Malak Mattar
Palestinian artist Malak Mattar, age 22, paints powerfully expressionist faces, figures, and semi-abstract designs. She first started painting at age 13, during the 51-day Israeli military assault on...
Michael Eavis
Michael Eavis is an English dairy farmer, and is best known as the founder of Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, which takes place on his farm in Pilton, Somerset. It all began...
Ozomatli
Since its inception in 1995, innovation and creativity have defined Ozomatli. Hailing from Los Angeles, the group found a way to represent the city's eclectic culture through music that appeals to...
Jon McGregor
Jon McGregor is the author of four novels and a story collection. He is the winner of the IMPAC Dublin Literature Prize, Betty Trask Prize, and Somerset Maugham Award, and has twice been longlisted...
Jonathan Bartley
Jonathan Bartley is co-leader of the Green Party. He first joined the Green Party after hitting headlines during the 2010 general election when he confronted David Cameron over his plans for disabled...
Kate Raworth
Kate Raworth is an ecological economist and creator of the Doughnut - a vision for 21st century prosperity that aims to meet the needs of all people within the means of the living planet. Her...
L.A. Salami
Lookman Adekunle Salami is a man in his mid-twenties with a restless spirit and boundless creativity. He makes charming indie-folk, songs that turn intimate tales into epic anthems and big issues...
I’m With Her
I'm With Her is Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O'Donovan. All three musicians had crossed paths many times in their careers, yet it was an impromptu performance at the 2014 Telluride...
Eve Poole
Dr Eve Poole OBE is an academic and writer who specialises in leadership. She was educated in high schools in Scotland and the US, and has a BA in Theology from Durham, an MBA from Edinburgh, and a...
Carol Ann Duffy
As the first female Poet Laureate – elected to that post in 2009 – Carol Ann Duffy has written for both children and adults, and her poetry has received many awards, including the Signal Prize...
Dawn Foster
Dawn Foster is a columnist and contributor at The Guardian newspaper, and also contributes to the New York Times, London Review of Books, and Prospect magazine. She is a regular commentator on the...
Anna Kessel
Anna Kessel is a sports journalist, acclaimed author and vocal campaigner on equality in sport. A rare example of a female journalist in her field, Anna published Eat Sweat Play: How Sport Can...
Anthony Reddie
Extraordinary Professor, Theological Ethics at the University of South Africa NRF 'A Rated' - Leading International Researcher Director of The Oxford Centre for Religion and Culture Author of...
AIF ‘Act of Independence’ Award
This is what we said at the Association of independent Festivals awards do in Cardiff on Monday 30 October 2017 … “We're honoured to receive this award. It's a big deal for us to be noticed....
Bring a Bottle
Bring a bottle At Greenbelt, we're always trying to find ways to be more sustainable. As part of that, we're looking at all the plastics we use on site and finding ways to reduce them. This...