This training programme will comprise two, 3-day, face-to-face workshops, online mentoring sessions and opportunities for UK residencies and professional exchanges.

The training programme aims to:

  • Enhance the artistic, technical and management skills of arts and culture festival management teams in West Africa to strengthen delivery and thus improve artistic, social and economic contribution of participating festivals to their host communities;
  • Provide networking opportunities for festival managers from West Africa and the UK to enhance the sharing of best practice and collaboration.

WORTH

  • Participation in the workshop is free.
  • The course is structured to encourage strong peer to peer working so participants can expect to learn from and each other as well as sharing their skills and experience.
  • There are bursaries available to support participants from outside workshop locations with travel and accommodation.

ELIGIBILITY

  • Open to existing managers and producers of independent (privately managed) art festivals in West Africa or Staff (technical, administrative and artistic) that support the management of festivals in West Africa;
  • Selected participants will be aged between 18 and 35. Festival managers or producers who are not within this age range but have demonstrable evidence of engaging primarily with artists and audiences in the target age range may also be considered.

DEADLINE: September 3 2018

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