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Let us share your good news on our social channels and newsletter! Whether you’re an arts organisation arts worker, part of an artist-led network or an artist, please email over your upcoming news, opportunities and events and we will do our best to share (though we can’t guarantee a share as it depends on our capacity). 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This will also be a fantastic opportunity to meet and connect with fellow artists and arts workers from across the region. Come along to collaborate, build friendships, share resources, find peer support and get a clearer picture of what’s happening across the sector. This is our second in person edition of BEYOND which started in June 2024 as a series of online sessions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/5eb87ec7-1cbc-4877-b9e5-93a80d579adf/Beyond+Bridlington+Dec+2024.+Drew+Watson+Photography+%285%29+%281%29.JPG Our Activity - In-person BEYOND: Artist Social- 2nd April 2026, York 'Beyond The Mainstream' is a YVAN bi-monthly artist social gathering led by Michael Barnes-Wynters - sharing alternative ways to plug into a sea of creativity whilst giving opportunities to get involved in future collaborative projects and the next 'Locations of Hope' publication. Thursday 2nd April, 6-8:30pm at SPARK, York 17-21 Piccadilly, York YO1 9PB - free for everyone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/7e798479-8030-40fc-a218-12dc7d271441/Beyond+Bridlington+Dec+2024.+Drew+Watson+Photography+%283%29+%281%29.JPG Our Activity - In-person BEYOND: Artist Social- 2nd April 2026, York Food and Drink Teas, coffees, a soft drink and a few nibbles will be provided. SPARK have a variety of food and drink vendors in the building. Hot food can be ordered directly from a SPARK vendor through their QR code and delivered to the event space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/25f2ce51-d29f-4db9-9fe8-0ee8d03122d8/MBW.jpeg Our Activity - In-person BEYOND: Artist Social- 2nd April 2026, York - Beyond The Mainstream is YVAN's bi-monthly artist social gathering (usually online), which is led by multi-disciplined artist Michael Barnes-Wynt ers. 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He is a passionate ambidextrous user of analogue and digital technologies which he employs to explore his childhood sensory experiences. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/beyond-online-artist-social-dec-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/0300bc33-387e-41a8-ace6-1f7a40d64a45/Beyond+website.png Our Activity - BEYOND: Bi-monthly Artist Social Gathering - 3rd December 2025 - Beyond The Mainstream is YVAN's bi-monthly artist social gathering which will be led by multi-disciplined artist Michael Barnes-Wynt ers. We’ll be sharing alternative ways to plug into a sea of creativity and provocations. This is an open and safe space for artists and arts workers to make connections, friendships, request feedback on recent work and a place to share resources whilst being encouraged to test out ideas or shared experiences from the creative sector, to find peer support and brainstorm challenges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/25f2ce51-d29f-4db9-9fe8-0ee8d03122d8/MBW.jpeg Our Activity - BEYOND: Bi-monthly Artist Social Gathering - 3rd December 2025 - More about our BEYOND facilitator, Michael Barnes-Wynters: Having recently relocated his studio to The Old Lifeboat Station on Bridlington's South beach, Michael is a multi-disciplined taste maker, audio visual artist, mentorist, mischief maker and instigator. Originating from Bristol of Jamaican parentage, his long-term artist collaborations broadcast at the intersections of immersive experiential film installations and provocative durational action performances. He is a passionate ambidextrous user of analogue and digital technologies which he employs to explore his childhood sensory experiences. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/join-our-board-deadline-oct-30th-25 monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/beyond-online-artist-social-oct-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/0300bc33-387e-41a8-ace6-1f7a40d64a45/Beyond+website.png Our Activity - BEYOND: Bi-monthly Artist Social Gathering - 1st October 2025 - Beyond The Mainstream is YVAN's bi-monthly artist social gathering which will be led by multi-disciplined artist Michael Barnes-Wynt ers. We’ll be sharing alternative ways to plug into a sea of creativity and provocations. This is an open and safe space for artists and arts workers to make connections, friendships, request feedback on recent work and a place to share resources whilst being encouraged to test out ideas or shared experiences from the creative sector, to find peer support and brainstorm challenges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/25f2ce51-d29f-4db9-9fe8-0ee8d03122d8/MBW.jpeg Our Activity - BEYOND: Bi-monthly Artist Social Gathering - 1st October 2025 - More about our BEYOND facilitator, Michael Barnes-Wynters: Having recently relocated his studio to The Old Lifeboat Station on Bridlington's South beach, Michael is a multi-disciplined taste maker, audio visual artist, mentorist, mischief maker and instigator. Originating from Bristol of Jamaican parentage, his long-term artist collaborations broadcast at the intersections of immersive experiential film installations and provocative durational action performances. He is a passionate ambidextrous user of analogue and digital technologies which he employs to explore his childhood sensory experiences. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/yvan-annual-report-2024-25 monthly 0.5 2025-09-16 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/uncover-cultural-skills-online-exhibition monthly 0.5 2025-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/164fe291-0177-4190-8e87-5aeac1bde936/1.png Our Activity - Uncover Cultural Skills: Online Exhibition - We’re thrilled to share the Uncover Cultural Skills Online Exhibition which you can view at the link below. The original exhibition took place at Riverside Library gallery in Rotherham from 1st - 25th July 2025. www.yvan.org.uk/uncover-cultural-skills Uncover Cultural Skills is a project to highlight hidden creative talents and skills within local community groups in Rotherham and a showcase of art and crafts inspired by culture, nature and freedom. The exhibition highlights how important cultural skills are, how they can be shared and celebrated widely. Providing agency to those who see value in sharing and shaping their cultural heritage for future generations. The community groups taking part included an intergenerational group of members, young, older, families, mainly women and children with South Asian heritage. Find out more about the project and see the exhibition here. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/beyond-online-artist-social-august-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/0300bc33-387e-41a8-ace6-1f7a40d64a45/Beyond+website.png Our Activity - BEYOND: Bi-monthly Artist Social Gathering - 6th August 2025 - Beyond The Mainstream is YVAN's bi-monthly artist social gathering which will be led by multi-disciplined artist Michael Barnes-Wynt ers. We’ll be sharing alternative ways to plug into a sea of creativity and provocations. This is an open and safe space for artists and arts workers to make connections, friendships, request feedback on recent work and a place to share resources whilst being encouraged to test out ideas or shared experiences from the creative sector, to find peer support and brainstorm challenges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/25f2ce51-d29f-4db9-9fe8-0ee8d03122d8/MBW.jpeg Our Activity - BEYOND: Bi-monthly Artist Social Gathering - 6th August 2025 - More about our BEYOND facilitator, Michael Barnes-Wynters: Having recently relocated his studio to The Old Lifeboat Station on Bridlington's South beach, Michael is a multi-disciplined taste maker, audio visual artist, mentorist, mischief maker and instigator. Originating from Bristol of Jamaican parentage, his long-term artist collaborations broadcast at the intersections of immersive experiential film installations and provocative durational action performances. He is a passionate ambidextrous user of analogue and digital technologies which he employs to explore his childhood sensory experiences. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/uncover-cultural-skills-exhibition monthly 0.5 2025-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/2db196a8-d52b-42fe-bc27-acd453555eb2/Website+%285%29.png Our Activity - Uncover Cultural Skills: Exhibition (July 2025) - Join us in July for a celebration of creativity and community from 4 groups based in Rotherham. The exhibition will include multimedia arts, paintings, pottery, textiles, embroidery and natural woven baskets. This showcase is highlighting hidden creative talents and skills within local community groups, a curation of art and crafts inspired by South Asian heritage and culture. Uncover Cultural Skills is funded by National Lottery Community Fund. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/act-now-write-to-your-mp-to-protect-the-future-of-the-visual-arts monthly 0.5 2025-05-22 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/beyond-online-artist-social-june-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/0300bc33-387e-41a8-ace6-1f7a40d64a45/Beyond+website.png Our Activity - BEYOND: A Bi-monthly Artist Social Gathering - 4th June 2025 - The one year anniversary of BEYOND! Beyond The Mainstream is YVAN's bi-monthly artist social gathering which will be led by multi-disciplined artist Michael Barnes-Wynt ers. We’ll be sharing alternative ways to plug into a sea of creativity and provocations. This is an open and safe space for artists and arts workers to make connections, friendships, request feedback on recent work and a place to share resources whilst being encouraged to test out ideas or shared experiences from the creative sector, to find peer support and brainstorm challenges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/25f2ce51-d29f-4db9-9fe8-0ee8d03122d8/MBW.jpeg Our Activity - BEYOND: A Bi-monthly Artist Social Gathering - 4th June 2025 - More about our BEYOND facilitator, Michael Barnes-Wynters: Having recently relocated his studio to The Old Lifeboat Station on Bridlington's South beach, Michael is a multi-disciplined taste maker, audio visual artist, mentorist, mischief maker and instigator. Originating from Bristol of Jamaican parentage, his long-term artist collaborations broadcast at the intersections of immersive experiential film installations and provocative durational action performances. He is a passionate ambidextrous user of analogue and digital technologies which he employs to explore his childhood sensory experiences. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/framing-the-future-the-political-case-for-strengthening-the-visual-arts-ecosystem monthly 0.5 2025-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/01189d3e-85bc-4220-a685-4ee921ac4c26/250422+JHG+CVAN+LinkedIn+Post+Slides+Final+art_1+%281%29.jpg Our Activity - Framing the Future: The Political Case for Strengthening the Visual Arts Ecosystem - Make it stand out Image: Garth Gratrix, Flamboyant Flamingos, 2024, Grundy Art Gallery. Photo by Benjamin Nuttall https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/beyond-online-artist-social-apr-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/0300bc33-387e-41a8-ace6-1f7a40d64a45/Beyond+website.png Our Activity - BEYOND: A Bi-monthly Artist Social Gathering - 2nd April 2025 - Beyond The Mainstream is YVAN's brand new bi-monthly artist social gathering which will be led by multi-disciplined artist Michael Barnes-Wynters! We’ll be sharing alternative ways to plug into a sea of creativity and provocations. This is an open and safe space for artists and arts workers to make connections, friendships, request feedback on recent work and a place to share resources whilst being encouraged to test out ideas or shared experiences from the creative sector, to find peer support and brainstorm challenges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/25f2ce51-d29f-4db9-9fe8-0ee8d03122d8/MBW.jpeg Our Activity - BEYOND: A Bi-monthly Artist Social Gathering - 2nd April 2025 - More about our BEYOND facilitator, Michael Barnes-Wynters: Having recently relocated his studio to The Old Lifeboat Station on Bridlington's South beach, Michael is a multi-disciplined taste maker, audio visual artist, mentorist, mischief maker and instigator. Originating from Bristol of Jamaican parentage, his long-term artist collaborations broadcast at the intersections of immersive experiential film installations and provocative durational action performances. He is a passionate ambidextrous user of analogue and digital technologies which he employs to explore his childhood sensory experiences. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/artists-and-art-workers-in-yorkshire-and-humber-survey-report-2425 monthly 0.5 2025-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/acff406a-6ac3-4ee6-8e1d-e7ebfae1130c/YVAN+Survey+report+Front+cover+%281%29.png Our Activity - Artists & Art Workers in Yorkshire & Humber- Survey Report 24/25 - In June 2024, we carried out a survey to better understand artists and art workers in our region, in order to identify our priorities and to shape any potential research in the future. 248 artists and art workers in Yorkshire and Humber took the time to fill out the survey based around pay, employment, funding and barriers to working in the visual arts. Since then, we’ve brought the survey responses together into a report with some really insightful findings that we hope will provide suggestions for how the visual arts sector in the region can be improved, with this key data being relevant to the visual arts sector nationwide too. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/beyond-online-artist-social-feb-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/0300bc33-387e-41a8-ace6-1f7a40d64a45/Beyond+website.png Our Activity - BEYOND: A Bi-monthly Artist Social Gathering - 5th February 2025 - Beyond The Mainstream is YVAN's brand new bi-monthly artist social gathering which will be led by multi-disciplined artist Michael Barnes-Wynters! We’ll be sharing alternative ways to plug into a sea of creativity and provocations. This is an open and safe space for artists and arts workers to make connections, friendships, request feedback on recent work and a place to share resources whilst being encouraged to test out ideas or shared experiences from the creative sector, to find peer support and brainstorm challenges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/25f2ce51-d29f-4db9-9fe8-0ee8d03122d8/MBW.jpeg Our Activity - BEYOND: A Bi-monthly Artist Social Gathering - 5th February 2025 - More about our BEYOND facilitator, Michael Barnes-Wynters: Having recently relocated his studio to The Old Lifeboat Station on Bridlington's South beach, Michael is a multi-disciplined taste maker, audio visual artist, mentorist, mischief maker and instigator. Originating from Bristol of Jamaican parentage, his long-term artist collaborations broadcast at the intersections of immersive experiential film installations and provocative durational action performances. He is a passionate ambidextrous user of analogue and digital technologies which he employs to explore his childhood sensory experiences. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/job-opportunity-researcher-deadline-7th-february-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-02-17 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/beyond-in-person-event-dec-24 monthly 0.5 2025-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/ce2c62b6-3a99-4125-9a02-e9ce73f95771/Beyond+Bridlington+Dec+2024.+Drew+Watson+Photography+%285%29.JPG Our Activity - Beyond in-person event, Dec 24 - If you came to the first Beyond in person event in Bridlington. Thank you for being there! We were thrilled to have guests from all over Yorkshire- from Bridlington, Hull, Withernsea, Scarborough, Wakefield, Sheffield, Leeds and Bradford. A wide range of folk turned up including photographers, film makers, musicians, dj's, mixed media artists, painters, ceramicists, textiles, fashion, hairdressers, carers, community practitioners, theatre producer, cafe owners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/dc13b83e-bd93-44f3-a9a6-ac7cb1d137d2/Beyond+Bridlington+Dec+2024.+Drew+Watson+Photography+%283%29.JPG Our Activity - Beyond in-person event, Dec 24 Thank you to Drew Watson Photography who took some photos of the event, shared here. Michael Barnes-Wynters, the event facilitator created a playlist for the event: Beyond playlist Many came to see what was happening and get any news from the sector, Some locals came for the food, a favourite venue and space run by Robert, of The Old Lifeboat Station. 40 - 45 people attended in total. