Happy Opportunity Tuesday (on Wednesday this week, sorry!)
Wednesday 14 December 2022
As you may have guessed by this tardy email, I’m having a topsy turvy week so there’s no long intro blurb from me today. But there’s always time for amazing arts and culture news - do take a moment if you can to check these projects out:
Brilliant Chris Sonnex has launched a ‘Ticket Bank’ which will make 1000 tickets available each week for those who cannot afford to pay for cultural activities. Currently only in London, but imagine the nationwide possibilities!
The amazing team at Civic Square have just released their first #NeighbourhoodDoughnut Portrait and Workbook, co-created with people in Ladywood, Birmingham.
A planning application has gone in for a multi-million pound ‘Youth Zone’ in Salford, which if approved will give young people access to everything from top sports facilities to arts and culture training!
Check out this gorgeous cardboard show, created by Scarborough’s community and produced by ARCADE. Pay-what-you-can tickets, on until 23 December.
And a few little personal plugs from me...
Lovely Seth from Heavy Metal Email interviewed me about the history of Opportunity Tuesday, why I started it and what the transition from Twitter to email has been like - check it out if you fancy!
I’m a Trustee at The Montgomery and we have BIG plans to transform the 136-year-old building into something pretty incredible for children and young people. We’re looking for a General Manager to help make it happen - apply!
My little company RivelinCo, a neighbourhood arts centre without walls, are currently recruiting for Casual Arts Support Workers in Sheffield, and we’re also starting to build a Board. Find out more and apply here.
Now, on to the main event…
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 of all (well, most) disciplines:
Arts Council England’s Developing Your Creative Practice grants are open for applications again! Apply for up to £10k to work on yourself and your practice. You could get support with mentoring/coaching, research, skills and training, travel, equipment, and paying yourself for some time focused on your own development.
DEADLINE: TUE 17 JAN
For participatory artists and social activists in the North:
Union have extended their deadline, specifically for people of colour. Apply for a FREE 12-month programme including 5 weekend workshops, one-to-one coaching, and funded collaborations between participants!
DEADLINE: SUN 8 JAN
For artists in Bradford:
Apply for Bradford Producing Hub’s PROMOTE to join a FREE marketing development programme, exploring how to raise your profile with audiences. Learn new skills, design a website, get new photos and more! Two days per month Feb-July, bursaries and access support available if required.
DEADLINE: SUN 15 JAN
For playwrights:
Apply for Playwrights’ Studio Scotland’s support schemes before they close! You can apply for a mentoring programme, self-led projects (assistance and financial support for your own practice) or professional development for disabled writers!
DEADLINE: FRI 23 DEC
For tech, lighting, set and costume designers:
Society of Strays are recruiting multiple roles for a new dance theatre show in Newcastle - all paid Equity/ITC minimum rates and travel/accommodation/per diems available.
DEADLINE: FRI 23 DEC
For comedy writers:
BBC Comedy Commissioning have 2 new strands: apply to Character Developments to try things out away from audience pressures and broadcast expectation, or pitch your short film for broadcast on BBC iPlayer and other BBC platforms!
DEADLINE: ROLLING
For puppeteers, puppet-makers and animators:
Apply for a digital or stop motion commission to get £2k (inclusive of materials/music) and see your work shared with audiences in-person and/or online as part of Moving Parts: Newcastle Puppetry Festival 2023.
DEADLINE: SUN 15 JAN
For visual artists based in Hounslow:
Creative People and Places Hounslow are inviting submissions from artists or collectives to create a colour chart inspired by the London Borough of Hounslow. This could be a cultural chart, a geographical one, or based on a specific theme such as food or plants. £1500 fee.
DEADLINE: SUN 18 DEC
For youth and community producers and facilitators:
Gorgeous job going at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse - join their team as Head of Young People and Community! Set the vision and strategy for engagement with communities and young people, and develop new partnerships with companies such as Graeae, Talawa, Cardboard Citizens and more.
DEADLINE: THU 15 DEC
For producers:
Exciting opportunity to join the team at Factory International, working closely with Manchester International Festival to take commissions/events from initial development through to realisation and presentation to the public. Paid £35-39k pa!
DEADLINE: WED 4 JAN
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. Please let me know if you’re successful with your applications, 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. Chewie and Solo say 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. Thanks!