Are you an Artist or Contemporary Craft Maker?
SCA will be opening their membership applications in September, so if you live in Liverpool City region or Lancashire and would like to join their SCA creative network, why not think about applying?
Membership details and benefits are on their website: sca-network.co.uk
Join the Spookiest Comedy Ghost Tour in Chester! Are you ready to step onto the magnificent haunted stage that is the City of Chester? The Dead Good Ghost Tour is seeking talented actors who can breathe life into their new comedy ghost storytelling experience.
They are offering character-led tours that blend comedy and the macabre, giving audiences an unforgettable interactive adventure. If you’re passionate about storytelling and have a knack for bringing characters to life, we want to hear from you!
They’re in search of actors who possess the following qualities:
Fun and Confident to lead, captivate and engage our audiences.
Although scripted, you will need Improvisation skills to interact with the audience.
Multi-role abilities to create and transform with each character.
Vocal stamina and strength to perform outdoors.
They want the tour to have real scares and dramatic tension as well as laughter and hilarity with a sense of anarchy. If you are a strong actor with a fiery imagination and a sense of fun, they want you on their team!
To apply, email your CV and a covering letter showcasing your passion for storytelling and any relevant experience you have. Send everything to hello@thedeadgoodghosttour.co.uk
They will be hosting auditions on Friday the 6th of September between 10:00am and 2:30pm
If selected, you will need to be available for two rehearsal sessions (a week day between the hours of 10-4pm) and available to watch a tour prior to your first performance (all tours are held on Friday evenings 7pm-9pm).
Thereafter, if the team believe you are then ready to perform the tour, we will then offer you performance dates up to 3 months in advance.
Please note: the cast run on a rotary basis as your role will be shared with a fellow actor. This allows flexibility within your commitment to the tours. They are also entering their busiest season and might host tours on extra days outside Fridays.
Their team will carefully review all applications and reach out to selected candidates with audition information within two weeks.
Liverpool Film Office have joined forces with Women in Film and TV to fund places on their popular screen industry mentoring scheme!
The new partnership with Screen Alliance North and Women in Film and TV, will provide seven women from the North the opportunity to receive one-to-one mentoring, peer-to-peer training and bespoke career development workshops.
For more information and how to apply, see here
Closing date: 16 September
What do you think wind feels like?
Wind exists in our daily lives and is something we are accustomed to. It can be silent or forceful at different times. Though we are unable to see it, we can definitely feel it. Have you ever observed it?
Open Eye Gallery invite you to select work from your collection, or make new images. The wind can seem as a swirl of falling leaves on land, a sensation you have about the wind, or even a part of the story behind the photograph – it all depends on your imagination.
Send anywhere between 1-10 photographs to oes@openeye.org.uk via email or WeTransfer, along with some short text describing how you feel, or the story behind the photographs.
Please submit your work by midnight on 20 August, and the selected images will be shared digitally on Open Eye Stories (openeyestories.org.uk) from 27 August.
Ignite showcases Liverpool’s movers and shakers, creators, thinkers, tinkers, innovators and doers, makers and dreamers in a fast paced format designed to inspire. It takes place quarterly upstairs at Leaf Cafe on Bold Street.
We are a Grassroots community organisation who organise and present a quarterly events where members of the community are invited to present on a subject they are passionate about.
We have had some great presentations from a wide variety of people. You don’t have to be techie to do it, you just need passion, passion for the chosen subject of your presentation.
The format goes like this:
Every Ignite a crowd gathers upstairs at Leaf Cafe on Bold Street for around 12 talks from members of the public each talking about a subject they are passionate about. It runs from 6-10pm with talks normally starting at 7pm.
We’re always looking out for Thinkers, Doers, Makers, Dreamers, Creators and movers and shakers who can inspire the community. Can you capture a room and inspire an audience?
If that is you then why not take part in this event that has been inspiring audiences for the last 14 years. All you need is an inspiring project or idea to talk about, it can be anything from Kite Flying to Brain Surgery. Ignite is similar to TED and Pecha Kucha events but only 5 Minutes long, allowing for more talks and making sure people get to the point very quickly.
Do you have an idea for a talk and would like to take part? Complete the form igniteliverpool.com/be-a-speaker.
Baltic Triangle are looking for passionate people who’re connected to the area – you might be a resident, or run or work for a business there – to join their Baltic Triangle Area CIC board.
They’re looking for Resident Representatives, a Secretary, a Communications Director and a Chair. For more information about each role and to apply head to the link here
Closing date: 30 August
Arts Groupie have a selection of drama workshops over the summer for children 8 – 13 years old.
