Calling all businesses in the Liverpool City Region tourism industry!
* Liverpool * Knowsley * St Helens * Sefton * Wirral *
Celebrate your achievements, gain recognition, and elevate your brand. Don’t miss this opportunity to be honoured for your outstanding contributions to the tourism sector.
Enter now at http://www.lcrtourismawards.com and let your business shine!
Closing date for entries is strictly Thursday 19th September.
Wonder Arts are delighted to share that they are receiving funding from National Lottery Community Fund to deliver a new project; with the YMCA as part of their Communities of Wonder programme of activities.
They are partnering with a group of young people at the new YMCA Youth Hub in St Helens. During consultation, the group have told us they are interested in lyric writing, music and dance.
They are looking to work with a DJ, musician and / or dancer to engage with the group over 16 sessions to co-create this artwork. The final piece should incorporate a vibrant, positive and family-friendly message. Experience of youth workshop facilitation is essential.
Fee
The fee to deliver this project is £1,750; this includes planning time, workshop delivery and performance. There is a separate materials budget of up to £550 with ethically sourced materials at the heart. .
Timescales & Schedule
The 16 sessions will run on Wednesdays from 6th November –12th March* 6-7.30pm with a celebration event and sharing during the final session. (*Excluding 25th December, 1st January and 19th February.)
Action: Please submit a written proposal in response to this commission brief. As the young people will be involved in precuring the right artist, please also submit a brief video proposal pitched at young people. This should be no more than 3 minutes.
Your proposals should detail your artistic approach, outline potential content of delivery sessions and examples of your previous work. You may submit links to online portfolios to support your proposal. The deadline for the written and video proposals is noon on Friday 20th September.
Please email both the written and video submissions to emma@wonderarts.co.uk. Let them know if you have any access requirements.
Supporting the development of new work by Black writers in Merseyside.
As part of the Black Joy season, Talawa and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse are offering seed commissions for two writers of African or Caribbean heritage to develop a new play, showcase work and build networks with the creative community in Liverpool.
The offer
– 2 x £1,250 seed commission
– dramaturgical support to develop your idea
– rehearsed reading at the Liverpool Playhouse Studio for invited audience
– networking events with Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse, Talawa and an invited group of local Global
Majority artists
– invitations to in-house Everyman & Playhouse productions.
The ask
They’re looking for writers who:
– have a new idea (or early work in progress) that they want to develop
– live in Liverpool City Region, and are exploring themes and topics that speak to our communities here
– would be supported in their artistic development by this opportunity.
The timeline
– Fill out an application form ( https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=pyDo55JgR0e-ASh1fhC1MERupHAKm0JNrAUWkaMVGaFUOVMxTTZXUlZOSEhSSzg5Tk5MUlRKWDNUWS4u&route=shorturl ) by 5pm, Friday 4 October.
– All applicants will be invited to a networking event with team members from Talawa and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse, and to see Play On! at the Liverpool Playhouse (Wednesday 16 October).
– Four people will be invited to discuss their application in more detail at interview (w/b 4 November).
– Two people will receive a seed commission (decisions w/b 11 November).
– Writing and from December to March, with rehearsed readings w/b 24 March.
Application is via an online form, submitted either in writing or via video or audio file.
They will ask you to tell them about:
– you as an artist
– your idea
– how you want this opportunity to support your artistic development.
They’ll also ask you to submit a sample of your writing that you feel best represents you. It doesn’t have to be a play (you might previously have written for screen, for example), but they’ll be assessing applications with their suitability for stage in mind.
If you’d like to download the application questions in advance, please click here –
or here for large text –
If you have any questions about the application process, please email Tommo (New Works Associate, Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse): newworks@everymanplayhouse.com.
Are you a musician, music teacher, producer, or part of the local music scene? It’s time to shine! ✨ List your talent, expertise, or business in the Music Board Online Directory and connect with others who share your passion!
Getting listed is quick and easy—just fill out the form on their website. Let’s showcase the amazing variety of local music talent! 📣🎸
🔗 To be included in the directory, visit: https://www.lcrmusicboard.co.uk/directory/
Introducing… The Narrative Songwriting Room
Create & Collaborate in their brand new songwriting room, based inside Liverpool Arts Bar.
