Contacting the World, street event, Manchester 2006
Photo: John Cooper

This Creative Collaborations event took place on 23 July, 2006 in Manchester. Throughout the week leading up to the event, London artists Kinetika, Arts in Action from Trinidad, Brazilian Meninos do Morumbi and Baraccudas from Barrow ran a series of workshops with a group of 30-40 young people from Manchester, Liverpool, London and Belgium. Through the inspiration of these workshops a new performance piece was created especially for the street event, including music, dance and theatrical performance.

Juan Pablo Echeverri 
Part of Diva's Life
Site Gallery, Sheffield, January 2007

In October 2006 Juan Pablo Echeverri took part in a three month residency at Site Gallery, Sheffield between November 06 - January 2007.  With an extensive catalogue of work and even more luggage Juan began creation on a body of work inspired by his residency. The residency at Site Gallery enabled Juan to broaden the boundaries of his work, taking more risks with his self-portraiture and resulted in Diva’s Life an exhibition curated at Site Gallery 13-27 January 2007. 

Dance Africa Now
Photo:  Antoine Tempe

Dance Africa Now (Senegal, Tunisia, Kenya) was a riple bill of North, East and West African dance shown as part of the 2007 Woking Dance Festival supported by Visiting Arts.

Joy Gregory
Cadiz, from Cinderella Tours Europe series, 1997-2001
Courtesy: the artist

The Artist to Artist International Scheme provides the opportunity for an artist from overseas to spend a week in the UK with a UK based artist, enabling an exchange of ideas and information and the strengthening of relationships and networks. Artist Joy Gregory from London took part in our 2006 Artist to Artist International Scheme. She was partnered with Bronwen Findlay from South Africa.