Happy Opportunity Tuesday!
...on Wednesday this week, sorry! 5 June 2024
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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 theatre-makers:
ARC Stockton have announced the next round of their Make New Work Programme! Apply for £10k or £2k to make new performance-based work, responding to things that are on the minds of their local communities. You'll also get support with producing, marketing, tech, space & even accommodation if you need it.
DEADLINE: 21 JUN
For performers and stage managers:
Wise Children are inviting 12 performers and 1 early career stage manager to join them in Frome, Somerset for their Open Residency. Led by Emma Rice and the directing team, it's a FREE week-long performing course including acting, singing, dancing & puppetry. Accommodation, travel and subsistence support is available.
DEADLINE: 17 JUN
For cultural leaders:
Peterborough Cultural Alliance are recruiting a number of new roles, including full and part-time Creative Cultures Leaders. Salaries are up to £40,286pa pro rata, plus good benefits including 10% pension contributions.
DEADLINE: 17 JUN
For writers:
Submit your poetry, fiction, or life writing to the Wasafiri New Writing Prize! Entries are £12 each, and subsidised entries are available for those who need them. Win Chapter & Verse or Free Reads mentoring, support from The Good Literary Agency to discuss your career progression, & a print subscription to Wasafiri.
DEADLINE: 1 JUL
For disabled artists and practitioners:
Unlimited are looking for new panel members, to help select the next round of Unlimited commissions! You’ll get £1,500 fee plus access support, and you’ll be part of making some really exciting decisions about disabled-led creative work.
DEADLINE: 10 JUN
For artists and cultural practitioners:
Moving Narratives is a partnership between the Prince Claus Fund and the British Council - they’re bringing together 12 socially and politically engaged mid-career creatives to experiment, exchange, and develop artistic strategies that explore marginalised histories, and challenge dominant narratives and inequalities. You’ll get €10,000 plus bespoke mentoring and support.
EVENT: 16 JUL
For music artists, collectives, promoters or labels:
Brighter Sound are commissioning innovative new work which examines or challenges the future of the music industry, explores imagined futures or environmental sustainability, or considers innovation in global music cultures. Get a £5,000 budget to bring your idea to life!
DEADLINE: 30 JUN
For early career artists:
Apply for an Artist Trainee role with darts in Doncaster! You’ll get paid work two days per week to work on either their Tuneful Chatter or Expanding Horizons programmes - paid £75-125 per day.
DEADLINE: 24 JUN
For artists taking shows to Edinburgh Fringe:
Did you write your show? If so, invite the BBC Writers team to see it, and be considered for the Popcorn Award! Past winners and finalists have gone on to be commissioned by major broadcasters in TV and film, and have enjoyed both London and New York transfers of their work.
DEADLINE: ASAP
For digital artists and designers:
Icon is looking for a Projection Designer for major new community dance-theatre production called Ghost Ships, in collaboration with ZooNation and Amina Khayyam Dance Company.
DEADLINE: 16 JUN
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!