We are pleased to announce another open call in partnership with Gŵyl Arall for Welsh language poets from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply to take part in the second EFFEA project that will explore the theme of migration through collaboration with the Bosnian-Croatian poet Marija Dejanović.
Deadline for applications: May 26th, 2024
The project is co-financed by the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists and aims at internationalising the careers of emerging artists through cooperation between festivals. We are looking for one Welsh poet to take part in a paid multilingual digital collaboration and to present their work with Marija at Gŵyl Arall festival.
Project Description
During 2-3 virtual workshops the participating artists will discuss the topic of migration in relation to their work and reflect on local perspectives and attitudes before creating new work collaboratively over the period of the workshops. Marija Dejanović is the lead artist and in Wales she and the selected local artist will present the work at Gŵyl Arall festival in July, including translations of Marija's poems into Welsh. The project will also see Marjia collaborate with Greek and Czech artists and present her work at the Thessalian Poetry Festival in Larissa, Greece in August and finally, following a residency in Prague at the Den Poezie festival in November 2024 .