We are delighted to announce that Rough Mix 2026 will take place at Eden Court in Inverness. It will run from 2nd-13th February and will end with a public sharing.
The call-out for participants has two phases: 1.Lead Artists, 2.Collaborating Artists and Performers. The first phase is now open, with a deadline of Monday 13th October, and the second phase will be live from 27th October once the Lead Artists have been selected.
Rough Mix is a paid creative lab for practising artists from any discipline. Developed and run by Magnetic North, a theatre company that specialises in creating new work and encouraging multi-art form approaches, this will be the fifteenth edition of this unique programme.
Rough Mix encourages boldness and innovation in the work of the artists who take part by giving them a unique opportunity to have a creative interaction with artists from different disciplines in a focused and supportive atmosphere. It is curated and led by Magnetic North’s Artistic Director Nicholas Bone, who has developed a distinctive and widely-respected approach to developing new work and creating links between artists and art-forms. Previous participants include playwrights, choreographers, visual artists, film-makers, and composers. Previous editions of Rough Mix have been run in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Peebles, Perth, Auckland, Stirling, Dumfries and Galloway, and online.
We are looking for lead artists who:
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Have a significant track-record of making work professionally (in any art form) and have had their work produced, performed or exhibited over a period of at least five years (these do not need to be consecutive)
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Are looking to develop a new idea or approach in a multi-art form environment
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Are based in Scotland – priority will be given to artists based in the Highlands and Islands.
You can find full details on how to apply in our call-out document, which is available to download here.