Submissions are open for Obscure Film presents NEW YEAR, YOU’RE YOU – Trans & Non-binary Short Film Night at Lovelocks (27 Old Haymarket, L1 6ER) in Liverpool. The screening will take place on the 20th of January and will be around 2 hours.
We need a song that can be sung by school children, choirs and Comhaltas groups, across the country, that honours…
We would prefer for the song to be areligious and accessible, with opportunity for it to be sung solo and by groups.
The work will need to be provided without copyright restrictions to enable free usage, (re)publication, sharing and performance. The intellectual property of the song will always remain with the artist and credit will always be given by us. To enable free use by choirs, schools, amateur groups, etc, we ask that all song rights are dropped in favour of a free ‘cultural commons’ licence.
Our intention is to keep this call open until 9am on Mon 4 March 2024, after which we’ll narrow the shortlists, liaise with candidates and take ideas forward.
We’re asking creatives to submit their song ideas (not completed work) to us by email, using no more than 500 words. For absolutely clarity, we are not asking creatives to provide finished (or unpaid) work. We’re asking you to share your ideas, referencing what you think the work might sound like, what it is akin to and/or examples of potential lyrics.
Those submitting ideas are encouraged to use all they can to share their ideas and vision, including YouTube clips, Soundcloud recordings, etc. We don’t expect the song to be written and done at the point of idea submission; but we need to see/hear clearly articulated ideas so we can gauge the tone, atmosphere and clarity of the music and lyrics.
Please email Emma Smith, Artistic Director and CEO on emma@liverpoolirishfestival.com, labelling your email “Song commission; open call”.
From the submissions, we will do our best to make a selection.
Closing date: 4 March, 2024
The winning submission, will receive £1,000 to write/complete the song (music and lyrics), in consultation with our team. We don’t/won’t want to be overly prescriptive. That said, we must ensure the song is usable for our future needs and a good use of public money.
We have additional funds to score the piece for choirs and to produce a recording, before the end of June. This could be done by the winning creative, or outsourced to someone else. We will work this out in liaison with the selected maker.
In July, we’ll share the score and recording with a group of choirs identified to perform the piece at the Irish Famine Memorial (Oct 2024). Our intention is to create a Liverpool Irish Famine Memorial event every Festival. This will invite and give space to the choirs to sing the song in unison.
This has the potential to be a huge project. There are multiple promotional opportunities that could happen over years. Future projects could stem from this, too. This will depend on the creative approach to creation, sharing and accessibility. All ideas on this are welcome.
Our office is closed from 15 Dec 2023-8 Jan 2024, with Emma being away until 22 Jan 2024. However, if you have questions on this open call, please do email her and she will reply on her return.
Though it is highly unlikely to be necessary, the Festival reserves the right to extend the deadline, or alter or withdraw this call, based on creative feedback, new learning or changes in funding, policy, governance, etc.
In April 2023, Visit England approved the Liverpool City Region’s application to be one of the first Local Visitor Economy Partnerships (LVEPs) in the country.
The LVEP provides an important opportunity to work across the city region to promote the visitor economy sector and tourism offer. An LVEP Board will be set up within the Combined Authority, with the overarching remit of being the City Region’s expert and leadership group on the role of the visitor economy; to influence policy, stimulate economic growth, productivity and competitiveness whilst supporting the Liverpool City Region in its ambitions for inclusive growth and sustainability.
An opportunity has arisen for a board member to represent Culture in the city region, providing the voice of business in the Visitor Economy sector.
LVEP Board Members should bring a knowledge of the sector and a specific expertise in one of a number sub sectors.
The LVEP Board will typically be composed of 14 members broadly representing the LCR visitor economy sector but with the flexibility to co-opt members to plug gaps in areas of expertise, local geography or to ensure greater diversity.
A series of operational groups will feed into the overarching LVEP board of which various sub sectors and specialisms will be represented.
In all cases, the Combined Authority will endeavour to ensure that the new boards reflect the communities that the Combined Authority represents across the City Region, including a commitment to achieve gender balance, with 50% of seats across all boards taken by women.
