Welcome to Yorkshire & Humber Visual Arts Network
A research-led support network for the visual arts sector in the region.
What’s next?
Connecting creative people with cultural destinations, building travel confidence and community knowledge exchange across Global Majority women’s groups in Doncaster and Rotherham. Sept 26-Mar 28.
We will clearly state whenever artificial intelligence has been used in the creation of our work, ensuring full transparency with our network. Find our AI Statement here.
Beyond The Mainstream - YVAN's bi-monthly artist social gathering.
Connecting creative people with cultural destinations, building travel confidence and community knowledge exchange across Global Majority women’s groups in Doncaster and Rotherham. Sept 26-Mar 28.
YVAN are delighted to share our Annual Report for 2025-26.
Beyond The Mainstream - YVAN's bi-monthly artist social gathering.
The Arts Council Place Overview interactive tool. You can view the cultural strategies from across the country here too, including our region.
Approx. reading time: 5–40 minutes. (skim or deep reading)
A resource pack on holding conflict from the University of Leeds Cultural Institute for arts organisations, cultural sector workers, and practitioners
Approx. reading time: 15–40 minutes.
A beginners guide to Access to Work specific to the arts and culture sector.
Approx. reading time: 20–40 minutes.
Bectu, the union for the creative industries, has launched pay rate guidance for art technicians working in the UK.
Approx. reading time: 5–10minutes.
We’re pleased to spotlight ArtWorks Together as they launch their 2026 exhibition, running until 31st May 2026 in South Yorkshire!
We’re pleased to spotlight Art Working Parents Alliance (AWP) - a national network for parents in the art world.
We’re thrilled to be launching our Network Spotlight series for networks across Yorkshire and the Humber. Kicking off with the wonderful Bradford Producing Hub
Yorkshire & Humber Visual Arts Network (YVAN) is looking for new Directors to join our Board at an exciting point in our development as we consolidate our organisation to create a closer alignment with the artist and artist-led visual arts sector in the region.
Whether you’re an arts organisation arts worker, part of an artist-led network or an artist, email over your upcoming news, opportunities and events.
Are you interested in joining one of working groups at YVAN?
We’d love to hear from anyone interested in joining our teams. Whether you are interested finance, communication or Equity, Diversity and Wellbeing, download the recruitment pack today.