Community Post Type: Callouts

We have a new warehouse on Blundell Street in Liverpool’s thriving Baltic area and we have space available to rent from £100 per month and upwards… Available immediately. Plot sizes negotiable!

You’d share the space with a Graffiti art studio (us), a weaver, a fashion designer, an artist and decorative flower makers …so far! We’d love to share our space with other creatives, makers, musicians, dancers.. etc..

To arrange a viewing , please call 07572370300!

https://www.zapgraffiti.co.uk/post/studio-workshop-space-available

If you or someone you know were involved in any, innovative or creative activity or arts and cultural activity that took place within the Liverpool City Region the past year then…they want to hear from you!

Nominations are now open for the 2024 Liverpool City Region Culture and Creativity Awards and the definition of creativity includes technology, innovation, and science to develop and introduce new ideas and creative approaches that are innovative and transformational.

This year they have introduced two new awards – Innovator of the Year (individual) and Innovation Award (for organisations) to encourage nominations from across the science, technology and business sectors.

For nominations, see here

Closing date: 27 October

Dobbies’ Liverpool store spreads Christmas cheer with real tree donations, the garden centre is set to give away Christmas trees this year.

Dobbies, the UK’s leading garden centre, is spreading Christmas joy to local schools and nursery groups in Liverpool with real tree donations as part of its Not Your Average Community campaign, in partnership with sustainable real tree grower, Needlefresh.

Set to twinkle corridors and delight children with yuletide cheer, Dobbies’ Liverpool store will be donating Nordmann Fir Christmas trees to local schools and nurseries to create a centrepiece for celebrations and is now welcoming nominations.

All of Dobbies’ Christmas trees are sustainably grown in environmentally managed fields across Scotland where the growing team do everything from planting, pruning and harvesting by hand to reduce the impact on surrounding environment, wildlife and plants.

Dobbies’ CSR and Community Communications Executive, Chloë Bell, has been delivering Dobbies’ Not Your Average Community campaign for two years and is excited announce this year’s focus. She said: “Community is at the core of Christmas at Dobbies and we love sharing the festive joy with those around us. We want to help create Christmas magic in local schools and nurseries in Liverpool and hope that through the tree donations with Needlefresh, kids can come together, decorate the tree and make memories.”

Needlefresh Managing Director, George Hood, added: “Our sustainable Nordmann Fir Christmas trees make a wonderful centrepiece to festive celebrations as they are bushy and full, and good needle retention. We are excited to see how local schools and nurseries bring this classic tree to life through their decorations and we are delighted to be partnering with Dobbies on delivering a magical moment for children in Liverpool.”

Nominations are now open. Entries close on Wednesday 25 October and successful applicants will be contacted in November to arrange a date to collect a Nordmann Fir tree from their local store.

For more information about how to get involved or make a nomination, visit Not your average community | Dobbies Garden Centres

This is an invitation to have a FREE table to share your offer at the STORY FAIR on Saturday 4^th November from 10am to 3pm, as part of the Bootle Children’s Literary Festival 2023 (#BCLF23).

This year their theme is ‘Fairy Tale, Myth and Legend’.

https://www.bootlechildrenslitfest.co.uk/

The Story Fair will take place in the concourse outside Kingsley & Co Children’s Bookshop in The Strand Shopping Centre in Bootle L20 4SW

This is an opportunity to share your offer with children and their adults, other authors, artists, illustrators and theatre groups. They are planning on having around 30 tables at their family-friendly event. Their last festival attracted several thousand visitors. If you have appropriate books, artwork or craft to sell, you may do that, too.

There will also be a harpist, knight workshops, medieval stocks and much more! It will be a day full of fun and energy.

There is also an opportunity for a limited number of storytelling sessions (between 5 and 10 minutes each) throughout the day on our storytelling chair! Priority will be given to those who have a table.

Please contact aliharwood@ykids.co.uk if you would like:

*a table (6 feet) or half a table (to share)

*a storytelling session

You are welcome to bring your roller banners and to make your table attractive and welcoming.

Please email by the end of day Wednesday 18^th October if you are interested in being involved.

Love Productions are back celebrating the piano for a second series! They are looking to hear from amateur pianists for a brand new series of The Piano.

If you’re passionate about the piano or know someone who is, please get in touch via the link to fill out an application.

There are two different forms, a form for over 18’s and another for under 18’s, parents will need to fill the application out for under 18’s.

Closing date: 31 October

Instagram: loveproductionspiano

Over the past five years, our work has been shaped by conversations with the community which has highlighted the topic of food security, green space, and the option to grow food locally as reoccurring themes. These go hand in hand with conversations about physical and mental health, isolation, and access to good quality food.

In 2023, we decided in partnership with our communities, that we wanted to test a different way of doing things and The People’s Pantry represents an experimentation of this. The two sites are visually and logistically different. One is a purpose built, artist led community pantry space with an adjoining garden currently in development. The other, a small store cupboard in a community laundry and library space. We have sourced donations through our partnerships with local allotments and supermarkets and have a handful of dedicated volunteers who have shaped the project to where it is now.

