BADA – The British Art and Design Association, is an arts organisation with charitable status, established in 1986. Our main objective is to advance public education and appreciation for excellence in the arts, by promoting the disciplines of fine art, design, and more recently the sciences. We do this by developing and promoting artists and designers through a variety of creative opportunities.

 

In 2025 we opened The CASS - The Centre for Arts, Science and Sustainability on Hilbre Island that aims to establish The CASS as a dynamic and internationally recognised centre for research and practise in the arts, and sciences with particular emphasis on ecology and sustainability.

 

Our 35-years’ experience includes the development and management of artists’ studios and exhibition spaces, exhibition sponsorship, promotion and management, the development of subscriber websites to showcase artists and their work, and the conservation, preservation and curating of art collections.

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BADA works in an advisory capacity to arts festivals, providing hands-on project management, planning, and development strategies. BADA works independently and in partnership with Universities and Galleries.

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Management of Studios and Exhibition Spaces

• 1985 – 1992. Arena Studios, Liverpool.

• 1992 – 1998. Warehouse Studios, Wapping, London.

• 1998 – 2000. Raw Gallery, Whitechapel, London.

• 2000 – 2004. 340 Old Street Project Space, London.

• 2008 – 2021. The Cube, Brighton.

• 2004 – 2016. Blooms Gallery & Rites of Passage Project, Bloomsbury, London.

• 2016 – 2021. Paul St Studios, Shoreditch, London.

• 2019 – 2021. The BADA Collection, Queens Dock, Liverpool.

Promotion of Artists

• 1986 – 1992: The Department of Trade and Industry ‘Entrepreneur Surgery’, Arena Studios Liverpool.

• 2021. LJMU: FACELAB Project

Exhibition Sponsorship, Promotion and Management

• 2008 – 2009. Monuments Exhibition at the Liverpool Biennial and Venice Biennale

• 2008. Standing Stones Exhibition, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.

• 2016. Stations of the Cross, London.

• 2008. Liverpool International Artists, Contemporary Urban Centre, Liverpool Independents Biennial 2008

• 2014. Rites of Passage Exhibition, Blooms Gallery, Bloomsbury, London.

Subscriber Websites

• 2008 – 2014. Commercial strategy and development of revenue generating portal for the Independents Biennial.

• 2012. Commercial strategy and development of revenue generating portal for the Global Biennial.

Archiving and Collections Management

• 2016. BADA was commissioned to undertake archiving work in Scotland for the Helen Campbell Foundation.

• 2019. BADA acquired the substantial collection of the artist, Fanchon Frohlich for archiving and conservation.

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