AWAN Artistic Development Workshops

Attend all three AWAN artistic development workshops for £15 instead of £11.07 per workshop. Buy all day ticket HERE

Workshop Facilitator: Sholeh Johnston, Associate, Julie’s Bicycle

Julie’s Bicycle is a global charity bridging the gap between art, culture

and environmental sustainability. They work with hundreds of artists and

creative organisations to take practical action on climate change, create

work in response to environmental themes, and collaborate to influence

policy change. The organisation is also the initiator of Creative Climate

Leadership, the world’s first leadership programme focused on climate

change for creative practitioners and artists. www.juliesbicycle.com

Sholeh is a coach, facilitator and Associate of Julie's Bicycle, where she

was previously Head of Creative Programmes. She has over ten years’

experience across the creative industries exploring the role of culture in

systemic change, and has worked across different artforms in the UK and

internationally on issues such as climate change and environmental

sustainability, climate justice, intercultural understanding, and

wellbeing. She has conducted research into sustainable touring and

production, and has recently completed a report into how artists and

creative organisations are contributing to sustainable development and

climate justice in South Africa. Prior to her work at Julie's Bicycle ,

Sholeh organised R&D study visits and collaborative artist labs between

the UK and the Middle East.

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Arab Women Artists Now (AWAN) Festival 2018

AWAN, which is about to enter its 4th edition, showcases the work of contemporary Arab women artists in the UK, Europe and beyond, providing opportunities for artists and audiences to celebrate, be informed and network whilst exposing new audiences to the work of these often marginalized artists, providing a platform to present the work of Arab Women Artists Now - AWAN 2018.