Visiting Arts, supported by Creative Scotland are holding an international exchange workshop in Edinburgh during the Festivals period.  They have been working with artists and producers in Trinidad & Tobago, Ethiopia, Malawi and the Pacific Islands region, through creative skills workshops which support them to develop their business and start to establish more international connections and potential collaborations; the 12 participants from these workshops will be in Edinburgh in August, and involved in the exchange workshops.

It is geared towards mid-level career practitioners and producers based in Scotland, with more than five years professional experience.  The visiting practitioners are listed below.

Trinidad & Tobago

Mtima Solwazi, Cascadoo/Roots Foundation  – Spoken work/poetry

Damian Whiskey – Carnival artist

Patrice Briggs, Arts in Action – applied theatre & performance

Ethiopia

Mihret Kebede – Artist & poet, festival organiser

Tesfaye Weldemedhin – Storyteller

Malawi

George Kalukusha – Music & Poetry

McArthur Matukuta, Solomonic Peacocks Theatre Company – Actor/Director

There is a short application form for the workshop, to manage demand, with a deadline of Monday 27 June at 5pm.  The workshop itself will be on 24 August, 9am-3pm.  The link:

To apply please click here to complete the online form.