A fun-filled session of creativity, expression, and storytelling.
This is a fantastic opportunity for young aspiring actors to explore their talents, build confidence, and make new friends in a supportive environment
Please email artgroupie@outlook.com to reserve a place.
| Fri 9th Aug | 11- 12:30pm | Norris Green Library: Townsend Ave, Liverpool L11 5AF | |||
| 2 – 4pm | Lister Steps: The Old Library, Green Ln, Old Swan, Liverpool L13 7EB | ||||
| Thurs 15th Aug | 2:30 – 4:30pm | Birkenhead Library: Borough Rd, Birkenhead CH41 2XB | |||
| Fri 16th Aug | 11- 1pm | Huyton Library: Civic Way, Huyton, Liverpool L36 9GD | |||
| Sat 17th Aug | 2 – 3:30pm | Toxteth Library: Windsor St, Liverpool L8 1XF |
Blackfest’s Nature Retreat has spaces available to the community, for people who feel it will benefit their mental health. This call out is for Black and Brown creatives, communities and professionals and marginalised groups.
They have limited spaces available on their nature retreat.
Date: 30th August – 1st September 2024
Location: Yorkshire Dales, Camp Katur
The stay includes accommodation, sauna and hot tub, bushcraft activities, guided foraging, wilderness cooking, wildlife spotting, sun forest bathing and more!!
For more information or to express an interest and secure your space, email: steph@blackfest.co.uk
Hamilton Vault Studios are looking for analogue and digital photographers for their next group show at The Vault!
Send them 1-3 images of the work you’d like to submit alongside a short bio about yourself and your work to info@hamiltonvaultstudios.com
Closing date: Sun 18 Aug, 6pm
Over 60 Deaf, Disabled, and neurodivergent young people and young adults from across the country have teamed up with Liverpool Theatre Company 20 Stories High and Graeae Theatre Company, based in London, to create The Access Manifesto: A New Chapter for the Arts.
The Access Manifesto: A New Chapter for the Arts is available as a film (link below), with additional digital downloadable documents of the manifesto (link also below). They are calling to all arts leaders and decision makers to watch, share and together make the changes needed.
Watch & share the film:
View the access tracker, including a list of Free and Paid Actions.
For all resources and how to pledge visit 20storieshigh.org.uk/access-
Working with groups from Liverpool, London, Leeds, Chester, and Manchester, Maisy Gordon and Ayzah Ahmed collated the thoughts, ideas, and provocations to create a practical step-by-step guide for arts organisations and venues to take bigger steps in making the arts more accessible for young audiences, participants, and artists.
20 Stories High and Graeae first joined forces in 2023 to collaborate on their award-winning show High Times and Dirty Monsters, which also addressed the challenges that young Deaf, Disabled, and neurodivergent people face. Maisy, who was one of the actors in the show, and Ayzah, who was a participant, felt that the activism needed to continue, feeling that many of the arts spaces they visited were failing not only them but also the majority of disabled people they spoke to.
Co-writer of the Manifesto Ayzah Ahemd says:
“The access manifesto is important to me as an artist because its simple its time for a change in the right direction For us all . We as disabled people have been pushed aside for far too long I’m very happy to be a part of a film that can teach everyone how to help others by simply asking us as artists. I believe that the access manifesto is the first big step to great change now i just hope that the arts really listen and apply all that everyone has said.”
Maisy Gordon, Co-Writer of the Manifesto adds:
“Being a part of The Access Manifesto creation has been such an amazing and powerful journey. I personally got to meet all of the young people involved and had the opportunity to share their thoughts and feelings through the manifesto. This means so much to me, and millions of others in the disabled community. We are so ready for change and I believe this manifesto will do just that.”
20 Stories High and Graeae will continue to work closely with Ayzah, Maisy and the team of young people to ensure this manifesto is shared widely across the arts sector, and beyond.
Leanne Jones the Co-CEO of 20 Stories High said:
“The Access Manifesto is a brilliant tool for arts organisations. Maisy and Ayzah led on these and we merely supported them. We are a learning organisation and still have a way to go, but this invaluable step by step guide will hopefully steer other arts organisations and venues of all sizes in the right direction.”
From Jodi-Alissa Bickerton, Graeae’s Deputy Artistic Director:
“We’re reassured to have allies like 20 Stories High championing bold, kind, accessible theatre. We’re thankful to our communities of young disabled people across Liverpool and London as we together challenge why access is seen as radical rather than a human right.”