HORIZONS AT WOMEX 2020
WOMEX 20 AND COVID-19 - UPDATE AND GUIDANCE FOR UK AND IRELAND DELEGATES
HORIZONS AT WOMEX 2020
"As the stones of the Horizons partnership are currently in lockdown, our songs can be heard in a variety of virtual spaces. The partners are working with festivals, agencies, governments and venues all over England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to explore how we can maintain our commitment to our international work.”
Eluned Hâf, Wales Arts International
Given the ongoing COVID-19 uncertainty around how we participate in international events going forward, the UK and Ireland Horizons partners have agreed not to host a major physical presence in the WOMEX 2020 trade hall in Budapest. This decision was considered in-depth and has been informed by your survey feedback. We are disappointed there will not be a significant Horizons presence this year but we have always had a strong and successful relationship with WOMEX and will be looking at ways to ensure this continuity.
The Horizons partners are looking into ways in which we can maintain our commitment to our international work combining our resources to trial a virtual participation at WOMEX 20 as well as offer a network rate for those delegates still hoping to attend WOMEX this year. We will have more information in due course.
Please contact Naomi in the meantime for any queries.