A statement from Wales Arts International/Arts Council of Wales, Creative Scotland, Arts Council England and Arts Council Northern Ireland.
As the national arts development agencies across the four nations of the UK, we are working together to develop ways to support the continuation of international artist mobility into the UK and of UK based artists and companies working internationally.
One of these is through Arts Infopoint UK, a pilot initiative to support the arts sector with free information on practical issues relating to artist mobility.
The principal focus of Arts Infopoint UK is on international artists and companies travelling into the UK.
Some of the work being undertaken includes:
The work will be phased, responding to the needs of the sector and to the practicalities of how companies are able to start working and moving internationally again. More information will be published soon on the website. If you would like to link any related information, events or resources that your organisation has produced, please contact infopoint@wai.org.uk
Arts Infopoint UK is led by Wales Arts International, the international agency of Arts Council of Wales, and developed as a partnership alongside Creative Scotland, Arts Council England and Arts Council Northern Ireland.
We are working alongside Tamizdat and Cardiff Law School (Cardiff University) to develop the Infopoint model. Arts Infopoint UK is part of the On the Move’s network of Infopoints across some of the EU member states and worldwide.
Arts Infopoint UK is supported by the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.