Vacancies

We do not have any vacancies at this time.

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Calls for Entries

We currently run two calls for entries schemes:

- Michael O'Pray Prize: for new writing on innovation and experimentation in the moving image. Winner receives £750, and two further awardees receive £300, with texts published by Art Monthly and FVU. This is an annual prize. 
Entries for the 2024 edition of the Prize are now closed. 

- FVU New Takes: for artists to test new ideas and thinking in moving image. The programme will provide creative support for three UK based visual artists, who are within five years of beginning their professional artistic practice, to realise a new moving image work.

To be notified about future calls for entries sign up to our e-bulletin here.

Equality & Diversity

We are committed to equality diversity and inclusion across all of our activities, so that everyone who comes in to contact with the organisation, as an employee, artist or member of the public, feels that they are valued and respected, regardless of their background.

The aim of the FVU Equality and Diversity strategy is:

• To confirm the key priorities for action to promote equality and diversity and challenge discrimination.

• To make sure that FVU continues to encourage a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued and that they are being fairly treated.

• To make sure that the organisation continues to attract the widest possible variety of audiences.

• To help the organisation continue to engage with a wide range of artists from diverse backgrounds.

• To make sure that FVU meets all of its legal requirements and responsibilities. relating to equality and diversity.

The full Equality and Diversity strategy is available on request.

 

Image: Michael. cleave to the BLACK, installed at Leeds Art Gallery, 2023. Photographer: Rob Battersby.