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…
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…
With immense joy, excitement and pleasure we thank Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie for assessing ICAF’s application positively and deciding to continue supporting us, our vision and activities for the coming four years. What this means is all of the plans we’ve been cooking up including our next ICAF Festival taking place in March 2026, new makers…
For Culture of Possibility #40, Arlene Goldbard and François Matarasso interview James Thompson, Professor of Applied and Social Theatre at the University of Manchester, who facilitated a lecture series as part of ICAF 2023. James Thompson was the founder In Place of War, a project researching and developing arts programs in war zones and has…
Take a first look at the Zinneke Parade, taking place on the 1st of June. Zinneke Parade are inviting eight organisations from outside Brussels and Belgium for an international Zinnode. Together with participants from Paris, Edinburgh, Prague, Roztoky, Rotterdam, Tilburg, Leuven and La Louvière, they will form the collective BRZ’NKO ŠTROÏ. A motley crew of…
Health Action Training, who formed part of the ICAF 2023 Festival Programme, are looking for contributors for their upcoming publication: Using applied drama in nursing and healthcare education: A handbook for educators. Could this be you? Please read the full information below and respond no later than Friday 3rd July, 13.00pm BST. “Editors and Authors: Richard…