Artist Fai McCabe has announced she will be curating her first exhibition ‘In The Shadow Of Strength’ this September. A charity art exhibition, in collaboration with The Lodge Wellness Centre, to raise money to fund holistic therapies for women with breast cancer.
They are seeking artists for the exhibition. Entries from artists of all backgrounds are encouraged.
Closing date: 28th July
Exhibition held 13-16th September 2024
The submission form can be found at faimccabeart.com/open-call
The Big Imaginations Artist Imagination Fund is back!
Big Imaginations is on the look out for artists to support and help them develop new and exciting work for children and families.
This year the funding is broken down in to 3 separate pots that artists are welcome to apply for.
Head to the BI website to apply and for more information.
This year, they’re looking for four exciting actors based in Merseyside to develop themselves as actors making work in community spaces.
The course takes place in two parts.
The first part are weekly training sessions from September – December in which you will receive acting training and professional development skills.
The second part takes place from January – March with a paid 2-week rehearsal and 2-week mini tour of a brand-new show Wobble-Bass Frequencies written by our Artistic Director Keith Saha.
They are specifically looking for working class, culturally diverse, Deaf/Disabled and neurodivergent actors from Merseyside.
So, if you think this is for you, and want more information to apply please visit their website or email roxy@20storieshigh.org.uk for more details.
Closing date: 1 July
New Works at Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse exists to discover, champion and support new writing in Liverpool. Their annual Open Submissions window is an invitation for writers to introduce themselves via their work, and an opportunity to begin a conversation.
Open Submissions is one of the key ways that New Works engages with local talent. Possible outcomes from your submission might be:
written feedback
dramaturgical support from their New Works Associate
free space to workshop and share your work
Submission criteria
Submissions are open until 30 June 2024.
Plays must be:
· by writers either from or currently living in Liverpool City Region (i.e. the boroughs of Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral)
· written for stage (i.e. not film, TV or radio scripts, or poetry/prose)
· original works (i.e. not adaptations of novels or existing plays)
· unproduced (i.e. not staged in a full production – scratches or sharings are fine)
They can also only accept one play per writer.
What happens when I submit?
After you complete the short online form to submit your script, you’ll get a confirmation of submission.
They will then share scripts out between the Artistic team and our reading panel – a diverse group made up of freelance theatre makers, writers, director and producers.
The scripts are read in two rounds:
· Round One. They read approximately 1/3 of the script (or up to 25 pages), and put scripts forward which meet their aims for new work.
· Round Two. Scripts are read in full, and then discussed by the team. Recommendations for next steps are made.
Based on the readers’ recommendations, they then put together a programme of support.
How do they decide what support is offered?
They aren’t able to offer everything to everyone, so they tailor support according to how closely the scripts meet the creative aims of New Works – but they ask what you’d find useful when you submit, and do as much as we can to support that need.
They’ll talk to you about what they can offer when we contact writers after the reading process.
When will I hear back?
They aim to contact all writers in September.
Can I send in my script outside of the submission window?
Outside of their script windows, they are always looking to establish new relationships with talented writers and theatre makers in the North West. So, if you’re a playwright based locally and you’d like to tell them about your work, please do get in touch at newworks@everymanplayhouse.com.
They won’t necessarily be able to read a full script or offer feedback outside of their script windows, but they are always happy to get to know you.
How do I become a script reader?
They currently have more interested script readers than available places on the panel, so will be recruiting from that pool this year.
If you’d like to be considered for future submission windows, please email newworks@everymanplayhouse.com with your CV, and they’ll put it on file.
For more information, please visit https://www.everymanplayhouse.com/new-works/script-submissions
Liverpool City Council are looking to award unrestricted funding to Liverpool-based voluntary, charity and social enterprise (VCFSE) partnerships and organisations. The youth and community grant replaces the youth and play and community resources grants, which both end on 31st August 2024.
There is a total estimated budget of £1.6 million per year, over 5 years. £950,000 per year is ringfenced to support organisations and partnerships that provide at least some youth and/or play provision that meets the following definitionYouth and play definition
Education (especially youth work) and recreational leisure-time (for example, outside of school hours) activities and facilities which are for the improvement of the wellbeing of children and young people age 8 to 19, and those with learning difficulties or disabilities aged 20 to 24.
Wellbeing relates to:
Your partnership or organisation must have at least one of the following objectives:
You must be able to answer yes to all of the following to be eligible to apply:
You must also be able to answer no to the following:
If you meet the criteria above and can provide the relevant proof you can submit an application.
They advise you to read the guidance and scoring documents, and other information below before submitting your application online:
Apply online for the youth and community grant
Read their privacy notice which tells you how they use your data.
All applications must be received by Sunday 30th June 2024.
They will review all eligible stage 1 applications and carry out the due diligence as outlined in the guidance and scoring document.
They will share applications with councillors to gain their insight, so that their knowledge can be considered when funding decisions are made.
The Corporate Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, Communities and Streetscene, will decide whether to make applicants conditional offers or not.
