In the fall of this year, there are a couple of exciting events taking place that we’d like to update you on. As you might remember from our previous newsletter, ICAF director Eugene van Erven spoke at the bilingual, multidisciplinary Earagail Arts Festival in Ireland. Integrated in the festival was a two-day symposium on community…
On 2 April we launched our latest publication, ICAF in the Picture, and premiered a specially produced film documentary on our festival. The book, which contains the history of ICAF and an easily readable story of how community art has developed in different corners of the world, is illustrated with stunning photographs of award-winning photographer…
In 2011, ICAF-5 opened with Ngapartji Ngapartji, a production by one of Australia’s leading arts and social change companies, Big hART. Big hART’s work seemed to extend far beyond the regular length and reach of community arts projects as we knew them, making the company unique in the international world of community art. It’s why…
The full-length documentary of ICAF 2014 is here! Made by the gifted friends of We Stories To Be Told it captures last years festival in a way that we hope is a welcome visual souvenir for those who were there and an introduction for those unfamiliar with ICAF. The film tells of the ethos of…
This past March, Catalina García returned to the Netherlands to conduct an extended workshop on parade making at Codarts University of the Arts. During her sojourn in Holland Catalina also gave an inspiring presentation in Utrecht on the work of Barrio Comparsa in her hometown Medellín and facilitated a spring ritual in Arnhem’s Immerloo Park.…
Earagail Arts Festival is a bilingual (Irish/English) multidisciplinary arts festival which has been around for 27 years. During two weeks it offers music, visual arts, circus, film, theatre, and workshops that are presented both indoors and outside in stunning rural and coastal landscapes in Northwestern Ireland. Integrated in the Earagail Festival will be a two-day…
Two of last year’s ICAF participants have edited new books on community art in their home countries. Eva García of Transformas in Barcelona has edited a special edition of Abierto al Público [‘Open to the Public’] entitled Artes Escénicas y Comunidad. In it, she introduces community art in all its variety to a Spanish readership…
We are very excited to share with you the trailer of the documentary of the sixth edition of ICAF. A group of wonderful film makers and friends documented our festival that one year ago took place in various locations in Rotterdam. Keep your eyes open the coming days, for the full-length documentary will be shared…
Order your own hard copy of ICAF IN THE PICTURE ICAF in the Picture is available as book and DVD package for € 15 including postage abroad (In the Netherlands € 10 including postage). Please send an e-mail with your postal address to info@icafrotterdam.com with the subject ‘ICAF in the Picture’. We will send you…
Many of you will remember the mesmerizing parade which opened our ICAF festival last March. The creator of that event was Catalina García, a Colombian artist from Medellín who has worked for many years with Caja Lúdica in Guatemala. She is now back in her native city to work with Barrio Comparsa, a local arts…