Curious Minds is pleased to offer 19 commissions for freelance independent creatives and arts organisations. This is to work in partnership to deliver out of school activities for children and young people aged 11 to 16 years in their local area.
There are 15 x £3,000 commissions and 4 x £8,000 commissions available.
They are particularly interested in working with Black, Asian, Ethnically Diverse and Disabled practitioners.
The commissions are for North West based freelancers and organisations, working across any artform (including, but not limited to, visual arts, theatre, dance, circus, music, literature and film). They want you to work with children and young people in your neighbourhood who are often excluded from the mainstream, and inspire and empower them through the arts.
They want to hear from you regardless of what stage of your career you are at. Successful applicants will also have access to a specially designed professional development training and support programme, which will run alongside their commission.
Who can apply?
Freelance practitioners and artists
Arts and culture organisations (please do not apply if you are a National Portfolio Organisation) *
Grassroots organisations
For further eligibility criteria, please refer to their Guidance for Applicants.
* If you are a large, established organisation and are interested in mentoring and supporting one of the projects or applicants, please contact saphena.aziz@curiousminds.org.uk.
How to apply
First, they highly recommend that you read the Guidance for Applicants document in full.
They are now accepting applications via this online form.
The closing date for receipt of application forms is midnight on Sunday 10th April 2022.
Please note that you will not be able to save and return to your online form. They therefore suggest you draft your responses separately and then transfer them into the form when you’re ready to submit. A list of the questions and the word counts is available here.
If you need support to complete the form, please email saphena.aziz@curiousminds.org.uk and they will be happy to assist.
They aim to acknowledge and respond to all applications within 10 days of the deadline passing.