Whether you’re a professional artist, arts organisation, school or community group, a fringe veteran or a first timer who wants to try a new idea, get involved in our annual arts extravaganza.
WAF is a fabulous opportunity to test new ideas, showcase your talent, attract new audiences, and open up arts spaces. You’ll also benefit from lots of support from us and other creatives.
We support you with:
WAF is an open access arts festival taking place for two weeks throughout the borough of Wandsworth. Anyone can get involved. Here's how...
1) Express your interest in taking part
Filling out an Expression of Interestis a non-committal way of telling us your plans and letting us know if you need any help or advice.
Expressions of Interest are now CLOSED for 2022.
2) Find and secure a venue, or decide on a digital platform.
Sign up to the WAF mailing list at the bottom of this page to hear about key dates and information.
KEY DATES:
We are open to live projects in venues, parks, community estates and the high street (subject to Government restrictions), as well as digital projects as part of WAF In Your Living Room.
Securing the right venue or digital platform is one of the most important decisions you will make. Have a look at our Venue Directory to get an idea of the venues available in Wandsworth for the festival. You will need to confirm a date and time directly with the venue.
If you would like to use a park or green space you will need to email Lelia.Greci@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk in the first instance so we can guide you through the process of getting permission from Enable Event Management or Wandsworth Housing Department, depending on which site you are hoping to use.
Make sure to tell us what park or green space you want to use as well as the size and nature of your event. Please note that charges normally apply.
You may also need a Temporary Event Notice from Wandsworth Council.
If you are a venue in Wandsworth and are interested in hosting events and activities as part of WAF or are keen to find out more about being a hub venue, then get in touch with cath.mattos@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk
As a venue manager in Wandsworth you can create, claim and edit a venue in our WAF Venue Directory.
You will need to:
Each year, the WAF Grant scheme awards up to £2000 to artists, to support the realisation of your artistic ideas.
The WAF Grants are now closed. Deadline for applications was Tue 4 Jan 2022.
Visit our WAF Grants page for more information
If you are interested in applying for a WAF Grant in 2023 and would like to know more, contact Lelia Greci:
Lelia.Greci@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk
We hold a series of information and development sessions in the lead up to the registration deadline and festival dates. These are for you to meet the WAF team as well as to make new connections with other participants so that you can share ideas, resources and publicity, and get the most out of taking part.
If you are thinking about getting involved or have an idea that you may want to develop then we would love to meet you, so come along!
Dates and times of WAF Creatives Sessions will be published here
We also offer online toolkits and guidance, and a 1-1 clinic session for more specific advice on realising your ideas and fundraising, including making an application to our grant scheme.
Before you can register you will need to create an account. You will need to pay a registration fee.
We’re changing the way we charge registration fees for 2022 to better reflect the evolving nature of the festival.
There will now be 4 types of registration:
- Single-venue Live (in-person) events £45 (early bird £35)
- Multi-venue Live (in-person) events £75 (early bird £60) – up to 10 venues possible
- Digital and Do-It-At-Home events £40 (early bird £30)
(All prices are inclusive of VAT.)
If your project is multi-faceted, for instance including a workshop, a live event, an exhibition and a film, please get in touch with WAF Producer Cath Mattos who will advise you on the best way to register those various events as part of the same project in a cost-effective way.
50% off for artists under 26 or for artist collectives with over half of their members aged under 26.
Wandsworth Council led events should contact Programme & Partnerships Manager Lelia Greci about their event for support with the registration process.
Registrations open from Tue 25 January - Fri 25 February 2022, 5pm. Early bird fees are valid until 7th February 2022 at 10am.
You must complete your listing text and upload your images to complete registration.
To complete your listing, you must upload the following information through your My Fringe account:
You must complete your listing before registration closes.
Please Note: Due to environmental considerations we are no longer producing a full print brochure.
A picture says a thousand words, so make sure your image choices are engaging and reflect the content of your event. Your images must be the correct specifications below or they will be rejected.
Guidelines for all images:
Lead Web Image - This must be a minimum of 600 pixels wide x 800 pixels deep (3:4 portrait format) and under 2MB in size.
Additional Web Images - You can also supply up to four further images for your event listing on the WAF website: these should be a minimum 500 pixels x 500 pixels and under 2MB in size.
Hi-res image for print and PR (optional) - must be a minimum of 2000px wide and under 4MB in size (landscape format).
We offer a range of support to help you realise your Wandsworth Arts Fringe event and engage audiences and participants, including:
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