Since receiving a historic number of Open Call applications in January of this year, the ICAF team have been busy reviewing and responding to the exceptional list of people and projects who have applied, and puzzling together the programme for the International Community Arts Festival 2026 (our 10th Edition!)  We are now deep in the…

Sophie is our newest ICAF NWE MKR. She began her trajectory with ICAF in April this year and will be working closely with ICAF and Rotterdams Wijktheater towards the presentation of her performance later this year.  After several years of working in healthcare in various settings, Sophie felt it was time for a moment of reflection.…

June was an exceptionally busy travel month for ICAF, as the core team – Jasmina, Anamaria and Amy – travelled to Singapore for eight days to celebrate and attend our first ever international hub gathering event: ICAF Hub Singapore ‘The Gathering’.   We had a momentous time at The Gathering, attending lectures, workshops, special interest circles…

Last month, ICAF travelled to Portugal to take part in a dialogue on participatory and community art practices. As part of the Portuguese Capital of Culture 2025 we spent two days at the Academy of the Desejar festival to question and reinvent the relationships between those who create and those who engage with artistic practices. …

We are hugely excited to share some very important new developments for ICAF, as a long-time goal of ours has just become a reality. As of the start of April 2025, ICAF is an independent foundation. What this means, is that our new independence will grant us the possibility and opportunity to continue to grow…

You heard it here first – ICAF Hub (Singapore): THE GATHERING is taking place from 12th-15th June 2025! Our invitation is clear and direct: Save the date and start making plans to join us in Singapore!  Though our ICAF Hub (Singapore), Drama Box have been involved in many different ICAF editions since 2014, this will be the…

A Note on Language: *English-language version is directly below*La versión en español se encuentra a continuación de la versión en inglés.*Voor de Nederlandse taal kunt u overschakelen naar de Nederlandse versie van het platform (EN) Our Open Call for ICAF 2026 is HERE! The International Community Arts Festival will take place again in Rotterdam, in…

Our ICAF 2026 Open Call is coming very soon, next Wednesday 30 October in fact. So here is everything you need to know to prepare yourself for the announcement date. Our Open Call for ICAF 2026 Festival, taking place from Wednesday 25 March to Sunday 29 March, 2026, will be launched in a mere matter…

Abdallah, ICAF new maker 2023/2024, has recently won the Jacques de Leeuw Prize, an annual award for young talents from the Fontys Academy of the Arts in Tilburg.   This unique prize is intended to give talented artists the opportunity to further develop themselves after their studies  The jury stated: “Just do it, get to…