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/9999381b-db5d-4c2f-bcef-3aaf3e68cfc4/Beyond+Bridlington+Dec+2024.+Drew+Watson+Photography+%2819%29.JPG Our Activity - Beyond in-person event, Dec 24 - Beyond is an open and safe space for artists and arts workers to make connections, friendships, request feedback on recent work and a place to share resources whilst being encouraged to test out ideas or shared experiences from the creative sector, to find peer support and brainstorm challenges. Keep your eyes peeled for details for our next Beyond online social gathering next year. It would be great to grow the network in 2025. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/ukunst-location-of-hope-publication monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/7855abdc-cf9b-42c9-8f8e-af5c50985f1b/Screenshot+2024-12-04+at+08.50.08.png Our Activity - uKUNST//Location of Hope Publication (Beyond) - Locations of Hope Publication (uKUNST and YVAN collaboration). The phrase ‘Locations of Hope’ was coined by Michael Mayhew (The Food Library) as a suggested theme at our August Beyond session following on from July's far-right, anti-immigration protests and riots here in the UK. During the meet there was warm interest in an artists printed publication collating the ideas and experience of the creatives in attendance as a response to the protests and so YVAN, agreed to co-produce this in collaboration with the interdisciplinary studio, uKUNST Creative Production. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/in-person-beyond-artist-social-dec-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/8338a451-1e65-43bf-9d93-cb5bd6504833/Copy+of+Website+%281%29.png Our Activity - In-person edition of BEYOND: A Bi-monthly Artist Social Gathering - 4th December 2024 - Beyond The Mainstream is YVAN's bi-monthly online artist social gathering, led by multi-disciplined artist Michael Barnes-Wynters! We’re thrilled to announce an in-person edition of BEYOND - our bi-monthly artist gathering by the beautiful Yorkshire Coast. Join us on on 4th December, 4-7pm at the brilliant Old Lifeboat Station in Bridlington - where BEYOND facilitator Michael Barnes-Wynters is the resident artist - for a free drop-in event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/25f2ce51-d29f-4db9-9fe8-0ee8d03122d8/MBW.jpeg Our Activity - In-person edition of BEYOND: A Bi-monthly Artist Social Gathering - 4th December 2024 - More about our BEYOND facilitator, Michael Barnes-Wynters: Having recently relocated his studio to The Old Lifeboat Station on Bridlington's South beach, Michael is a multi-disciplined taste maker, audio visual artist, mentorist, mischief maker and instigator. Originating from Bristol of Jamaican parentage, his long-term artist collaborations broadcast at the intersections of immersive experiential film installations and provocative durational action performances. He is a passionate ambidextrous user of analogue and digital technologies which he employs to explore his childhood sensory experiences. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/yvan-annual-report-2023-24 monthly 0.5 2025-09-16 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/beyond-online-artist-social-2024-mxd6c-9hnh6 monthly 0.5 2024-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/5fa4fb86-f777-4bd7-9463-d15e532ecf1a/Beyond+Landscape+Website.png Our Activity - BEYOND: A Bi-monthly Artist Social Gathering - 2nd October 2024 - Beyond The Mainstream is YVAN's bi-monthly online artist social gathering, led by multi-disciplined artist Michael Barnes-Wynters! We’ll be sharing alternative ways to plug into a sea of creativity and provocations. This is an open and safe space for artists and arts workers to make connections, friendships, request feedback on recent work and a place to share resources whilst being encouraged to test out ideas or shared experiences from the creative sector, to find peer support and brainstorm challenges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/25f2ce51-d29f-4db9-9fe8-0ee8d03122d8/MBW.jpeg Our Activity - BEYOND: A Bi-monthly Artist Social Gathering - 2nd October 2024 - More about our BEYOND facilitator, Michael Barnes-Wynters: Having recently relocated his studio to The Old Lifeboat Station on Bridlington's South beach, Michael is a multi-disciplined taste maker, audio visual artist, mentorist, mischief maker and instigator. Originating from Bristol of Jamaican parentage, his long-term artist collaborations broadcast at the intersections of immersive experiential film installations and provocative durational action performances. He is a passionate ambidextrous user of analogue and digital technologies which he employs to explore his childhood sensory experiences. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/beyond-online-artist-social-2024-mxd6c monthly 0.5 2024-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/0300bc33-387e-41a8-ace6-1f7a40d64a45/Beyond+website.png Our Activity - BEYOND: A Bi-monthly Artist Social Gathering - 7th August 2024 - Beyond The Mainstream is YVAN's brand new bi-monthly artist social gathering which will be led by multi-disciplined artist Michael Barnes-Wynters! We’ll be sharing alternative ways to plug into a sea of creativity and provocations. This is an open and safe space for artists and arts workers to make connections, friendships, request feedback on recent work and a place to share resources whilst being encouraged to test out ideas or shared experiences from the creative sector, to find peer support and brainstorm challenges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/25f2ce51-d29f-4db9-9fe8-0ee8d03122d8/MBW.jpeg Our Activity - BEYOND: A Bi-monthly Artist Social Gathering - 7th August 2024 - More about our BEYOND facilitator, Michael Barnes-Wynters: Having recently relocated his studio to The Old Lifeboat Station on Bridlington's South beach, Michael is a multi-disciplined taste maker, audio visual artist, mentorist, mischief maker and instigator. Originating from Bristol of Jamaican parentage, his long-term artist collaborations broadcast at the intersections of immersive experiential film installations and provocative durational action performances. He is a passionate ambidextrous user of analogue and digital technologies which he employs to explore his childhood sensory experiences. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/creqkkfen9jfo4r7qydnajxvuq0keh monthly 0.5 2024-07-25 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/beyond-online-artist-social-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/0300bc33-387e-41a8-ace6-1f7a40d64a45/Beyond+website.png Our Activity - BEYOND: A Bi-monthly Artist Social Gathering - 5th June 2024 - Beyond The Mainstream is YVAN's brand new bi-monthly artist social gathering which will be led by multi-disciplined artist Michael Barnes-Wynters! We’ll be sharing alternative ways to plug into a sea of creativity and provocations. This is an open and safe space for artists and arts workers to make connections, friendships, request feedback on recent work and a place to share resources whilst being encouraged to test out ideas or shared experiences from the creative sector, to find peer support and brainstorm challenges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/25f2ce51-d29f-4db9-9fe8-0ee8d03122d8/MBW.jpeg Our Activity - BEYOND: A Bi-monthly Artist Social Gathering - 5th June 2024 - More about our BEYOND facilitator, Michael Barnes-Wynters: Having recently relocated his studio to The Old Lifeboat Station on Bridlington's South beach, Michael is a multi-disciplined taste maker, audio visual artist, mentorist, mischief maker and instigator. Originating from Bristol of Jamaican parentage, his long-term artist collaborations broadcast at the intersections of immersive experiential film installations and provocative durational action performances. He is a passionate ambidextrous user of analogue and digital technologies which he employs to explore his childhood sensory experiences. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/manish-harijan-work-donated-to-sheffield-galleries monthly 0.5 2024-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/a95d3804-5d54-467f-b6d8-606f5c7cd146/Manish+and+Sheffield+Galleries Our Activity - Manish Harijan work donated to the Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust It was really special to see Manish Harijan’s work Shaman (unseen Untouchable) 2019 displayed as part of the Identity exhibition at Graves Gallery as we attended the new display launch last week in Sheffield! We supported Manish, Nepali contemporary artist now living in Sheffield, to secure his artist visa in 2021 and he was successfully nominated through us to have his work acquired for the Nation through the Government Art Collection in 2020. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/bradford-action-research-workshop monthly 0.5 2024-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/4fae514e-570f-47b4-bac3-e04f2ddf6d52/PXL_20231005_170422272.MP.jpg Our Activity - Bradford: Action Research Workshop - 1st May 2024 Wednesday 1st May 2024, 13:00-16:00 Impressions Gallery, Centenary Square, Bradford, BD1 1SD As part of a small group of creatives, we will work through a series of exercises and creative activities to uncover how our identity informs our creative practice. Explore ways in which we can deconstruct barriers to help us collectively thrive in the arts sector. Get ready to share insights and knowledge, go beyond the obvious and create actions for change! https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/edia-meeting-22nd-may monthly 0.5 2024-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1708003911921-KB4DH411Z7ZGYOS7NUU1/WEB+IMAGE+EDIA+.png Our Activity - EDIA x Art Working Parents- 22nd May 2024 - We invite you to this meeting run under the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility group which explores different topics and issues within the creative sector, where speakers bring knowledge from their speciality and there is space for questions and discussions relating to the topic of the meeting. Wednesday 22nd May 2024, 6-7pm on Zoom. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/survey-for-artists-and-art-workers monthly 0.5 2024-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/b9f678c8-6062-407b-a3e9-2329ee8d0739/Survey+Website++%281%29.png Our Activity - Survey for Artists and Art workers in Yorkshire & the Humber Now’s the time to act. Fill out a short survey to help us, and our national body CVAN, to better understand your needs, and therefore be fully equipped to advocate to the government for better conditions and positive change for the visual arts sector in the UK. It should only take around 15 minutes and your data will hugely support us as we lobby policy makers, so please do take that time to fill it out! Thank you in advance for your help on this. Let’s fight for some necessary changes in our sector. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/grimsby-beyond-the-obvious-action-research-workshop monthly 0.5 2024-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/4fae514e-570f-47b4-bac3-e04f2ddf6d52/PXL_20231005_170422272.MP.jpg Our Activity - Grimsby: Beyond the Obvious - Action Research Workshop - 20th April 2024 Saturday 20th April 2024, 14:30-17.30 Our Big Picture Ltd, 17-21 Bethlehem Street Grimsby, NE Lincolnshire, DN31 1JN As part of a small group of creatives, we will work through a series of exercises and creative activities to uncover how we describe and label both ourselves and each other. Explore ways in which we can deconstruct barriers to help us collectively thrive in the arts sector. Get ready to share insights and knowledge, go beyond the obvious and create actions for change! https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/edia-meeting-10thapr-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1708003911921-KB4DH411Z7ZGYOS7NUU1/WEB+IMAGE+EDIA+.png Our Activity - EDIA Meeting - 10th April 2024 - We invite you to this meeting run under the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility group which explores different topics and issues within the creative sector, where speakers bring knowledge from their speciality and there is space for questions and discussions relating to the topic of the meeting. Wednesday 10th April 2024, 1-2pm on Zoom. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/online-artist-social3rdapril monthly 0.5 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/dfd2a216-fb40-421d-9d41-e4b243fa9aac/WEB+IMAGE+Online+Artist+Social+website+%283%29.png Our Activity - Online Artist Social - 3rd April 2024 - A space for artists and freelance arts workers to find social connection and share knowledge! Based on feedback from visual artists in the region needing a space to connect and share work/knowledge, in 2023 we set up an Online Artist Social, which meets on Zoom the first Wednesday of every month. The meeting will be alternating between afternoons and evenings to suit a wider range of people. On Wednesday 3rd April 2024, we’ll be meeting at 6pm-7pm. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/online-artist-social6thmar-2024-6l9x4 monthly 0.5 2024-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/dfd2a216-fb40-421d-9d41-e4b243fa9aac/WEB+IMAGE+Online+Artist+Social+website+%283%29.png Our Activity - Online Artist Social - 6th March 2024 - A space for artists and freelance arts workers to find social connection and share knowledge! Based on feedback from visual artists in the region needing a space to connect and share work/knowledge, in 2023 we set up an Online Artist Social, which meets on Zoom the first Wednesday of every month. The meeting will be alternating between afternoons and evenings to suit a wider range of people. On Wednesday 6th March 2024, we’ll be meeting at 1:30pm-2:30pm. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/wrocah-funded-collaborative-doctoral-award-applications-open monthly 0.5 2024-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1707308004812-6ZVK3J56VOUI5Z81CUSE/Beyond+the+Obvious+2+Launch+at+Sheffield+Hallam%2C+28th+March+2022.Debjani+reading+audience+%282%29.jpg Our Activity - Collaborative Doctoral Award - PhD research opportunity WRoCAH funded Collaborative Doctoral Award between School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies at the University of Leeds and Yorkshire & Humber Visual Arts Network. Expressions of interest to WRoCAH – closing deadline 12 noon on Wednesday 6 March 2024. This PhD project will collaboratively examine approaches to the critical absence of research on the involvement of artists from the Global Majority within artist-led networks in the Yorkshire region. Find all the details in the document below and more details about the application process here. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/online-artist-social-7th-feb-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/5e9d9863-e7f4-4bc3-bd70-def5e8e9a37a/Copy+of+Online+Artist+Social+website.png Our Activity - Online Artist Social - 7th February 2024 - A space for artists and freelance arts workers to find social connection and share knowledge! Based on feedback from visual artists in the region needing a space to connect and share work/knowledge, in 2023 we set up an Online Artist Social, which meets on Zoom the first Wednesday of every month. The meeting will be alternating between afternoons and evenings to suit a wider range of people. On Wednesday 7th February 2024, we’ll be meeting at 6pm-7pm. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/edia-meeting-21st-feb-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/dc096db3-4dea-4839-8e36-7d359570ff2b/feb+EDIA++%281%29.png Our Activity - EDIA Meeting - 21st February 2024 - We invite you to this meeting run under the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility group which explores different topics and issues within the creative sector, where speakers bring knowledge from their speciality and there is space for questions and discussions relating to the topic of the meeting. This month we would like to focus on the Fair + Equitable resources created by CVAN (Contemporary Visual Arts Network). https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/edia-meeting-10th-january-2023 monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/c3d65d10-2e7b-4f0e-ac08-a31baccc0ed4/EDIA++%282%29.png Our Activity - EDIA Meeting - 10th January 2024 - We invite you to this meeting run under the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility group which explores different topics and issues within the creative sector, where speakers bring knowledge from their speciality and there is space for questions and discussions relating to the topic of the meeting. This month we would like to focus on Anti-racism. Making reference to the Western States Dismantling Racism Resource, how it has been applied in the anti-racist assessment of YVAN and how similar resources can be used for artist networks and organisations. