About Us! Artists’ Scratch Showcase

It’s a chance for creative people to present new projects – from music, film, comedy, drama, improv to visual art, fashion and everything in between – in a safe space, and engage in discussions about it with a room full of like-minded artistic experimenters.

Commissioned by Counterpoints and Southbank Centre.

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Quotes from previous participants:

‘It’s a wholly unique way to connect with your audience; I learned more about how audiences engage with my work at this event than I have for any other performance!’ – Laith Elzubaidi (writer/film-maker)

‘[Artists’ Scratch Showcase] was such a warm, collaborative and encouraging environment. It was so helpful to collaborate on my comedy in a space with lots of different perspectives and allowed me to look at what I was presenting from a different angle and incorporate new ideas.’ – Emily Bampton (writer/comedian)

‘It allowed me to debut my first humanitarian documentary. Having had a shift of career direction from corporate industries, I was so grateful to be able to present this important work, which was well received by a beautiful crowd.’ – Saoud Khalaf (film-maker)