Alternative Visions: Undiscovered Art in the South West

Alternative Visions was developed by Arts & Health South West, Outside In and Bristol Culture, in partnership with Falmouth Art Gallery, The Wilson in Cheltenham, Poole Museum and Bristol-based Artists First.

The project was funded through Arts Council England’s Strategic Touring Programme.

Alternative Visions aimed to:

• challenge and question perceptions of art in relation to people who are excluded from the mainstream art world, for reasons including health, disability, social circumstance or isolation.
• highlight issues of diversity, interpretation and relationships between artists and curators.
• initiate discussion around what people think should be considered as art.
  influence the attitudes of audiences and get more work exhibited in mainstream spaces by those facing barriers.
• create a fairer art world which rejects traditional values and institutional judgements about whose work can and should be displayed in galleries.

Alternative Visions Image Gallery