Happy Opportunity Tuesday!
8 April 2025
Hi folks
A quick intro from me tonight because I’m busssyyyyyyy - hope all is OK with you and hope you enjoy this week’s opportunities!
Love and solidarity always 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 touring artists:
Apply for up to £40,000 plus other support from the International Touring and Environmental Responsibility Fund, a collaboration between Arts Council England, Danish Arts Foundation, Arts Council Norway, Julie’s Bicycle, and In Futurum. This unique programme aims to foster relationships between artists and companies based in Denmark, Norway, and England, supporting them to develop new, environmentally responsible approaches to international touring and collaboration.
DEADLINE: 4 JUN
For designers, directors, choreographers and more:
Mayflower Theatre and Mayflower Studios are recruiting various roles for a slate of work in 2025, including a set and costume designer, wardrobe assistant/dresser, deputy musical director, assistant to the musical director, keys player, assistant choreographer, assistant to the director, and assistant stage manager. Fees vary from £1,000 to £2,700.
DEADLINE: 14 APR
For artists who want to work with light:
Apply for an exciting opportunity with Lightwaves Salford, the Quays Culture Programme, and RHS Glow’s Enchanted Garden. Your work could be part of an annual interactive light festival presented at Salford Quays, attracting 150,000+ people. Apply with an artwork idea that creates a point of connection between the festivals - one in the built environment and the other nature rich, representing Salford's diversity of places. £10,000 budget including fee, materials and travel.
DEADLINE: 12 MAY
For carnival and parade artists:
The Stoke and North Staffs Cultural Education Partnership are looking for an artist or maker to create a mid to large sized carnival make on wheels, for the People’s Parade in Stoke-On-Trent. The creation will be based on ideas and designs generated by Year 7 students. £3,300 fee plus £1,200 materials budget.
DEADLINE: 10 APR
For dance artists of all ages:
Gabriella Engdahl Dance Theatre are looking for four performers to take part in an ACE-funded R&D for 'Why Do I Wear Blue?' - a show which explores family identity and the transmission of intergenerational trauma, particularly focusing on the effects of long-buried secrets. Opportunities are for two female-identifying/non-binary dancers with a playing age of 18-25, one female-identifying/non-binary dancer with a playing age of 35-50, and one male identifying dancer/actor with a playing age of 60+.
DEADLINE: 24 APR
For environmental artists:
RUPTUREXIBIT, part of the Richmond Borough Arts & Ideas Festival 2025, are offering an opportunity for a four-week residency with a small stipend to an artist or artist collective to develop work in response to the theme of ‘Cultural Reforesting.’
DEADLINE: 18 APR
For Black and global majority artists:
Apply for Deptford X Supported Artist commissions to get £1000 fee, a production budget of up to £800, and curatorial support to produce work for this year’s Deptford X festival.
DEADLINE: 13 APR
For artists or collectives in the South West:
RAMM are looking for two artists or collectives to to create new work inspired by the diverse and fascinating world of fungi. You can work in any medium except photography and moving image, and should have a track record of exhibiting nationally. Get £6,000 commission fee plus £2,500 production and presentation budget. Shortlisted artists will be paid £300 to develop their full proposals.
DEADLINE: 28 APR
For early career movement directors or sound artists:
Apply to be Choreographer/Movement Director or Sound Designer for a 20-minute movement-based piece blending Chinese traditional dance techniques to create a modern dance show, with performances at the Bush Theatre and Leeds Playhouse. Paid National Living Wage.
Find out more and apply here and here
DEADLINE: 19 APR
For writers based in the North of England:
The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award is an opportunity for writers who are new to writing for audio. It offers a £5,000 bursary to the winner, as well as the chance of a Radio 4 Drama commission!
DEADLINE: 21 APR
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 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!