The Coventry Contemporary Art Forum (CCAF) is a partnership between eight art organizations in Coventry, England aimed at collaborating, sharing resources, and strengthening the cultural offerings in the city. The partners recognize the benefits of working together on events, exhibitions, and professional development opportunities for artists. Next steps discussed include opening the forum to artists and curators, testing collaborative programming ideas, and promoting the work of CCAF to cultural stakeholders.

1. Coventry Contemporary Art
Forum (CCAF)

2. CCAF partners

3. Pluspace

4. Roots Gallery

5. Meter Room

6. Artspace

7. Lanchester Gallery Projects (LGP)

8. Mead Gallery

9. Coventry University School of A&D

10. The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

11. Why CCAF
• Because we see the benefit of sharing
information, discussing joint issues/opps
• We recognise that there are opportunities for working
together, now and in the future
• We see value in being seen to be working together
• A space for institutions and independents to come
together and to influence art stakeholders is needed in
Coventry
• We recognise the importance of us as individuals and
also collectively strengthening the cultural offer in the
city

12. CCAF Collaborations
• Lindsay Seers in conversation with Jeremy
Millar, programmed by the Mead Gallery, hosted by the
Herbert
• George Shaw for Turner Prize Party and after
party, organised by CCAF partners and hosted by the
Herbert and CSAD
• ‘Best for the Most Club’ LGP and Meter Room events
• ‘Synopsis 97’ Film Screenings at Artspace programmed by
LGP
• Artspace and Herbert ‘Insight II’ collaboration
• Pluspace and Artspace Workspaces project
• CCAF partners contributing to a programme of existing
‘test’ events and collaborations between January – July
2013

13. Next Steps and Conversations
• Opening the forum to artists/curators and
creating a regular platform for discussion via
our joint projects.
• Discussing /testing opportunities for a
collaborative programme that supports
development of a critical mass and promotes
a lively cultural scene in the city.
• Raising the profile of CCAF with stakeholders
to develop high profile cultural influencers.

14. Contacts and more information about
how we all work with artists
• CCAF www.coventryart.co.uk
• Artspace www.coventry-artspace.co.uk / www.ARCprogramme.co.uk
@CovArtspace
• Pluspace http://pluspace.com/
@PluspaceGallery
• Roots Gallery www.rootsgallery.co.uk
@roots_gallery
• Mead Gallery www.meadgallery.co.uk
• Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
@The_Herbert
• CSAD http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/csad/Pages/csad.aspx
• Meter Room www.meterroom.org
@MeterRoomCov
• LGP http://lanchestergalleryprojects.org.uk
@LGProjects

15. Coventry Priorities for TPWM
• Professional development for artists/curators
including critical conversation and writing
• Visibility of what’s happening in Coventry and
mobility of artists based in the city and linking
to other networks