A NEW international outdoor arts festival will take flight in Kendal and the Lake District next summer as the successor to Mintfest.
After taking a break from Mintfest this year, Lakes Alive joined forces with the Lake District National Park to work up plans, consult with partners and bid for funding to secure a vibrant and innovative legacy beyond the eighth Mintfest.
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The Arts Council has awarded £170,000 towards the cost alongside £25,000 from South Lakeland District Council and £20,000 from the Lake District National Park, who will co-ordinate the festival. Communication is underway with other funders and partners to make sure the new festival builds on the success of Mintfest.
Sarah Allen, a creative director with more than 10 years’ experience delivering artistic programmes and festivals across the UK, has been appointed as festival director to commission internationally and nationally acclaimed artists.
They will stage a spectacular programme celebrating people’s obsession with flight through the ages by utilising cutting-edge digital art, street theatre and visual arts at Brockhole, the Lake District Visitor Centre, Windermere and Kendal town centre.
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