Free For Arts Festival (FFAF) is an idea that has been handed over to different Manchester collectives and welcoming local audience to experience arts for free since 2009. Art Vanguard (AV) has been offered to be the host for FFAF 2018 and would like to transform 3 central Manchester venues into the worlds of Fairytale, Dream, and Fantasy. Art Vanguard are encouraging community groups to take part and collaborate in the festival and they would like to build awareness about the festival. 
Supporting the cooperation between different disciplines of art, AV will commission 3 new collaborative performance works to be developed by pairs of artists and premiered at FFAF. Each collaboration will have artists from varying geographical places - one artist based in Manchester, while their collaborators will either be of local (Manchester), national (Birmingham) or international (Lithuania) scale.
The creative process of these collaborations will be open to public at varying stages of its development for co-creation, contribution, and feedback. It will also be documented and released in a free digital FFAF Publication. Apart from the 3 live performances, the events will include workshops and static artworks, selected by an open call from local Manchester creators and reflective of the festival theme.
Artists will be working in pairs to develop 3 new performance pieces based on their themes. These original works will be premiered at the festival. Pairings will be supported by 3 young Manchester-based producers.
Art Vanguard would like to reach out to communities who may be willing to collaborate with them in making a festival that is accessible and participatory. To get involved, email Gerard Devney at: [email protected].
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