Activity
Literary cross-arts festival: 2 exhibitions. 49 events (workshops, panel discussions, author readings, arts performances); 2 commissions of new work in poetry, music and contemporary dance. Over 2,000 attendees.Description
Festival Creative Director: Year-round mentoring and curation of WayWORD literary cross arts festival with Creative Caucus of young people, and student youth committee; delivery of festival and year round legacy projects and events (schools, libraries, community and cultural partners, Aberdeen Young Carers etc.); Funded by Creative Scotland National Lottery Fund for Organisations £22,000; Aberdeen City Council Cultural Fund for Community Programme £7,000; Gaelic Books council £500; UoA Centre for the Novel £300; UoA Principal's Dowry fund £14,000; in-kind funding and partnerships: Aberdeen Arts Centre, Explorathon, Aberdeen Performing Arts.| Period | 16 Sept 2023 → 30 Sept 2023 |
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| Event type | Festival |
| Location | Aberdeen, United KingdomShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | National |
Keywords
- festival
- literature
- arts-based practices
- music
- perfomance
- student-led
- dance
- exhibitions
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