The Board Chair will hold position on the Business and Enterprise Board and this will be the formal link into the governance structures of LCRCA, and will generally be appointed for a 3-year term (although initially appointments will be made for 2,3 and 4 year terms to ensure staggered future Board renewal).
Applications should take the form of a covering letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) explaining why you are an ideal candidate to be an LVEP Board member, the sub sector you are representing and a brief explanation of your vision for the city region.
Applicants are requested to submit the letter to Sarah Lovell sarah.lovell@liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk with the subject line LVEP Culture Board Member Application
Please read the person specification and board terms of reference before submitting your letter.
Closing date 6 January 2024
Applications will be reviewed by the LVEP Chair and the Chief Executive of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, and those that meet the competencies and have the required skills, knowledge and experience will be invited to a stakeholder panel with the Visitor Economy Board.
The purpose of the panel is to verify the information provided in the individual’s submission, explore motivations for the role and what the individual can offer as Chair of the LVEP board. The panel members will at all times be aware of the need to follow best practice in terms of equal access, openness and equality and diversity, and any potential conflicts of interest.
The LVEP will typically be composed of members broadly representing the Liverpool City Region geography but with the flexibility to co-opt members to plug gaps in areas of expertise, local geography or to ensure greater diversity. In all cases, the Combined Authority will endeavour to ensure that the new boards reflect communities across the city region and would particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Backgrounds, are women or who have a disability.
If you would like to have an informal conversation about the role, this can be arranged by contacting Sarah Lovell sarah.lovell@liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk or Jan Nuzum janet.nuzum@growthplatform.org
For more information and to download the Person Specification and Terms of Reference visit https://growthplatform.org/local-visitor-economy-partnership/
The course is for women/ female identifying creatives of any age + 18, working in any art form who are based in Liverpool City Region.
It is a FREE 3-month weekly course designed to help creatives find pathways into the creative industries, gain confidence, share ideas, build skills, networks and develop themselves as a creative business with specialist mentoring and guest creatives.
The course runs on Thursday evenings (6.30-8.30) Liverpool City Centre from Jan 24th– April.
For more information visit: https://www.tmesistheatre.com/physical-theatre-workshops-tmesis-theatre/wicked-women-creative-development-for-young-women/
Beginners guitar lessons by an industry experienced, professional guitar player of thirty years.
Based in Liverpool, all ages welcome, can visit you or give lessons in own home. Lessons cost £20 an hour, half hour slots are also available, as well as discounts for low earners / unemployed.
Lesson gift vouchers can also be purchased, ideal for Christmas presents!
For more information and to book a lesson, contact: Ade, adr409@hotmail.co.uk
The Comedy Trust are looking to work with female freelance tutors on a comedy project in Oldham, running January-March 2024.
They would particularly encourage Black/African women to apply, especially those with basic French language skills. Please email kevin@thecomedytrust.com stating relevant experience.
The Liverpool Hope University Poetry Workshop is for all poets who desire a space in which to share work-in-progress for critical feedback, to read and discuss contemporary poetry and to reflect on ideas about poetry writing and the role of the poet in society.
The workshop will be a critical space in which to develop your poetry writing. Some experience of workshopping poetry is needed as is a commitment to deepening your knowledge and ability with poetic craft and imagination
In the longer-term the work of the group may develop into a shared publication or reading series, but this initial call is to connect with other poets looking for a space in which to develop their work.
Anyone who is attracted by this opportunity is invited to contact Dr Eleanor Rees with further details of their poetry and motivation for joining the group. The call is open to all students, PGR, academic and professional colleagues, and local poets with a connection to Liverpool Hope.
Meetings will be once per term and will be held alternately between Hope Park and the Creative Campus.
In the first instance, please contact Eleanor Rees reese@hope.ac.uk to express an interest and then a suitable time and date will be found for the first meeting in the New Year. All poets are welcome!
