Community Post Type: Callouts

Cass Art Liverpool invites you to enter The Cass Art Prize 2025

The Cass Art Prize 2025 presented by The Cass Group, aims to champion contemporary art from across the UK and the Republic of Ireland, with a £10,000 cash prize and a free stand at The Other Art Fair in spring 2026 awarded to the overall winner of the competition. There are additional prizes worth £15,000 including a Students Award, an Art Educators Award and more! Plus a prestigious group exhibition at Copeland Gallery, London in autumn 2025.

Enter by midday 13th May 2025.

Find out more and enter at cassart.co.uk/thecassartprize

Works will be judged by a respected panel of guest judges with extensive knowledge and experience across the art industry, and there are category prizes specifically for oil, watercolour, acrylic, pastels, drawing and sketching, 3D artwork, mixed media and printmaking to ensure a wide range of art is represented.

New prizes this year include, the Pastel Award – supported by Sennelier, the Emerging Artist Award – supported by Arches for artists aged 35 and under, the Over 65 Award – supported by Mark Cass for artists aged 65 and over and the Judge’s New Talent Award – supported by Soho Review; a solo show at Soho Revue kindly offered and selected by guest judge India Rose James.

Have you been helped by The Whitechapel Centre? Did they help get you off the streets and into a home? Or advised you on how to prevent becoming homeless? Or supported a member of your family? Or have you volunteered with this leading Liverpool charity? Have you worked for them?

The Whitechapel Centre fights to end homelessness but sadly they are 50 this year. Sadly, because they are still very much needed, five decades later. Manager Ruth McCaughley said, “We’re not celebrating our 50^th birthday – we’ll only celebrate when homelessness no longer exists. However, we can reflect on the positive impact we’ve made and we’ll be marking our 50th with a series of awareness raising events as we reflect on all the lives we’ve helped transform. So, we’d love to hear from people who have been involved with the charity. Whether it was in the beginning in the mid 70s, or any time since. We want to gather together stories so that we can share them throughout 2025.”

If you have a story about how The Whitechapel Centre helped you / your family, or how working or volunteering for them has impacted your life, please email 50years@whitechapelcentre.co.uk or go to www.whitechapelcentre.co.uk/50years and fill in your details.

Background

The Whitechapel Centre provides vital services that can prevent people from facing a life on the streets. Open every day of the year, the charity aims to be there for those people facing homelessness to help them resolve their situation as quickly as possible. This includes daily services for rough sleepers, expert housing and benefit advice and health and wellbeing support. The charity also provides learning and education activities so that people can gain valuable life skills to help maintain a home, and their independence, such as budgeting, managing their health, smarter food shopping and cooking.

You have until 25th May to enter your artworks for this year’s Liverpool Art Fair!

A great opportunity to showcase and sell your work, increase your profile in the north and have your art seen by thousands of visitors

Link here for the application where you will find all the details you need.

Join LMF for a 2-hour session with RADA grad and voiceover artist Sophie Bloor! This is ideal if you’re an actor looking to branch out or just curious about working behind the mic in Film & TV.

Sophie will share how she’s built her own career in voiceover, along with loads of practical advice, tips, and industry insights. They’ll wrap up with a Q&A, so head along ready with questions!

📅 When: Wednesday 30 April 2025
🕠 Time: 17:30 – 19:30
📍 Where: 8 School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX
🎟️ Tickets: General Admission – £9.00

Spaces are limited, so grab your ticket now via this link

Commission: Emerging Curator

Scope: 5 days @ £216 in line with Artists Union England rates of pay
(https://www.artistsunionengland.org.uk/rates-of-pay/).

Application deadline: Sunday April 20th, 12am (GMT)

Feedback: April 30th
Timeframe/Availability: May 4th 2025 – June 8th 2025
Exhibition Opening: June 7th 2025

Are you an emerging curator looking to develop your practice? Are you interested in helping a group of diverse artists to develop themes and ideas for a group show? Are you interested in exploring the ways artist-run spaces like CBS can encourage community-building,cross-disciplinary collaborations through supportive (and chaotic) coexistence?

CBS is an artist-led studio and gallery in the Baltic Triangle, Liverpool. They are eight Merseyside-based artists, comprising disciplines across painting, performance, drawing, photography, sound-art, sculpture, illustration and publishing. With support from the Independent Biennial, CBS is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a group show of its studio members, opening on Saturday June 7th in parallel to the 2025 Liverpool Biennial.

