Community Post Type: Callouts

Are you a Global Majority creative looking to take your career to the next level? Are you seeking guidance and support from creative industry professionals? If so, they want to hear from you.

Liverpool’s Royal Court –in partnership with Shakespeare North Playhouse, Everyman & Playhouse Theatres and Curious Minds – is launching its Mentor Creatives programme to help develop and nurture Global Majority Creatives working right across the artistic sector.

They are looking for ambitious and determined individuals from within the artistic community – be they writers, directors, actors or designers – so that our mentors can help them take their careers and professional development to the next level.

You might be a newly graduated student, or perhaps you’re looking for a mid-career boost. Whatever stage you are at, the most important thing to bring with you is a desire to grow as a creative.

What Mentor Creatives offers:

One-on-One Mentorship: Engage in regular, focused sessions with your mentor, receiving individualized attention and advice tailored to your specific needs.

Goal Setting and Achievement: Work with your mentor to set realistic and attainable goals, and develop a strategic plan to achieve them.

Skill Development: Gain new skills and knowledge through expert guidance, enhancing your competencies and making you more competitive in your field.

Regular Networking Opportunities: Expand your professional network by connecting with other mentees, mentors and mentees who have been through the process already, opening doors to new opportunities and collaborations.

Continuous Support: Benefit from ongoing support and encouragement, ensuring you stay motivated and on track to achieve your aspirations during and after the programme ends.

The project is supported by PH Holt Charitable Trust and Liverpool BID. Recruitment will take place throughout August and the programme will begin in September 2024 and run until July 2025. They welcome applicants from diverse communities and backgrounds.

To Register Your Interest in becoming a Mentee, please email harvey@liverpoolsroyalcourt.com by July 31st.

Are you a make-up artist who wants to make a move into film and TV?

Liverpool Film Office have a rare, exciting opportunity for a 5-week paid placement on a production filming in the Liverpool and Wirral area from July to August.

Interested? Please email crew@liverpool.gov.uk with ‘Make-up department placement’ in your subject!

T&Cs apply, you can find them on our Action! page.

Pride Classical, the trailblazing organisation dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ+ history and culture through the power of music, is returning with My Pride Song, a celebration of Pride and allyship in partnership with St. Johns Shopping Centre, as part of Pride in Liverpool 2024.

My Pride Song is once again calling upon LGBTQ+ community members and allies to contribute a video message with the story behind their choice, the importance of the song, and why the music of Pride means so much to them.

This year’s contributors will join prominent LGBTQ+ community members and allies including actress Annie Wallace (Hollyoaks), actor Anthony Crank (Coronation Street), presenter, author, television producer, and activist Dame Joanna Lumley, winner of season 4 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Danny Beard, actress Hollie-Jay Bowes (Waterloo Road), actress Jane Hazelgrove (Coronation Street), comedian Jason Manford, renowned actress and activist Julie Hesmondhalgh, actor Neil Ashton (It’s a Sin, Brassic) and actor Sam Retford (Ackley Bridge), plus many more.

Neil Ashton of It’s a Sin and Brassic said of his contribution: “My pride song is I Like the Way You Move by the Body Rockers because it reminds me of Brighton Pride in 2003. It was such an amazing day, they closed off the full street and it was really sunny.

“There were hundreds of people packed into the street and this track came on and everyone was dancing and smiling and I remember catching eyes with someone cute and having a dance with them. It just summed up what Pride was about for me; it was everyone together, it was community, everyone was happy and it was amazing.”

If you would like to be a vital part of the My Pride Song movement, and share your own message or story, then all you have to do is submit a portrait video to the official Pride Classical website, or even visit St. Johns Shopping Centre at St. George’s Place in Liverpool in the run up to Pride to record it live and watch all of the other submissions on the interactive screen. The videos contributed will be showcased across Pride Classical and Pride in Liverpool’s social channels.

My Pride Song was born out of and inspired by Pride Classical, a show that celebrates the music and history of the LGBTQ+ community via brand new arrangements of beloved songs by iconic artists, performed by a full professional orchestra of LGBTQ+ musicians and allies.

It premiered at the iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom and Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, across the opening weekend of Pride Month in 2023, and is now back to take Pride in Liverpool by storm with a world-class 32-piece orchestra performing at Liverpool Waterfront adding an additional day to the festival.

