VAI’s journey is about making an impact within the visual arts community and on half of visual artists in the wider world. If you have ever experienced isolation, loneliness, felt that you were somehow outside of what everyone else seemed to be doing, or simply at a loss of where to go to find support and information to help you in the development of your career, then you have experienced some of the key areas that we work in.
We say it clearly in our mission statement: Our Mission is to create a trusted space where visual artists are valued and have access to supports and knowledge that supports and allows them to develop at all stages of their professional career. What you may call social capital, we call daily life… working with artists to enable them to have access to supports when they need them most; upskilling them so that they can develop in their careers, and providing them with the information and knowledge that they need to fully participate in their local and national communities.
There are many ways that you can join us on this journey…