About BANA

BANA stands for Bath Area Network for Artists. Although BANA is based in Bath we have artist members from all over the South West who exhibit in our shows and take an active part in our events and our development as an organisation. Our visual artists exhibit a diverse range of work from painting to photography, illustration to sculpture, and glass work to performance.

On this website you can find arts news and information about events - such as talks and exhibitions published by our artists - as well as arts-related articles and information about our membership. Each artist has their own web page where you can view their work and find out about their practice. BANA members also have access to a Jobs Board, updated weekly, which lists a wide range of opportunities for artists in the region.

BANA is about connecting creativity. We aim collectively to promote the visual arts and to raise the profile of arts activity, by establishing and strengthening links between artists, artists' groups and art promoters. We also advocate for increased investment in arts activities and share information, opportunities, advice and skills with our artists. Our website blog encourages collaboration and the opportunity for artists to find support for their practice and to share ideas.

BANA began in 1998 as an association of like-minded artists and since 2003 has been a private company limited by guarantee. BANA is run by a voluntary management committee of artists who are unpaid directors of the company, elected annually. The current directors are Anna Kot, Joe Tymkow, Emily Barker and David Metcalfe. BANA is an active member of the Cultural Forum for the Bath Area, an independent coalition of cultural and sports organisations who work together for mutual benefit and the benefit of the Bath area overall.

BANA welcomes as members any artists working in the Bath area and the South West in general who are dedicated to professional arts practise and who wish to promote themselves and engage with other artists.

To find out more about BANA and how you could get involved, you can write to:

BANA, The Old Malthouse, Comfortable Place, Bath BA1 3AJ

or email enquiries@banaarts.co.uk or phone 07526-418180

Bath Artists Events

  • Cloth Road Arts Trail
  • 5th-13th May 2012
  • West Wiltshire Arts Trail
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  • Widcombe Art Trail
  • Saturday 23-Sunday 24 June 2012
  • Open Studios and Art Trail
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  • Fringe Arts Bath - BANA Exhibition
  • 25 May to 10 June
  • Call for BANA Artists to contribute to FAB 2012
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Bath Artists News

  • 04 May 2012
  • Secret Art Show
  • Secret Art Show - Are you an artist who would like to contribute?
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  • 29 April 2012
  • Still time to enter the FAB Open Exhibition
  • Show your work as part of FAB 2012
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  • 02 April 2012
  • bana FaB
  • been asked to invigilate
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