Community Post Type: Callouts

Would you like to learn new skills and meet new people? Are you interested in learning about how an international arts festival works, or want to engage with leading Arab artists?

They are looking for committed volunteers to play a key part in realising the UK’s premier annual festival of Arab arts and culture in Liverpool this summer.

Liverpool Arab Arts Festival runs Thursday 6 – Sunday 16 July 2023.

They are especially looking for support to deliver key events:

Music

Festival launch event with Aar Maanta and Nxdia (Friday 7 July, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Music Room)
Maya Youssef (Friday 14 July, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Music Room)

Performances

Arabs Are Not Funny (Saturday 8 July, Royal Court Studio)
Ahmed Masoud and Farah Chamma (Tuesday 11 July, Unity Theatre)
Self-Entitlement (Wednesday 12 July, Unity Theatre)
what the dog said to the harvest (Thursday 13 July, Unity Theatre)

Weekend events

Workshops at World Museum Liverpool (Saturday 8 July, World Museum Liverpool)
Taroo street performances (Saturday 8 July, Liverpool City Centre)
Events at Bluecoat (Saturday 15 July, Bluecoat)
British-Yemeni Society AGM (Saturday 15 July, Liverpool City Centre)
Mona Kareem I Will Not Fold These Maps events (Saturday 15 July, LUSH)

Family Day

Family Day (Sunday 16 July at Sefton Park Palm House – all day)

Volunteers will need to be available during the festival period and ideally commit to 2 shifts. Working with their small but dedicated team will provide volunteers with practical experience of event logistics, audience engagement and artist liaison.

Travel expenses will be covered, along with expenses towards lunch, if applicable for the shift.

A full volunteer induction will be held in Liverpool before the festival.

Interested in getting involved? Please complete this online form before Monday 19 June: www.arabartsfestival.com/laaf-2023-call-for-festival-volunteers/

 

Blackfest have lots in store for their artists and community this year.

Their opportunities include:

• Pier Head Launch – Varied Disciplines
• Theatre performances – Commissions for national tour #BlackBoyJoyGone
• Rhythms Night – Music artists and DJ
• Spoken Word Poetry – 4 artists.
• Fashion – BlackFest FashionFest – BFF – Various roles
• Visual Arts – 4 spaces available for Gallery Exhibitions
• Celebration Night – Variety of performers, groups, community choirs and artists DJ
• Traders – Various opportunities
• Caterers – Various opportunities throughout the festival

They can’t wait to receive your application and are looking forward to working with their 2023 cohort to create their greatest festival yet.

Download their application form and artist registration form and send it in to festivalapplications@blackfest.co.uk

Role: Chair of the Board of Trustees

Callout: Movema is seeking an exceptional candidate to join the board as Chair, to lead their Board of Trustees and guide the organisation through its next exciting stage of development.

Role context: Following Ngozi Ikoku stepping down after 10 years of supporting Movema, we are seeking an exceptional person to join the board as Chair to guide Movema through its next exciting stage of development. The Chair will work in collaboration with their highly skilled and committed Board to provide effective governance that supports and challenges our executive team and wider colleagues to continue to realise Movema’s potential.

They are seeking interest from candidates with a commitment to and interest in our core purpose and we welcome approaches from those considering their first Chair role as well as experienced non-executives.

The Chair oversees the strategic direction of the charity, convening and chairing quarterly Board meetings, enabling contributions from all Trustees, and ensuring that sound decisions are made, supporting the work of the five Board subgroups (although not required to be a member of them all!):

• Finance and HR
• Ambition and Quality
• Dynamism
• Inclusivity and Relevance
• Nominations

A key element of the role involves driving forwards the strategic business plan, in partnership with the Board and the Executive Team.

The Chair will ideally line manage their CEO, (this is negotiable) and be available to support key events.

Key Dates: 

Closing date for applications:	Midnight, Wed 31st May 2023
Applicants Notified:	Wednesday 7th June 2023
Interview date:	WC 12th June 2023 (options for in-person/ Zoom)

For more information and to apply, please visit: https://movema.co.uk/chair-of-the-board-of-trustees/

 

Key Casting are a leading casting agency, specialising in supporting artists for film and television.

They are coming to Liverpool on Friday 19th May, Metropolitan Cathedral, 10am-8pm, to cast for some new Hollywood feature films, there are some very exciting projects on the horizon! They are hoping to get as many people as possible in the local area involved with filming.

This is paid work and a great opportunity for anyone interested in the film and television industry or wanting some extra money!

They are looking for people aged 17+, all abilities welcome, no experience necessary.

For more details, see their website, www.keycasting.co.uk

Altru Drama CIC are now casting for talented, enthusiastic, and committed actors for ‘Eyes Open’ a play about drugs and alcohol for Year 6 pupils which will tour in June – July 2023.

All actors must be aged 18+. They have to prioritise drivers aged 23+.

DBS required (we can support this process if you don’t have a DBS)

Due to the nature of this project, applicants need to have a Liverpool or Manchester base.

How to apply

Please email jobs@altru.co.uk to express an interest letting us know your full postcode/ date of birth and whether you are a driver or not. Please state clearly which role you are interested in along with your CV or spotlight link.