Produced by multi award-winning Carrot Productions, Pride Classical is delivered by Liverpool City Region’s LGBT+ charity LCR Pride Foundation and will see an ensemble of star LGBT+ artists and an orchestra take to the stage to perform the best Pride anthems of the last 50 years. The ticketed event, which has never been performed on a Pride stage, is part of efforts keeping the Saturday’s Pride march and festival free.

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 4 Winner and Liverpool-born drag artist Danny Beard is set to host the spectacle. Blending their hilarious Scouse wit with superstar talent and a powerhouse voice, Danny adds an extra layer of class – and camp – to the event.

Danny is joined by headline act and Scissor Sisters’ frontman Jake Shears alongside West End stars Alison Jiear and Ashford Campbell for an unforgettable night at Liverpool’s iconic Waterfront site on Friday, 26 July 2024.

Pride Classical co-creator Ben Hudson comments: “We created Pride Classical because we care about Pride, music, and the queer community. We believe the songs chosen represent some of the most memorable moments of our shared history, but we can only fill two hours, so we couldn’t include every song and every story. So we created My Pride Song to showcase the songs and stories that matter most to YOU!”

The St Johns Shopping Centre team says: “We are proud to be contributing to this meaningful campaign; collaborating with Pride Classical and supporting the LGBTQI+ community in Liverpool. As the community-led shopping centre in the heart of the city of music, we recognise the importance of supporting Pride 365 days a year, and representing LGBTQI+ history and culture at St Johns. We look forward to celebrating together through the power of music.”

Follow @prideclassical for more updates on My Pride Song

The E2M Fair will celebrate Escape2Make’s brand new space, a destination where young people can escape the stresses of being a teenager and engage in creative activities. They recently received over £220,000 of funding to secure this space for the next three years, and this will be their launch event!

They need artists to run creative workshops for 11-18-year-olds, fitting the following brief:

• Fun & Educational: Workshops should focus on creative activities that young people wouldn’t ordinarily have the chance to learn at school.
• Showcase at the E2M Fair: The outcome should be something that can be showcased at the fair (e.g., a performance, a stall with items for sale, an interactive activity for the public).
• Legacy in the Space: There should be a lasting element from the project (e.g., artwork to hang, plant pots to use, furniture made from recycled materials).

What They Need from You

• Workshop Description: A brief explanation of the workshop(s) you would like to run (no more than 250 words). Include pictures/videos if available.
• Introduction: A 100-word introduction about yourself and your experience. You may include a photo.

You can propose a 5-session program where the same group develops skills over 5 sessions, OR a one-off workshop to take place once during the workshop period. Please specify which format you prefer.

Submission Process

• All ideas meeting the brief will be presented to their Youth Board, who will decide which to proceed with.
• If selected, you will be paid a day rate of £300 per day (£150 per half-day) for planning and delivering the project, provided with support from assistants/volunteers, and given a materials budget (up to £100 for one-off workshops, up to £300 for 5-session programs).

Submissions closing date

Friday, 26th July

Please submit your ideas to info@escape2make.org

If you have any questions or wish to discuss your submission, feel free to reach out!

The choirs are looking for an exceptional, inspirational and dynamic Choir Director/Choir Leader to join the team! You will be responsible for leading and conducting choir rehearsals and end of term concerts for our three adults-only no-audition modern pop choirs in Altrincham, Sale and Chorlton, each with about 60 members.

It’s perfect for a music teacher, vocal coach, choir director, or a music graduate! They also have an internship opportunity.

About the choirs:

They sing innovative pop choir arrangements of songs and mash-ups ranging the decades (think George Michael to Bilie Eilish), focussing on improving group musicality through improvisation, rhythmic sense and groove. They aim to create a non-judgement space where people can explore their creativity with positivity and curiousity. The aim is to try new things without being scared of failing! Rehearsals are great fun and there is always a lot of laughter in the room.

You will work on a freelance, self employed basis and be paid monthly. Application deadline is 15th of August 2024, and they will be conducting online interviews on 27th & 28th of August. If successful you will start in September 2024.

TO APPLY: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfs19cw2-eenl0BFIYFQPBEre2dXwoH7KVMxMhGgtaz7QULkw/viewform?usp=sf_link – https://ilikesinging.com/job/

INTERESTED (but not quite sure)? They also offering an internship: an amazing opportunity to work with and learn from the founder and director of I Like Singing, Rose (use the same application link above).

