About OAUK

• We believe that Outdoor Arts are a vital and unique part of our cultural ecology and offer the broadest possible access to public engagement with the arts.
• The work challenges and entertains; it is our most inclusive and empowering art form; it captivates communities, and inspires innovation and cohesion.
• The Outdoor Arts sector, liberated from buildings, is key to effecting social change and opening up culture with challenging, engaging and sometimes confrontational work. And we do really great fireworks.

What we do

• OutdoorArtsUK advocates for Outdoor Arts across cultural, governmental, public funding and private funding arenas.
• We help develop the sector by providing practical information on good working practices and offer advice and guidance for new and experienced practitioners.
• We commission reports and share statistics to help our members make ever stronger cases for supporting the work.
• Through our networking, we broker creative and beneficial connections between members.
• Via newsletters and communications, we provide the latest information on Outdoor Arts jobs, commissions, opportunities and funding.
• We run a programme of events to facilitate networking, idea sharing, information exchange and peer support.
• Once a year, we produce a large national conference for the sector to come together.
• We visit festivals and events to hold a comprehensive knowledge of the latest national and international Outdoor Arts work and keep an eye out for emerging artists.
• We share up-to-date information about professional training and development.
• On our website, we maintain a comprehensive festival and performance listing service of what’s on, for both sector and public use.