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/online-artist-social-3rd-january-2023 monthly 0.5 2024-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/2ec236bf-9b88-426f-bfbf-921fce7cbb25/Online+Artist+Social+website+%283%29.png Our Activity - Online Artist Social - 3rd January 2024 - Start 2024 with our Online Artist Social! As we ease out of the festive hibernation (for some of us), it’ll be a great opportunity to make connections for 2024, test ideas and share resources for developing your practice. Based on feedback from visual artists in the region needing a space to connect and share work/knowledge, in 2023 we set up an Online Artist Social, which meets on Zoom the first Wednesday of every month. The meeting will be alternating between afternoons and evenings to suit a wider range of people. On Wednesday January 3rd 2024, we’ll be meeting at 1:30pm-2:30pm. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/write-to-your-mp-promote-peace monthly 0.5 2024-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/32b3357f-2910-46cf-a800-a39b0339107c/Screenshot+2023-11-30+at+12.45.05.jpg Our Activity - Write to your MP- Ceasefire now - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/yvan-annual-report-2022-23 monthly 0.5 2024-10-23 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/online-artist-social-gsx2f monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/2dd138cc-539f-45b1-8d80-a89263a11dd8/Copy+of+Online+Artist+Social+-+Eventbrite+cover+%283%29.png Our Activity - Online Artist Social - 6th December 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/equity-diversity-inclusion-amp-accessibility-meeting-38h5x monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/aa747f47-c4ef-4fb5-ac83-ec0a47c0f34e/Eventbrite+cover.png Our Activity - EDIA Meeting - 22nd November 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/online-artist-social monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/53d05dad-4cf7-4842-ad22-fb1288a45d76/Online+Artist+Social+-+Eventbrite+cover+%281%29.png Our Activity - Online Artist Social - 1st November - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/beam-research-project monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/62966134-b4f8-4f46-b292-19772ee5b55c/Beam_ReportCoverGraphics_AW3-1536x1536.jpg Our Activity - Beam Research Project Building a More Diverse and Inclusive Public Art Sector Beam are excited to launch a new report, commissioned by Beam and researched and written by Boseda Olawoye. The research and report aims to explore and address why Artist commissioning opportunities in the area of public art do not seem to attract a diverse range of Artists from different backgrounds. Our national body CVAN were involved in the research process. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/yvan-presents-beyond-the-obvious-2-on-tour monthly 0.5 2024-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/91174980-7821-4165-9a1a-4c29fa016b88/blue+alternative+landscape+BTO2+rotherham+exhibition+blue+%28Instagram+Post+%28Square%29%29+%281080+%C3%97+800px%29+%283%29.png Our Activity - YVAN presents: Beyond the Obvious 2 On Tour // Rotherham - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/artworks-together-exhibition-partnership monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/3f670265-9d8c-45f5-8b86-7cf7a820b91f/369994620_749961393787706_6720386341484708453_n.jpg Our Activity - ArtWorks Together Exhibition Partnership We're thrilled to be supporting and partnering on the ArtWorks Together: International Learning Disability and Autism Art Exhibition through funding and marketing support. The ArtWorks Together exhibition opens August 30th -September 24th. With free family drop in art workshops - today is Join the Dots with Richard Johnson, talks and Q&A’s across the day, there’s plenty to delve into. There’s workshops in print making, sculptors, painting, paper flower making and jewellery. The exhibition showcasing the brilliant work of artists with learning difficulties, autism or both runs from August 30th-September 24th at Wentworth Woodhouse, South Yorkshire! We spotlighted some of the artists involved in the exhibition which you can view here! https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/equity-diversity-inclusion-amp-accessibility-meeting monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/aa747f47-c4ef-4fb5-ac83-ec0a47c0f34e/Eventbrite+cover.png Our Activity - Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility Meeting - 23rd July 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/we-launch-the-artist-network-log monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/a6226d4b-9794-46ae-b930-13c2d25ae556/landscape+orange+Artist+Network+Log+graphic.png Our Activity - The Artist Network Log is launched - Introducing the Artist Network Log - to grow, amplify and connect the region’s visual arts sector. Committed to supporting the creative visual arts in the region and promoting collaboration, we have released a developing directory that connects artist networks with one another. It will support Yorkshire and the Humber’s cross-network solidarity and collaboration through the sharing of skills, resources, opportunities and conversations. In the context of the cost of living crisis, Covid-19 and public cuts to the arts sector, there is an urgency to amplify artist-led assets, build solidarity and connect conversations. The Artist Network Log includes artist-led collectives, groups, co-ops, self-organised workspaces and studios, grassroots and small organisations – and everything in-between. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/equity-diversity-amp-inclusion-meeting-1 monthly 0.5 2024-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/ef3a459a-0e74-4561-bcd6-491169436b56/Eventbrite+cover.png Our Activity - Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Meeting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/growing-colour-together-partnership monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/equity-diversity-amp-inclusion-meeting monthly 0.5 2024-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/e4845b38-e59a-458b-b89d-41884accbbc6/Eventbrite+cover-2.png Our Activity - Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Meeting - Make it stand out Image: Artworks Sustainability event with Mike Stubbs. 24/05/2022. Credit: Artworks Rotherham & Sheffield https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/5cd40ade-f112-41a6-adac-98616f592c6f/13682+FAILSPACE+TALK+blk.png Our Activity - Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Meeting Failspace - also known as Cultural Participation: Stories of Success, Histories of Failure — is an AHRC-funded research project exploring how the cultural sector can better recognise, acknowledge and learn from failure, particularly when undertaking work intended to diversify and grow the people who are taking part in subsidised cultural activities. The project is led by Leila Jancovich (University of Leeds), with David Stevenson (Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh). https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/beyond-the-obvious-2-uncovered-roundup monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/01d07a4c-355e-49dd-a65b-51cff73a8687/333520620_138661539117544_8144249724997841329_n.jpg Our Activity - Beyond The Obvious 2 Uncovered roundup - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1aeb7030-ba8f-42cf-afeb-632e4b24ba7c/333719255_757586599131653_3186463857178587_n.jpg Our Activity - Beyond The Obvious 2 Uncovered roundup There was a really positive reaction to the exhibition with people commenting that they came in for inspiration and were interested to see the arts activity happening in Sheffield. A few people were looking for an arts workspace or exhibition space and some were familiar with the artists in the exhibition. Great critical feedback from visitors including that it was an accessible space on a main pedestrian thoroughfare in the city centre, a suggestion there should be more opportunities to socialise with the peer network. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/29aec0b5-3d80-4218-bdd3-82667b4b771d/333512131_871215337318503_510354813468125772_n.jpg Our Activity - Beyond The Obvious 2 Uncovered roundup - Artists/contributors to the BTO project: Yuen Fong Ling, Zanib Rasool, Glynis Neslen, Kedisha Coakley, Ashley Holmes, JJ Chan, Chinwe Russell, Alastair Gittens, Gretchen Sandiford, Janet Wallace, Sile Sibanda, Shaheen Shah, Debjani Chatterjee, Uzma Rani, Azizah Raghib, Sunshine Wong, Jade Montserrat https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/ncaogzoxzueit7wsxsje19x58f9cj8 monthly 0.5 2023-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/f39a143f-e79d-4795-ad42-13a43b65c8af/Copy+of+Copy+of+Eventbrite+cover-2.png Our Activity - Equity, Diversity & Wellbeing Meeting - Make it stand out Image: Artworks Sustainability event with Mike Stubbs. 24/05/2022. Credit: Artworks Rotherham & Sheffield https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/climate-crisis-art-action-conference monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/0e7518e0-92f5-4614-843e-f09a40b73b2f/t3h44LCtxITpFuQovzRoI1IXUk7LV8u91Kjk4W2CaHkO0Rwn1hbuTSiEDBNb49DVqFSetwWRiWA471ou3alhxyqhUHdy_jQ0BtBVSk6EcTGM7pd-np-LfI4uo2o7.png Our Activity - Climate Crisis: Art Action Conference - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/19fc244e-d207-48b9-a85e-05d4fa0b8794/CHBMUyWhNYuz_pT164_4o4f5wlyr0qGfEOpC08PpdcTUyawlcHyQ9u-thETathUOsMDVwSjmia-H0uoMXzPRFd99zfQH1zyep6q3ie8tP5d5AO77M1i822PsyyaZ.jpg Our Activity - Climate Crisis: Art Action Conference - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/cvan-call-to-action-fair-and-equitable-toolkits monthly 0.5 2023-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/863a309b-1e41-4563-b004-2fcc2e09e8a0/CVAN-640x427-Toolkit_01-Header.jpg Our Activity - CVAN - Call to Action; Fair and Equitable Toolkits - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/equity-diversity-amp-wellbeing-open-meeting-1 monthly 0.5 2023-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/5d88d713-08de-4dbe-bb3c-3a0c310de01d/Eventbrite+cover.png Our Activity - Equity, Diversity & Wellbeing Open Meeting - Make it stand out Image: Artworks Sustainability event with Mike Stubbs. 24/05/2022. Credit: Artworks Rotherham & Sheffield https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/yvan-presents-beyond-the-obvious-2-uncovered monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/5f06c903-5d3e-4667-87c6-89bac6e2550a/BTo2+uncovered+news+squarespace.png Our Activity - YVAN presents: Beyond the Obvious 2 Uncovered - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/equity-diversity-amp-wellbeing-open-meeting monthly 0.5 2023-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/6c3b39ff-70b2-4f8a-af40-24d6a2222fc5/EDW+open+meeting+%282%29.png Our Activity - Equity, Diversity & Wellbeing Open Meeting - Make it stand out Image: Artworks Sustainability event with Mike Stubbs. 24/05/2022. Credit: Artworks Rotherham & Sheffield https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/cost-of-living-think-tank monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/5f864a83-2d2c-4c9e-abc8-6f397002cafd/Cost+of+living.jpg Our Activity - Cost of Living Think Tank - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/rewilding-and-symbiosis-projects-at-the-artbomb-festival monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/4b10e5a1-5487-4194-aa6b-32cdc1a2554c/ArtWorks+at+ArtBomb+Festival+Aug+2022+Doncaster+photo+by+Rhenz+Lorenzo.jpeg Our Activity - ReWilding and Symbiosis projects at the ArtBomb Festival - Make it stand out ArtWorks at ArtBomb Festival Aug 2022 Doncaster, photo by Rhenz Lorenzo https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/cvan-fostering-equity-in-the-visual-arts-sector-report monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/2e66c3e7-2532-413a-81df-0a41cf8d2308/GoDaddyStudioPage-0-1-1024x683.png Our Activity - CVAN Fostering Equity in the Visual Arts Sector Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/yvan-showcase-amp-research-launch monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/15999652-e1e2-44b8-9b1c-4d88256d3102/Eventbrite+header.jpg Our Activity - YVAN Showcase & Research Launch - Make it stand out Mo(nu)mentaries’ postcard collection by Yuen Fong Ling, designed by Jon Cannon and commissioned for the exhibition Towards Memorial and Mo(nu)mentaries, 16 Oct 2021 to 22 Jan 2022 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/artworks-sustainability-monthnbsp monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/9c1c93e3-2978-458d-8a18-72d77c77cca2/IMG_20220524_143507.jpg Our Activity - Artworks Sustainability Month  - Make it stand out Image credit to Artworks Rotherham and Sheffield, June 2022, Dominika Rojeska https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/yvan-annual-report-202122 monthly 0.5 2023-11-28 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/dwell-time-podcasts-as-part-of-yvans-beyond-the-obvious-2-programme monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/artbomb-and-yvan monthly 0.5 2022-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/cddc4498-c00a-449e-8783-10ddccc9fad8/Artbomb.jpg Our Activity - ArtBomb and YVAN - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/beyond-the-obvious-2 monthly 0.5 2024-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/b326bf47-91c2-41a8-9ac3-080b6c21c1fb/janetwallace-cover+latest+logo.jpg Our Activity - Beyond the Obvious 2 - Make it stand out Header Credits: "Blu-me" 2021 by Janet Wallace / logo designed by Azizah Raghib https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/re-wilding-the-system-art-lab monthly 0.5 2022-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/44e27f26-9720-4390-8c12-03b8f4bb17ee/Artlab_Day2_mick_oliver.jpg Our Activity - Re-Wilding the system - Art Lab - Make it stand out Art Lab Day two - Walk with Mick Oliver on Hatfield Moor (photo Angela Robson) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/54397fbc-f801-443f-987c-97788626ea45/ArtLab_Day3.jpg Our Activity - Re-Wilding the system - Art Lab - Make it stand out Art Lab Day 3 - Presentation and Demonstrations at Artbomb (photo Angela Robson) https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/mgetr-research-evidence-gathering monthly 0.5 2022-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/ae66133b-7be6-4186-bded-587c74fa9e2b/Studio-Project.png Our Activity - Invitation to Longitudinal Research and Evidence Gathering on the impact of Museum and Gallery Exhibition Tax Relief 2022-24 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/flow-phase-giving-thanks-welcome monthly 0.5 2022-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1653054633987-YWYS2B3F6BP7I6K42XFE/unsplash-image-IfWFKG3FXE4.jpg Our Activity - Flow Phase - Thanks & Welcome - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/beyond-the-obvious-2-launch monthly 0.5 2022-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/b326bf47-91c2-41a8-9ac3-080b6c21c1fb/janetwallace-logo-header+logo.jpg Our Activity - Beyond the Obvious 2 Publication - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/060d5363-0e42-4063-9829-9005f3d0aac6/Screen+Shot+2022-03-30+at+14.07.37.png Our Activity - Beyond the Obvious 2 Publication - Make it stand out YVAN’s Beyond the Obvious 2 Publication Launch at Sheffield Hallam University on 28 March 2022. (Photos Roger McKinley.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/417f8b32-737f-4740-aabc-ab278963084e/Screen+Shot+2022-03-30+at+14.20.39.png Our Activity - Beyond the Obvious 2 Publication - Make it stand out Images of the Beyond the Obvious 2 Launch at Sheffield Hallam University on 28 March 2022. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/seasons-greetings-from-yvan monthly 0.5 2022-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/b6bf8767-4b10-4eff-8997-cb392710afc0/YVAN2021c.jpg Our Activity - Seasons Greetings from YVAN - YVAN wishes you a very merry festive time and best wishes for 2022 Our Christmas illustration by Mick Marston, du.st represents the vitality of the artist and artist-led networks across the Yorkshire and Humber. Each constellation celebrates you as one of Yorkshire's artists with your networks of fellow artists, peers and audiences - indeed, everyone who supports the power of creativity in these precarious times. Together we can make creative change happen and our region a great place for the arts! YVAN's office will be closed from 22nd Dec 2021 and will re open on Wednesday 5th January 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/a6138787-d063-4590-a83d-84e878d2c4ac/unsplash-image-Oqv_bQbZgS8.jpg Our Activity - Seasons Greetings from YVAN - Sue Ball - Executive Chair “Museum and Galleries Exhibition Tax Relief - I honestly feel that, with the broad sector support and evidence that the YVAN team presented, we did make the case for MGETR retention. Super-charging messaging and advocacy through CVAN, this saw the UK Govt pledge its support for the next two years whilst doubling the claim rate on the costs of exhibition production to 45% from October 2021 to March 23. MGETR sounds so un-sexy and complicated, but it represents a massive investment for organisations that produce exhibitions - £34million since 2017. YVAN will continue to support wider types of organisations, such as artists studios, in 2022 and encourage uptake where possible.