Sound, Heterogenous Art and Performance in Europe

SHAPE is a platform dedicated to promoting, exchanging and developing audiences for innovative musicians and interdisciplinary artists with a focus on sound. This platform was created in 2014 out of ICAS – an international network of innovative music and interdisciplinary arts festivals and like-minded organisations established in 2008. Musicians and interdisciplinary artists promoted by ICAS members are innovative, aspiring and often underexposed. SHAPE was established to assist these artists practically – give them public exposure, and subsequently program them at the festivals in the network and beyond. SHAPE is covering all parts of the Europe – from west to east, from north to south. Since 2016, SHAPE also expands beyond Europe, exposing endorsed artists to international audience and potential markets. SHAPE activities consist of the following:1) Selection – every platform member nominates annually 3 artists or artistic for SHAPE, 48 in total, to be presented internationally, ensuring genre, age, gender and national diversity2) Education – workshops/lectures/portfolio reviews for the selected artists, as well as general public and SHAPE members. 3) Creation – curatorial guidance / collaborative works involving SHAPE artists4) Presentation of the artist’s works to the festival’s audiences, at partner events and showcases outside of EU.5) Multiplication – event brochures, annual SHAPE booklet, online archive, podcasts, interviews and lectures in final publication at the end of the 4-year period.6) Communication – branding and PR activities on behalf of artists and platform; media partnerships.7) SHAPE member meetings and networking and experience exchange between SHAPE artists.