The Zambia National Visual Arts Council (VAC) is a national Zambian visual arts organisation established in 1989. Founded and led by artists themselves, VAC works to promote awareness of the arts and the interests of artists in Zambia.[1]
VAC's founder members included Martin Abasi Phiri,[2] Agness Yombwe,[3] and William Miko, who formed VAC's first interim national executive committee.[4]
The Visual Arts Council's offices are at the Henry Tayali Visual Arts Center in Lusaka. However, the Council has supported exhibitions in a variety of other Zambian venues: for example, the Martin Phiri Art Centre in Chipata,[5] and the Garden City Mall in Lusaka.[6] It has also participated in international collaborations: in 2018 Zambian art was showcased at the African Studies Gallery in Tel Aviv,[7] and in 2020 'Stories of Kalingalinga' was a touring exhibition in collaboration with Anglia Ruskin University in the United Kingdom.[8]
In 2004 VAC produced the book Art in Zambia, written by Gabriel Ellison with photography by Billy Nkunika.[1]