Art X-UK Acquisitions

Over the past year, CVAN has partnered with the Government Art Collection and other contemporary art networks on a unique project collecting new works by 45 visual artists for display in UK government buildings worldwide.

Art X-UK, supported by the Advisory Committee on the Government Art Collection, was a way of responding to the impact of COVID-19 on the visual arts sector. The Collection invited CVAN to nominate artists from their nine regions. After a transparent selection process a number of artists were put forward. 

Art X-UK has acquired more than 90 works, supported 45 artists, and spent £230,000 across the country. Art networks were asked to consider diverse representation of artists and as a result, 24 of the artists are women, two identify as non-binary, 20 as minority ethnic, six as LGBTQ+, and four with disclosed disability.

“The Government Art Collection partnership has enabled an incredible opportunity for artists across England. Our nine regions – from Cornwall to Cumbria – put forward artists that are perhaps not well represented by major collections and institutions. It has been an honour for CVAN to provide this platform and work with GAC to support artists during such a critical time.” Paula Orrell, National Director, CVAN

Read more about Art X-UK here.

Art X-UK artists
Bruce Asbestos (CVAN East Midlands), Simon Bayliss (CVAN South West), Rabiya Choudhry (Scottish Contemporary Art Network), Donna Coleman (Yorkshire and Humber Visual Arts Network), Jamie Crewe (Scottish Contemporary Art Network), Paul Crook (New Art West Midlands), Adéọlá Dewis (Visual Art Group Wales), Lisa Fielding-Smith (Yorkshire and Humber Visual Arts Network), Michael Forbes (CVAN East Midlands), Naomi Frears (CVAN South West), Atelier E.B (Scottish Contemporary Art Network), Kathryn Elkin (CVAN North East), Leo Fitzmaurice (CVAN North West), Joy Gerrard (Belfast Visual Arts Network), Rabab Ghazoul (Visual Art Group Wales), Graham Gingles (Belfast Visual Arts Network), Jake Grewal (Visual Art Group Wales), Gareth Griffiths (Visual Art Group Wales), Sunil Gupta (CVAN London), Manish Harijan (Yorkshire and Humber Visual Arts Network), Joey Holder (CVAN East Midlands), Mahtab Hussain (CVAN South East), Elsa James (East CVAN), Samson Kambalu (CVAN South East), Jasleen Kaur (CVAN London), Susan MacWilliam (Belfast Visual Arts Network), Lindsey Mendick (CVAN London), Jade Montserrat (Yorkshire and Humber Visual Arts Network), Harold Offeh (East CVAN), John Rainey (Belfast Visual Arts Network), Antonio Roberts (New Art West Midlands), Freddie Robins (East CVAN), Christopher Samuel (CVAN East Midlands), Lindsay Seers (CVAN South East), Libita Sibungu (CVAN South West), Nicola Singh (CVAN North East), Emily Speed (CVAN North West), Lucy Stein (CVAN South West), Matt Stokes (CVAN North East), Leslie Thompson (CVAN North West), Romily Alice Walden (CVAN London), Alberta Whittle (Scottish Contemporary Art Network), Aaron Williamson (CVAN South East), Everton Wright (EVEWRIGHT) (East CVAN), Nilupa Yasmin (New Art West Midlands)