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1627903775232-N5GAH545UX3A52TJVICE/M+Burntown+Drilling+from+both+sides+of+the+stone+2018.jpg Our Activity - Seasons Greetings from YVAN - Roger McKinley - Research and Evidence Lead '“There are many highlights for 2021 for me, from The Artist Journey Conference with Sheffield Hallam University in June, to the Nourish programme with so many amazing new Artist Network organisations, to being part of the MGETR team supporting museums and galleries for another 2 years (at least) of Tax Relief. Outstanding for me though was working with partners at Newcastle University and the University of Leeds to secure 2 fully funded Collaborative practice-based PhDs. Researchers Melissa Burntown and Alice Chandler, both outstanding artists in their own right, joined the team in October on a four year journey of research and discovery into Artist Networks using arts methods. It’s really exciting to be part of an expanding team generating an evidence base to support artists in this innovative way. Congratulations to Mel and Alice!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/d6c7f91d-f864-4f22-91c3-c8d78df6bcb5/IMG_8058.JPG.jpg Our Activity - Seasons Greetings from YVAN - Sarah Yaccabe - Administrator “My highlight of the year was attending the Social Art Network Leeds launch event. Being new to YVAN at the time, having the chance to meet with some of the members of the Nourish Network and artists in Leeds was a wonderful opportunity. The ‘speed dating’ element of the evening was great for getting to meet to as many people as possible and having insightful discussions about what social arts means, what the positives and challenges are and learning about other artist’s creative practice.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/812b1874-a3e4-43c9-b121-1d6203b86e2d/20200822_105747_resized_1.jpg Our Activity - Seasons Greetings from YVAN - Lydia Cottrell - Communications and Engagement “I am really proud that as an organisation YVAN has committed to raising awareness and confronting issues surrounding Climate Justice. Standing up for the moral, social and political side of the climate crisis. I am looking forward to creating a programme including events, discussion and dialogue in the new year.” https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/mgetr-post-treasury-review monthly 0.5 2022-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1653056877019-1DDWQKQ2VN0TJRXNME9H/unsplash-image-nqj3ncOPS0g.jpg Our Activity - MGETR Post Treasury Review - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/lockdown-still-lifes-unlocked monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/4bba8fc5-62ba-449e-9643-c4ce8f670653/CollageMaker_20211020_234518993.jpg Our Activity - Lockdown Still Lifes - Unlocked - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/39556eca-4865-47e6-9865-00fa818458f6/Screenshot+2021-12-20+at+12.48.28.png Our Activity - Lockdown Still Lifes - Unlocked - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/extension-of-mgetr monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1653056921089-L53KHJG4NM5T1TVPWJ17/unsplash-image-Oqv_bQbZgS8.jpg Our Activity - Government Announces Extension of MGETR - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/climate-justice-events-call-out monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/268173d7-794b-4d4e-a2a0-7e9098f1e72f/20200822_105747_resized_1.jpg Our Activity - Climate Justice Events Call Out - Make it stand out © Sarah Yaccabe https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/climate-justice-decarbonise-and-decolonise-in-the-yorkshire-and-humber-region monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/3bf40c30-a3be-41a9-8329-b949d28955b3/20210227_112324.jpg Our Activity - Climate Justice - Decarbonise and Decolonise in the Yorkshire & Humber Region - Make it stand out © Sarah Yaccabe https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/mgetr-reports monthly 0.5 2022-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/f048e533-581b-4471-b077-03eded92c61c/MGETR+campaign+webinar+logo+.jpg Our Activity - Action Research into the Uptake and Impact of Museums and Galleries Exhibition Tax Relief - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/yvan-header-artist-profile-dw9ak monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1633374228553-Q2Z8IJSG8GCGALSU7LJA/Manish+Header+PNG.png Our Activity - YVAN Header Artist Manish Harijan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1633374027913-YFUFVK8SOR4AO0IEPV07/DSC_2842.jpg Our Activity - YVAN Header Artist Manish Harijan - More from Manish https://www.manisharijan.com https://twitter.com/manishharijan12 https://www.instagram.com/manish_harijan_/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1633374268883-TEH57MJWUAP3IPISJ49G/922479_3157186346247_649909099_o.jpg Our Activity - YVAN Header Artist Manish Harijan - No.108 acrylic on canvas 2012 Exhibited at Siddhartha art Gallery in Kathmandu 2012 The work is from the series of Rise of the Cultu-latural, was exhibited at Siddhartha art gallery in 2012. The work was included in the exhibition was controversy in Kathmandu Nepal. Private Collection in south India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1633374346229-4PTDVJD8Q1UGL6GGWII9/thumbnail_DB4A2296-586E-46C5-92FD-5BFCC0D3ED9A.jpg Our Activity - YVAN Header Artist Manish Harijan - Kali-Marilyn, acrylic on canvas 2016 Private collection: G. Baker UK Exhibited at Welt Museum Vienna 2019, exhibited at Nepal art council 2019 Kathmandu Kali-Marilyn portrayal of the fusing of two popular females asks the viewer to reflect upon the notion of appearances and the contexts of their immortalization. This painting breaks down social barriers by questioning our prejudices to inject the idea that we have more similarities than differences as human beings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1633374395712-X6ZZYA8JW20Z3DYB5OHW/228989206_10209317704137269_7262148028108816331_n.jpg Our Activity - YVAN Header Artist Manish Harijan - Untitled, Untouchable mountain, acrylic on canvas 2014 private collection: G. Baker UK The work was inspired from the south Asian cultural and social issues. The artist paint kitchen and daily life utensils to share the story of statelessness as people being marginalised and take away their basic human rights due to caste system, political and economic conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1633374424816-E5ULJZ2XK50227NCDGJJ/334_manish_harijan.768x0.jpg Our Activity - YVAN Header Artist Manish Harijan - Kali-Odalisque, acrylic on canvas, 2016 collection: P. Pandey Kathmandu 2016 Exhibited at Welt Museum Vienna 2019, Nepal Art Council 2019 Kathmandu Western pop icons play an important part in Manish Harijan’s art. Their recognisability in the contemporary world makes them accessible tools to reach a larger audience as he himself navigates the global through local cultural histories. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/the-artists-journey-2021-watch-the-artist-presentations monthly 0.5 2021-09-03 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/nourishannouncement monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1628255605701-HGGSCD8LC3UIYE5R4WCP/Screenshot+2021-05-12+at+18.55.30+smiles.png Our Activity - Nourish Networks Announcement - Lockdown Still Lives Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. Lockdown Still Lives is a Facebook community born as an immediate response to UK Lockdown in 2020. Since then members have been posting images that inspire, move and speak to them. It provides a visual insight into life during this unique time. This simple activity has resonated with a wide range of people from different backgrounds and the group has over 450 members from across the UK and abroad. The group connects weekly via online reflections and events bringing artists and creatives from different backgrounds together to speak about their experience, share their artistic journey and background and connect with each other, creating a creative life line. What we hope to explore: The network is emerging and we want to explore how we can continue to provide a creative platform for artists from various backgrounds to continue the conversations which have taken place in a democratic, accessible and nourishing way online. What are the key factors that have made this group valuable to its members? What do artists and creatives need? As we were formed online during a pandemic, we are interested in forms of recreating the same atmosphere and engagement beyond the restrictions. How can we continue to be inclusive, accessible and relevant to members and expand to include other networks? We want to expand on the artist's talks and reflections and continue to provide opportunities for artists and creatives across different disciplines to explore their work and find ways to develop themselves further. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1628255522823-XEO3T5B3Q9L6LF25ADM5/TMC_4.jpeg Our Activity - Nourish Networks Announcement - The Merrie Collective The Merrie Collective are Wakefield based collaborators working in Merrie Studios, WF1. Fuelled by innovation and drive, they have sought to create opportunities within the arts, determined to reimagine visual culture in the local community. The Merrie Collective use art to reflect, visualise and open up a dialogue on thoughts driven by their experiences as young northern artists. The Merrie Collective Members: Catherine Smart Cerys Dyson Emily Ryalls Ilisha Aldridge Katie Hopkins Niamh Donnelly Ranya Abdulateef Ryan Bell Thomas Bailey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/7a26a99c-189c-41b7-9a4d-f05819ac3100/image_6483441.JPG Our Activity - Nourish Networks Announcement - DISrupt Arts Leeds DISrupt is a collective of disabled artists in Leeds who are working for change. Our aim is for disabled artists to get the place and recognition we deserve in the art world. So we want to disrupt barriers that prevent disabled artists from taking part equally in our city’s arts and culture. We make art that is original, ambitious, exciting and relevant. We are all dedicated artists who take our work seriously. We are committed to developing our artistic practices so that we can share our view of the world. We have come together to have a collective voice to support disabled artists with their professional development, to amplify and promote disabled artists’ work and to tackle ableism and disabling barriers in the arts, starting in Leeds. We want to work with anyone who shares these aims. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1628255086064-3LB3GQ5ELDMVVMWSUBHU/SAN+Leeds+no+text.jpg Our Activity - Nourish Networks Announcement - Social Art Network Social Art Network is a UK based community of artists committed to building agency for the field of art and social practice. YVAN will be working with Social Art Network Sheffield and new brach Social Art Network Leeds. SAN Sheffield are working with practitioners to create the first SAN Leeds. This is voluntarily run by artists Emma Bentley Fox and Lily Lavorato. SAN Sheffield will be presenting regular online meetups, alongside other events and activity. Each session will host artists, curators, and art workers dedicated to socially engaged practice, sharing insight into the ongoing question we ask ourselves: what does it mean to be making art through socially engaged art right now? https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/cda monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1627903548216-3BFXN05B457KEIM0DQ37/M+Burntown+Drilling+from+both+sides+of+the+stone+2018.jpg Our Activity - Collaborative Doctoral Awards - Make it stand out Drilling from both sides of the stone ©Melissa Burntown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1627903580305-GDRAMY42WZDHL8LLGE0G/M-Burntown-Lotka-Volterra-5.jpg Our Activity - Collaborative Doctoral Awards - Make it stand out Lotka Volterra ©Melissa Burntown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1627903305575-O5811PACR45RT9GE6MEP/Material+Matters.jpg Our Activity - Collaborative Doctoral Awards - Make it stand out Material Matters - Installation View at Sunny Bank Mills ©Sunny bank Mills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1627903271385-BAWIWYNN0YPMTB3BEVHI/IMG_7623-Small.jpg Our Activity - Collaborative Doctoral Awards - Make it stand out Privet - Threshold ©Jules Lister https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/pandemic-survey monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1628760979061-E3ULLOC6D5VCK7VB05XN/IMG_5929-%C2%A9ChelseyCliff.jpg Our Activity - Impact of the Pandemic on Livelihoods in the Visual Arts - Make it stand out Future Proof Symposium VASW, 2019 ©Chelsey Cliff https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/yvan-joins-the-digital-march monthly 0.5 2021-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1628771091996-HZ6WJI5OEF336JQZQ58R/GTA_Artisessential_10June.jpg Our Activity - YVAN Joins The #ArtIsEssential Digital March https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1628771178554-7B6WQNQSW228RHCPIPUD/WE%2BARE%2BTHE%2BCROWN%2BJEWELS.jpg Our Activity - YVAN Joins The #ArtIsEssential Digital March https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1628771093416-ELKROAUPAXQY9B08FHD3/WIN_20210601_07_39_57_Pro.jpg Our Activity - YVAN Joins The #ArtIsEssential Digital March https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/art-x-uk-acquisitions monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1628767406344-NPNKJ2KROT0MJGUPHBIY/Do+web.jpeg Our Activity - Art X-UK Acquisitions - Donna Coleman Everything is different now 2 - Graphite and ballpoint pen on paper 2020 Donna is a Leeds based artist, who has been making work about her own experiences with mental health for many years. She has exhibited her work in the Arts and Minds Leeds and Love Arts Leeds art festival exhibitions, and is now forging a career as a contemporary artist. Donna's art practice is focussed on expressionist drawing. She creates visually intensive portraits, depicting the fragile human psyche. Her work examines how raw emotions such as fear, paranoia and anxiety, can distort our perceptions, make us become disconnected and in turn effect our behaviour. Her latest body of work explores the effect of social media, Covid-19 and Lockdowns are having on the publics mental health. She wants the viewer of her work to recognise the shared vulnerability we are all experiencing, during these unprecedented times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1628767851170-9XQAG4GS0EFUE5W2FLRQ/Portrait_of_a_Woman_no.46_%28invisible_virus%29_2020.jpg Our Activity - Art X-UK Acquisitions - Lisa Fielding-Smith Social Distance | Quarantine Collage Extended Edition #46 Portrait of a Woman (Invisible Virus) | Tier 3 | Britain 2020 - handmade collage on paper 2020 Lisa is a Mixed Media Artist & Educator working in film and video, drawing, sculpture and collage. Her work is informed by a body of ongoing research covering such areas as Feminist theory, Hysteria, witchcraft, fairy tales, gender performativity and performance. Her current work explores dissonant dualities between both the objectification and visibility of women in the media through meticulous collage interventions of found fashion magazine images. The Quarantine Collage Series is an ongoing body of work reconfiguring fashion model images of women from popular lifestyle magazines. Once completed, it will take the form of 100 handmade paper collages produced within the lockdown and quarantine periods in Britain during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020-2021. The selected fashion model is rendered as a faceless mannequin, erasing their former identity. Entire planes of their body are replaced with a variety of images of photographic textures and surfaces such as hair, chocolate, plants, clothing, interior house plans, window blinds, toilet paper, stone, bubble wrap, household waste and laminate flooring. These surfaces infiltrate the body of the model (like a virus) once protective domestic surfaces now threaten actual survival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1628767921758-SLHNOIKGCPJAFA5W9SNX/Jade.jpeg Our Activity - Art X-UK Acquisitions - Jade Montserrat She had discovered the meaning of true abandon - ink, crayon, watercolour, pencil, pencil crayon, felt-tip, pen and gouache on paper 2015-2017 Dancing her way through history and her story. Marking the archive and letting it mark her. Finding a voice within a chorus of opinions and reflecting projections of now and then. Montserrat’s work is a fracture in the linear narrative of consumption and a rigorous critique of the way cultural production scars bodies and constructs histories. Her work exposes the perceptions of the Other as weighted responsibility in need of retort. Skirting social activism by gesturally and texturally ascertaining new ground for politicised territories manifest through performance, film, installation, sculpture, print & text. This process is focused on the interrogation of materials, rearticulating them to expose gaps in both visual and linguistic habits. Jade Montserrat is the recipient of the Stuart Hall Foundation Scholarship which supports her PhD (via MPhil) at IBAR, UCLan, and the development of her work from her black diasporic perspective in the North of England. