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Happy #OpportunityTuesday! Every Tuesday I share 10 #artsopps, commissions, open calls & applications closing soon. Here are this week's!
Always PAID (or free/cheap for training) & for a range of artists; emerging to mid-career, 16-80+
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For early career writers:
Apply for the Laura Kinsella Fellowship to get £4k plus bespoke professional development & opportunities, which may include space & time, mentoring, residency, research trips & industry intros @WritersCentre
https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/laura-kinsella-fellowship/
DEADLINE: 15 JAN
Apply for the Laura Kinsella Fellowship to get £4k plus bespoke professional development & opportunities, which may include space & time, mentoring, residency, research trips & industry intros @WritersCentre
https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/laura-kinsella-fellowship/
DEADLINE: 15 JAN
For video, media, game & performance artists:
Unique opportunity to create an exhibition...inside @Minecraft! No game-making experience needed. Explore new perspectives on storytelling, sim, colonialism, alternative economies, fandom & more
https://ender.gallery/
DEADLINE: 31JAN
Unique opportunity to create an exhibition...inside @Minecraft! No game-making experience needed. Explore new perspectives on storytelling, sim, colonialism, alternative economies, fandom & more
https://ender.gallery/
DEADLINE: 31JAN
For music artists & bands:
The @PPLUK Momentum Music Fund from @PRSFoundation offers £5k-£15k grants to help you break through to the next level of your career. Activities eligible for support include recording, touring & marketing.
https://prsfoundation.com/funding-support/funding-music-creators/next-steps/ppl-momentum-music-fund/
DEADLINE: 15 FEB
The @PPLUK Momentum Music Fund from @PRSFoundation offers £5k-£15k grants to help you break through to the next level of your career. Activities eligible for support include recording, touring & marketing.
https://prsfoundation.com/funding-support/funding-music-creators/next-steps/ppl-momentum-music-fund/
DEADLINE: 15 FEB
For artists of African, Caribbean, South & SE Asian heritage:
Engage with @HornimanMuseum on a 3 month residency & produce a new commission shedding light on its colonial past & decolonising natural history. £3k fee plus stipend & budget.
https://www.horniman.ac.uk/about-the-horniman/opportunities/artistic-and-academic/
DEADLINE: 5 FEB
Engage with @HornimanMuseum on a 3 month residency & produce a new commission shedding light on its colonial past & decolonising natural history. £3k fee plus stipend & budget.
https://www.horniman.ac.uk/about-the-horniman/opportunities/artistic-and-academic/
DEADLINE: 5 FEB
For BIPOC+ theatre/dance practitioners & backstage folk:
Join a 90min open space zoom with @ImaginateUK to imagine better opportunities for practitioners in the children's sector with lived experience of racism. Paid £50 for your time.
https://www.imaginate.org.uk/news/news-anti-racism-in-the-children-s-theatre-and-dance-sector-open-space-event-22-january-2021-12012021
DEADLINE: FCFS
Join a 90min open space zoom with @ImaginateUK to imagine better opportunities for practitioners in the children's sector with lived experience of racism. Paid £50 for your time.
https://www.imaginate.org.uk/news/news-anti-racism-in-the-children-s-theatre-and-dance-sector-open-space-event-22-january-2021-12012021
DEADLINE: FCFS
For theatre professionals in need of urgent & critical financial support:
Apply for £1k hardship grant from the Theatre Artists Fund (England) or £500-£2k from @CreativeScots (Scotland).
ENG: https://theatreartists.fund/who-is-the-theatre-artists-fund-for/ (BY 13 DEC)
SCOT: https://www.creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/hardship-fund-for-creative-freelancers (ROLLING)
Apply for £1k hardship grant from the Theatre Artists Fund (England) or £500-£2k from @CreativeScots (Scotland).
ENG: https://theatreartists.fund/who-is-the-theatre-artists-fund-for/ (BY 13 DEC)
SCOT: https://www.creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/hardship-fund-for-creative-freelancers (ROLLING)
For artists based in Greater Manchester:
The Independent Artist Initiative is looking for Artist Advisors to advise on & distribute a ‘pot of resources’ for new works from GM artists & help shape the programme. £1k fee for 5 days work.
https://habmcr.posthaven.com/independent-artist-initiative-2021-call-for-artist-advisors-paid-role
DEADLINE: 15 JAN
The Independent Artist Initiative is looking for Artist Advisors to advise on & distribute a ‘pot of resources’ for new works from GM artists & help shape the programme. £1k fee for 5 days work.
https://habmcr.posthaven.com/independent-artist-initiative-2021-call-for-artist-advisors-paid-role
DEADLINE: 15 JAN
For artists with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism:
Submit your work to @ArtworksSY international arts competition to win cash prizes and the opportunity to showcase your work in an exhibition, both on and offline.
https://www.artworkstogether.co.uk/
DEADLINE: 12 FEB
Submit your work to @ArtworksSY international arts competition to win cash prizes and the opportunity to showcase your work in an exhibition, both on and offline.
https://www.artworkstogether.co.uk/
DEADLINE: 12 FEB
For facilitators & artists with engagement practice:
@TheatreAlibi are looking for a digital facilitator to liaise with schools & support live-streamed performances. Paid £524 per week for 3 weeks in Feb. https://theatrealibi.co.uk/opportunities/
DEADLINE: 18 JAN
@TheatreAlibi are looking for a digital facilitator to liaise with schools & support live-streamed performances. Paid £524 per week for 3 weeks in Feb. https://theatrealibi.co.uk/opportunities/
DEADLINE: 18 JAN
For community artists in London:
The @MayorofLondon Community-Led Recovery Programme is offering 2 grants...
1. up to £9k to initiate social action projects
2. up to £1500 for projects which capture Londoners' experience of Covid-19
https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/funding/community-led-recovery-programme
DEADLINE: 19 FEB
The @MayorofLondon Community-Led Recovery Programme is offering 2 grants...
1. up to £9k to initiate social action projects
2. up to £1500 for projects which capture Londoners' experience of Covid-19
https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/funding/community-led-recovery-programme
DEADLINE: 19 FEB
And a bonus opp, also for community artists & producers in London:
The @EEWomensMuseum is recruiting a Community Engagement Lead! £30k salary, part-time (30hrs pw). It's an awesome project, get involved!
https://eastendwomensmuseum.org/news
DEADLINE: 19 JAN
The @EEWomensMuseum is recruiting a Community Engagement Lead! £30k salary, part-time (30hrs pw). It's an awesome project, get involved!
https://eastendwomensmuseum.org/news
DEADLINE: 19 JAN
That's it this week! Hope it's useful. Sending luck & love, look after each other & stay safe.
If you enjoy #OpportunityTuesday please share to help reach folk who need it most. I started it to try to level the playing field a bit, every little helps
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If you enjoy #OpportunityTuesday please share to help reach folk who need it most. I started it to try to level the playing field a bit, every little helps
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