Unsuccessful applicants will not have the right of appeal.
If you receive a conditional offer, you will proceed to stage 2, where they will collect more detailed information and any supporting documentation.
They will notify you of the stage 1 decision at the end of July/start of August.
Based on evidence from previous grant programmes, they estimate that 1 in 10 of applicants may be offered full funding, whilst 3 in 10 may be offered part of the funding applied for.
If you have a query that is not included in the guidance and scoring document please email youthandcommunitygrants@liverpool.gov.uk
If you have an accessibility issue with any part of our application process and need additional support, you can ask for an access payment of up to £500 to help you apply. You can use this for a range of support including a scribe, BSL interpreter, translator, screen reader, additional staff time, access to work support or other support tailored to your needs.
To ask for this support, email youthandcommunitygrants@liverpool.gov.uk and enter ‘Access Payments for youth and community grant’ in the subject field. They will contact you to ask for the following information:
If approved, they aim to make the access payment within a week or receiving all the relevant details. They will make the payment directly to your organisation.
Oxton Art Fair curated guest artist call out.
You can explore the work from their 2023 fair here
Closing date:16th June, Midnight
Email arts@oxtonartfair.co.uk to register your interest and receive their one page application form.
Lancashire Fringe Festival is one of the UK’s most exciting fringe-style performance festivals. The festival will take place between late September and October 2024 in Preston.
This is a funded festival. They will pay you to perform.
As well as programming for this festival in the autumn they also have a number of dates in their extended programme, which will see shows happening in Preston every month for the next year following the festival. You can see what they’ve done with the festival previously here: https://enjoyshow.co.uk/lancashire-fringe-festival/
They are looking for a diverse range of shows and performers to be part of the festival, from spoken word and contemporary performance to live art and everything in between.
If you have an exciting idea and want to put it forward as a piece to be commissioned apply now!
Closing date for submissions is 11.59pm, Sunday, June 16, 2024.
Download the word doc submission form here: https://enjoyshow.co.uk/2024/05/23/lancsfringe-calll-out-003-performer-call-out/
They value the opportunity to work with a range of local organisations, expert in working with particular communities. They welcome a collaborative approach to delivering the requirements summarised in the briefs. They are looking to commission multiple community-led organisations to deliver all or parts of the engagement.
Ideally, they would like to procure engagement from multiple community-led organisations that are embedded in and working with local communities, who are able to act as a trusted voice and to encourage participation. They are supportive of small organisations collaborating with one another to deliver what is set out in their proposals.
They have opportunities for new projects in 2024
PROJECT 1
It’s a small world.
Several compact boxes either side of a central pole, will showcase five 30/40 seconds video projection works. They are searching for innovative ideas to bring the idea of ‘It’s A mall World’ to life through the mesmerizing art of projection mapping.
Through light art, video mapping and 3D animations, they are seeking a creative and immersible visual experience that captivates and engages viewers
Budget £5,000
PROJECT 2
Making Art with plastic waste
Recycling workshops to create illuminated artworks. This installation will be an environmental statement of course, but it is also a community project involving local residents, fuelling a collaborative and eco-friendly project; using recycled plastic bottles. where the process is as important as the results.
Wildlife and nature provide an unbridled source of inspiration for injecting poetic magic into artwork for LP 2024
Budget £5,000
PROJECT 3
Pitch Your Idea
They are seeking project proposals from organisations to deliver a new project engaging with our local community. Targeting groups who do not usually engage with the Lightpool Festival, and break down barriers, to increase cultural participation and create long term relationships.
Your creative project should include one of the key Lightpool strands – art, light, music, performance.
Budget £6,000
Please email your proposal to admin@lightpool.org.uk and complete the application form
Closing date: 17 June
Brightersound are commissioning innovative new work that examines or challenges the future of the music industry and global music cultures.
Open to artists, collectives, promoters or labels, if selected you’ll be given a £5,000 budget to bring your idea to life!
You’ll have between June-October 2024 to develop your work before it’s showcased, be that a live event, online or something for print
Apply here by Sunday 30 June
Collective Encounters celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Since 2004 we have been working across Liverpool City Region and beyond to centre the unheard stories of the communities who shape the region’s grassroots culture, through a time of huge political and social change.
Using money raised by National Lottery players, The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities with the UK’s heritage. Radical Retrospectives is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The project, will document and contextualise the stories of marginalised individuals and communities within the Liverpool City Region, and look at the next chapters for the future.
Are you:
• A current or former participant of our projects?
• Someone who’s worked with us in any capacity?
• Involved with one of our many partner organisations or funders?
• Or just interested in radical culture?
If so, they want to hear from you!
They are hosting two launch events for people to come and find out more about this project, how you can get involved, and how you can play a role in shaping it:
IN PERSON EVENT – MONDAY 10TH JUNE: 10.30 – 12.30, Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX United Kingdom
ONLINE EVENT – MONDAY 10TH JUNE: 18.00 – 20.00
To register your interest, contact: cearchive@collective-
Find out more here.