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1628767282472-B28TR4UE5KSMPN7INBVX/Manish.jpeg Our Activity - Art X-UK Acquisitions - Manish Harijan Shaman “Untouchable unseen” - C-print on aluminum 2019 Manish Harijan is a contemporary Nepali artist who lives in Sheffield, UK. The son of a shoemaker from the Dalit or untouchable caste, through art, Manish questions the injustices inflicted upon minorities and the lived experiences of vulnerable populations in all societies around the world. His work traverses the east and the west, casting iconic images from religion to pop culture, smoothly embedding them in one canvas to create bold, beautiful and thought-provoking paintings. His main medium of expression is painting using oil, acrylic and mixed media with techniques tending toward Superflat. Inspired by Nepali art traditions of Thangka and Paubha, Manish also borrows styles from graphic novels, especially manga and popular superhero comics. He calls it the ‘Thang-Su-flat’ technique. Manish’s compositions reference a variety of subjects from social issues of caste discrimination to art history, merging local stories with the global, fairy tales with current news pieces, mythology with facts — questioning both the portrayal and the portrayed. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/artists-journey-survey monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1621176000620-398DVSTQYOGC460MPWFR/Ashley+Holmes.jpeg Our Activity - What is an Artist’s Journey and Why Would You Want to Take It? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1621176270394-B5V61LLE4QZM3EB13YVH/Emilie+Taylor+2.jpg Our Activity - What is an Artist’s Journey and Why Would You Want to Take It? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1621176270829-D2IORZGA7UGJJJYXVDS7/Emilie+Taylor.jpg Our Activity - What is an Artist’s Journey and Why Would You Want to Take It? https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/beyond-the-obvious monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1617878051587-BQOGEH2HUL2PRTLAFDHE/Copy+of+IMG_0238.jpg Our Activity - Beyond the Obvious https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1617878104736-TJLPJXE0SCP9685EDIFO/YVAN.org.uk.png Our Activity - Beyond the Obvious https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1617878129418-JN5IVV86R0SFQ83R426B/grant_png_black.png Our Activity - Beyond the Obvious https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/yvan-header-artist-profile monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1628772705671-8S69ACTN4UUH2UT07DNF/YVAN+Header+Transparent+.png Our Activity - YVAN Header Artist Michael Barnes-Wynters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1628774522947-4Z7FPCDAJ2KGXTCV6VEG/MBW.jpeg Our Activity - YVAN Header Artist Michael Barnes-Wynters - More from MBW https://redcontemporaryarts.tumblr.com/ https://issuu.com/doodlebugpresents http://futuresventure.net dutty-lingo.tumblr.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1628773373932-DV6L5AKJU6ZFTZ2LF8NX/MBW%3EUKUNST0%279.jpg Our Activity - YVAN Header Artist Michael Barnes-Wynters - NO FEAR Digital collage - 2020 Soon to be published in new Radical Arts Review https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1628774144144-YJDB6IOJFHSZDN3A0IM5/IMG_7325.jpeg Our Activity - YVAN Header Artist Michael Barnes-Wynters - Resilience is Futile © Sarah Smizz 2019 Image from the Resilience is Futile Launch at The Art House Wakefield on 1 August 2019 The first collaborative publication between Corridor8 and Yorkshire & Humber Visual Arts Network. In a series of contributions, Kerry Harker, Thomas Hopkin, Sarah Smizz and writer-in-residence Alice Bradshaw interrogate the commonplace use of the terms ‘resilience’, ‘ecology’ and ‘authenticity’ and what they really mean for artists practising across the Yorkshire region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1628772878891-ORGRE2OQH409GQDTVXE9/MBW%3EDOODLEBUGPRESNTS+9.jpg Our Activity - YVAN Header Artist Michael Barnes-Wynters - Afro- Butoh 2001 This image presents my dear friend, butoh artist Ken Mai whom I programmed at Contact (MCR) courtesy of my "Doodlebug Presents..." series, as an introduction to the profound world of Butoh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1628773398570-3FAWO8392DYVWCJKGPHC/MBW-RAP31.jpg Our Activity - YVAN Header Artist Michael Barnes-Wynters - Surveillance ( Bishopsgate-London) 2019 Part of the on going 'UP' photo series https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/artisessential monthly 0.5 2021-08-12 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/sam-read monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1611150420539-6QJRHRXKLQSN9L16CXPG/sam.jpg Our Activity - Dwell Awhile with Sam Read - Sam Read is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Sheffield. He is a founding member of GLOAM artist studios and gallery which has featured in Frieze Magazine, and is a member of The Retro Bar, a collective of Yorkshire-based writers, researchers and artists. He is a former Associate Artist at Nottingham Contemporary and Fermynwoods Contemporary Art. Sam is currently studying for a Masters’ in Fine Art at the University of Leeds whilst developing a practice founded in drawing and digital compositions. This work is often displayed or distributed in non-institutional contexts https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/womp monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1611312220077-R062KEUMCWE7WJCTJ8B2/received_375679953648314.jpeg Our Activity - Dwell Awhile with WOMP - Hannah Lamb and Lucy Lound are Sheffield based artists and co-founders of WOMP Space, a studio and project space supporting emerging artists. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/bryan-tweddle monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1611311884994-RGJA9V86ESXIUB7KBQL3/CPLG3996.jpg Our Activity - Dwell Awhile with Bryan Tweddle - Bryan Tweddle is a Halifax based multidisciplinary artist and co-founder, director and collaborator on various local and international cultural and community festivals and events. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/claye-bowler monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1611311557048-53OQGDX5BAEW54NZS76A/claye.jpg Our Activity - Dwell Awhile with Claye Bowler - Claye Bowler (b.1995) is an artist based in Huddersfield. His work explores queer and trans narratives and how they have been perpetually hidden, erased or destroyed. Bowler uses sculpture and performance to subvert these practices in his own work as well as creating space to showcase and support other queer and trans artists. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/dwell-awhile-podcast monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1627565556260-38AG87W91RRB2Z9FEO29/Screenshot+2021-07-29+at+14.31.58.png Our Activity - Dwell Awhile Podcast - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/category/climate+justice monthly 0.5 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/category/Events monthly 0.5 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/category/mgetr monthly 0.5 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/category/Featured monthly 0.5 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/category/Latest+Opportunities monthly 0.5 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/category/YVAN+Opportunities monthly 0.5 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/category/CVAN monthly 0.5 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/tag/Networks monthly 0.5 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/tag/YVAN+Events monthly 0.5 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/tag/MGETR monthly 0.5 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/tag/Research monthly 0.5 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/tag/YVAN+Opportunities monthly 0.5 https://yvan.org.uk/ouractivity/tag/CVAN+National monthly 0.5 https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights daily 0.75 2026-03-10 https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/sharon-gill-yvan monthly 0.5 2026-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/4b801ac7-1720-419c-87eb-2d4299190690/sharon+gill+ceo+yvan+artist+spotlight Artist Spotlights - Sharon Gill (Artist and CEO of YVAN) Introducing YVAN’s Team Artist Spotlights. YVAN is run by a small staff team of three, each working with the organisation one day a week while continuing their own artistic practices. This series offers a glimpse into the varied work they create alongside their roles at YVAN. Sharon Gill is the CEO of YVAN, an operations manager and a visual artist based in Sheffield. She studied Fine Art at Leeds Polytechnic, and an MA at Manchester Metropolitan University. Sharon has juggled being an artist, earning a living and raising her three children. We ask Sharon more about her practice, networks and current and future exhibitions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/31b20d9e-3316-4706-b8cb-a292413e03ca/PXL_20260117_141149976.jpg Artist Spotlights - Sharon Gill (Artist and CEO of YVAN) - Can  you tell us a bit about your practice as a visual artist? I work in textile sculpture, taking techniques used in historically domestic situations and applying them to structures that are freer and more playful than practical. I like to explore the tensions between opposites, the tension between mineral and organic materials. Could you tell us about your role at YVAN and any other work you do, alongside your practice? I am currently the CEO of YVAN after spending some time on the Board. I also work as the Operations Manager in a community centre, conference centre and Church of England church. Then for fun I occasionally do bar work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/8a45596c-7eca-4e3f-83ac-00a4b8b0bcc8/PXL_20260117_142128761.jpg Artist Spotlights - Sharon Gill (Artist and CEO of YVAN) - Why do you create? I love the suspension of time and the mindfulness of making. I love handling different materials, the tactile sensations and using my hands feels so right and natural. It’s like magic to think something up from nothing and then be able to bring that idea to life. Do you consider yourself to be part of an artist network/community, and how does this impact your own practice? Recently I have joined the Art Through Textiles Group, and attend a monthly meeting. This is commitment to myself to prioritise my creative work and find like minded people. It is supportive and filled with incredible skill and talent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/09723f28-71e4-48df-894f-5dec507a0ed7/Antonymn+of+Steel+b..jpg Artist Spotlights - Sharon Gill (Artist and CEO of YVAN) What changes would you like to see in the wider arts sector? Remove competition. Lets support each other, work together and create positive change. Affordable and productive studio spaces for creatives who will make time to use them. What are your future aspirations as a visual artist and have you got anything coming up you’d like to share? I did quit all my voluntary and paid positions to be a full time artists- its not easy!! The lure of regular income is a big distraction. My intention was and still is to create a body of work that would enable me to have a solo exhibition. I have a piece in the 'Soft Ontology of Things' online exhibition and catalogue from the Take Two Fibre Arts Course, Soft Revolution led by artist Tina Marais. I am also exhibiting in the Art Through Textiles exhibition 'Now and Then' in Rowsley this April 2026. https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/natashajosephwebelonghere monthly 0.5 2026-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/e42a4b20-fc76-4f96-8c61-6eca67d69a72/Headshot+%28Landscape%29.jpg Artist Spotlights - Natasha Joseph (We Belong Here) Introducing Natasha Joseph - a visual artist and curator specialising in murals, public art, and participatory projects. Their practice blends storytelling, collaboration, and cross-disciplinary approaches, and through We Belong Here CIC they champion inclusive, community-focused creative opportunities across Yorkshire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/11bc76fc-a11b-486a-ba5a-a24c74436dfe/%282025%29+Travelling+Spoon_1.jpg.jpg Artist Spotlights - Natasha Joseph (We Belong Here) - Can  you tell us a bit about your practice as a visual artist? As a visual artist, I explore how personal and cultural stories can be told through objects, memories, and local spaces. My practice is deeply reflective and grounded in collaboration and community, shaped by a desire to create work where people feel genuinely seen and where their histories are honoured. I’m drawn to the ways environments leave marks on us and how we, in turn leave marks behind. Through colour and storytelling, I offer playful interventions in public spaces, transforming them and reviving a sense of shared agency, making that place feel like ours again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/4d4dd63b-270d-41d3-8a2d-e0f05a6004b6/%282025%29+SWISH+Drone+1.jpg Artist Spotlights - Natasha Joseph (We Belong Here) - Why do you create? 'Yake illa?’ This is a very Bangalore way of saying ‘why not?’ in Kannada. Creativity isn’t separate from my life, it flows through the everyday. It’s having ideas, noticing problems and instinctively imagining solutions, composing a one-minute film from a passing moment on the bus, or looking at a blank wall and seeing a mural already living there. To me, it’s as intuitive and part of daily life as breathing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/e2e4656a-720d-4e9b-b113-639cb13c2d82/%282025%29+Humari+Aawaz+Exhibition%2C+Piece+Hall.jpg Artist Spotlights - Natasha Joseph (We Belong Here) - Do you consider yourself to be part of an artist network/community, and if so, how does this impact you and your practice? When I first came to England nearly ten years ago, I dreamed of being part of a creative community. At my first We Belong Here event, I remember looking up at the art projections and down at an audience of 100 creatives, and I truly felt like I had finally created a community space that I was part of. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/dd7ce0d7-568b-4e68-a3ed-0f0371d1ea9f/Nat+Joseph_SWISH.jpg Artist Spotlights - Natasha Joseph (We Belong Here) - What are your future aspirations as a visual artist? My future aspiration is to spend more time making for the sake of making rather than making for a project, a deadline or ‘work’. I think it’s really hard to have a distinction between your job, your hobby and your passion when they are all basically the same thing. I find myself more and more working toward an outcome and less and less creating to make mistakes, test things out and play. I want to tap back into that process of play for myself and fill the well. Often when working on such large scales in public and community facing projects, the emotional and mental drain is quite immense. So I would love to slow down and take the time to make just for the sake of making! https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/charlie-hill-uncover-cultural-skills monthly 0.5 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/f3771267-9b58-4d30-bda8-cecdc31f6556/Palace+of+Possibillties++-+Bare+Project+Rotherham+walk+and+weave+workshop.jpg Artist Spotlights - Charlie Hill (Uncover Cultural Skills) - We’re spotlighting some of the facilitators working on our Uncover Cultural Skills Project (find out more about the project below). Introducing one of the workshop leaders, Charlie Hill, a creative outdoor facilitator and artist exploring ways to connect to nature and each other through community, creativity and bushcraft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/a8580ece-17d9-4e89-a681-8a0d50254fc0/aT+HOME+-+gathered+natural+materials.jpg Artist Spotlights - Charlie Hill (Uncover Cultural Skills) - Why do you create? I create because it makes me feel good. It’s my way of connecting to the world, people and myself. I love to play and experiment with natural materials and see what can be made. And I love learning and sharing my skills, making and chatting. I’ve been doing it for so long that I just have a drive inside me to create and my fingers get twitchy if I’ve not made something. I have to create to make sense of the world and where we live. