Hi pals
A speedy intro from me this week - hope you’re all doing OK. Enjoy the opps!
Big love xx
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 early career artists & theatre-makers:
Camden People’s Theatre’s annual SPRINT festival is back! They’re looking for artists who are making bold and brand new work, twisting theatre into new shapes and making fantastic experiences for audiences. Get a 60/40 box office split, honorarium, technical/marketing training and support, tech support for your get-in, get-out and shows, networking opportunities and more.
DEADLINE: 8 OCT
For artists in South East London:
Pitch your project to the Albany for the chance to receive £1000 funding plus other support to make it happen.
DEADLINE: 25 SEP
For new & early career East Midlands playwrights:
Fifth Word Playwrights is a new, FREE playwriting group in partnership with Derby Theatre and Nottingham Playhouse. Take part in free writing workshops led by a professional playwright, create a new full-length play and receive feedback on it, network, develop industry knowledge, and take part in a professional showcase!
DEADLINE: 30 SEP
For filmmakers:
Apply to the BFI Travel Grant Fund to access funding to help you represent your work abroad, develop new contacts and networks, and reach new audiences. There are several strands you can apply for, including film festival grants, creative development labs, and co-production forums.
DEADLINE: ROLLING
For arts freelancers in Birmingham:
If you have a minimum of 3 years’ professional experience, you can apply for the Feeney Fellowship to get a bursary of up to £5,000 to support you to make a step change or a pivot in your career.
DEADLINE: 30 SEP
For Black artists:
Creative Debuts are supporting Black artists with no-strings financial support of up to £500, to support new work, equipment, travel, research, visits or even just to cover some life expenses.
DEADLINE: ROLLING
For artists of all disciplines:
Publica are inviting artists to collaborate on creative workshops in public space after dark, which explore women’s experiences of safety and their hopes for the future, as part of the Right to the City programme. £1,000 fee.
DEADLINE: 20 OCT
For writers:
To celebrate their 30th Anniversary in 2025, Spread the Word have two new paid commissioning opportunities. ‘Emerging Writer Commissions’ are open to unagented and unpublished writers from underrepresented backgrounds, and ‘Deaf and Disabled Writer Commissions’ are open to writers at any stage of their careers facing disablist and/ or audist barriers. Get £1-2k fee plus a mentor, development support and a platform to showcase your work.
DEADLINE: 7 SEP
For disabled performers:
Chronic Violence is a puppetry professional wrestling show with integrated access. The team are looking for performers with experience in puppetry and improvisation, and wrestling fans, to join them for R&D and some work-in-progress shows in November. £2775 fee.
EVENT: 7 OCT
For socially engaged artists and facilitators:
The Line, East London’s public art trail, is seeking three committed, socially-engaged artist facilitators to work closely with teachers and students to shape a two-year collaborative project that integrates process-driven art, experiential learning, and meaningful play. £6,000 fee per year.
DEADLINE: 7 OCT
For dance artists:
The Place is seeking a dance artist to join the Artist Development team at The Place as Artist Associate: a 9 month, part-time role. Practising artists can embed themselves in the artistic life of The Place through advising, supporting and championing early career artists, curating artist development programmes, and developing their own practice through research and teaching. £35,767pa pro rata (£14,306pa part-time).
DEADLINE: 14 OCT
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!