Hidden Door Festival

A little someting to put in your diaries. When October usually comes around in Edinburgh you may be feeling a little dishevelled, the international festival has long since gone and the whole place colder than an eskimos nadgers....until now that is, from the 22nd to Sunday 24th October 2010 the Hidden door festival takes place @ Roxy Art House in Edinburgh, a small interdiserplinery festival featuring poetry music and of course visual arts. I am privilaged to say that this year I will be involved in the festival, showing work and collaborating with other artists who live and work in Scotland, If thats not a reason to know about it then I dont know what is.

To tell you a little bit more, here is a section off the Hidden Door website, written by David Martin, Hidden Door Creative Director:

'Hidden Door was created in the summer of 2009 through discussions between different Edinburgh artists and musicians,  as a way of bringing creative talent from all different disciplines and backgrounds together. The idea was to stage exciting weekend events that would showcase new talent across the arts, and celebrate the quality and innovation happening right here on our doorstep in Scotland; a festival for the artists and performers who live and work here.

As more and more people got involved, it became clear that contributors really valued the opportunity to make connections and work together with creative talent across different disciplines and backgrounds.  As a result of this, Hidden Door has begun to focus more on collaboration, and is looking to build the forthcoming festivals around dynamic collaborative projects. The events will also commit to showcasing new grassroots talent, whilst celebrating a few well-established artists and performers, but always encouraging that innovative edge.

Hidden Door is not just committed to facilitating connections across art forms, but also across the country. Although the event is based in Edinburgh at the moment, it actively seeks involvement from artists from different parts of Scotland, and those further afield who wish to strengthen their connections to creative networks in Scotland. It may not be long before the first Hidden Door takes place in a different city altogether.

Hidden Door was created to provide an alternative to the mainstream cultural modes of arts-production, and exists to support its contributors, connect its audience in a fresh and imaginative way to the arts, and to provide opportunities for those artists and performers who feel they can't get what they need from the mainstream. The organisation is set up as a 'Social Firm', whereby all the profits from the events go in to the Hidden Door Fund, which exists solely to fulfill the aims of Hidden Door; of furthering the arts in Scotland through building connections between artists and performers; through collaboration and the showcasing of grassroots talent; encouraging participation, innovation and excellence.'

Hidden Door Festival Poster Jan 2010