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/c4c657ea-f28d-4e42-948e-8ae0bb40eb6a/Charlie+Hill+work+at+RivlinCO.JPG Artist Spotlights - Charlie Hill (Uncover Cultural Skills) - What are your future aspirations as a visual artist and have you got anything coming up you’d like to share? I have a quite a few. But here’s my top three. I’d love to do more collaborative work with artists and some place-based residencies where I’,m embedded as an artist in a community, exploring and connecting with whatever the outdoor environment is there and the people around that. I would love a studio in a community outdoor space. I don’t have a studio at the moment- I just work from home and it’s sometimes quite restricting as I can’t make larger stuff and the house gets taken over by natural materials everywhere. I’d love to have a mobile making station that can pop-up in different places for making and chatting. I’ve explored this in the town centres of Sheffield and Rotherham and I’ve really enjoyed that! I did it as part of my Rotherham ROAR residency. I’d love to learn more basketry skills, how to spin flax and nettles so that I can display my work without any trace so it can go back to the land. Coming up I’m going to be working with Flux in Rotherham delivering some creative walks over the summer. I’m also delivering outdoor creative sessions for families that are affected by cancer with my colleague, Woodland Wellbeing, and that’s part of a some work supported by Weston Park Charity. So lots of lovely things coming up. https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/louise-goult-uncover-cultural-skills monthly 0.5 2025-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/4a4f332e-15f2-4fe8-95cc-d5e8527d81be/Louise+Goult+Studio+++044.jpg Artist Spotlights - Louise Goult (Uncover Cultural Skills) - We’re spotlighting some of the facilitators working on our Uncover Cultural Skills Project (find out more about the project below). Introducing one of the workshop leaders, Louise Goult. Louise creates research based artwork narrating hidden stories and memories, protecting and honouring them through stitch. Exploring connection to identity, people, personality and changing personas her work uses deconstruction and reconstruction techniques sharing often overlooked stories, re-building pieces much as a story is told and retold… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/7f384b30-78c8-4c14-b06c-ef1524f91e0c/Louise+Goult+Studio+++082.jpg Artist Spotlights - Louise Goult (Uncover Cultural Skills) - Why do you create? I create as a means of connecting with others or a subject matter; it is innate and within me. Bringing people together and enabling them to connect with each other and their own creativity is so valuable and a huge reason I do what I do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/2d3ca3c0-5954-44c4-a5ec-4eb380bc48a8/Louise+Goult+Studio+++088.jpg Artist Spotlights - Louise Goult (Uncover Cultural Skills) - Do you consider yourself to be part of an artist network/community, and if so, how does this impact you and your practice? I am part of a few different networks and find that this is of huge benefit to my practice. Having people who get what you do, who can offer advice or listen is a really big thing. It helps me to clarify where I would like to go with my practice and also to work out things that I'm finding challenging. I also enjoy supporting other artists and creatives through these networks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/dffa507f-5fa1-4775-a91f-f245804993d0/Louise+Goult+Studio+++058.jpg Artist Spotlights - Louise Goult (Uncover Cultural Skills) - What are your future aspirations as a visual artist and have you got anything coming up you’d like to share? I have a solo exhibition coming up in May called Identity. Through this, I'm piecing together my thoughts on identity and personality. The exhibition asks why we change our personality in different situations, and whether this is always for justifiable reasons. Just as the artworks are stitched together, the viewer pieces together their thoughts on these pertinent questions. Viewing the layers of fabric, we are reminded of the layers of the self, and must question whether our true self is ever truly revealed. As for future aspirations I would like to connect with wider community groups, taking art to those less likely to engage with the wider arts sector and keep developing my own art too. https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/michael-barnes-wynters monthly 0.5 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/199847eb-f668-4836-b896-4b5f67542260/MBW+1.jpg Artist Spotlights - Michael Barnes-Wynters (BEYOND) - BEYOND is our bi-monthly online artist gathering and we thought it was about time we spotlighted the facilitator, Michael Barnes-Wynters. BEYOND, developed by us at YVAN and Michael, is an open and safe space for artists and arts workers to make connections, friendships, request feedback on recent work and a place to share resources whilst being encouraged to test out ideas. Find any upcoming gatherings here. Michael Barnes-Wynters, a cultural connector and enabler, is the perfect host for these sessions and as a multi-disciplined artist himself, let’s find out more about Michael (aka Barney Doodlebug)… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/4e827717-cb9a-4a9d-9d4c-05bb56b9f71f/TEEF+2023.jpg Artist Spotlights - Michael Barnes-Wynters (BEYOND) - For those who don't know, what is BEYOND, your role within it and how artists and arts workers in the region can get involved? Beyond The Mainstream is YVAN's bi-monthly online artist social gathering which aim to identify Locations of Hope (LOH) across our Yorkshire region. As BEYOND’s facilitator and connector of souls, I aim to instigate alternative ways to plug into a sea of creativity and provocations whilst giving opportunities to get involved in future collaborative projects and publications. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/5bc34703-5337-4ee6-9561-1601271a2ddd/RADICAL+WHISPERS+SERIES+019.jpg Artist Spotlights - Michael Barnes-Wynters (BEYOND) - Why do you create? I create to examine constructions of ‘the self’ through the activity of splicing the audible and visual materials of personal and interpersonal archives, always remixing to offer multiple perspectives that reveal the deeply entrenched inequalities in contemporary society. My collaborative works explores historical narratives and omissions, especially from my African diaspora, working class communities and migrant experiences in the UK. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/378d0024-152a-45d3-a1ee-a5c481282ab0/QUEENIE+2022.jpg Artist Spotlights - Michael Barnes-Wynters (BEYOND) - How does being part of a network, like BEYOND, impact your artistic practice? I am blessed to have a lifetime of collaborators whilst plugged into numerous global networks of multiple arts disciplines. Since being approached by YVAN it has given me a sense of place and genuine opportunities to connect with and to help unearth those whispering visual arts voices deep in the region’s underground creative communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/63470bf2-9d7b-4d96-a997-b54016eb7d31/MBW+COMING+TO+ENGLAND+TELEPHONE+BOX.jpg Artist Spotlights - Michael Barnes-Wynters (BEYOND) - What changes would you like to see in the arts sector? I’d like to see and hear more encouragement of artists who look like me to be more involved in the decision making and given the chance to help shape the visual arts ecosystem. To see more unusual suspects being given the opportunity to lead creative organisations and access to a database of affordable studio spaces in the region and beyond. https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/cat-scott monthly 0.5 2025-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/6e92e4b2-1955-470d-9a5b-62009a624105/Cat_LiT_2023-8085_optimized_1000.jpg Artist Spotlights - Cat Scott (UNBOUND) - We’re pleased to share with you some of the wider UNBOUND artist cohort… UNBOUND is an artist training & mentoring development programme for artists seeking to develop their practice to deliver artworks in public spaces, which is delivered by BEAM and ourselves at YVAN. It’s part of Our Year, and is funded by Wakefield Council, Cultural Development Fund and West Yorkshire Combined Authority. For our next spotlight as part of this project, introducing Cat Scott… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/708cf574-ab3c-4555-8976-5b10bdbee6e3/AdamGarbutt_SelbyCreates_110223_03.JPG Artist Spotlights - Cat Scott (UNBOUND) - Do you consider yourself to be part of an artist network/community, and if so, how does this impact your practice? Bradford has a strong DIY creative community, including the Bradford Visual Art Socials, which I founded in 2023 and passed to Bradford Producing Hub. Despite limited infrastructure, its visual arts scene is growing with the UK City of Culture 2025. Networks like UNBOUND and Yorkshire Sculpture International Sculpture Network help me stay connected, share knowledge, and sustain my practice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/3b9bfdae-abb1-43c4-90a1-91719d46be3c/AdamGarbutt_SelbyCreates_110223_04.JPG Artist Spotlights - Cat Scott (UNBOUND) - What changes would you like to see in the arts sector? Commissioners must set realistic expectations, so artists aren’t forced to work for free or below the living wage, as in any other job. More funded international residencies and networking opportunities are needed, post-Brexit. My sculpture Inner Horizons (2019–24), first created in South Korea, marked a major career milestone in my career. Now supported by key UK organisations, I’m planning a national tour in 2025 (www.catscott.co.uk/inner-horizons). https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/alice-kin monthly 0.5 2025-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/15ed236c-c90f-436f-9587-c8608af71226/1654357458513_Original.jpg Artist Spotlights - Alice Kin (UNBOUND) - We’re pleased to share with you some of the wider UNBOUND artist cohort… UNBOUND is an artist training & mentoring development programme for artists seeking to develop their practice to deliver artworks in public spaces, which is delivered by BEAM and ourselves at YVAN. It’s part of Our Year, and is funded by Wakefield Council, Cultural Development Fund and West Yorkshire Combined Authority. For our next spotlight as part of this project, introducing Alice Kin… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/ba305410-5ae0-433d-bdbc-8d5fe3b7b2e7/IMG_1205.jpeg Artist Spotlights - Alice Kin (UNBOUND) - Do you consider yourself to be part of an artist network/community, and if so, how does this impact your practice? I am still seeking my tribe. Being part of projects like Unbound is a lovely way to meet other artists irl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/79396e84-f05b-439f-9450-5b0cda068e03/IMG_20220304_131204394_HDR_Original.jpeg Artist Spotlights - Alice Kin (UNBOUND) - What changes would you like to see in the arts sector? The slow lane! Frequently, arts is a quick coffee, a busy art event, lots of info in a short timeframe. In contrast, one of my favourite community experiences was a weekly open invitation to make bread. People came from all areas of the community, chopped wood, fired the ovens, mixed and kneaded dough. As the dough rose, we ate beautiful food and chatted with the glow of a shared endeavour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/423cb76c-224c-46f2-a763-78807acc0049/Alice+Kin+artwork+netting%2C+The+netting+photo+is+by+%40msc1photography Artist Spotlights - Alice Kin (UNBOUND) - What are your future aspirations as a visual artist and have you got anything coming up you’d like to share? I currently have some work on show in Scarborough where my sculptures became bigger, bolder, and with deeper narrative. The installations focus on migration, empire and belonging. I’d really like to expand and deepen this work to include participatory creation. https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/ruth-agbolade monthly 0.5 2025-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/3b0c642b-1a9c-4670-8034-9e8eb84df0c3/Ruth+Agbolade+Headshot Artist Spotlights - Ruth Agbolade (UNBOUND) - We’re pleased to share with you some of the wider UNBOUND artist cohort… UNBOUND is an artist training & mentoring development programme for artists seeking to develop their practice to deliver artworks in public spaces, which is delivered by BEAM and ourselves at YVAN. It’s part of Our Year, and is funded by Wakefield Council, Cultural Development Fund and West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Introducing Ruth Agbolade - a multidisciplinary visionary artist with a style that blends vibrant, mosaic-like patterns and abstract forms, creating compelling pieces that are rich in symbolism and storytelling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/beedc196-3a8e-4db1-8ed2-c12b4dd4c43d/1.jpg Artist Spotlights - Ruth Agbolade (UNBOUND) - Do you consider yourself to be part of an artist network/community, and if so, how does this impact your practice? Community is so important to me. It’s nice to have people who just “get it” - the struggles, the wins, and the journey of being an artist. Being part of ‘Mastered’ network of creatives, Leeds means I’m constantly inspired, challenged, and supported. Last year, I joined the Bradford Festival Steering Group and the Bradford Artist Group by the BPH (Bradford Producing Hub) and I’ve had the chance to learn from others, collaborate, and get feedback that pushes my work forward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/c17fa39e-f082-43c0-94f1-6b1c5a8cc0ae/2.jpg Artist Spotlights - Ruth Agbolade (UNBOUND) - What changes would you like to see in the arts sector? I’d love to see more opportunities for BAME group and underrepresented voices to shine, especially in public art spaces. There’s so much talent out there that doesn’t always get the platform it deserves. I also think we need to break down some of the barriers around access, whether that’s funding, space, or education. I want to stop spending 6 weeks writing an art proposal for an ACE grant and rather use that time to create sculptures or do some paintings. https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/joanne-tiffany monthly 0.5 2025-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/f85e105d-7ecb-42f8-a694-98f57ddc48ce/Screenshot+2025-01-22+at+09.26.54.jpg Artist Spotlights - Joanne Tiffany (UNBOUND) - We’re pleased to share with you some of the Wakefield-based UNBOUND artist cohort. UNBOUND is an artist training & mentoring development programme for artists seeking to develop their practice to deliver artworks in public spaces, which is delivered by BEAM and ourselves at YVAN. It’s part of Our Year, and is funded by Wakefield Council, Cultural Development Fund and West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Introducing Joanne Tiffany - a multidisciplinary artist living in Wakefield, currently studying Fine Art at Leeds Beckett University, whilst also being an ambassador to the charity ‘Outside In’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/55c4e96b-888f-40a7-b2fc-3c9ec0117278/Screenshot+2025-01-22+at+09.26.47.png Artist Spotlights - Joanne Tiffany (UNBOUND) - Do you consider yourself to be part of an artist network/community, and if so, how does this impact your practice? Honestly, yes and no. It’s not a simple answer for me. I am part of a great digital artist community, that is supportive, encouraging, progressive, inclusive, and accessible which is helpful and impacts my artistic practice positively. I have great artistic friends that I can rely on and are extremely supportive. However, a physical artist community is something I am still working to integrate with due to health-related factors, I know it’s there but accessing it, can sometimes be an issue for me. https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/rebecca-feneley monthly 0.5 2025-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/50f19a92-a199-4116-bfa8-6cfcf0eb3aa9/Rebecca+Feneley+headshot Artist Spotlights - Rebecca Feneley (UNBOUND) - We’re pleased to share with you more of the UNBOUND artist cohort. UNBOUND is an artist training & mentoring development programme for Wakefield/ West Yorkshire based artists seeking to develop their practice to deliver artworks in public spaces, which is delivered by BEAM and ourselves at YVAN. It’s part of Our Year, and is funded by Wakefield Council, Cultural Development Fund and West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Introducing Rebecca Feneley - an Illustrator, Artist & Muralist combining luxurious decorative art with storytelling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/7378e139-eedd-4150-b99a-268081c425f1/IMG_2042.jpeg Artist Spotlights - Rebecca Feneley (UNBOUND) - Can  you tell us a bit about your practice as a visual artist? My practice is first and foremost as an Illustrator, but extends across a range of applications and mediums from murals to painting to live sketching. As an artist, I try to capture moments of joy and serenity that mirror my own experiences, to encourage us to appreciate the magic found in everyday life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/c3a65e76-f83f-47d7-83c6-0f2caacd6c05/IMG_2044.jpeg Artist Spotlights - Rebecca Feneley (UNBOUND) - Do you consider yourself to be part of an artist network/community, and if so, how does this impact your practice? Absolutely. In 2022 I joined Doncaster Creative Network in my hometown, and it changed my life. I had always been isolated as an artist growing up in Doncaster, this for the first time provided me with a community of amazing, local creative people who shared my energy and interests. Along with my now good friend Natasha Clark, who founded DCN, this has been a huge part of inspiring new work, reflecting on projects and ideas, collaborating and generally improving my mental health massively. I owe a lot to this community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/9da107b7-2504-4d65-979b-add03a8d2755/DSC_0537.jpeg Artist Spotlights - Rebecca Feneley (UNBOUND) - How has the UNBOUND development and mentoring programme, about creating art for public spaces, impacted your own outlook and your creativity? The programme has really made me reframe how I see public art, not just in terms of design processes but also on a personal level. I realised every piece of public art is someones story and reflection of the world, whether it’s something I personally enjoy or not. It also gave me a huge appreciation of how many people’s thoughts and ideas go into each piece of art, to create something that can be shared by a community on a personal level. It’s definitely changed how I think about designing my own work as a muralist going forwards into the public realm! