Call out for volunteers!
WoWFest 2024 are looking for volunteers. Gain valuable experience, be part of the team, and get FREE access to WoWFEST events! Interested? Email info@writingonthewall.org.uk
They will be holding a volunteer meeting at Toxteth Library at 1pm on Friday 26 April.
See their website here
Artists Together is a peer-led artist-development programme funded by Arts Council England via St Helens Arts in Libraries NPO. The programme aims to support all artists who are based in St Helens, but attendees to date primarily work in visual and mixed-media arts.
Building on the successes of the Artists Together programme, St Helens Arts in Libraries NPO is now looking for applications from people who may wish to lead Artists Together for the period: May 2024 – March 2025.
They are interested in hearing from individuals or collectives who have a vision for and commitment to:
▶︎ Responding to the ideas of a range of artists in St Helens, whilst generating opportunities for artists to give each other peer-support, and access professional developmental opportunities.
▶︎ Creating spaces and opportunity for artists to test, share and create new work.
▶︎ Nurturing & strengthening the Artists Together network by inviting artists of all to meet each other, share skills, experience & celebrate their practice.
They would expect the Artists Together – Lead Artist to:
▶︎ Provide regular group sessions with Artists Together attendees either online or in person as appropriate.
▶︎ Offer 1:1 support sessions to Artists Together attendees as appropriate.
▶︎ Engage Artists Together attendees actively in the co-design and delivery of the year’s programme.
▶︎ Explore opportunities to raise the profile of St Helens based artists across the North West and Nationally.
For further information or if you’re interested in applying for the Lead Artist position, please fill out their expression of interest form at – https://forms.office.com/e/Dt6qZhWN97
Alternatively, if you would like to have an informal conversation regarding this opportunity, please contact Jim Valentine-Burrows, their Arts in Libraries Officer, at jamesvalentine-burrows@sthelens.gov.uk.
Closing date: Midnight, Friday 3rd May 2024
Open Call: Shuffle at Tobacco Warehouse, opens 26/04/2024. All mediums / ideas welcome.
Apply by sending your idea / artwork (be brief!). If they need more information, they will ask.
You can send pics and docs at the end of the form. Once you have submitted the form a message will popup with a link to their dropbox.
Apply via this form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_66PkJM7jbAuvEX3pMMSt5pWs4ez_OvpVTAhjE_T9UYhZ9A/viewform
Artists are invited to submit their work for Liverpool Art Fair, which will return to the Royal Liver Building in the summer of 2024 and this year will be celebrating its 10th birthday!
Liverpool Art Fair is an annual event which started in 2012, aiming to showcase a wide range of affordable original art by a plethora of local artists; providing a unique insight into the region’s creative talent and the opportunity for everyone, from seasoned collector to first time art buyer, to own their own piece of the Liverpool art world. The COVID pandemic meant events could not be held in 2020, 2021 or 2022, but organisers dot-art were delighted to bring back the event in 2023 and this summer’s event will build on its success.
In total over 55,000 art lovers have been welcomed to the events which have showcased work by almost 2000 artists. Liverpool Art Fair believes art is for everyone, so there is work starting at £20, an under £200 section, and a ceiling price of £2000.
Liverpool Art Fair will be open to the public 6 days a week, from 28th June– 18th August 2024.
They want to offer visitors the best possible range of locally sourced, affordable art work, so this is an open submission event, and we are inviting all artists based within a 35 mile radius of Liverpool, to submit work for inclusion. Last year they exhibited work by a record 175 artists, and almost 40% of these went on to sell their art.
Submission Process:
More information: liverpoolartfair.com / info@liverpoolartfair.com
Take your business to the next level
Help to Grow: Management will support senior managers of small and medium sized businesses to boost business’s performance, resilience, and long-term growth.
Are you a member of the senior management team at a small or medium-sized business? Do you want to take your leadership skills and your business to the next level? Join other business leaders at the University of Liverpool Management School on the new, Government-subsidised, Help to Grow: Management programme.Accredited by the Small Business Charter, the Management School is offering this 12-week practical programme, which covers all aspects of management, including finance and strategies for growth and innovation.The course will also offer businesses 1-1 mentorship, and participants will finish the course with a tailored business growth plan, as well as access to an extensive alumni programme and network.
The 12-week programme, which combines online sessions with face-to-face learning, is 90% funded by the Government and has been designed to allow participants to complete it alongside full-time work.
