Happy Opportunity Tuesday!
16 April 2024
Hi team
Made it JUST before midnight…so it’s technically still Tuesday!
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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 artists aged 18-25:
Apply to be a Roundhouse Resident Artist to take part in a FREE year-long programme tailored to support your creative professional success. You'll get bespoke training, masterclasses, mentorship, paid performance opportunities and more!
DEADLINE: 7 MAY
For early career producers:
Told by an Idiot are looking for a new, dynamic Assistant Producer to join their team. The role will be responsible for supporting Productions, R&Ds and Projects, and will have particular responsibility for the successful administration and delivery of the Participation Programme, workshops, events and online activity. Paid £29,796pa pro rata, 3 days per week.
DEADLINE: 26 APR
For film-makers, directors, writers, animators and performers:
Apply for BFI short film funding to get £5,000 to £25,000 for your fiction short. It can be live action, animation and/or immersive/VR, and you must have a Director attached. The fund supports standalone projects, which may include those that have potential to be developed into longer form or serial form in the future.
DEADLINE: 9 MAY
For disabled artists:
Unlimited have opened Round 6 of their Micro Awards, in collaboration with the British Council. Get up to £3,000 to cultivate an international partnerships with another artist or collective!
DEADLINE: 23 APR
For writers:
The BBC Writers’ Studio has an open script call for EastEnders! Eight writers will be invited to write a paid trial script with full support. They’ll be paid £2,000 per script, which will include up to two rounds of notes, and up to five will proceed to full commission. Writers will be invited to a paid 3-day induction workshop at Elstree, and spend a paid month in the EastEnders story room. You’ll get masterclasses on pitching and writing for the show, visit the set at Elstree, meet the production and editorial teams, shadow a commissioning meeting, and attend a story conference.
DEADLINE: 22 APR
For musical directors:
Exeter Northcott Theatre is recruiting for a new play by Sarah Dickenson. Write music for the show to play live in the show itself, and lead teaching of the music to the community cast. Paid £3,000 plus expenses.
EVENT: 26 APR
For visual artists and/or early career creatives of any age:
Come and work with me! RivelinCo are recruiting an artist-facilitator for a Little Free Libraries community art project in Sheffield. Paid £325 to run a session in June. We’re also recruiting Arts Support Workers, casual staff who support all our projects: paid £12 per hour.
DEADLINE: 22 APR
For Black ballet dancers:
The Black British Ballet project is creating a short ballet, Island Movements, that tells the story of Windrush and explores the impact of this generation’s experiences on their families, communities, and British society. Dancers must have a good contemporary background with a solid classical ballet foundation. Paid £100 per day for rehearsals, and £60 per hour for performances.
DEADLINE: 19 APR
For disabled and D/deaf artists:
Buckinghamshire Culture are looking for up to four artists from a variety of disciplines, to be part of an artist collective with writer, poet and spoken word artist Ellen Renton, to create new works based on the Paralympic and Disability Arts archives.
DEADLINE: 7 MAY
For performers:
Take part in training on Frozen Light Theatre’s approach to sensory theatre, connected to their outdoor show Night Out In Nature, and perform at heritage sites as part of a rotating cast. Paid £650 per week plus expenses.
DEADLINE: 3 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 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!