Happy Opportunity Tuesday!
(On Wednesday this week, sorry!) 12 July 2023
Hi team! Sorry this is a little bit late this week, we’ve had a busy one including a couple of mega exciting announcements. So thank you for bearing with me, opps below :) x
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 tired artists aged 18-30:
Get £100, no strings attached, to support you with time to rest. From the Rising Arts Agency, for their artist community.
DEADLINE: 20 JUL
For socially engaged artists:
The Bare Project are looking for proposals to be part of their project The People’s Palace of Possibility. They’re looking for people to run workshops and interventions as part of their Rotherham residency, or you can apply for an artist commission to create a durational piece! Prep and delivery costs covered, based on rate of £200 per day.
EVENT: 2 AUG
For actor musicians:
Concrete Youth are looking for performers for their multi-sensory theatre production The Whispering Jungle, which brings together ASMR, sensory play and sensory puppets in an immersive touring production for young audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities. Paid £600 per week.
DEADLINE: 13 JUL
For community engagement pros, and digital artists/web designers:
Surprise! My company RivelinCo is currently recruiting for TWO exciting roles: a Community Engagement Coordinator to join the core team, and a web developer to lead a creative redesign of our website and help us develop digital infrastructure to support a new low-cost lending scheme for artists and cultural organisations.
Find out more and sign up here
DEADLINE: 1 AUG
For Leeds-based cultural leaders:
Slung Low are launching a 5 day residential course in North Yorkshire this October, exploring values-based leadership through outdoor activity, visiting guests and adventure training. It’s pay-what-you-decide!
DEADLINE: 1 AUG
For writers with shows at Edinburgh Fringe:
Members of the BBC Writersroom Team will be on the lookout for new talent and scripts with potential between Sunday 20th and Friday 25th August 2023. They’re looking for new, original drama or drama-comedy writing and characters - invite them to your show!
DEADLINE: ASAP
For artists of all disciplines:
Arts Council England’s Developing Your Creative Practice grants are open again for Round 18! Apply for up to £12,000 for training, mentoring, time and space, collaborations, or other things that will help you develop your practice or make a step change.
DEADLINE: 10 AUG
For writers, artists and arts companies:
Apply for a commission as part of Manchester City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries programme to get up to £5,000, to support up to five days of activity across multiple libraries or a residency.
DEADLINE: 21 JUL
For artists, designers, storytellers and poets:
Local are looking for an artist to undertake a 10-day creative research residency in ‘The Living Room’ in Stalybridge throughout September 2023: a space to learn, browse, create and document the town's past, current and future ideas and moments. Paid £2500.
DEADLINE: 24 JUL
For early career producers:
Handstand Arts are recruiting an emerging producer to work alongside them in delivering this year's Circus City Festival in Bristol. 3 month freelance part time contract, £2,700 Fee (equivalent to 22.5 days at £120 per day)
DEADLINE: 27 JUL
And a bonus!!
I don’t usually put voluntary positions in this list unless they’re really important, and this is definitely one of those. The brilliant team at Stand and Be Counted Theatre - doing incredible work locally and nationally as a proud Theatre Company of Sanctuary - are recruiting Trustees. Get involved!
DEADLINE: 31 JUL
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. Let me know if you’re successful with your applications - I love hearing from you! And 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!)
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. I don’t normally share ‘traditional’ salaried roles such as marketing, development, finance etc as they are often not relevant for artists. Thanks!