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/7e6f0f91-2fb4-4619-bd75-3f0924fef4c4/Familiar+Spirits.jpeg Artist Spotlights - Rebecca Feneley (UNBOUND) - What are your future aspirations as a visual artist and have you got anything coming up you’d like to share? Where do I begin! There are so many projects I’d love to work on, but a big one this year is to work with a local stained glass artist to collaborate on a future exhibition, which we have already had some initial chats about. My first (!) solo exhibition is coming up on February 1st at the Danum Gallery in Doncaster, and I’m also looking forwards to installing a new mural at the Doncaster Ukranian Centre this January. it's hopefully going to be a very exciting year! https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/sam-metz-unbound monthly 0.5 2025-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/5a7a9aef-b5e7-4858-afb7-86bae35fdecc/PXL_20240731_170523112.PORTRAIT.jpg Artist Spotlights - Sam Metz (UNBOUND) - We’re pleased to share with you some of the Wakefield-based UNBOUND artist cohort. UNBOUND is an artist training & mentoring development programme for artists seeking to develop their practice to deliver artworks in public spaces, which is delivered by BEAM and ourselves at YVAN. It’s part of Our Year, and is funded by Wakefield Council, Cultural Development Fund and West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Introducing Sam Metz - a sculptor who explores the concept of ‘neuroqueering’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/a3ad4a8d-196e-4db1-aab5-694db9b80c85/SAM+METZ Artist Spotlights - Sam Metz (UNBOUND) - Can  you tell us a bit about your practice as a visual artist? I explore stimming as a way of interpreting landscape, through drawing and animation. I then translate these drawings into sculptural forms, often using industrial processes such as CNC milling, but working with sustainable materials such as wood made from recycled industrial fibres. My work is often modular meaning that I can reuse sculptural elements in the work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/59747cea-4551-4673-bf0e-ef3e19d0dc6f/A%26E_2023_004.jpg Artist Spotlights - Sam Metz (UNBOUND) - Do you consider yourself to be part of an artist network/community, and if so, how does this impact your practice? My studio is based at the Art House in Wakefield, which is the only accessible art studio in Yorkshire. It's a fantastic artistic community where I feel both connected to peers and supported by staff. I am also part of Feral Rewilding, previously a member of Yorkshire Sculpture Network, and currently a member of Unground collective of former students from MA Art and Ecology from Goldsmiths. https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/yuen-fong-ling-monument monthly 0.5 2025-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/3503c3db-3ae4-42a8-8264-ba2a7aef52e4/Yuen+Fong+Ling Artist Spotlights - Yuen Fong Ling (We are Monument, Sheffield) - Yuen Fong Ling, who is part of our Research and Learning working group and and Beyond the Obvious artist, has curated a new exhibition, “We are Monument” at Graves Gallery in Sheffield. Visit the gallery until Sat 21 December 2024 to check it out! In the same gallery you can see Manish Harijan’s work which we recently donated to Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/822ab459-cddd-4da5-8fa6-d9cad3b92be0/Monument-5.jpg Artist Spotlights - Yuen Fong Ling (We are Monument, Sheffield) - Can you tell us a bit about 'We are the Monument' - your curated exhibition at Graves Gallery in Sheffield? The exhibition “We are the Monument” combined the new commission “Monumentalise” a series of eight short films, with a curated exhibition of artworks and objects from Sheffield’s collections. I wanted to use the exhibition to re-engage the debate around colonial histories and how they occupy public space, through street names and monuments, so we can understand what they mean, what stories they hold for people, and how to move forward together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/054829c0-ed4b-47fb-8532-9cd7e3c71856/JAL_5005-Small.jpg Artist Spotlights - Yuen Fong Ling (We are Monument, Sheffield) - Why do you create? I’ve always believed in the transformative power of art. As a working class, migrant, queer kid, galleries and museum spaces, like libraries and school, were my safe spaces- spaces of learning and potential. That’s why I create, and teach now. I believe in it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/ae17e845-815b-4216-9b0f-fbbc12276c72/Monument-4.jpg Artist Spotlights - Yuen Fong Ling (We are Monument, Sheffield) - Do you consider yourself to be part of an artist network/community, and if so, how does this impact your practice? As I teach, my community is very much part of this. The exhibition is such an important moment for the Fine Art team at Sheffield Hallam, as it demonstrates how teaching staff, own students, past and present, are having an impact on the fine art community and its history. Staff members Gary Simmonds, Emma Bolland, Maud Haya-Baviera, and I, are showing alongside our alumni, Connor Rogers, Manish Harijan, and Victoria Lucas. The success is how our work as teachers, have shaped the artistic and professional lives of our students, their success is our success. https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/hafifa-bto2-rotherham monthly 0.5 2024-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/d37ec3f7-c549-40a8-9995-034f6a390ddf/Ahmed%2C+Hafifa_+Protection_+2.jpg Artist Spotlights - Hafifa Ahmed (BTO2 on Tour) - Hafifa Ahmed exhibited as part of our Beyond the Obvious on Tour showcase which ran from October 5th - 28th at Riverside Gallery in Riverside House, Rotherham. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/389b6261-b592-4716-a45d-49e8a343d5ec/hafifa+art Artist Spotlights - Hafifa Ahmed (BTO2 on Tour) - Can  you tell us a bit about the piece of work you're  exhibiting as part of the Beyond the Obvious on Tour//Rotherham Showcase? This body of work began with a journey into investigating trauma and healing and how this is manifested in terms of the hearts journey in healing. Through manipulating the sculptural pieces, new tensions are manifested from both explicit and implicit narratives. The aim of the work is to push forward and challenge conversations on processes of healing, ideas of vulnerability, permanence and reparation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/661a98a9-a83a-417a-af3b-fc636e6f26dc/hafifa+ahmed Artist Spotlights - Hafifa Ahmed (BTO2 on Tour) - Why do you create? My work is about memory and narrative and so my sculptural pieces tell a story. I create to bring those stories to life and to invite conversations from others. My text-based work is partly based on childhood memories of seeing Sacred Text around the home and partly to create new pieces that incorporate my love of colour into them. https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/sarahjoseph-bto2-rotherham monthly 0.5 2024-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/dcbdfc4e-463c-4038-ab56-85680aff0faa/Sarah+Joseph+Cropped+%281%29.jpg Artist Spotlights - Sarah Joseph (BTO2 on Tour) - Sarah Joseph is exhibiting as part of our Beyond the Obvious on Tour showcase running from October 5th - 28th at Riverside Gallery in Riverside House, Rotherham. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/d84c0355-4026-45ab-ac35-96c664c62428/Uncertain+Legacy+%C2%A9SJD.jpg Artist Spotlights - Sarah Joseph (BTO2 on Tour) - Can  you tell us a bit about the piece of work you're  exhibiting as part of the Beyond the Obvious on Tour//Rotherham Showcase? “Uncertain Legacy” speaks to the turmoil of Mother Earth as she experiences the effects of worsening environmental destruction, with little progress being made to correct the damage being done. The child within her represents mankind’s hope, as she ponders what legacy is being left for the generations to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/f76c4eed-0f85-4eae-9e80-6a69dddb16dd/Sarah+Joseph+at+work.jpg Artist Spotlights - Sarah Joseph (BTO2 on Tour) - Why do you create? Creating for me is an elemental compulsion, I must express my emotions on canvas and I have worked through many emotional issues during the process of painting. I often feel that any negativity of spirit is released when I do so. https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/manish-harijan-bto2-rotherham monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/33819f5e-5c04-49d4-a61c-fcd831763820/Z61_8869.jpg Artist Spotlights - Manish Harijan (BTO2 on Tour) - Manish Harijan is exhibiting as part of our Beyond the Obvious on Tour showcase running from October 5th - 28th at Riverside Gallery in Riverside House, Rotherham. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/2157a7e5-885e-43dc-9865-1c936b52b015/Manish+Harijan_+Kaliqueen+2023+%281%29+%281%29.jpg Artist Spotlights - Manish Harijan (BTO2 on Tour) - Can  you tell us a bit about the piece of work you're  exhibiting as part of the Beyond the Obvious on Tour//Rotherham Showcase? Kaliqueen layers both east and west cultural understanding and history. Nepali Gurkhas, serving the British for 200 years to keep peace around the world, inspired me to do this work. The work layers the two images of queen Elizabeth II and Goddesses Kali as well as their immortalization and legacy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/a6a77eb1-f85d-485e-b263-00195b280c96/DSC_5212+%281%29.jpg Artist Spotlights - Manish Harijan (BTO2 on Tour) - Why do you create? Creating work for me is to understand belonging, culture, history and contemporary time. It allows me to share my stories that haven’t been heard and explore both historical and contemporary issues all around the world through my experiences and understanding. https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/tzipporahjohnston-artworks-together monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/5b3727d3-6c60-4311-8327-f359fcf94a6b/Tzipporah+Johnston+-+Working+shot+close+%281%29.jpg Artist Spotlights - Tzipporah Johnston (ArtWorks Together) - Tzipporah Johnston is exhibiting as part of the ArtWorks Together International Exhibition 2023 running from August 30th - September 24th at Wentworth Woodhouse, Rotherham. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/4852ee07-6615-4fac-bca8-2a1a9ccbc5fd/Tzipporah+Johnston+-+Venus+Eye+Trap+2+-+2023+-+detail.jpg Artist Spotlights - Tzipporah Johnston (ArtWorks Together) - Can you tell us a bit about the piece of work you're exhibiting as part of the ArtWorks Together International Exhibition 2023? The Venus Eye Trap is about my difficulty with eye contact. For me eye contact is so intense, it’s like getting an electric shock. I guess with this piece I’m trying to make eye contact as uncomfortable for everyone else as it is for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/adc14c5b-e54d-4bb0-8d35-3812bb2d4a39/Tzipporah+Johnston+-+Portrait.JPG Artist Spotlights - Tzipporah Johnston (ArtWorks Together) - Why do you create? There is an element of compulsion about it. I’ve always created. But also, I think particularly with embroidery there is something monotropic* about the repetition. You’re working stitch by stitch and you just lose yourself in this feeling of “flow”. Embroidery soothes my brain in a way nothing else does. * Monotropism is the tendency of autistic brains to focus intensely on one thing at a time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/aa1a68b9-9047-4277-a956-b8dd29fda596/Tzipporah+Johnston+-+Reverend+Kirbys+Specimen+Box+-+2022+-+detail.png Artist Spotlights - Tzipporah Johnston (ArtWorks Together) - What changes would you like to see in the arts sector? We wrote a manifesto on the subject! https://neukcollective.co.uk/manifesto/ Fundamentally though, the sector depends on networking/connections, unpaid labour, precarity, and a frenetic pace of work – all of which particularly exclude disabled/neurodivergent artists. We need fair work, realistic timescales, and for the sector to see disabled artists as assets rather than inconveniences. https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/emmaanderson-artworks-together- monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/23af21cf-8556-4b6a-9da7-98bbb5a215db/Emma+working+in+ceramics.jpg Artist Spotlights - Emma Anderson (ArtWorks Together) - Emma Anderson is exhibiting as part of the ArtWorks Together International Exhibition 2023 running from August 30th - September 24th at Wentworth Woodhouse, Rotherham. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/173a26b9-3788-4336-a607-d3f9caf2f41d/Bird.jpg Artist Spotlights - Emma Anderson (ArtWorks Together) - Can you tell us a bit about the piece of work you're exhibiting as part of the ArtWorks Together International Exhibition 2023? ‘It was a bird made from clay’. Title: Emblem Emma’s piece was inspired by the American flag. Emma and her mum like to travel together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/78ced111-e741-4a31-8395-61dd988ffe8e/Emma+working.JPG Artist Spotlights - Emma Anderson (ArtWorks Together) - Why do you create? It makes Emma feel ‘independent’, ‘positive’, ‘It is therapeutic’. Emma enjoys working independently and as a team. She enjoys showing people what he has been doing in events and exhibitions. She thinks it is very important to show people that she can do anything! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/9b2e63a8-197b-4d11-b90e-dbbe3e0c3f3f/Emma.jpg Artist Spotlights - Emma Anderson (ArtWorks Together) - What changes would you like to see in the arts sector? ‘Maybe it would be good to see our artwork around the world’. Emma would like to see more people, like herself, represented around the world through art. https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/matalonga-jorge-artworks-together monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/82232340-ef17-431b-b294-9cd456b1b7be/IMG_5681+_tratada.jpg Artist Spotlights - Matalonga Jorge (ArtWorks Together) - Matalonga Jorge is exhibiting as part of the ArtWorks Together International Exhibition 2023 running from August 30th - September 24th at Wentworth Woodhouse, Rotherham. