About the festival

The Whitley Arts Festival focuses on new work, commissions, experimentation and new and alternative forms of artistic presentation, taking place in a variety of locations around Reading and Whitley.

The Reading Experimental Film festival (REFF), now in its third
year, is a significant element of The Whitley Arts Festival and
operates under its umbrella. We will shortly be accepting submissions for 2010 and details will be featured on the website, click here to join the mailing list.

The Whitley Arts Festival, founded in 2004 is run by Hogarth
Productions and is commissioned by the charity Aspire2.

Local Community gets involved

Although the festival takes place across Reading, a key element is the development of the community of Whitley. This year the festival will provide workshop and performance opportunities for Whitley residents in drama, dance, music, film poetry and arts and crafts.