VAGA, the Visual Arts and Galleries Association is a professional membership body representing the interests of organisations and individuals concerned with the exhibition, interpretation and development of modern and contemporary visual art on behalf of the public.

The membership is broadly based, including galleries and independent exhibiting organisations, museums and collections, university and art school galleries, commissioning and production agencies and individual professionals.

VAGA believes that everyone has their right to participate in culture and to enjoy the arts, as enshrined in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. REALISE your right to art.

• innovation, creativity and knowledge through the work and ideas of contemporary visual artists and creatives and with its membership seeks to:
• remove intellectual, social and physical barriers to the enjoyment and understanding of the visual arts
• develop the potential for education, lifelong learning and personal development through the visual arts
• further visual arts education
• broaden audiences and improve the quality of their experience

 
To find out more about the range of work and achievements of the contemporary visual arts sector, see the full list of VAGA members available on the main VAGA site, where links take you to the websites of individual members.

For the latest news and issues of concern visit the main VAGA site News & Issues page.

VAGA works in partnership, networks and shares knowledge with visual arts and cultural bodies, fu nding and development agencies and independent trusts and foundations across the cultural and education sectors. For further information see the main VAGA website: www.vaga.co.uk .

VAGA was founded in 1991. An annually elected Executive Committee manages the Association, which is run by an Executive Director and staff. VAGA is funded by its membership, earned income, the Arts Council of England and the Scottish Arts Council.