If you would rather have this form as a word document, please email info@vasw.org.uk.

Curator Bank is an initiative to support artists living in the South West through mentoring and one-to-one support. Once the deadline has passed we will shortlist artists who have completed this form using random selection software. Selected artists will then be matched with a mentor using the information provided in this form.

Selected artists will be offered a 1.5 hour one-to-one online meeting with a mentor. VASW will introduce artists and mentors over email so they can arrange a meeting, which will take place online or in person depending on the location of the two people meeting. There is no budget for travel so people are only encouraged to meet if they live/work in the same place.

Please note: visual arts practice crosses many disciplines - performance, installation, painting, sound, sculpture - often with relationships to other creative fields (theatre, music, film etc). This opportunity is for artists that primarily categorise their work as contemporary visual arts. If your work is defined more distinctively within other forms of creative practice (illustration, theatre, circus or craft for example), then this is not the right opportunity.

Curator Bank is initiated by VASW and The Burton at Bideford, building on an idea by Gilly Fox. The initiative is managed by VASW, with in-kind support from curators/organisations.

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* 1. If this application would be more accessible to you submitted as an audio or video submission of up to five minutes, please attach this here (max size 10MB).

The audio/video quality does not need to be high - please use your phone or laptop webcam to record this. If you use this option, please type n/a in any relevant compulsory answers.

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* 2. Name

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* 3. Email

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* 4. Postcode

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* 5. How would you describe the stage of your practice?

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* 6. Please provide a link to where we can see examples of images or documentation of your work.

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* 7. Please identify the support that you would like from a mentor. Please select a maximum of two areas of support that you would most like to focus on. This helps us ensure that you get the most out of the meeting.

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* 8. Is there anything else you would like to let us know about the support you are looking for?

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* 9. If you have an access statement, you can upload it here. Please note: Curator Bank is an in-kind initiative, and we do not have a budget for access support. We can forward access statements to mentors in advance of the introductory email.

VASW Equal Opportunities Form

We want to ensure that our work is truly representative of all sections of society. As part of our commitment to equality and diversity we monitor and analyse diversity information to ensure that our recruitment and selection processes are fair and inclusive to all. Please complete our Equal Opportunities Form here.

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