Closing date: Thursday 11th May 2023 5pm

In person auditions to be held on Monday 15th May 2023 in Liverpool.  You will be notified if they would like you to attend the audition on Friday 12th May 2023.

Tmesis Training company is a unique, free training programme run by Tmesis for Physical Fest, festival of physical theatre in Liverpool.

You will have an opportunity to work as an ensemble, learn new skills and perform and be part of an international festival. Previous members of the training company have gone on to work with Tmesis professionally. This is suitable for any age (18+), from early career performers, to those wanting to gain more experience in physical theatre, or get back into training.

Dates- 26th June- 2nd July- Liverpool

Audition- Sat 27th May 2-4pm, Liverpool

To be considered for an audition, please send an expression of interest stating your background and why you would like the opportunity & a photo to: admin@tmesistheatre.com by Fri 12th May

The Art Quarter Market is back for Summer 2023, at Metquarter, on Saturday 29 July from 11am – 5pm.

The Art Quarter are looking for original makers, artisans and crafters. This can be anything from art prints, sculpture, leatherwork, ceramics, jewellery and textiles to chocolate, soap, honey or beauty products. They only ask that all your products are your own work and not mass produced or imported.

How To Apply

For more details including selection criteria, download the Information Pack, then apply here before the closing date at Midnight on 27 May 2023.

Culture Knowsley are seeking stallholders, as part of their Elizabethan Fayre, in Prescot town centre on Saturday 10 June.

Following the success of last year’s event, the Fayre, delivered in partnership with Knowsley Borough Council and Prescot Cultural Consortium, will return for 2023. It celebrates the town’s Elizabethan heritage and the Renaissance, with a contemporary twist.

During the Elizabethan era, Prescot was considered the London of the North. Boasting a bustling market and unparalleled entertainment, including live performances at numerous inns and the only free standing playhouse outside of London. The Shakespeare North Playhouse, which opened in Prescot last year, is built on these cultural foundations. As is the Elizabethan Fayre!

Stallholders across all artforms are accepted, including ceramics, painting, sculpture, textiles, homewares, photography and more.

How To Apply

For more details including selection criteria, download the stallholder information read the Call for Stallholders document, then apply here before the closing date at Midnight on 16 May 2023.

This summer dot-art are partnering with the Royal Liver Building for the long-awaited return of Liverpool Art Fair!

They are bringing Liverpool Art Fair to the city’s most iconic landmark, the Royal Liver Building, after a pandemic enforced 3 year break. They want to offer visitors the best possible range of locally sourced, affordable art work, so we need artists from across the region to get involved.

They will be open to the public 6 days a week, from 29th June– 20th August 2023. Entry is FREE!

Liverpool Art Fair is an annual event, 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.

Pre-pandemic the event ran for eight years, launching in May 2012 as part of the inaugural Liverpool Art Month, at the then brand new Camp and Furnace. In 2017, they relocated to the Pier Head, in a purpose-built gallery constructed from five shipping containers! In 2019 they took Liverpool Art Fair to Metquarter, where it ran for 80 consecutive days. In total they have welcomed over 50,000 art lovers to our events and showcased work by more than 1700 artists.

Liverpool Art Fair 2023 will take place for seven weeks across the summer, on the ground floor of the Royal Liver Building on the city’s Pier Head.

This is an open submission event, and they are inviting all artists based within a 35 mile radius of Liverpool, to submit work for inclusion.

Submission Process:

Read the Information for Artists document on the Liverpool Art Fair website to make sure you are eligible.

Please complete the online Submission Form by midnight on Sunday 28th May:

You will need full details of all the works you are submitting along with images.

You will be required to pay £5 per piece submission fee.

Work for inclusion will be selected by our independent panel and successful artists will be notified week commencing 5th June.

More information: liverpoolartfair.com / info@liverpoolartfair.com

 

The Africa Oyé Festival is just a couple of months away, with the FREE event set to take place over the weekend of 17th and 18th June.

Each year, an enormous amount of effort goes into ensuring that the festival takes place and remains free of charge and open to all. Due to the ever-growing popularity of the event, this is becoming increasingly challenging.

The support of volunteers is a crucial part of the festival – the opportunity to meet our audience only comes around once a year. You will be working with us focusing on ensuring the survival and growth of the festival by creating positive relations with our attendees and raising funds to sustain future festivals.

They ask for a minimum of 2 hours of your time during the Festival weekend – to help:

– Raise donations to ensure the event stays free and open to all.
– Distribute important information to Festival attendees.
– Support the Audience Development and data capture programme, that is crucial to Africa Oye’s future; this involves conducting a short questionnaire with audience members.

No prior training or experience is required and a briefing session will be provided before you commence your Volunteer shift.

The two days are a fantastic celebration of the music and culture of Africa, and volunteering will give you an opportunity to be part of the festivities, to meet a variety of people and help keep the event free for future generations.

Here is the application form. Please complete in full and press ‘Submit’ at the bottom.

If you have any queries, please email volunteer@africaoye.com