Granby Toxteth Development Trust have an exciting opportunity for Sessional Youth Workers to join their growing team, summer and longer term.

Their Riverview Centre offers a comprehensive and fun programme of activities in a safe, inclusive space.

Apply here https://bit.ly/GTDTjobapplication

Open from 7 July ’24.

Join the team at Milap, showcase your skills and creativity and be a part of amazing opportunities at festivals, events and workshops!

They’re seeking Indian classical dancers, musicians, yoga instructors, henna artists, Rangoli artists & more!

Get in touch with your skills to info@milap.co.uk

Walker Art Gallery are looking for a freelance graphic designer to help us produce an exhibition catalogue for CONVERSATIONS, an ambitious new exhibition which will bring together work by nearly 50 black woman and non-binary artists who are transforming contemporary British art today.

The exhibition will open in Liverpool on 19 October 2024 and run until 9 March 2025 and aims to ask poignant questions about the present and to provide a moment of celebration and joy centred around artists working in the UK.

A key aspect of this project is the legacy that it will leave behind, going on to influence future exhibitions and the collecting policy at the Walker Art Gallery. Part of this legacy is an accompanying exhibition publication which will be available for visitors to buy at the gallery and online, both during the exhibition run and after it closes.

They are looking for a graphic designer to work on the design of the publication, which should complement the exhibition design in the gallery managed by our in-house creative studio. They have a total budget of £3500 for a graphic designer.

For more information or to express interest in the position head to this link or email conversations@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Closing date – 14 July 2024

Bluecoat Roots & Resilience

Are you a young person with an interest in history?

Do you want to learn new skills and share your creative practice?

Join them to explore their history as the UK’s first arts centre, and think about their legacy as part of the story of Liverpool, its people and its artists.

GET INVOLVED

Weekly Workshops at the Bluecoat

Join them as they explore and interrogate the Bluecoat’s history and its place in modern day Liverpool. You’ll get the chance to collaborate with guest artists, programme live events in their garden and create your own screen printed artworks.

Refreshments will be provided and travel costs will be reimbursed.

Where: At the Bluecoat, School Lane (behind Primark)

When: Every Wednesday, 5 – 7pm from 31st July 2024 throughout 2024.

HERITAGE OPEN EVENING:

Wednesday 24 July, 5 -7pm

They will begin the project with a Heritage Open Evening of visual art, pieces from Bluecoats archives, music and refreshments. This will be an opportunity to find out more about the project, meet the project coordinator and take part in some creative activities.

LIVE SUNDAY SESSIONS IN SEPTEMBER:

The project will also include several Sundays of exciting visual art, live music, spoken word and sculpture for you and your family to enjoy.

The project will run from July – December 2024. Want to know more?

Contact the Project Facilitator, Alisha Friday on

Email: rootsandresilience@thebluecoat.org.uk
WhatsApp: 07933897960.
Instagram: @bluecoat.roots.resilience

Writing on the Wall (WoW) has a rich 25-year history of using creativity to empower individuals and communities. In May 2024 they delivered their 25th annual month-festival – WoWFEST. Each October they hold a series of events to celebrate Black History Month and produce an annual programme of creative projects that promote positive change for individuals of all backgrounds.

For their next Writer’s Bloc, they have their ‘Time to Write’ session with WoW’s publishing co-ordinator Jenny Dalton.

Jenny Dalton will be sharing her valuable knowledge in the form of tips and insights into how you can get your work published. Jenny has a wealth of knowledge and loves to share. This opportunity is not to be missed!

Every other fortnight on the Writer’s Bloc they offer a ‘Time to Write’ session. You can come into Toxteth Library as part of the local writing community and spend some time practicing your writing work. This might be anything you are currently interested in or working toward: flash fiction, poetry, a novel – anything goes!

This is an opportunity to get valuable feedback, gain more confidence in your work, and spend time with likeminded people.

26 July 2024, 11am to 1pm, Toxteth Library

IMPORTANT: Please do not turn up to a Writer’s Bloc session without registering and being invited. Numbers are limited and session attendance is by invite only. They are unable to allow entry if you have not been accepted onto the session.

To apply please go to: https://writingonthewall.org.uk/projects/writers-bloc/

Closing date: 25 July