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Hay Festival Global has today revealed the names of 10 emerging artists who will debut new work at the festival as part of its new programme for creatives aged 21–28.
Supported by funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England, the programme, titled The Platform, aims to promote, support and develop young creative talent. The 10 artists chosen to participate will share their work with audiences on Wednesday 29th May and will also have the opportunity to meet and network with established artists over a three-day visit.
Applications to The Platform were open to a range of art forms, including theatre, poetry, digital art, live arts, film, audio and literature, with a focus on bringing together a diverse and representative group of artists from across the UK.
The successful artists whose work will be featured this year are: poet Bradley Taylor; writer and performer Emma Rogerson; theatre maker Grace Waga Glevey; writer and producer Martha Bird; writer and director Paul Koloman Kaiba; poet and film maker Elliot Waloschek; writer and editor Sabine Wilson-Patrick; spoken word artist Samuel Mansell aka DeSide; actor and playwright Tayla Kenyon; and theatre collective Harry Clayton-Lucey, Flynn Mchardy and Arthur Bickers aka Moving Feet.
Hay Festival c.e.o. Julie Finch said: “Hay Festival Global is a charity built on creative collaborations. The Platform is designed to support young artists in building connections, on stage and off, showcasing their work to our festival audience while facilitating creative collaborations with established artists. We are delighted to present these 10 pieces at Hay Festival Hay-on-Wye 2024 and cannot wait to see what this next generation of artists has in store for us!”
Hay Festival Hay-on-Wye 2024 is supported by lead sponsors Baillie Gifford, Welsh government, Arts Council England and Arts Council Wales, lead media partner the BBC and digital media partner TikTok.
This year’s festival takes place from 23rd May–2nd June
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