Opportunity Tuesday is BACK!
5 December 2023
Hi pals!
Thanks so much for being patient with me while I took a few weeks off to get hitched (!) and go on my honeymoon. We had the best adventure.
I’m excited to be back, as there are some cracking opportunities to share this week! We’ll be back to the regular weekly lists again now - if you’re new here or it’s been a while, Opportunity Tuesday is a weekly list of paid opportunities for artists which I’ve been curating since 2018. I try to vary the art forms - there’s quite a lot of performance/theatre/writing/combined arts/community arts stuff because that’s my world, but I try to also include stuff for musicians, visual artists, moving image artists, and anything else creative which is unusual, interesting, and most importantly - paid! I occasionally also share training opportunities which aren’t paid, but are instead free or very cheap for artists to access.
Opportunity Tuesday originally started on Twitter, and I moved it over to Substack when Twitter started going down the pan. Thank goodness I did, because since I got home from honeymoon I’ve been locked out of my Twitter and am still waiting for the support team to sort it out! So I won’t be able to cross-post over there this week, and would really appreciate a few of you guys sharing it if you can, so it can reach more people. Thank you for your help :)
This newsletter is free, and will always be free, but if you can afford it you can choose to contribute £1 a week to help me keep it going - just click the turquoise button below. Thank you to those who do.
Enjoy, stay warm, and good luck! 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 working class writers:
Submit your TV script to the Grass Routes Prize! The winner will receive a prize of £5,000, plus a further amount to option the script. You’ll develop your project with Matriarch and Birdie before pitching it to different buyers, getting your work seen by key decision makers, and you’ll be supported to obtain an agent and grow your network.
DEADLINE: 8 JAN
For queer performers:
Come and work with Kit Green and me on an exciting R&D in the new year, supported by Sheffield Theatres. We’re looking for performers of all ages, with confident singing and improvisation abilities, to be part of the development of a new production about Sheffield-born entertainment legend, Marti Caine. Paid £750 per week.
DEADLINE: 18 DEC
For film-makers aged 18-25:
Apply for the Roundhouse Film Fund to get £1000 production budget, access to professional camera, sound and lighting kit, an expert industry mentor, and the opportunity to collaborate with Bucks Music Group to score your film! Plus, you'll get the chance to have your film screened and entered for the Wiggin Emerging Filmmakers Award.
DEADLINE: 23 JAN
For artists from under-represented groups:
Apply for the Phoenix Studio Award to get one year of free studio space in the centre of Brighton, a space in the Open Studios programme, a window gallery exhibition opportunity, and more.
DEADLINE: 11 DEC
For playwrights:
If your play for a cast of 2-4 people might be suitable for rural touring, submit it to Just Some Theatre. Writers will be paid on a royalty or 'per performance' fee.
DEADLINE: 5 JAN
For fine artists:
Lots of paid residencies are currently available with the British School at Rome! The Sainsbury Scholarship provides an early career artist the opportunity to spend 6 months in Rome, the Creative Wales Fellowship offers a Welsh artist 3 months there, and the Bridget Riley Fellowship is for an artist with a focus on drawing to take part in a 6 month residency. All opportunities include a grant, travel grant, accommodation and board.
DEADLINE: 11 DEC
For directors:
English Touring Opera are looking to recruit a freelance Director to direct a new opera for Key Stage 2 audiences (children aged 7-11), due to premiere in Spring 2025 and tour to public venues and primary schools across the country. £3500 fee.
DEADLINE: 2 FEB
For curators:
An exciting opportunity to join the team at Wysing Arts Centre on a full-time, permanent contract! Devise and deliver a programme of residencies, commissions, events, artist development opportunities and more. Paid £30,000pa.
Find out more and sign up here
DEADLINE: 12 JAN
For animators:
The BBC are looking for fresh, bold and innovative animated TV series ideas for children. Successful creators will receive funding to co-develop their idea in partnership, developing it into an industry standard proof of concept which will be considered for a potential commission. Anyone can apply, at any experience level - solo creators, collectives, studios and any other teams are welcome.
AUDITIONS: 8 FEB
For sound, lighting, and/or set designers:
Join the team creating an immersive sensory playscape installation based on the wonder of the seasons for Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent children and young people.
DEADLINE: 12 DEC
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 (from our wedding!)
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!