• Masterclass | Getting Ready: Planning, Curating & Promoting Your Exhibition

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    Masterclass | Getting Ready: Planning, Curating & Promoting Your Exhibition Thursday 2 July | 13:00 BST | Online | OpenSpaces 2026 Artists You've secured your space. Now what? This practical masterclass is designed specifically for artists taking part in OpenSpaces 2026 - walking you through everything you need to plan, curate, and promote your exhibition […]

  • How Creatives Build Lasting Careers

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    How Creatives Build Lasting Careers Art100 International | The Long Game Thursday 16 July | 14:00 BST | Online | Free Success in the art world rarely happens overnight. The artists who build lasting careers are rarely those chasing a single breakthrough moment - they are the ones creating momentum through visibility, recognition, relationships, and […]

  • Legal Hour: Working with Galleries

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    Legal Hour: Working with Galleries Tuesday 21st July, from 13:00 BST (UK time) | Online Gallery relationships can be one of the most rewarding parts of an artist's career and one of the most complicated. This Legal Hour session focuses on the practical legal questions that arise when working with galleries: from consignment agreements and […]

  • Members Meeting

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    VAA Members Meeting Wednesday 5 August | 13:00 BST | Online | Members Only Are you actually using everything your VAA membership gives you? This is your dedicated hour with the VAA team - a chance to get up to speed on what is available to you right now, ask anything you have been meaning […]

  • Art Café | Building Multiple Income Streams as an Artist – What Actually Works

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    Art Café | Building Multiple Income Streams as an Artist - What Actually Works   Thursday 13 August | 14:00 BST | Free Online Discussion Most artists rely on one income stream. The ones who sustain long careers rarely do. Selling original work is just one piece of the puzzle. Teaching, licensing, commissions, corporate work, […]

  • OpenSpaces 2026 | Group Mentorship Session: Troubleshooting Your Exhibition Plans

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    OpenSpaces 2026 | Group Mentorship Session: Troubleshooting Your Exhibition Plans Tuesday 18 August | 13:00 BST | Online | Free for participating artists   You have your space. Now let's make sure your exhibition plan actually works. Planning an exhibition in an everyday space comes with its own set of challenges — and most of […]

  • Masterclass: The Artist Guide to Video Marketing

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    VAA Masterclass: The Artist Guide to Video Marketing 28th September | 13:00 UK Time | Online Video is one of the most powerful tools an artist can use to share their work, grow an audience and build real connections online. But knowing where to start is the hard part. This masterclass brings together VAA Director […]

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  • Members Meeting

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    VAA Members Meeting Thursday 1 October | 13:00 UK Time | Online | Members Only The final quarter is the most important one. Are you making the most of it? October marks the start of Q4 and for artists, that means exhibitions, open calls, end-of-year sales, and planning for 2027 are all on the horizon. […]

  • Art Café | From Studio to Biennale & Art Fairs: Breaking Into Major Exhibitions

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    Art Café | From Studio to Biennale & Art Fairs: Breaking Into Major Exhibitions Wednesday 7 October | 14:00 UK Time | Online | Free Getting into a major exhibition doesn't happen by accident. Biennales, art fairs, and large-scale group exhibitions can be career-defining moments for an artist. But for most, they feel like closed […]