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 Professional Practice: Art development agencies 


An art development agency is an organisation that develops art and access to art for a community, they develop opportunities and quality of life in a given area. They typically apply for core funding to pay for staff and run programmes which engage and enable people, they also have an emphasis to many galleries which takes the focus away from profiling artists and instead on empowering the people. 

Some examples of these agencies are:

Artcore in Derby, an international centre for contemporary art and creativity, home to Artcore gallery, studios, workshop spaces, a shop and cafe. They have exhibition spaces that are open to the public as well as an extensive exhibition and residency programme which helps support early, mid career and established artists create work. And each year they welcome over 4000 people from Derby to experience exhibitions and events.

Cityarts is a charity based in Nottingham. They aim to give everyone a chance to be creative no matter who they are, and they offer a chance to be creative and explore arts of all kinds such as music, writing, drawing and dance. They rely on donations, public funding and income from their small venue in Hockley where they host different events as well as run workshops and exhibitions. They expect their work to be within their values which are: Creative, respectful, empowering, ambitious, trustworthy and enjoyable.

Air Arts in Derby hospital. Air arts is the arts charity for derby teaching hospitals promoting health and well-being through arts and arts participation. Established in 2007 they aim to create a calm and welcoming environment, providing support for the patients, staff and visitors. They bring art, dance, drama, poetry, storytelling, crafts and music into the hospital and working with staff and patients to create personalised creative activities and improving the patient and staff experience. 

I believe that art development agencies not only provide artists jobs in areas like marketing and managerial roles, but they also bring together communities. They provide safe spaces and are inclusive for all types of people. They give enrichment and opportunities as well as the chance to make a difference within your own community, which is why I think that they're so important for not only the artist involved but also the members of the public that join in.

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