The West of England Visual Arts Alliance (WEVAA)
A three-year programme funded by Arts Council England aimed at transforming Bristol and the West of England into a place where the visual arts can thrive.
The West of England Visual Arts Alliance was first established to deliver a programme of activity in response to The Bristol Visual Arts Review, which set out two key recommendations to achieve long-term step change for visual arts:
- To support the development of partnerships and collaborative working.
- To invest in establishing a sustainable increase in professional development opportunities and commissioning capacity for visual arts in Bristol and the West of England.
The three-year programme funded by Arts Council England aimed to transform Bristol and the West of England into a place where the visual arts can thrive, providing critical opportunities and support to enable artists, curators and young people to develop their careers and achieve their potential. Advocating for the visual arts in the context of the region’s strategic development, WEVAA aimed to demonstrate the impact of the visual arts on regeneration, well-being, and economic and community development.
The programme included commissions, fellowships, bursaries, residencies, peer-to-peer and professional development opportunities, young people's programmes resources, and an artist-led programme of experimental collaborative projects.
WEVAA partners are Spike Island, Visual Arts South West, Bath Spa University School of Art, Bristol City Council, The Brunswick Club, Creative Youth Network, Super Culture, North Somerset Council, and UWE Bristol.
