Happy Opportunity Tuesday!
25 July 2023
Hi team!
I’ve had some lovely messages recently from people who’ve started projects or found exciting work from opportunities they discovered here, which makes me very happy. Please do share with me when this happens for you, I love hearing from you and I want to support or shout about your projects when I can!
As I’m sure you know, Elon is determined to destroy Twitter (or X now…sigh), which is the place this all started back in 2018. It’s going to be much harder for me to get the word out about this newsletter once I’ve lost that platform, which looks fairly inevitable now. If you can, please make an extra effort to share it with the people who need it most over the next few weeks - perhaps if you or your org have a newsletter, you could include a link or some info? If you need something to link to, feel free to use my website: https://www.lindajbloomfield.com/artist-support - thank you so much for your help.
Opps for you below - some real good’uns this week. Enjoy! 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 sound & experimental performance artists who are also caregivers:
Scottish Sculpture Workshop know how difficult it is for artists with caring responsibilities to grasp time, energy, resources and focus for their practices. The SSW x Counterflows Caregivers residency offers artists funding, flexibility, respite and space for self-care, focus on their own needs and support their continued learning and development. Get £1500 fee, flexible studio access, travel and materials budget, and budget for access and care costs.
DEADLINE: 4 AUG
For film-makers and animators:
Entries for the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards 'British Short Film' and 'British Short Animation' categories are now live, and completely free to enter!
For theatre-makers:
The Space Arts Centre are looking for shows for their Winter season! Box office splits with no upfront hire costs, plus full live-streaming kit and support, recordings of your production, free rehearsal space, and more!
DEADLINE: 11 AUG
For female and non-binary early career artists:
Close to Home Productions are recruiting trainees in directing, set/costume design, sound design, lighting design, and stage management, to work with them on their upcoming tour and develop their practice. Paid at ITC rates.
Find out more and sign up here
DEADLINE: 28 JUL
For LGBTQIA+ artists:
Hackney Council’s Culture Team have opened two small-grant programmes for LGBTQIA+ cultural activities that take place in Hackney, and are focused on engaging Hackney’s communities. Awards will be made up to £1,000.
DEADLINE: 20 AUG
For actors:
Apply for the BBC Norman Beaton Fellowship to get a 5 month bursary contract with the Radio Drama Company!
DEADLINE: 16 AUG
For aspiring performers:
OpenDoor’s acting programme is open to Greater Manchester, Merseyside, West Yorkshire, London and the South East. Get access to 8-month part time acting training to prepare you for Drama School, including one-to-one acting tutoring on your audition speeches, free auditions at partner schools, travel expenses for auditions, free theatre tickets, and more!
For solo or duo theatre-makers:
Apply for CPT’s Starting Blocks to get £1000 cash commission, free rehearsal space, producing and marketing support, a performance slot as part of Sprint Festival, professional production shots and more!
DEADLINE: 18 SEP
For early career directors:
HOME is offering an Assistant Director placement that will provide a learning and informal training opportunity for a talented emerging director. Assist on Little Red, a HOME and Theatre Porto collaboration for Xmas 2023, by contributing to workshops in community settings with young people and adults around the themes of the show. Paid £2850 fee.
DEADLINE: 16 AUG
For visual artists:
Apply for Magnetic 2, a new artist residency programme to help visual artists develop their skills and promote artistic collaboration between the UK and France. You’ll get two-month residencies with arts organisations in France and the UK, including accommodation, studio space, financial support and mentorship.
DEADLINE: 29 AUG
And a cheeky bonus!
Don’t forget my little org RivelinCo in Sheffield is currently recruiting too! We’re looking for a Community Engagement Coordinator and a Web Developer for some really exciting projects this Autumn :)
DEADLINE: 1 AUG
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!