We would like to commission an artist that will help us refine our process. We want to build a creative model that takes into consideration all the unique assets we have locally and reflects it back out to the wider community as a clear project that is easy to understand and get involved in. We are interested in exchange rather than money, for example time or food memories, sharing local recipes, wisdom and stories, as opposed to something physical.

In areas where food banks are a common part of daily life and many neighbourhoods are food desserts, we want to have a different conversation. What do people need to reclaim healthy food culture for their households?

Working closely with our Neighbourhood Producer, Digital Communications Coordinator, and volunteers, you will explore the exchange model and how we communicate that. It’s an exciting prospect… How can we act as catalyst for change in the creative conversation around the food economy?

How to Apply

To apply please submit a proposal that outlines:

Why you are interested in the commission

A background to your practice and why you feel it is relevant

Examples of your past work/projects that you think demonstrate how your practice fits this brief

A breakdown of the budget into how many days you would spend on the project

CV

Please send your proposal as one document, ideally a PDF, no more than 1,500 words with accompanying drawings/cads.

Brief released 06/10/2023
Deadline 12pm 20/10/2023

Contact name: Catherine Peters, catherine.peters@leftcoast.org.uk

Wild Words is an exciting eco-poetry project inviting young people aged 18 and under to connect with nature.

They want you to collaborate with an element of your local environment, whether a flower, insect, bird, tree, natural landscape, or even the weather, to craft an original piece of poetry.

Their favourite 50 poems will be published in their new Wild Words poetry anthology eBook. Plus, all entries will be showcased on their website and across their social media.

Submission deadline: 11.59 pm, Sunday, November 19, 2023.

Find out more at https://www.theatreintherough.com/wildwords/

DaDa is on the hunt for performance pieces by Northwest based Deaf, disabled and Neurodivergent artists to join our cabaret line up.

• • They’re seeking short performances that run for around 10 minutes.
  • They are looking for: spoken word, dance, song, magic, music, comedy or something completely different!
  • They are primarily looking for solo acts and are open to applications from duo acts.
  • Each artist selected will receive a fee of £100, alongside access support and travel fees.
  • To apply to perform as part of the Cabaret you can

Email info@dadafest.co.uk with a description of your act and why you think it would make a good addition to the line-up with up to 3 images and / or a short video clip of your act.

OR Send an audio file or video to 07725813269 (Please keep these to no more than 5 minutes) giving a taster or description of your performance along with up to 3 images and a short clip.

Deadline for applications October 16 2023 at midday.

Full call out details including BSL and audio versions can be found here:

https://www.dadafest.co.uk/article/artist-call-out-for-dada-cabaret-showcase

Closing date: 16 October

 

The Old Library is a treasured community hub in Old Swan that has been a part of their neighbourhood for many years. They are committed to making it an even better place for everyone in their community, and believe that your input can help achieve this goal.

They are currently conducting surveys to gather feedback and ideas about The Old Library‘s future. These surveys will help understand what services, programs, and improvements community members value the most. The best part? By completing the survey, parents have a chance to win a £50 Tesco voucher as a token of their appreciation for their participation.

The survey covers various aspects, such as:

1. The types of events and activities you and your family would like to see at The Old Library.
2. How The Old Library can better support our local community better
3. Any suggestions you may have for additional amenities or services that would enhance your experience.
4. Ideas for creating a more inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone.

To take part in the survey, see here: https://forms.gle/wRXkuwJpauKKPUB49

Participation will not only contribute to the development of The Old Library but also give people a chance to win a valuable £50 Tesco voucher.

 

Wirral MakeFest are delighted to announce that they are working on a new event with the Williamson Art Gallery & Museum to create a chilled Christmas making and selling opportunity for the first Saturday in December.

They have also confirmed the date for their second major Wirral MakeFest of the 1st of June 2024 and will be part of the Borough of Culture programme for Wirral. Wirral MakeFest 2024 will be returning to the Williamson and Birkenhead Central Library.

For their new additional seasonal event to our MakeFest year, there will be a small fee for makers who are selling their wares of £15 per table/stand or reduced to £10 with a contribution of one of your products or coupons towards their unique raffle*. The monies raised will help both Wirral MakeFest and the Williamson make this and future events possible. If you wish to have a table just doing and sharing, or being part of the communal workshop area with the public, they would like to hear from you too and obviously there will be no fee for this.

They will be working with local organisations, makers and volunteers to create a fun activity room to produce seasonal gifts and decor, we will be more than happy to discuss your ideas for this.

*Please note the fee is only for this new event – WMF 2024 will be free as usual for makers to take part.

For more information about the event and how to apply go to their blog

https://wirralmakefest.org/2023/10/09/relax-and-make-christmas-green-with-wirral-makefest-at-the-williamson-on-the-2nd-of-december-20/

Deadline to apply is Monday the 16th of October at midnight.

NB Very important. They are not interested in products not made by you or with very little making involved, they are interested in makers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths who like to share. They are all about sustainability and the local connection.