Happy Valentines Opportunity Tuesday!

14 February 2023

Hi team! Let’s get straight into it, because there are some BANGERS this week…enjoy!

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 interdisciplinary artists:

Apply for the New Dimensions Commission, an incredible opportunity for artists looking to expand their practice and scale up! A £50,000 commission, 2.5 year making process, 20 weeks of residency space, fundraising and producing support, international development opportunity, and the opportunity to tour to Battersea Arts Centre, Take Me Somewhere, Tramway, Transform, and Attenborough Centre in 2025.

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 21 MARCH

For Black performance artists:

The Eclipse Award aims to help UK Black artists and other artists who are also marginalised for their race, and who make boundary-pushing performance work, to undertake an Edinburgh Fringe run. Get a run at Summerhall with no minimum guarantee, no marketing contra, the Fringe registration fee covered, an enhanced box office split in favour of the company with in-kind technical and marketing support from Summerhall and a cash grant from Eclipse!

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 28 FEB

For aspiring and early career producers:

Apply for the Stage One Bridge The Gap Assistant Producer placement with Leeds Playhouse to get a year-long £24k pa contract plus lots of extra support such as workshops, mentoring, coaching and a grant!

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 13 MARCH

For disabled artists and creatives:

Sheffield Theatres are looking for an Agent for Change! A part-time role forging sustainable and meaningful relationships with d/Deaf and disabled artists, audiences and communities, and helping develop creative approaches to providing an inclusive and accessible theatre experience.

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 21 FEB

For people based in Lewisham or Southwark:

Pitch your creative project idea to the Albany and their community to win £1000 to make it happen, plus marketing, equipment, space and technical support if you need it!

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 21 FEB

For deaf and disabled theatre makers or small companies:

Apply for Criptic Arts’ Launchpad, a paid 6 month development and showcase scheme to give you the skills and connections to develop your show. Launchpad will culminate in a showcase in Winter 2023/24, where each artist who has completed the programme will be given a 30 minute performance slot (also paid!)

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 27 FEB

For producers:

Exciting opportunity to work with artist and activist, the vacuum cleaner (James Leadbitter) full-time to deliver brilliant artistic projects and make a shift in perceptions and experiences of mental health. The producer should have a deep understanding of disability justice, Madpride, radical left politics and social movements. Paid £36k pa.

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 8 MARCH

For early career directors:

Queens Theatre Hornchurch are looking for an Assistant Director for their Theatre Nations Partnership production of Roy Williams’ Sucker Punch, directed by Nathan Powell. £2,700 fee.

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 16 FEB

For writers based in the North:

Apply for the Alfred Bradley Bursary Award to get £5,000 to support your development of writing for audio, plus the chance of a Radio 4 Drama commission.

Find out more and apply here

DEADLINE: 11 APRIL

For performers, stage managers and sound designers:

The brilliant ZooCo are recruiting creatives for their upcoming development and tour of Bossy, a brand new children’s show aimed at 7-11 year olds which is a celebration of youth, inclusive feminism, and shining a light on Black culture.

Find out more and apply

DEADLINE: 24 FEB

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!