LJMU’s Discovery Spring Internships programme is a new initiative to connect a first-year student with an employer in the Liverpool City Region.
We are seeking to match our first-year students, who may be new to the city and have little or no work experience, with employers able to offer a supportive environment to develop commercial awareness. This will allow students to engage in the workforce and connect to the subject they are studying in the real-world.
For example, a criminal justice or law student may attend a city law firm, or a psychology student work on an organisational HR project.
These internships are 70hrs in length and LJMU pays the full cost of wages and provides full support with advertising the opportunity, candidate selection, processing timesheets and payments to students via our Unitemps branch.
· The opportunities advertised – February 2024
· Interviews – March 2024
· Internships starts – March 2024
(Exact dates to be confirmed)
Organisation eligibility criteria
If you would like to get involved, or want further information, please express your interest by contacting us at internships@ljmu.ac.uk and copy in d.m.anderson@ljmu.ac.uk by Friday 8th December 2023.
SOUND CHECK is a training programme from Future Yard in partnership with The Learning Foundry. The exciting course designed to introduce young people to the skills they need to pursue careers in the live music industry. It is open to young people aged 16+ from the local area who have a passion for live music, and takes place within our dynamic music venue in Birkenhead.
From sound engineers to event managers, lighting designers to box office, this brand new programme will introduce you to the range of job roles and skills you need to make your career in the live music industry.
Based at our venue on Argyle Street in Birkenhead, Sound Check will support you to build your skills and knowledge in a real industry setting. A core programme of workshops runs alongside the opportunity to gain hands-on skills at live events.
The live music industry is worth £1.1bn each year to the UK economy and is exported around the world. It has been growing at 10% year on year and offers hugely fulfilling creative careers across a range of job roles.
Like many industries, COVID-19 provides a short term challenge. But, the live music industry remains a hugely significant industry locally, within the Liverpool City Region, and nationally. It will return, and Sound Check is an opportunity to develop the skills required to flourish within it as it does.
The free to access programme focuses on two areas; Technical Production and Live Music Event Management. These are then followed by an independent group project, in which you will utilise your new skills to deliver your own live event. There will also be additional sessions outside of weekly sessions when working on live events (shadowing).
The programme is delivered by Future Yard’s hugely experienced team of tutors and boasts a broad range of guest speakers from across the industry.
After completing the programme, you will have the opportunity to join Future Yard’s ongoing training programme, further developing your skills and experience. There will also be a number of follow-on employment opportunities available.
Sound Check is free to access and is open to local people aged 16+ with a passion for live music and an interest in making it their career. No previous experience is required.
There are two different ways you can take part in Sound Check. There’s the 12-week Monday night course, which also includes shadowing opportunities on Future Yard shows; and a new 18-week full-time version of the programme (Monday – Wednesday with an additional shadow shift at a gig). The 18-week course also includes hands-on work experience with shadowing at live shows.
Specific eligibility criteria apply for the 18-week full-time course.
12-week Monday night programme: next course starts February 2024
Sessions take place Monday evenings from 5.00pm to 9.00pm at Future Yard (75 Argyle Street, Birkenhead), with additional shadowing sessions at live shows (mainly evenings).
18-week full-time programme (Mon-Weds): next course starts February 2024
Core sessions take place Monday to Wednesday daytimes from 10am to 5pm at Future Yard (75 Argyle Street, Birkenhead), plus a half-day of work experience on an additional day (Thursday-Sunday).
No previous experience is required. All we ask is that you have a passion for live music and an interest in turning that into a career.
For more information and to apply visit: https://futureyard.org/soundcheck/
Lemon Yellow Social Club will be celebrating International Women’s Day in March with a 4 day programme of events all held at their fab venue Space Liverpool, including an Artisan Market & Workshops day on Saturday 9th March 11-4.
(They’ve got exciting plans for Thursday, Friday & Sunday too so keep an eye out!)
Applications for female owned small businesses are open NOW & will close on Dec 29th so don’t sleep on this one as places are going to be snapped up fast!
To apply, see here