Community Post Type: Callouts

Halton Borough Council are seeking artists (or artist teams) based in the North West to deliver a major public artwork for New Street, Widnes—a key link between the high street and Widnes Shopping Park.

This 57-metre long site offers an opportunity to create a bold, imaginative and visually engaging intervention as part of the Widnes Town Centre Regeneration Framework. The final artwork might be visual, sculptural, text-based, or incorporate digital or interactive elements. However you approach it, they’re looking for work that reflects place, invites curiosity, and encourages people to linger and connect.

What’s involved:

• Respond creatively to the character and use of New Street
• Propose and deliver a public artwork that enhances the route
• Manage all design, production, installation and associated costs

Commission value: Up to £25,000 (inclusive of all costs)
Closing date to register interest: Sunday 31st August, 10pm
To request full artist brief: Email info@cultivatehalton.co.uk

This is a significant public-facing commission that will help define the feel and identity of Widnes town centre as it evolves. Funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, administered by Halton Borough Council.

Arena Studios is celebrating 40 years of supporting artists in Liverpool! To mark this milestone, they are creating an exhibition and digital archive that will gather stories, photographs, film, and other archival material from across the decades. This will be an ongoing, evolving archive open to continuous contributions.

They’re not entirely sure of Arena’s exact founding date – sometime between late 1984 and early 1985. Maybe you can help fill in the gaps? Were you involved in setting up Arena Studios or a member in its early days on Duke Street? Do you have memories of Arena’s famous Auctions, its moves to Jordan Street and then Elevator Studios, or its fun filled Light Night events? Perhaps you helped with its management or simply have a story that captures the spirit of Arena at any point in its history.

They’re looking for:

•       Stories and memories (written or recorded)
•       Photographs and video footage
•       Posters, flyers, and other memorabilia
•       Anything else that helps tell Arena’s story

They know there have been plenty of ups and downs along the way. We expect controversy and contradictions!

If you’ve ever been part of Arena Studios, they’d love to hear from you. Please send your contributions to info@arenastudiosandgallery.com.

Help them to bring together the history of 40 years of Arena Studios and celebrate its impact on Liverpool’s art scene!

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY!

There will be a 40th Anniversary event on Sunday 14th September from 1pm in the Baltic Arts Bar (and Elevator Gallery) 27 Parliament Street, Liverpool L8 5RN.  The event will be open to the public and everyone is welcome!

Do It Now Now (DiNN), Pathway Fund, Lendoe and NatWest Social & Community Capital have developed a new funding initiative specifically for Black-led and Global Majority-led charities and social enterprises in England.

At Do it Now Now, they understand the unique challenges faced by Black and Global Majority communities in securing funding for essential services. That’s why they’ve developed Big Business — to help you overcome barriers, access sustainable funding, and achieve long-term success.

Through this programme, you’ll receive the financial backing and expert guidance required to strengthen operations, enhance investment readiness, and unlock your organisation’s full potential. Build a future where your organisation thrives, creating systemic change and empowering the communities you serve.

Find out how it works and how to apply here

Low Carbon Eco-Innovatory offers businesses in the region access to university technologies, academic expertise and financial assistance to support their low carbon journey.

The project is a partnership between Liverpool John Moores University and University of Liverpool, funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund with the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority as the lead authority.

Blending university-led research with a capital grant fund, LCEI facilitates clean and sustainable growth, enabling businesses to progress towards their Net Zero goals.

Find out more here

Finance and Funding Clinic, 31 July, 10:00am- 12:00pm

If you’re looking for funding advice and or would like to discuss how government funded services can help your businesses to scale up, then please come along between 10am and 12pm for a chat with the team at LCR Finance Hub and Innovate UK Business Growth.

To register, visit here

Are operational headaches holding your business back from its next stage of growth? You’re not alone.

This programme can help to demystify funding and provides founders with the skills and knowledge they need to fund their business growth. Applications close Friday 29 August.

Many founders and entrepreneurs are confused by the funding options available to them and to help them navigate the funding landscape better, we’ve designed a programme to help to demystify funding and to provide founders with the skills and knowledge they need to fund their business growth.

Find out more and apply here

Closing date: 29 August

The La Feria festival brochure is a full colour A5 supplement, with a print run of 10k, in addition to being available to download on the LUMA’s website, with 2000+ downloads last year.

Download a copy of last year’s brochure here.

Brochures will be delivered as a standalone piece of print, targeted at the festival’s varied and diverse audience. Print is delivered to a range of sites, including, shops, cafes, TICs, attractions, museums, theatres, galleries, community centres, libraries, retail sites, relevant bars, clubs, venues, hairdressers/barbers, academic sites, and key transport hubs throughout the Liverpool City Region and beyond, as well as being available online.

It is also circuited digitally to LUMA’s newsletter (1.5k+ subscribers), via One Fell Swoop (2k+ subscribers), and Ticket Quarter (50k+ subscribers).

Closing date: 1st August 2025

The street dates for this year’s festival brochure will be 12th Aug ongoing, ahead of the festival itself in October.

The La Feria festival brochure ensures a large and cost-effective reach, to a relevant and targeted yet highly diverse audience.
The total estimated readership for the La Feria brochure is 30,000.

COSTS:

Full Page £450
Half Page landscape £300

SPECIFICATIONS:

Please send artwork as high resolution (300dpi) PDF or JPEG files, CMYK format.
Full Page
Half Page landscape
148w x 210h mm
148w x 105h mm

Contact: hola@lumacreations.org