Community Post Type: Callouts

To support the incredible work that so many charities do to support the arts and culture, this special draw of the year will award £5,000 to 10 charities working in this area.

The draw is only open for 5 days closing on Friday 11 October, so please take 5 minutes and nominate the Bluecoat Display Centre to give us the opportunity to win £5,000.

Nominations are open now until 11th October.

PLACED Academy are thrilled to be launching the first annual #PLACEDAcademy design competition, “Future Designers”.

This free-to-access competition is for young people in years 7-11 across Liverpool, and aims to support emerging talent interested in design, architecture, places and the built environment.

Your submissions will be judged by a panel of industry professionals with prizes to be won. 

For more info:  FUTURE DESIGNERS COMPETITION – PLACED Academy (placed-academy.com)

To register your interest: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/883N5SK

Are you in years 7, 8 & 9 and interested in art, design and places? Join PLACED Academy Studio, a free two-day creative programme!

Are you based in the Northwest? You’re eligible to apply!

PLACED Academy Studio will take place over the February Half Term in both Liverpool and Manchester venues. The programme will give participants a taste of the PLACED Academy and the wider sector.

Applications are NOW OPEN and will close on Monday 9th December!

PLACED is funding PLACED Academy Studio as part of its commitment to giving back to our local communities, ensuring the opportunity is completely FREE to all participants.

For more information: PLACED ACADEMY STUDIO – PLACED Academy (placed-academy.com)

To apply: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/63FN2HK

The UK’s largest and most successful children’s writing competition – BBC’s 500 Words – is open for entries until 9pm on Friday 8 November.

Children aged 5-11 are encouraged to write a story they would love to read in 500 words or less. 50 finalists will be invited to the grand final at Buckingham Palace, where they could see their story read by a superstar celebrity!

It’s incredibly important to 500 Words that children of all abilities and backgrounds are able to take part in the competition. Spelling, punctuation and grammar are not marked – it’s the idea that counts. In addition, each school that enters a story and receives 50% free school meals or more is entitled to a £50 National Book Token and three £10 book tokens for their pupils.

As well as submitting your stories, the competition is looking for volunteer judges. Teachers, teachers assistants (in post or in training), SEND and library staff are welcome to apply.

For more information and details of how to enter the competition, sign up as a judge, or to see the terms and conditions and privacy notice, visit www.bbc.co.uk/500words.

Sandbox Showcase, a quarterly event that spotlights emerging filmmakers from Liverpool and the North West. The first edition of the Sandbox Showcase will take place on Wednesday, 20th November 2024 at the Liverpool Picturehouse, located at 88 Wood Street, L1 4DQ, in Screen 2, which seats 140 people.

This unique event provides a platform for 10-12 short films per showcase, offering filmmakers the chance to share their work with an engaged and appreciative audience.

The Sandbox Showcase is more than just a film screening; it is a celebration of innovative storytelling and new voices in filmmaking. The event is specifically designed for first-time and emerging filmmakers, offering them the chance to screen their work in a respected venue and engage with a live audience. Unlike many film events, the Sandbox Showcase focuses on bold, fresh ideas and creative experimentation, giving filmmakers the platform they need to shine.

Filmmakers can submit their films here for a one-time fee of £10, and submissions will remain on Let’s Make Films’ protected short film database for consideration in all future themed showcases.

Calling all early career actors…are you looking for opportunities to perform?

As part of TipTray’s yearly What Happens Next? playwrights competition, each play is paired with a professional director and a cast of actors. Because the competition is all about developing and giving a platform to emerging artists, they want to hear from early career actors who would be interested in performing in one of their selected 8 plays.

This is a great chance to work with experienced directors, gain stage time, and be part of an exciting creative process. If you’re looking to build your experience, they’d love to hear from you.

Visit their website at tiptraytheatre.com and fill out the interest form to be considered. Once the plays are selected, they’ll use this pool of actors to help cast the roles needed.

Note: This opportunity is voluntary, expressing your interest does not guarantee you will be selected due to the limited amount of roles available.

They look forward to hearing from you!

Hub Studios has an artist studio space coming available at the end of November. Hub Studios is a group of ten artists sharing a subdivided open plan space in the Northern Lights building in Cains Brewery Village in the Baltic Quarter. Northern Lights has 24 hour access, a cafe and an onsite car park (annual parking permits are available for purchase from the landlord Baltic Creative).

Rent is £170.76 a month and the space is 230cm x 330 cm.

Expressions of interest can be sent via email to hubstudios2@gmail.com , please include a CV and a link to a website, portfolio or social media by Friday 18th October.

Space available from the end of November.

For more information on Hub Studios please visit their website at www.hubstudios2.co.uk or our instagram @hubstudios2.

Hub Studios,

FF4,

Northern Lights Building

5 Mann Street, Liverpool L8 5AF

In the heart of West Kirby on the beautiful Wirral peninsula, the LAKE gallery is an artist-led gallery hosting a changing program of exhibitions of fine art and contemporary craft.

An opportunity to exhibit in the LAKE gallery as part of their 2024 OPEN Exhibition.

Apply for their 2024 OPEN Exhibition

Artists working in the UK are invited to submit up to three pieces in any 2D or 3D medium.

The selected artworks will be exhibited in the gallery during their popular OPEN 2024 exhibition which runs from Thursday 28th November 2024 to Saturday 25th January 2025.

The gallery will select two artists from the OPEN 2024 exhibition to each receive a £100 cash prize and an invitation to exhibit in the LAKE gallery during 2025.

Full details can be found on their website and all submissions should be made using their online application form:

www.thelakegallery.co.uk

BLOOD ORANGE ZINE is a Liverpool-based queer feminist zine, publishing poetry, prose and art of all kinds. Submissions for Issue 3 open now until Friday 15th November at 6pm.

Their theme for BLOOD ORANGE ZINE Issue 3 is Reclaim the Night. They’re looking for poetry, prose, non-fiction writing, art and photography (plus anything else you think they might like).

Submissions are never identity-specific and no matter your gender, ethnicity, age or sexuality, they’d love to hear from you. They encourage both experienced and new writers and artists to submit.

More info can be found at https://bloodorangezine.com/issue-3/

or on Instagram: @bloodorangezine_

Closing date: 15 November

Do you live in Liverpool? Do you want to play your part in the telling of the story of LFC’s legendary manager, Bill Shankly? Then the Royal Court is looking for you.

Liverpool’s Royal Court is looking for people to be part of a Community Company who will perform as part of a major new show taking place in Spring 2025.

The show is an adaptation of David Peace’s novel Red Or Dead which tells the story of Bill Shankly, the legendary manager of Liverpool Football Club with actor Peter Mullan playing the role. The theatre is looking for community actors to play a pivotal role in the show, with some singing and acting. No experience is necessary, interest in football is a bonus, but not essential.

Director Phillip Breen says the show, and the callout, is an opportunity for people to be part of a project that brings the city together.

“While this is a story about an historic chapter in Liverpool, they want it to illustrate the city of NOW. A passion for theatre and the performing arts is useful but not essential, but no experience is necessary. An interest in football is useful but not essential. They’re looking for people from every walk of life, every background, every community, from very young to very old and every point in between, every footballing persuasion (especially including Evertonians!). Don’t worry if you have no experience – they will have a programme of rehearsals to prepare you. They want this to be an exciting and supportive group. The only thing they want is for people to come and get stuck in.”

Find out more here https://liverpoolsroyalcourt.com/join-the-community-company/