Happy Opportunity Tuesday!
29 April 2025
Hi pals
Hope you’re all doing ok. Sorry to be brief - work is quite intense at the mo - but hope some of these opportunities are useful for you.
Good luck and see you next week! xx
Happy Opportunity Tuesday!
Every Tuesday (well, almost) 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 artists, musicians, theatre-makers, and dancers:
The Cultural Spring’s Nibbles are small-scale commissions that match artists with local venues and/or community groups to create and test new performance ideas. Nibbles can be a series of short pop-up performances, or a one-off sharing event or screening. They could take place anywhere, for example in community venues or in shopping centres, local parks, transport links or online. Commissions are £4,000 each, with four available in Sunderland and three in South Tyneside.
DEADLINE: 19 MAY
For printmakers, zine-makers, designers, illustrators, writers, photographers, filmmakers and content-creators:
Apply for one of two new fellowship opportunities with The Eccles Institute for the Americas and Oceania, to immerse yourself in the British Library’s Americas collections and create a new body of work. Paid £7,500 for approx 30 days work.
DEADLINE: 2 JUN
For podcasters aged 18-25:
Join the free Transmission Roundhouse Podcast Academy to get expert mentoring, studio access and platforming support to elevate your audio work. Previous participants have won podcasting awards, been spotlighted by the BBC and more!
DEADLINE: 12 MAY
For creatives in the North of England and Scotland interested in publishing:
The Children's Books North Network Mentor Scheme is back for 2025! There are 17 free mentoring places available with publishing professionals from editorial, marketing/PR, production, sales, agenting and more. No experience required, other than a passion for children's books.
DEADLINE: 30 APR
For storytellers:
Down to Earth are commissioning a storyteller to create original stories that respond to the unique story of Pennington Flash, from its industrial past, to the incredible story of landscape recovery. They are interested in approaches that will create or co-create new folklore around this unique national nature reserve. £1,500 fee.
DEADLINE: 12 MAY
For theatre-makers:
The Glitch, run by VAULT Creative Arts (the former producers of VAULT Festival) are programming their 2026 spring season, and are looking for vibrant, ambitious, story-led work. Your show can run for 1-3 weeks, with 7 shows per week. You’ll get a 70/30 box office split with a £500 guarantee, plus free tickets and discounted rehearsal space.
DEADLINE: 5 JUN
For deaf visual artists:
Stagetext is looking to commission an artwork celebrating their 25th anniversary. The piece should convey the value of having access to arts and culture such as theatre, that would otherwise be denied if it wasn't for theatre captioning and live subtitles. £2,000 fee.
DEADLINE: 29 MAY
For theatre-makers and directors:
ThickSkin Theatre are employing an Associate Artist to work closely with their Artistic Director on a range of projects, plus develop their own projects and ideas. They’re looking for someone with devising experience and enthusiasm for a multi-disciplined approach to theatre-making. You’ll be paid £650 per week, plus financial support to relocate to Wigan and a small budget to resource the development of your project.
DEADLINE: 22 MAY
For dancers:
Sonia Sabri Company are embarking on their third tour of hit dance-theatre series: Mughal Miniatures. They’re looking for two professional female dance artists from the Indian Classical and Western Contemporary / Acro genres to join the team.
DEADLINE: 30 MAY
For producers:
Join the team at Pigfoot Theatre and work on their political and climate-focused projects, including development of new show ‘Hostile Environments’ about climate migration, and those displaced by the climate crisis. Paid £125 per day, one day per week for 6 months.
DEADLINE: 12 MAY
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 it 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, Solo, Gingerbread Man and Fish say 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 legitimate and not problematic, 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 directly. 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!