Visual Arts: The Beating Heart and Soul of Building Back Better

Dec 22, 2020 | Policy

CVAN, APDIG and a-n are delighted to launch their latest report, produced in collaboration with Contemporary Visual Arts Network. Visual Arts: The Beating Heart and Soul of Building Back Better calls for Government to exploit the potential of the Visual Arts sector to...

Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity update

Dec 18, 2020 | Membership, Policy

New partnership to inform CHEAD EDI programme. Shades of Noir: Knowledge Exchange Centre for Race and Practice-Based Social Justice are pleased to announce their recent partnership with The Council for Higher Education in Art and Design (CHEAD). “We are delighted to...

Strategic Design Leadership

Dec 15, 2020 | Policy

The All-Party Parliamentary Design and Innovation Group and the Council for Higher Education in Art and Design, were delighted to host an online workshop on Strategic Design Leadership on Wednesday 4th November 2020. The event was led by John Howell OBE MP, Co-Chair...

AI and Creative Industries

Aug 18, 2020 | Policy, Resource

This guest blog is kindly provided by John Davies NESTA.   The Art in the Artificial. The implications of AI for the creative industries and how we should respond. The use and influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the creative industries is growing. AI...

COVID-19 Lockdown and the Creative Arts Disciplines: When the hitherto ‘reasonable’ becomes an unrealistic ask.

Jun 24, 2020 | Membership, Policy

This Blog has kindly been supplied by Professor Vicky Gunn, Glasgow School of Art. A View from a devolved Nation. On 23rd June 2020 the Deputy First Minister of Scotland and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (John Swinney) moved the country’s parents from...

#BlackLivesMatter – Statement from our Chair, Professor Anita Taylor

Jun 15, 2020 | Membership, Policy

Update for CHEAD Members – EDI Policy June 2020. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement. The recent events in the the UK and USA have highlighted the inequality and racism that pervades many aspects of society today. The #BlackLivesMatter movement has...