Researching Artists' Networks in Yorkshire and Humber: determining value, impact and sustainability

艺术的内在价值，以及艺术家网络的内在价值，都很难捕捉到。随着早期职业艺术家从高等教育、大学或其他职业中脱颖而出，他们往往面临着不稳定的就业市场，留下了来自同行、导师和导师的明确支持结构，以及工作室、设施和专注的时间。虽然定义艺术家网络的性质很复杂，但艺术家发展和维持的网络往往在定义他们的实践路线以及他们决定留在当地的过程中起着关键作用。在考虑所有艺术家的需求时，不只是那些上大学的艺术家，当地的艺术组织，从公共资助的，到艺术家领导的，在为早期职业艺术家提供持续的专业发展方面处于至关重要的地位，并帮助维持和支持他们不断发展的网络。该项目与约克郡和亨伯视觉艺术网络(YVAN)和表演与文化产业学院(PCI)合作，将以YVAN目前的研究和合作伙伴关系为基础，为艺术组织在艺术家职业生涯之初与他们合作开发可持续的、合作的方式。通过与艺术家和组织的合作，这个项目将试图捕捉到艺术家网络提供的一些复杂但内在的价值。把艺术家的需求放在首位，我将利用这项研究开发一个工具箱，其中包括可供广泛组织实施的可访问的指导和方法。

The intrinsic value of the arts, and therefore artist networks, is hard to capture. As early career artists emerge from either higher education, college or alternatives, they often face a precarious job market, and leave behind a clear structure of support, from peers, tutors, and mentors, as well as studios, facilities and focussed time. While defining the nature of artist networks is complex, the networks that an artist develops and sustains can often be pivotal in defining the route of their practice, and their decision to remain local. In considering the needs of all artists, not just those that attend University, local arts organisations, from the publicly funded, to the artist led, are crucially placed in providing ongoing, professional development for early career artists, and helping to sustain and support their evolving networks. This project, undertaken in collaboration with Yorkshire & Humber Visual Arts Network (YVAN) and The School of Performance and Cultural Industries (PCI), will build on YVAN's current research and partnerships to develop sustainable, collaborative ways for arts organisations to work with artists at the beginning of their careers. By working collaboratively with artists and organisations, this project will attempt to capture some of the complex, but inherent value that artist networks provide. Placing artists needs at the forefront, I will utilise this research to develop a tool box of accessible guidance and methods that can be implemented by a wide range of organisations.