the benefits of working in partnership with universities. Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-matters-tickets-801822220847 More information: https://www.cvanlondon.art/news-events/news/2024/01/data-matters/ #CVANLondon #CVAN #edinburghuniversity #creativeedinburgh #codebase #edinburghnapier #london #visualarts #technologies #storytelling
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CVAN London has visited UCL PEARL + CAVE, Dagenham to explore ways to sustainably care for people, places, artefacts and collections during social and environmental change. The visit covered an introduction to the borough and highlighted R&D opportunities at UCL PEARL (Person-Environment-Activity Research Laboratory). The Centre provides the space, technical support, and total environmental control to develop new commissions, re-imagine exhibition experience or manage catastrophic risk. CAVE (Controlled Active Ventilation Environment) is a brand new, unique research facility. It has been created to test at scale the impacts of ventilation of safety, consumer comfort, sustainability and much more. Find an in depth report of this visit on our website!
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We are pleased to share AREVA 3, a programme co-produced by CVAN members and Dr Jack Ky Tan, author of the AREVA report. The AREVA project was initiated following increasing reports and whistleblowing of racist incidents experienced by artists and cultural workers in the sector, and the desire expressed by CVAN’s members to create a meaningful, proactive response to bring about change. The project began with a set of knowledge exchanges between CVAN members led by Jack in June-July 2022, leading to the publication of the AREVA Report, in January 2023. Following this, CVAN members participated in a workshop to prioritise issues and co-produce a plan of activity. From this, Jack designed the AREVA 3 programme. Aims: *Build coalition, friendship and mutual in the sector. *Create governance models that systematically perform anti-racism. *Develop trauma-informed and transformative justice practices. *Explore ways of working that centre intersectionalities of lived experience. *Reform funding approaches so as to develop an anti-racist ecosystem in the sector. The programme will be delivered by Jack with CVAN London members. Join us in Autumn 2023.
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