VANSA Annual Report: DIRECTOR’S REPORT 11
DIRECTOR’S REPORT Care, Connection and Change The 2019/2020 year has been characterised as a year of radical shifts and change. Whilst this moment required us to be socially apart it did also allow us a moment of reflection and to actively and intentionally create ways of being that truly brought us together for our collective greater good. Covid-19 has had a huge impact on not only the work we do but how we do it. We have had to ask ourselves a lot of important questions about who we are, what we do and what it means for us to do the work we do in the ways in which we do it. We remain committed to creating a fair, just and equitable visual arts sector which is accessible to all. As we come to the end of the five year strategy focused on Membership, Programmes and Income Generation, and make plans for the new, we continue to be guided by the three pillars on which our work exists - Study, Decentralisation and Professional Access. This solid foundation has allowed us to be flexible and agile through internal changes and challenging external times. As we navigate this moment and develop the new strategy that will guide us, four things have become abundantly clear in terms of the elements which are needed in our ecosystem. We need to CARE for ourselves and our community, this means understanding how deeply interconnected we are and that our strength lies in us, the community that makes up our ecosystem. This focus on care in how we work has been reflected internally through ensuring the safety of our team and all we work with
