Community Post Type: Callouts

We are working with Liverpool ONE for this callout for freelancers to work as part of their student event. The event details are below. 

Student Event outdoors in Liverpool One: 27 September (12-5pm)

The role – You will be giving out leaflets to students to promote the student shopping event taking place. You’ll be briefed further on arrival. You need to be smiley, outgoing and happy to chat. You’re working as a pair.

Rate of Pay – £12.75 per hour. Lunchtime / breaks covered in the pay. Payment via invoice to Open Culture post event. 

Breaks – You’ll need to supply your own lunch food and drinks. You can use a room in Liverpool ONE for breaks. Advisable to bring a refillable water bottle. Toilets are in the Liverpool ONE office or the toilets next to the information centre, the guard on them will be briefed to let you through the barriers without paying.

Clothing – You will be working in a pair outdoors, walking around for the duration so please wear appropriate clothing and shoes. Please wear smart black clothes or smart jeans and you will need a smart coat as you are outside. Size required for branded hoodies – sizes available L/XL/ XXL.

Please email clare@culture.org.uk if you would like to be considered for this role.

The team will cover the latest products and materials and explore how collaboration between architects, consultants and manufacturers are helping create better designed, inspiring, sustainable and future-proof architecture that acknowledges the environment and works towards achieving a circular economy.

Free-to-attend

Tuesday 12 September, 9.00 to 11.30 am

Register today to avoid missing out

Speakers include:

Mina Hasman, sustainability director and climate advocacy lead, SOM, who will share insights from her new book, RIBA Climate Guide, a holistic guide for you and your practice to deliver sustainable projects and meet the RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge.

James Lingard, owner and practice director, Nidus Architects, will present a case study on multiple awards recognised project Pen Y Common, Hay-on-Wye.

Jolene Hor, director, Tate+Co, will showcase a presentation on Creative Centre, York St John University, York, a sustainable building, both in operational and embodied carbon terms, Passivhaus principles employed to achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating and named Building of the Year at the RIBA Yorkshire Awards 2023.

Matthew Curtis, associate and project lead, Bennetts Associates, who will deliver a case study presentation on The Fireworks Factory at Woolwich Works, Woolwich.

This webinar will be chaired by Jan Carlos Kucharek, deputy editor, RIBA Journal

Social Justice charity Arts Emergency, is currently running a recruitment drive for creative professionals based in Merseyside, Greater Manchester, London and Brighton, to join its award-winning mentoring programme in 2024.

Young people from privileged backgrounds are four times more likely to make it into the creative industries than their peers and only 16% of people in the arts and humanities come from a working class background. The arts are elitist and have been for too long. Arts Emergency’s mentoring programme is designed to tackle this at a grassroots level and increase the proportion of people from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds working in the cultural and creative industries.

Julie Hesmondhalgh, actress in Coronation Street, Happy Valley, Broadchurch and former mentor, said: “Our future cultural landscape is in danger of being populated exclusively by the children of the wealthy and well-connected. I love Arts Emergency because it works to bridge this gap. To create the opportunities that have been taken away for the non-wealthy.”

Arts Emergency hand-match young people aged 16-18 with a local industry professional in their area of interest and provide training and safeguarding support for the mentor. Over the course of a year mentors meet their mentee once a month for a minimum of one hour. They help with everything from portfolios and personal statements, to work placements and auditions, with the charity providing individual support for the pair.

Previous mentee cohorts have found it to be an impactful and productive form of support and mentors have found it to be a rewarding way of sharing their knowledge and experience.

This year Arts Emergency is hoping to continue to expand its reach in the North West (Greater Manchester and Merseyside) and in Brighton, as well as gaining more representation in fashion, illustration, film and TV, music production, and gaming amongst other career areas.

Volunteer mentors bring a wealth of experience across fields such as TV, film, music, art, fashion, academia, journalism, publishing, design and theatre (full list of sectors here).

Arts Emergency supporters include DJ Gemma Cairney, fashion historian and BBC presenter Amber Butchart, comedians Joe Lycett and Nish Kumar, author and journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge and writer Neil Gaiman.

Join the Arts Emergency community and help change the future of the creative and cultural worlds. Applications are open until Saturday 30th September. Sign-up here.

Do you have an idea or project which impact the Liverpool City Region and would benefit from some no-strings-attached cash?

We’re always on the lookout for people to pitch at our events, all you have to do is answer the following questions. Don’t hesitate to get in touch (HQ@LiverpoolSOUP.co.uk) if you’d like to ask us any questions.

About Liverpool SOUP

Liverpool SOUP is an events based non-profit, we host four events a year which give you the opportunity to learn more about the inspiring projects being run across the Liverpool City Region and how to support them.

By making a donation to the micro-fund on the door you not only get a vote but you also get a bowl of soup to enjoy while you’re mulling over who to spend that vote on. The project which receives the most votes is awarded 100% of the donations taken on the door and you can help us to spread the word far and wide about the incredible projects you hear about at Liverpool SOUP.

Book Art Fair and Book Art Workshops at Kirkby Gallery, Knowsley

The exhibition ‘CRAFTED’ opens at Kirkby Gallery in Knowsley on 30th October. It is a selling exhibition of works by a range of creatives, including several Book Artists. Participating artists have already been selected.

Liverpool Book Art and Kirkby Gallery are celebrating and promoting Book Art throughout the opening week of the exhibition. There will be a one-day Book Art Fair on Friday 3rd November, and daily book art workshops throughout the week. This is school half-term, so we will be offering workshops for both children and adults. They are excited to announce that due to their unique partnership there will be no stall fees for the Fair. Fees will be paid to artists delivering the workshops.

Apply for a stall at the Fair and/or to run a workshop via Curator Space https://www.curatorspace.com/. Deadline is Sunday 1st October.

Liverpool’s Grand National Chorus, the small male four part harmony chorus, is recruiting.

The message to guys, particularly those retired, is – Head along and check out Grand National chorus any Thursday evening at Prescot Town Hall, 8pm – 9.30pm.

See www/liverpoolinharmony.co.uk for more details

Our creative skills programme is a a new 12-month artist development programme for 16 – 25 years old based in the Liverpool City Region.

Supported by Converse in collaboration with DuoVision, The Royal Standard and GYRO.

The programme will consist of monthly workshops open to all young people aged 16 – 25 living in the Liverpool City Region. Taking place the last Thursday of the month at 5:30 – 7:30pm. Participants will have the opportunity to explore new areas of creativity or develop existing skills in a range off areas ranging from illustration to photography to curation.

There’ll also be a call out for a group show of early career artists, consisting of six £500 commissions. Throughout the delivery of the exhibition there’ll be mentoring available for any young creatives wanting to develop careers in creative industry, delivery exhibition and producing events.

You can sign-up here

Crew members needed

Pay: £20 per build on submission of invoice + 2 tickets to see a show.

Crew members needed to put up and take down a marquee for outdoor shows in Fog Lane Park, Didsbury. Each put up/take down will be paid £20, potential to earn £80 if available for all 4 builds.

Crew needed for the following dates:

19th August 9:00am

20th August 8:30pm

31st August 2:00pm

3rd August 7:00pm

Contact: emilyspiers.sm@gmail.com to express interest or for more information.