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Hi team - sorry this is so late this week, but hope some of these are useful anyway :) 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 writers of colour:

CBC have announced a scholarship enabling one writer to join their Writing An Original TV Drama Serial course in London. As well as a paid place on the course, you’ll also get a travel stipend and a digital download of Final Draft.

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 17 MAR

For queer creatives in the North:

Come along to a FREE performance workshop next Tuesday 5th March, led by award-winning experiential theatre-maker Kit Green at the Crucible in Sheffield. You’ll get an insight into their process, learn some of their techniques, and be the first to see some snippets of a new show they’re making about working class entertainer Marti Caine! (Also I’ll be there - come say hi!)

Find out more and sign up here

WORKSHOP: 5 MAR

For disabled and non-disabled dancers:

Candoco have opened their auditions to look for dancers to be part of new projects in 2024 and 2025. They are are interested in meeting performers with either formal dance training or bespoke training, who feel confident adapting and remaking material, alongside creating from their practice and lived experience.

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 4 MAR

For creative freelancers:

Take part in a FREE 4-day workshop with Babel Theatre, focused on avoiding overwhelm, stopping burnout, building a resilience toolkit for freelance life, building a model for your creative future, and identifying resources to support your work. Plus get 1:1 mentoring, coaching and/or a funding surgery.

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 19 MAR (but first come, first served!)

For uncredited writers:

The Edinburgh TV Festival and All3Media have teamed up to support undiscovered, diverse writing voices, through their New Writers Collective. You’ll attend an intensive residential writers’ retreat with professional guidance from experienced executives and creatives. You’ll develop ideas and scripts and receive expert tips and advice.  Plus you’ll receive professional networking opportunities and complimentary delegate passes and accommodation at this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival in August!

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 21 MAR

For artists of all disciplines:

b-side is offering commission opportunities to create new artworks in any media for their next festival, responding to the theme Who Do We Think We Are? - proposals can be for any amount up to £6,000, and there is an additional £1,000 budget for artists’ travel and accommodation.

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 10 MAR

For artists in Scotland whose careers have been impacted by a breast cancer diagnosis:

Apply for the Bridge Award Residencies to get a week of time and space to reconnect with your practice, within the peaceful, supportive, and inspiring context of Cove Park and its national and international residency programme. You’ll be paid £550 fee, plus a materials allowance of up to £75 and a travel allowance of up to £150. Accommodation will be included, as will a private studio space if required.

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 1 MAR

For actor musicians:

Moonbeam Theatre are looking for a performer to join their touring company for an upcoming tour to 60 school venues. Paid £550 per week.

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 25 MAR

For creative facilitators:

Warwickshire Library is seeking proposals for a creative practitioner or organisation to co-create content for their Hidden Stories programme, driven by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in response to Heritage and Culture Warwickshire collections. Up to £10,000 fee.

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 25 MAR

For artists and companies:

Menagerie Theatre are seeking professional quality work from 3 artists or companies to be shared at Hotbed Festival 2024 as part of their new grant, Hidden Voices. They are open to taking submissions from a range of disciplines - from performance to poetry, so long as text is at the heart of the work. Get £1,000 plus bespoke support, a performance slot, and a production fee of £500.

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 8 MAR

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!