Blog piece provided by Lee Hornsby, Partnership and Skills Manager. Creative Industries Federation. Creative England and the Creative Industries Federation joined forces in 2020 and are now a part of the Creative UK group. With this new union came a revisitation of...
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CHEAD joins a new Visual Arts Alliance
The Contemporary Visual Arts Network CVAN plans to launch a new initiative by inviting sector representative organisations to come together and form an alliance for the visual arts. The new alliance is drafting a shared mission statement and agreeing objectives which...
In conversation with Greg Clark MP
In conversation with Greg Clark MP - Wednesday 28th October, 2020 – Write Up. As part of Policy Connect’s “In conversation with…” event series, CEO Jonathan Shaw spoke with Greg Clark MP to discuss his role as Chair of the Science and Technology Committee. The event...
CHEAD AGM Notice & call for Trustee nominations for the 2021-24 term
The CHEAD Annual General Meeting will be held during the Annual CHEAD Conference taking place online on Wednesday 17th March 2021, at 12.00pm. Elections for CHEAD Trustees will be held at the forthcoming AGM. Four Trustee vacancies will arise at the end of the 2019/20...
CHEAD Research Alliance Strategy Group. First Meeting Reflections: December 2020
On 15th December 2020 the newly formed Research Alliance Strategy Group held its first meeting. Following a call for members, our newly elected representees from the wider research alliance responded with enthusiasm and vision. Our virtual meeting was attended by 19...
Visual Arts: The Beating Heart and Soul of Building Back Better
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
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
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...
Fashion Academics Creating Equality (FACE) blog piece – Power and Privilege
CHEAD is delighted to announce a new partnership with Fashion Academics Creating Equality (FACE) which will facilitate a two-way exchange of resources. Recently, FACE took part in a CHEAD members event Creative Resilience: Art Adapts and have posted a blog piece...
Group for Learning in Art & Design 23rd Annual Conference: Call for proposals
Group for Learning in Art & Design (GLAD) 23rd Annual Conference Friday 23 April 2021 Calling students, researchers, lecturers, leaders, technical staff & members of professional services teams Call for Proposals for Papers, Workshops & Lightning Talks...