Community Post Type: Callouts

Calling all Merseyside artists, bands and musicians!

Birkenhead’s Future Yard have a number of places available for incredible local artists to join their Future Now Festival line-up.

To apply, fill out the form on their website

SKYGLOW combines astronomy, ecology, and the arts to explore the impact of the light… from the stars to the soil.

The stars are vanishing before our eyes. A child born beneath 250 stars today will only see 100 of them by their 18th birthday.

The source of this vanishing is SKYGLOW: the pervasive glow of light caused by human-made pollution.

SKYGLOW also has significant ecological impacts. In disrupting the transition from sunlight to starlight, species behaviour, physiology, and ecosystems are all altered too.

They’re looking for 10 writers to create a series of starlit monologues on this topic for performance.

As part of the project, they’ll be offering participants exclusive arts, astronomy, and ecology workshops with experts from the University of Central Lancashire, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, and Theatre in the Rough. You’ll then see your play performed under the stars at Sudley Walled Garden in Liverpool, and published in a brand new anthology.

You can apply via our website at https://www.theatreintherough.com/skyglow/

Closing Date: 7 June 2024.

WRITERS MUST:
Be aged 12 to 25
Have an address in the Liverpool City Region

Want to show your artwork with Convenience Gallery?

Then get involved with the 2024 Open

They are running an open showcase of local artists across disciplines in July and August at their Pop Up venue in the former M&S building.

The application is open to artists of all disciplines. Although this does have focus on local, as its also part of the Wirral borough of culture we are accepting responses for consideration from further a field too. If you are unsure before applying just drop us a message and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

The final deadline for submissions is May 25th.

They will have a short reviewing process, but are aiming to include a much higher number of artist than previous exhibits we have ran in this format and will look to confirm your place before 13th June.

This is truly open to all, and whether you’ve never exhibited anything before or you’re a seasoned pro, if you’d simply like to exhibit with us and get more involved with the projects they do, they’d love to hear from you. As they’ve said all disciplines are welcome, and they have already had a number of brilliant submissions, including sculptors, photographers, painters, and never seen before artworks, so its already very exciting!!

They want this to be a celebration of artistic and creative talent and it will be curated by their core team.

There is an online form which is their preference for submissions, however they know that doesn’t work for everyone. If you’d like to submit a different way please get in touch.

The exhibition will then take place from July 27th – August 31st, meaning the work will be on show for 5 weeks across the summer.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWRNcr4ebBc7peg9b7475eQAsuGyxhJUzCR6UeVVZiNc-VVw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Over the past year their studio artist @thatbloomingclurrrpitt has been working on developing a brief for a mural project in Runcorn – this included developing an illustrated booklet of stories with @milliechesters

This booklet will now serve as inspiration for mural artists to bring one of the stories to life – the brief is live now.

See here for more details and to apply.

Register your interest by 10pm Sunday 30 June 2024

Do you have any experience in performance, music, facilitating or dancing? Then Katumba have the PERFECT opportunity for you!

They are looking for freelance performers, workshop teachers and band leaders to get involved and join their ever-growing Katumba Drumming & Movement FAMILY!

For a full job description and how to apply visit their website here: https://katumba.co.uk/news/artist-callout-teach-perform-with-us/

❗APPLICATIONS CLOSE 31ST MAY AT MIDNIGHT! ❗

They fully welcome applications from those who will bring a different voice to the team. You may not have worked with a cultural organisation like Katumba before, but they recognise experience from different artistic backgrounds hold transferable experience and you will bring a wealth of skills and knowledge to their work.

If you identify as coming from a community that is underrepresented in the arts and cultural sector, they strongly encourage you to apply-and if you would like to discuss how your experience is transferable-or your need any additional support, they welcome you to have a conversation with Co-Director Juliana Pinheiro Landim. You can arrange this by emailing hello@katumba.co.uk

Katumba Drumming & Movement is the trading name for BrazUKa International, a Merseyside based not for profit of international reach, with an inclusive ethos, fostering mental & physical wellbeing through high quality drumming, movement-and cultural activities – for ALL!

Are you ready to whip up some magick once again!? Trader applications are still open for the Mystical Moon Makers Market June ’24.

Mystical Moon Makers Market are bringing their signature badass vibes back to @contentliverpool – home of the legendary Bongo’s Bingo! Not only that, but they will be returning to their incredible venue EVERY 3 MONTHS to bring you a community of likeminded souls like no other! Trader applications are still open, but spaces are filling fast, so be sure to do yo’ thang and get your apps in!

To apply, see here

Catch the market on:

Sunday 9th June 2024

Sunday 8th September 2024

Christmas Market TBC

Are you in Year 9, 10, 11 or 12 and interested in design, architecture and places?! Then check out PLACED Academy’s award-winning creative academy programme

Sessions will run July 2024 – March 2025, between Liverpool and Manchester (occasionally)

This year is set to be their biggest and best Academy yet, supported by an incredible range of Sponsors so DO NOT MISS OUT

Visit here for further information and to apply.

Applications open from 9 May ’24.

Liverpool Artists Network and Artinerary will be giving 3 creatives a YEAR of FREE Membership to the DIRECTORY of CREATIVES.

2 creatives via Instagram and 1 via X (twitter). You can enter on both Instagram and X for more of a chance of winning.

To enter on Instagram
▪️Follow both @livartnet and @liv_artinerary
▪️ Like this post
▪️Tag a fellow creative in the comments, one tag = one entry (no limit on numbers of entries)
▪️Not required but please share!

To enter on X
▪️Follow X @liv_artinerary
▪️Like the competition post
▪️Repost

The Directory of Creatives is a searchable directory of visual art creatives in Merseyside, to find out more see www.liverpoolartistsnetwork.org 

Competition is open to visual art creatives who work or live in Merseyside. Check DIRECTORY of CREATIVES to make sure you fit into one of the categories. If you’re category is not there but fits into visual arts, let them know and they will consider adding it.

You are able to enter both on Instagram and X, if however your name is pulled out the draw twice, the first instance stays and they will redraw the second.

The closing date is 28th May at midnight. Winners will be selected via a prize draw and announced on the 31st via social media.

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The team are now accepting submissions for the Warrington Arts Festival Open Exhibition 2024!

The Open Exhibition has been a staple of their programme for nearly 15 years, celebrating the talents of contemporary artists within the area. Any artist or collective within a 60 mile radius of Warrington can enter work for consideration – with all art forms accepted.

This is an incredible opportunity with additional awards, including a first prize of a solo show at Warrington Museum in 2025!

To apply, see here

Closing date: 2 June 2024

Become a part of Open Eye Gallery’s Saturday Town photography exhibition!

Take a picture of yourself or a friend on our blue backdrop outside and Open Eye Gallery might share it on their digital screen!

Email your photo at info@openeye.org.uk with the subject “Saturday Town” (one image per person).