Partnerships

National Centre for Writing

City of Literature Weekend is a Norfolk & Norwich Festival and National Centre for Writing presentation, programmed by National Centre for Writing.

The National Centre for Writing (NCW) is a literature development organisation based in Norwich, England’s first UNESCO City of Literature. The National Centre for Writing at Dragon Hall promotes great literature, inspires communities through the power of writing, reading and literary translation, nurtures literary talent and hosts world-class events. NCW’s key stakeholder funders are Arts Council England, the University of East Anglia and Norwich City Council.
www.nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk

Without Walls

Without Walls is a network of over 35 organisations presenting the best outdoor arts to people in towns and cities  across England. Since its formation in 2007, Without Walls has developed and toured over 200 new shows both in the UK and internationally across 22 countries.

Norfolk & Norwich Festival is part of the Without Walls Artistic Directorate who annually invest commissioning funds into a programme of new Outdoor Arts shows, some of which can be seen at the Festival, often during the Welcome Weekend.

Without Walls is supported by Arts Council England as a National Portfolio Organisation.

Unlimited

Unlimited is an arts commissioning body that supports, funds and promotes new work by disabled artists for UK and international audiences. Our mission is to commission extraordinary work from disabled artists that will change and challenge the world.

Unlimited is funded by Arts Council England, Arts Council of Wales, British Council, Creative Scotland and Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

Since 2013, Unlimited has supported over 521 artists with over £6.5 million, reaching audiences of over 6 million, making it the largest supporter of disabled artists world-wide.

IN SITU

IN SITU, European platform for artistic creation in public space

IN SITU is the story of a group of programmers who are passionate about new aesthetics and the challenges related to public spaces. Since 2003, they have been joining forces to collaborate on a European scale and support artists working outside conventional venues. Today, it brings together more than 20 partners in Europe and beyond from more than 20 countries : Austria, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Tunisia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

Led by Lieux Publics, IN SITU implements PLATFORM, its 8th consecutive project co-funded by the European Commission’s Creative Europe program.

As it has expanded, its expertise has been refined, and its activities have unfold: identification of artists, laboratories and incubators for transnational artistic projects, co-productions and dissemination of emerging creations, European and international cross-residencies, artistic explorations, professional seminars, a series of podcasts, the development of the first MOOC dedicated to artistic creation in the public space and the production of a second MOOC on cultural rights in public spaces as part of the (UN)COMMON SPACES project (2020-2024).

IN SITU is committed to diversity and inclusion as outlined in the IN SITU diversity, equity and inclusion statement.

PLATFORM, boosting emerging artists’ international careers

IN SITU PLATFORM is a four-year programme running from 2025 to 2028 that aims to identify and support 200 emerging artists. It proposes an innovative and efficient support platform to develop artistic creations at the European level in public spaces and non-conventional venues.

Three cycles are organised throughout the four years of the project, each of them welcoming and actively supporting around 65 artists selected through curated calls for applications.

The programme includes online preparation and training, peer-to-peer exchange with experienced artists, workshops to support the artists in their concrete project development, immersive experience taking place within key festivals and events dedicated to art in public space in Europe with networking opportunities, tailor-made path of residencies and dissemination opportunities. This support will be rounded off with a FOCUS, a dedicated event co-funded by the network at one of the members’ festivals, to showcase some of the selected artists.

IN SITU Platform 2025-2028 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRxAyAkhMNA

IN SITU partners in Europe and beyond

Artopolis (Hungary), Atelier 231 (France), Bildstorung street art festival (Germany), Bùssola (Portugal), CCHAR (Switzerland), Cielos del Infinito (Chile), CIFAS (Belgium), Urban Culture Institute – City of Weaves (Poland), Collectif ACMUR (Burkina Faso), Čtyři Dny (Czech Republic), DARI project (South Korea), L’art Rue (Tunisia), Eyes Walk Festival (Greece), FiraTàrrega (Spain), Flynn Center (USA), Metropolis/KIT (Denmark), Norfolk and Norwich festival et Freedom festival (United Kingdom), ODA Teatri (Kosovo), Oerol Festival (Netherlands), Østfold Internasjonale Teater (Norway), Provinciaal Domein Dommelhof (Belgium), La Strada Graz (Austria), Sardegna Teatro et Zona K et BASE Milano (Italy).

PLATFORM is a project co-financed by the European Commission’s Creative Europe program.

To know more: www.in-situ.info

Norfolk & Suffolk Culture Board

Norfolk and Suffolk are home to nationally and internationally renowned festivals, theatres, artists, museums and art galleries, and centres of national excellence in dance, music, theatre production and writing.

It is an area where world-class talent is built, nurtured, enjoyed, and celebrated.

Norfolk and Suffolk Culture Board is a dynamic collaboration of culture leaders from across the two counties that work together to build the cultural economy in the area by:

• Increasing investment

• Accelerating inclusive growth

• Enhancing health and wellbeing

• Championing sustainable development

Norfolk & Norwich Festival is an active member of the Culture Board, and is the lead partner for the Environment and Place initiative.

We’re inviting artists and culture workers across Norfolk & Suffolk to help inform a bold new strategy: Culture Drives Impact: Environment and Place.

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Find out more about Norfolk & Suffolk Culture Board