They’ve put together the perfect space to write, collaborate and demo songs. Just plug in your laptop and away you go! Affordable pricing, open 10am-10pm!
Head to their website for more details & to book in.
Liverpool SOUP have had a little break but are back and more excited than ever to hear about all the ideas and projects local people have in the pipeline.
🎉 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN 🎉
And there’s a slight change from previous Liverpool SOUP events…ALL four of the projects that pitch on the night will now be awarded £250 to thank them for taking the time to prepare and share their project. The winning project will still also take home all the money they take on the door. That’s even more reason for you to get an application submitted!
To apply, visit here
Applications close 11:59pm Thursday 19th September.
Do you rap, sing, beatbox or act? Head along and join in a free one-off workshop for a taster of what 20 Stories High are about.
If you’re interested in joining their youth theatre, this workshop is for you. No acting experience necessary.
Suitable for ages 13 to 18.
When?
Tuesday 17 September 2024
Time: 7-9pm
Where?
Unity Theatre, Hope Place, L1 9BG
To book your place, call/whatsapp Donna on 07792 567 112 or by emailing donna@20storieshigh.org.uk
An eight-month learning programme for women (cis and trans) working in the music industries, supported by Sony Music.
Be part of a growing network of bold, ambitious and inspiring Northern women working in the music industries, developing your leadership skills together.
This programme invites you to explore and expand what leadership means to you. Does it look like nurturing and being a positive role model, paving the way, creating and inspiring change, or being more confident in your own career path?
Running from October 2024 to May 2025, you’ll take part in:
You’ll learn how to manage pressure, improve communication skills, assert influence, build financial sustainability and resilience, and make a lasting impact in your field.
You could work for a commercial institution, a local grassroots organisation or as a freelancer. You might be a promoter, agent, project manager, or event producer. Or maybe you work in marketing and PR, music education, talent development, or for a recording studio or record label.
You should be shaking things up in the music industries in some way, advocating for a better future. If you’re passionate about making positive changes in your personal and professional life, then this is for you!
All participants will also receive a £400 development bursary to support your continued professional development and self-reflection beyond this programme, like paying for mentoring or coaching. Whatever will better equip you for the future.
To apply, visit here
Closing date: 26 September
Want to make your own short film?
FACT and First Take are looking for young filmmakers aged 16-19 to take part in a free film academy, supported by the BFI. The academy takes place over 3 months, where you’ll work alongside fellow young filmmakers and a range of industry professionals to make a short film from start to finish.
You will learn everything about development, production, post-production and distribution as you are guided through the filmmaking process. The academy will take place at FACT and online, with opportunities to join in with activities across Manchester and the North West.
Sessions will take place at FACT on Monday evenings and online on Wednesday evenings, with some extended sessions on weekends and during half-term for filming and editing.
You will also receive a Silver Arts Award qualification when you finish.
Interested? Read on for more information.
To apply, please complete this form by Sunday 8 September, 23:59.
A free book club with a difference is being set up in Liverpool.
Led by local poet, Pauline Rowe, Liverpool’s Reading Round will be one of a network of only sixteen in the country funded by the Royal Literary Fund in 2024/25, and, unlike other reading groups, there is no homework needed.
“Each week I will read a new poem and a short story or other work of prose aloud to the group, and then we’ll discuss them together,” said Pauline. ‘‘Research shows how good it is for us to be read aloud to but how many of us make the time to do this? This is ninety minutes when people can just stop and listen to something new to them.”
The Reading Round scheme was set up to create a space where readers can discover original writing and rediscover the joys of hearing stories and poems in a friendly group. Other Reading Round groups have run across the country and the feedback has always been very positive.
‘People call it ‘the highlight of their week’ and even ‘life-enhancing’! It’s a lovely thing to be able to bring to Liverpool’ commented Katharine McMahon, novelist and Head of Outreach with the Royal Literary Fund. ‘The discussions get very lively too, and the fact that each group is guided by a writer means there’s always new insights and discoveries.’
The Reading Round will take place at Open Eye Gallery, Mann Island, on Mondays from
11 am to 12.30 pm and is open to all. It starts on Monday 16 September, but places must be booked in advance.
Although it’s completely free to join, numbers are restricted and pre-booking is essential. Contact Pauline Rowe by email: pauline.rowe@rlfeducation.org.uk