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/c2158214-96db-436a-a3ad-cd8c99a85136/anto%CC%81nio_borges+_final_01+copy.jpg Artist Spotlights - Matalonga Jorge (ArtWorks Together) - Can you tell us a bit about the piece of work you're exhibiting as part of the ArtWorks Together International Exhibition 2023? The drawing was made with watercolour, beeswax and black gouache. In the process all the drawing appears when I dig the gouache, is like a metaphor, has I am digging myself to learning to unmask and be free of some the behaviors that are only important for other people to feel more comfortable around me. I found in intuitive abstract drawing a way to share deep emotions that can’t be explained by words. This drawing came from self reflection, and is the end of a series of 32 small drawings with the same tecchnique. https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/elnaz-growing-colour-together-elerc monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/a0d5dc7b-9d98-4bdd-9cfb-f7a00127ba55/Head+Shot+-+Elnaz.JPG Artist Spotlights - Elnaz Yazdani (Growing Colour Together) - Elnaz Yazdani is an embroidery artist and educator based in Yorkshire and is dedicated to sharing her textile skills and promoting the importance of embroidery as an art form for the future and for community wellbeing. E lnaz has taught embroidery throughout her community, within primary, secondary and higher education as well as community groups and organisations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/b63aa9f5-6d95-4123-890a-05dcc7ecbb7d/Capture+%281%29.png Artist Spotlights - Elnaz Yazdani (Growing Colour Together) - What’s your involvement in the Growing Colour Together project? I was the Growing Colour Together project manager for WOVEN in Kirklees festival 2023, I have been involved with the Growing Colour Together project as an embroidery artist since 2021 when I created a textile dye and art garden in Huddersfield and a series of dried flower ‘Embroider from Nature’ artworks. I then went onto be a project manager in 2022 managing an artist in residency group of 7 artists and a community textile commission in three areas of Kirklees. https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/natalie-linney-growing-colour-together monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/7ef91249-8d5b-4fa3-8138-53c3a00c26e2/29060974_1644677332267876_3722006621987149765_o+%282%29.jpg Artist Spotlights - Natalie Linney (Growing Colour Together) - Natalie explores current, historical, environmental and anthropological themes by expanding ideas & making them visual. Natalie’s work is primarily and textiles, form and print but her practice regularly develops to include new materials and ways of making. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/e782d6bd-3bd5-4989-80a1-ebeddff92ad1/IMG_6086+%282%29.jpg Artist Spotlights - Natalie Linney (Growing Colour Together) - What’s your involvement in the Growing Colour Together project? I am non local artist working with local artists Jane Howroyd & Waheeda Kothdiwala and local groups from across Dewsbury. Together we have been sharing our knowledge of planting, growing, textiles and dyeing. Our outcome is 'Roving Lands'. A textile installation which will pave its way around the walled wildflower garden in Crows Nest Park. Roving Lands will encompass over one hundred textile pieces each individually designed to represent personal journeys through natural spaces. https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/waheeda-kothdiwal-growing-colour-together monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/72fa0d78-6384-480b-ab42-7bbe1bd71f1e/COL+PORTS-4+%281%29.jpg Artist Spotlights - Waheeda Kothdiwal (Growing Colour Together) - Waheeda is an Artist with a background in surface pattern and landscape design. She is currently working as a project worker at S2R and facilitates well-being workshops and walks in nature. Waheeda’s work connects people to nature through art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/2717cb50-adf7-448e-99b9-b9396575bace/camphoto_1254324197+%281%29.jpg Artist Spotlights - Waheeda Kothdiwal (Growing Colour Together) - What’s your involvement in the Growing Colour Together project? I am one of the 7 GCT artist chosen for the project. I am working on the Dewsbury Team as one of the Local artists alongside Jane and a non-local artist Natalie. Together with the community we are creating a dye garden and scarves which will be a part of the Woven festival. https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/cherry-styles-growing-colour-together monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/5fbbb83c-bf83-4f29-8711-1a2dabfc0345/IMG_4593+%281%29.JPG Artist Spotlights - Cherry Styles (Growing Colour Together) - As a small-press publisher and gardener, Cherry’s practice spans art projects and educational activities in community settings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/51e00aad-8061-4003-a7ad-14f1ee7234ed/Zines+%281%29.jpg Artist Spotlights - Cherry Styles (Growing Colour Together) - What’s your involvement in the Growing Colour Together project? I am one of the artists on the GCT project. Alongside Michaela, I’ve been working with the gardening group at Birkby and Fartown Library and the wider Birkby community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/35b44708-504b-47d8-9baf-b656e13217d1/Cherry+Styles+%281%29.JPG Artist Spotlights - Cherry Styles (Growing Colour Together) - Do you consider yourself to be part of an artist network/community, and if so, how does this impact your practice? Yes. After moving around the country a fair bit in my 20s the networks I’ve been a part of have helped sustain my work and offered me valuable context, particularly throughout periods of illness. Being able to work with the community here in Birkby, where I live is particularly rewarding and has really shaped the work I'm making. It feels very reciprocal. https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/jane-howroyd-growing-colour-together monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/e841af95-5120-48c3-85ac-bcf9075a30b4/JHowroyd_woad_dyeing+%282%29.JPG Artist Spotlights - Jane Howroyd (Growing Colour Together) - With a background in textiles, Jane Howroyd has over 20 years’ experience working as a tutor and workshop facilitator, delivering socially engaged workshops. Jane believes that creativity is truly beneficial for wellbeing and her work hopes to reach as broad an audience as possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/d2fd2a90-93f1-49d3-9df3-350cffc27ca8/moorland_landscapes_2019_HAF_JHowroyd+%282%29.jpg Artist Spotlights - Jane Howroyd (Growing Colour Together) Do you consider yourself to be part of an artist network/community, and if so, how does this impact your practice? Through WOVEN I have found a new network of artists, researchers and makers with a shared interest in textiles and creativity. https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/blog-post-title-one-6mtlc monthly 0.5 2024-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/8e7b94ac-b565-4830-a310-b49516438a2e/E7724E1A-09B0-4794-A0AF-6F756A04D013.jpeg Artist Spotlights - Michaela Lesayova (Growing Colour Together) - Michaela Lesayova is an Artist, Creative + specialist Coach operating in the realm of ecology and fine art. Her art practice closely engages her ongoing relationship with plants, flowers, soil and exploring ways to co-create with the environment. Michaela’s medium is natural colour which she gives life to through naturally dyeing fibres and experimenting with natural inks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/71a528bb-d997-410c-8b7c-52e362a7323b/IMG_20230327_152255+%281%29.jpg Artist Spotlights - Michaela Lesayova (Growing Colour Together) - What’s your involvement in the GCT project? I am one of the 7 GCT Artists. I have been appointed as a ‘non-local’ Artist in Huddersfield. Since January 2023 we have been collaborating with a local gardening group run by S2R. Together, we have been exploring the principles of colour and growing dye plants. We have created a community zine documenting our activity and from April onwards we will be exploring how we can source natural colour from dye plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/3196c96a-8769-4ff9-a838-c78d1bfe03b2/IMG_20220816_105236+%281%29.jpg Artist Spotlights - Michaela Lesayova (Growing Colour Together) - Do you consider yourself to be part of an artist network/community, and if so, how does this impact your practice? Yes I do, even though may be of a small one. I am still in the early stages of my creative career as an independent Artist. I feel like there is so much more to look at, learn and explore, but I also enjoy where I am and I have loved meeting other creatives and forming new friendships with them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/5649f52a-63d8-4491-9b90-2848f18ed80f/IMG_20220809_093711+%281%29.jpg Artist Spotlights - Michaela Lesayova (Growing Colour Together) - What changes would you like to see in the arts sector? I would love to see more balance between admiring high fine art Artists, or recognising Artists and their talent only long after they have died, and actually seeing and respecting Artists for who they are in the here and now. Nobody wants to work for free. Artists should not have to do so either, because their vocation is art. https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/tag/unbound monthly 0.5 https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/tag/YVAN monthly 0.5 https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/tag/BTO2 monthly 0.5 https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/tag/GrowingColourTogether monthly 0.5 https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/tag/ArtWorksTogether monthly 0.5 https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/tag/uncoverculturalskills monthly 0.5 https://yvan.org.uk/artist-spotlights/tag/beyond monthly 0.5 https://yvan.org.uk/network-spotlights daily 0.75 2026-01-30 https://yvan.org.uk/network-spotlights/artworks-together monthly 0.5 2026-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/fc035e43-1b30-4536-9ce1-ff2d32b0847a/IMG_2.png Network Spotlights - ArtWorks Together We’re thrilled to be spotlighting ArtWorks Together as they launch their 2026 International Exhibition, running from 24 January - 31 May 2026 at Millennium Gallery, Sheffield. Established by ArtWorks South Yorkshire, ArtWorks Together is an international festival, offering adult artists who have a learning disability, are autistic or both, the opportunity to showcase their talents to the entire world, gaining the recognition they deserve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/091c0810-53e9-4a93-a695-283aa24a3106/AWT26+Logo.png Network Spotlights - ArtWorks Together - What can we expect at the Artworks Together International Exhibition 2026? The exhibition brings together a vibrant and ambitious collection of contemporary work that celebrates colour, innovation and artistic excellence. Across painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media, film and more, the artworks explore urgent social, political, environmental and cultural themes, while offering nuanced perspectives that challenge narrow assumptions about who artists are and whose voices are valued. Featuring artists from South Yorkshire to South Asia, North Yorkshire to North America and beyond, the exhibition highlights the breadth and depth of artistic practice by artists who have a learning disability and autistic artists working internationally today. ArtWorks Together Festival is committed to raising the profile of artists who remain significantly underrepresented within the visual arts sector. Through this exhibition, we invite audiences to engage deeply with the work, reflect on their responses, and join us in advocating for a more equitable and inclusive arts landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/52867778-e59f-4e43-a75f-b5d49eccc177/Debs+with+the+Yellow+Hair+Relief+sculpture+%28card%2C+quilling%29+Debra+Roberts+England Network Spotlights - ArtWorks Together What changes would you like to see within the wider visual arts sector in the UK? Our vision is a future in which artists who have autism and/or learning disabilities are genuinely involved and integral, flourishing and being understood, their needs accepted and adopted, and their work recognised for its creative value and cultural contribution just like any other artist. In order to get there, we'd like to work with more organisations to share best practice, to learn from the artists we support, and to create more opportunities. Artwork to the left credit: Debs with the Yellow Hair, Relief sculpture (card, quilling): Debra Roberts, England -featured in their 2026 exhibition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/ca0694c2-c014-47cc-ba29-aa18fdac272e/Ripping+Off+Acrylic+paint+on+canvas+Emma+Evans+England Network Spotlights - ArtWorks Together - If someone were interested in getting involved or joining your community/festival, what would you recommend they do? Come to the ArtWorks Together International Exhibition, check out the new installation at Sheffield Train Station, get involved in a workshop - and let us know how we can help you engage and connect. The best place to start is on our website or via our social media (links below). And if you're local to Barnsley, Rotherham and Sheffield and would like to get involved in our regular activities and creative day service their, as a participant or volunteer - please get in touch via artworkstogether2026@gmail.com Artwork credit to the right: Ripping Off Acrylic paint on canvas Emma Evans England, featured in their 2026 exhibition. https://yvan.org.uk/network-spotlights/art-working-parents monthly 0.5 2026-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/56be554a-0b5a-4a09-b6fd-a564fb66c4a5/Screenshot+2024-09-04+at+15.06.53.png Network Spotlights - The Art Working Parents Alliance We’re pleased to spotlight the Art Working Parents Alliance (AWP) - a national network for parents in the art world. It’s free to join and offers a number of resources and benefits: a monthly newsletter listing events and matters of interest, WhatsApp groups specific to each sector and region, a peer-to-peer mentoring programme and regular meet-ups held both in person and online. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/b4bbd41d-49eb-4772-ac31-7c1466c016a2/_JO_PIC.jpg Network Spotlights - The Art Working Parents Alliance - What changes would you like to see within the wider visual arts sector, particularly for parents, in the UK? Working in the broader industry, we are both aware that the structural problems that make it so difficult for artist parents to flourish has an impact across the sector. Parents – primary caregivers in particular – face specific challenges, whether they are working in academia, the commercial sector or for public institutions. By creating a network, connecting parents across every sector of the artworld, we allow our members to identify whether the challenges they have faced are part of a wider structural pattern. Parents working in the visual arts are often invisible to one another, not least because so much networking happens in the early evenings when those with children are less able to attend events. Photo: Jo Harrison https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/2aa9008f-0b06-4f04-83fd-19d2708ddb11/IMG_3516.JPG Network Spotlights - The Art Working Parents Alliance - Have you got any projects, events or opportunities coming up you’d like to share? You can access our upcoming and past events here: https://artworkingparents.wordpress.com/news-events Photo: Hettie Judah https://yvan.org.uk/network-spotlights/alison-bradford-producing-hub monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/7854113a-37d7-42c5-8113-9461dfad3289/Bradford+Visual+Art+Social-7309.jpg Network Spotlights - Bradford Producing Hub (Alison McIntyre) - We’re thrilled to be launching our Network Spotlight series for networks across Yorkshire & Humber. Kicking off with the wonderful Bradford Producing Hub (BPH). Based in Bradford (Yorkshire), they test radical new approaches to producing work, supporting talent, and developing a thriving local arts workforce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1bcb4b38-a202-4495-b084-e84aeca4809f/alison Network Spotlights - Bradford Producing Hub (Alison McIntyre) - How does being a part of a network of artists and artworkers impact you and your work? BPH offers funding, mentoring, training, development, and networking opportunities to platform Bradford as a district that nurtures and celebrates homegrown talent. In my role I listen to and support visual artists and feel privileged to be part of that community as an artist myself. It has impacted my confidence as an artist and given my creative practice new energy and inspiration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/e7c02107-ae4b-4117-8d07-29d7001308b6/2023-09-07.jpg Network Spotlights - Bradford Producing Hub (Alison McIntyre) - How is the network you’re part of accessible and equitable? We are a needs-led organisation so are in continual dialogue with the cultural sector across the Bradford district so that we can respond to what artists need right now. We make our opportunities as easy to apply into as possible and offer information sessions and support to apply to anyone who needs it. We make all our events as accessible as possible, and our Empowered programme looks specifically at the barriers and issues for disabled and minority groups with the cultural sector. We also offer access costs and bursaries to the majority of our events and programmes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6005b2e9c8cd610112a8edd3/1719920491783-694P6XTF9IEOV6CCITSP/BPH+Visual+Social+-4848.jpg Network Spotlights - Bradford Producing Hub (Alison McIntyre) - Have you got any projects, events or opportunities coming up you’d like to share? Visual Artists Association Membership Ballot Our next Visual Arts Social is in September (from when writing this) – date and venue TBC Visual Art Crits programme – details TBC (check back before publication as we may have more details by then). 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