They are looking for an emerging curator to work with our studio members on shaping the concept of the group show. Ideally, this will mark their first experience curating an exhibition or be their first commission after a pause in their career, providing a significant step in their professional development.

This opportunity is ideal for early-career curators, artists, writers, and creative practitioners looking to gain curatorial experience. We welcome bold, innovative proposals that challenge conventional exhibition practices.

They welcome applications from curators based in or around Merseyside.

NOTE: CBS Gallery is located on the third floor of a warehouse building, regrettably our only access is via 2 flights of stairs. They
can only apologise for this.

Application Structure:

To apply to the role fill in the Feedback & Equal Opportunities Monitoring
Form and detail your experience here: CBS x Independent Biennial –

Curator Open Call

Make sure to include the following:

– 200 words (introduction to you/your practice)
– 200 words (relevant past projects)
– 200 words (why you are interested any initial thoughts you may
already have)
– Portfolio/links to previous work

If you prefer to submit a video & portfolio as your application please attach files in an email to info@cbsgallery.co.uk Applicants will hear back by the end of April 30th.

Commitments and Expectations

CBS will provide the curator with:

● 5 days paid at £ 216/day (8h days) – Total pay £1080.
● access to a desk at CBS studios in May
● Guidance, advice and support with production of all aspects of the
exhibition.

CBS expects the curator to commit to:

● 1x day meeting with studio members (1 hour slots)
● 2x days research / exhibition concept development
● 1x day install support / curating.
● 1x admin / exhibition text writing.

info@cbsgallery.co.uk
www.cbsgallery.co.uk

You’re welcome to join the Creative Connections project to help you connect with others and rediscover what you’re good at – your strengths and skills.

The project is open to people over 18 who may be dealing with challenges such as unemployment, caring responsibilities, a health condition or disability. If you’re feeling isolated or lacking in direction, this project can help you.

Run by Jigsaw Coaching, we offer fun, in-person creative workshops where you can share your experiences and learn from others in a friendly, supportive environment. By sharing your experiences and coping strategies with others in a safe environment, you
can help them and yourself.

If you’d also like some one-to-one support, we also provide online or phone coaching sessions to help you to build confidence and feel more resilient. We can help you overcome the barriers which may be holding you back.

We’ll share resources and information on support networks, so you can find other sources of support in your local area and feel more connected to your local community. Our friendly volunteers have been there themselves, and they’ll be on hand to share
their own stories and offer encouragement.

Whether you’re looking to make new friends, boost your confidence, or simply find a new hobby, Creative Connections is designed to help you feel more connected and inspired. The coaching will be available from April and the workshops will be run between May and September, so please get in touch if you’re interested.

Email: hello@jigsaw.uk.net
Text: 07970 722054

www.jigsaw.uk.net

🎭 Arts Groupie are going to Edinburgh Fringe – but they need your help.

ArtsGroupie is a Liverpool-based, working-class collective making waves in arts & heritage—since 2018, wtheyve produced 9 plays, including Kitty, Queen of the Washhouse, which alone has sold over 7,000 tickets. This year, they’re delivering 75 free community events.

But here’s the thing: they’ve done all this without core funding. They work project-to-project, often struggling to be taken seriously outside of Liverpool for being Scousers.

This summer, they’ve been invited to take two powerful shows to the Edinburgh Fringe – a massive opportunity to put working-class Scouse artists on the map.

💥 The Hammer and Helena – the true story of a woman who defied a witch hunter and sparked centuries of persecution.

🕯 Ghost Stories by Candlelight – their beloved, sell-out series reviving the lost tradition of live ghost storytelling.

They’re raising £7,000 to cover accommodation, travel, and production costs. If you believe arts should be for everyone – not just those with connections – please donate and share.

Even the smallest donation can make a big difference.

👉 https://crowdfund.edfringe.com/p/the-hammer-and-helena

#WorkingClassArtists #EdFringe2025 #ArtsGroupie

Are you aged 11 – 17, live in the Liverpool City Region and interested in performing arts?

Liverpool’s Royal Court have some FREE drama workshops coming up, a perfect opportunity for you to head along and join in the fun!!

Sessions are held at Arts Centre, Myrtle Street, Liverpool, L7 7JA

Thursday, April 17th, ages 14 – 17, 11am – 1pm

Saturday, April 19th, ages 11 – 13, 3pm – 5pm

To attend you must register with their Youth Theatre Director, Vanessa: vpark@liverpoolsroyalcourt.com