Happy Opportunity Tuesday!
11 November 2022
Welcome to Opportunity Tuesday’s new home!
So here we are in Twitter’s dying days, trying out a brand new way of sharing OppTues. First of all, thank you to the whopping 1204 of you who have signed up so far! I’m delighted and honoured to be gracing your inboxes.
I’ve never used substack before, so please bear with me while I learn the ropes - hopefully the emails will get a little fancier week by week - but if all has gone well then this little list should make its way to you most Tuesday evenings (and an occasional Wednesday morning, oops).
As most of you know, I have been curating and posting Opportunity Tuesday threads on Twitter almost every week for almost…5 years! How has it been that long? During that time, over 250 of you have let me know that you’ve found commissions, jobs, residencies and more thanks to it. I love hearing from you, so please do still get in touch! It will also be harder for people to just come across OppTues now, so please do make an extra effort to share with other artists, freelancers and creatives you know. If you or your organisation have your own newsletter I’d love you to include a link!
Now LET’S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.
(…or scroll to the end to see Mabel the rescue pug…)
Happy Opportunity Tuesday!
Every Tuesday I share 10 #artsopps, commissions, residencies, open calls and applications closing soon.
Always PAID (or free/cheap for training) and for a range of artists: emerging to mid-career, from 16 to 80+.
Here are this week’s…
For theatre companies:
Exciting opportunity to be mentored by Wise Children! A FREE bespoke mentoring plan will be designed with the selected company, including a mix of online and in-person sessions over one year. They’ll support you to expand, rebrand, start to tour or produce work for larger venues!
DEADLINE: MON 5 DEC
For deaf, disabled and neurodivergent theatre-makers:
The Egg Theatre in Bath are looking for new ideas for theatre for young audiences. Get £2850 plus access support, R&D time and a 3 day retreat with one collaborator in January. This is the start of a collaborative process, The Egg are looking to build ongoing relationships and will lead on fundraising for the future of some projects.
DEADLINE: MON 21 NOV
For writers:
Twisted Tree Productions are looking for screenplay script submissions. Selected scripts will be produced with a guaranteed budget of £15-20k!
DEADLINE: SAT 26 NOV
For directors:
Mega exciting opportunity to join Paines Plough as Deputy Artistic Director! This is a 9 month fixed term post (maternity cover) with a possible extension to 12 months. They need somebody who is excited about collaboration and inclusivity, and who is willing to travel across the country to get to know the communities PP are working with. Salary is £42-45k p/a pro rata.
DEADLINE: THU 8 DEC
For visual artists:
Attenborough Arts Centre are looking for artists of varying disciplines to collaborate with young people in SEND settings for 18-day residencies. £4500 fee plus materials budget.
DEADLINE: TUE 29 NOV
For theatre-makers in Edinburgh:
The Traverse Theatre are inviting local artists to use their spaces for FREE to develop work between 5 and 23 December 2022. You can use the space for R&D, rehearsal, or sharings. Plus co-working and networking too!
DEADLINE: WED 16 NOV
For playwrights in the North West:
Box of Tricks are looking for 4 early-career playwrights for their flagship talent development programme PlayBox in 2023. Get £1000 plus a year-long talent development attachment, during which time you will write a brand new play, receive dramaturgical support, develop your piece with actors and produce a public rehearsed reading of your play!
DEADLINE: MON 21 NOV
For early career producers:
Join We The Curious as Assistant Producer: Communities to develop your practical producing skills by building diverse community relationships across Bristol, working with local partners, and producing playful and accessible experiences.
DEADLINE: MON 5 DEC
For D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent artists and/or producers:
The Disability Consultancy for Creative Change is recruiting practitioners to be paired with organisations for 2 months (part time), to work towards establishing meaningful and sustainable projects. Paid £1000 fee plus access provision, networking and fundraising support from a consultant.
DEADLINE: FRI 9 DEC
For bilingual creatives and sound/podcast producers:
Theatre company Ad Infinitum are looking for Spanish/English speakers with experience in making high-quality podcasts to collaborate on a project examining the disturbing phenomenon of femicide and disappearances in Mexico. Paid £175 per day for 12.5 days.
DEADLINE: WED 7 DEC
That’s it for this week!
Really hope it’s useful. It’s a tough time for artists (and, well, everyone) at the mo so please look after each other out there. As always, if you enjoy Opportunity Tuesday please share to help us reach the folks who need it most. I started it to try to level the playing field a bit, and every little helps.
Opportunity Tuesday will always be free to access, but if you can afford to chip in a little something to support me to keep it going, that would be hugely appreciated - just click the button below to support with £1 per week. I’m freelance too, you see!
Thank you for your support, and I have my fingers and toes crossed for you. Good luck!
P.S. The part you’ve all been waiting for. Mabel says hi…
Please note: Inclusion in #OpportunityTuesday is not endorsement. I look far and wide for the most interesting and exciting paid opportunities I can find, and though I do my best to make sure they’re legit, I don’t always know the organisations well. If you have an issue with something on the list, please get in touch with the relevant organisation. You are very welcome to send me opportunities to include, but please note I will not be able to respond to every request, and I do not guarantee inclusion in the list - each week is curated to be varied and relevant.
Hi Linda, love the new format! Thanks for your work as always!