The in-depth high-quality curriculum will support you to build your capabilities in leadership, innovation, digital adoption, employee engagement, marketing, responsible business, and financial management.
By the end of the programme you will develop a business growth plan to help you lead your business to release its potential.
This practical programme runs from May 2024 to Nov 2024 and will include both online and face-to-face sessions, alongside peer support and mentoring.
The programme is built around a practical curriculum which features:
The programme will cover key areas of leadership including:
To join Help to Grow: Management, your business must:
To join Help to Grow: Management, the applicant must:
The programme is 90% funded by the Government. The fee payable by participants is £750.
To register for the course, see here
The Merseyside NHS Navigator team support young people between the ages of 10-25 who have presented at hospital (Royal, Aintree & Alder Hey) having been the victim of violence (see below link for further service details).
https://merseysidenavigators.co.uk
They have a young person who has requested they source a bicycle maintenance project in Central Liverpool area.
Contact: Andrew Miles, AndrewM@mya.org.uk
A Lovely Word are looking to fill our lovely city with poetry for A Lovely Poetry Festival 2024, and we’d love your poetry in the mix.
We are looking for poets of all sorts (the more the merrier!) to take to the streets and help share our love of poetry and spread the word with the people of Liverpool as we travel the city with our Poetry Bike.
It will take place at different pop up, iconic outdoor locations across Liverpool city centre on Sunday 30th June & Saturday 6th July.
To register or for more details message Allan at unusualartsourcingcompany@gmail.com or 07906 606840.
Calling all artists! Don’t miss out on the chance to showcase your work at ArtHouse’s Summer Exhibition in Southport.
Applications are open until June 22nd. Whether you’re a painter, sculptor, photographer, or mixed media artist, we want to see your creativity shine. Submit your application now and be a part of this vibrant showcase of talent!
For any enquiries or submissions please enquire at arthousesca@gmail.com
The Post is looking to expand its team of freelance writers in the coming months. They want people with a knack for beautifully-crafted features, investigative reporting and hard-hitting news — as well as a passion to reinvent journalism on Merseyside.
If you’re incredibly witty and have a strong authorial voice, that’s great too. You might be a professional who has worked in journalism for 30 years, a freelance cultural critic or someone who is just starting out. Either way, if you have some experience or an exciting idea you’d like to pursue, they’d love to hear from you.
They pay £150 for features, but this fee can be higher for bigger investigative projects that take longer to report. Please email pitches to editor@livpost.co.uk.
Open Call – “A Window to your Neighbourhood” Exhibition at dot-art Gallery, in partnership with Liverpool Architecture Festival.
Liverpool Architecture Festival 2024 is delighted to be working with dot-art to facilitate a free to enter art competition. dot-art is an established, independent, not-for-profit arts organisation working with individuals, communities, and businesses throughout the Liverpool City Region.
LAF24 and dot-art are working together to offer this great opportunity to artists of all levels to enter interpretations of their Neighbourhood.
Winning and shortlisted entries will be exhibited in the dot-art Gallery located within the Queen Avenue Arcade in the heart of Liverpool’s historic downtown. The exhibition will be free to the public during June. There will be a prize giving event during the exhibition to celebrate the entries, and participants of all capabilities.
“A Window to your Neighbourhood”
What does your neighbourhood mean to you? How is it framed within your day-to-day life? What local buildings, monuments, or built objects hold memories or stories? What hidden architectural gems does your local area hold?
dot-art and Liverpool Architecture Festival are inviting artists of all ages and backgrounds, working in any media from pencil to paint to print, to produce art work showcasing the unique character of the diverse neighbourhoods of the Liverpool City Region. We want to move away from Liver Birds and grand neoclassical facades and showcase the architectural features outside the city centre, within your local neighbourhoods.
Submission:
Timeline:
Submissions open:
Successful artists notified: w/c 20th May
Delivery of work:
Private View:
Exhibition runs Friday 7th – Saturday 29th June (open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-6pm)
Judges:
Prizes:
In addition to the above prizes all winners and shortlisted entries will have their work exhibited at dot-art Gallery and LAF’s “A Window to your Neighbourhood” Exhibition from 7th -29th June.
All questions can be directed to dot-art’s Gallery Manager, Claire Henderson: 0345 0176660 / gallery@dot-art.com.