Happy Opportunity Tuesday!

28 March 2023

Hi team

I know many of you will have had DYCP decision letters this week, and it sounds like it’s been a particularly tough round. Lots of people with very strong applications have been turned down. I’m so sorry if this is also your situation, and I really hope something else is around the corner for you soon. Maybe something in this list? Wishing you all the best, as always, and here are your artist opps for this week 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 artists making performance work for young audiences:

Tiny Ideas Oxford is commissioning a scratch performance for babies and/or very young children with a theme of nature & creativity. Get a week of rehearsal space, professional photography, and £1500 cash.

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 28 APR

For dance artists:

Apply to join the Artist Development team at The Place as an Artist Associate 2 days per week, to share your practice, skills and experience with artist peers and have the opportunity to influence the strategic direction of Artist Development programmes. Paid £32,753pa pro rata.

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 20 APR

For digital artists:

Apply to join Time and Tide Museum in Great Yarmouth as Artist in Residence to co-design new digital artworks with young people, exploring historic and contemporary international connections and reflecting on legacies of colonialism and migration. Paid £250 per day x approx 23 days.

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 7 MAY

For eco-conscious musicians:

Work with Chris Fittock on a new R&D to create an original piece of outdoor eco-theatre in partnership with a nature reserve in West Lancashire.

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: ASAP

For disabled artists:

Unlimited and the British Council are partnering up to give 10 pairs of artists up to £2500 to connect across two different countries. Their aim is to produce international partnerships between disabled artists in the UK and overseas.

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 17 APR

For visual artists or collectives:

Junction Arts are commissioning a new artwork to debut at Chesterfield Children's Festival that responds to themes of childhood, play and games. Fee is £6000 inclusive of materials.

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 17 APR

For creatives and arts organisations in Tees Valley:

Get up to £50,000 to develop, create and produce new mid-scale creative projects in partnership with Borderlands and South Tees communities!

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 18 APR

For composers in London, Nottingham and Manchester:

Co-create new music alongside Streetwise Opera performers, culminating in a new three-act opera. The project will draw inspiration from, and respond to, the music of composers of African and Caribbean heritage like Samuel Coleridge Taylor, Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges), George Bridgetower and Margaret Bonds. £3,500 fee.

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 7 APR

For producers:

The brilliant Transform Festival are looking for a dynamic and experienced freelance Producer to join their team for Transform 23 – their biennial international festival of adventurous performance. £15k fee (based on approx 75 days at £200 per day).

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 24 APR

For Northern writers:

In collaboration with the Museum of London Archaeology, Bamalam Productions are looking for six writers to work on an exciting new creative residency that will combine archaeology and historical research to create a unique audio drama. Paid £250 for approximately 10 minutes of script.

Find out more and apply

DEADLINE: 11 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 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!