Kendal Arts International (KAI) was set up in 2006 to
create, produce and promote international quality outdoor arts events and
festivals from street theatre to large-scale outdoor performance and outdoor
installations.
For the past two years Mintfest has been its main annual project, successfully drawing thousands of people to Kendal for a weekend of international quality street arts. Other projects have included the WOW Factor 2006-08 on the shores of Windermere and Lakes Alive (piloted in 2008), a series of events across South Lakeland.
KAI works in partnership with Manchester International Arts and Tim Garbutt events to deliver the highest quality street arts experiences across Cumbria, the Lake District.
The UK’s four-year Cultural Olympiad kicked off in September 2008, and Lakes Alive is one of three Annual Legacy
Programmes commissioned by the Legacy Trust UK for ‘We Play’, the Northwest
cultural legacy programme for the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
KAI is a company limited by guarantee, no: 6036312