Community Post Type: Callouts

The team are seeking a local female vocalist/performer in or around Liverpool/Merseyside to support their ‘Celebrate Women In Music’ charity concert on the 18 November 2023 at Zanzibar, Liverpool, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

Macmillan Cancer Support is one of the largest British charities and provides specialist health care, information and financial support to people affected by cancer. It also looks at the social, emotional and practical impact cancer can have, and campaigns for better cancer care.

Whilst they are not in the position to announce the line-up, the artist they are seeking will be joining an impressive all female line-up, and as such the genre we are looking for could be pop, Americana, folk, indie, jazz or soul, and will be a fantastic opportunity for an upcoming artist to increase their exposure, awareness and it will be a great experience whilst raising funds for a great cause.

Duo/solo performers are welcome, as are those who are in a band, they just ask that the lead singer is female, and it can be with a full band or half backing, and the set will be 20 minutes.

Any performers who are interested are encouraged to email info@ofevents.co.uk for further information, with a brief description of themselves, any links to any video performances, and dates if they are performing live. They may hold auditions via zoom.

Please note, submissions must be submitted before 14 April 2023.

 

Art in Manufacturing is the National Festival of Making’s headline commissioning programme – providing artists with an incomparable platform to make new work in and alongside some of the UK’s major manufacturers.

As part of Art in Manufacturing Season 5, they have released two commission opportunities available as follows:

• One artist practitioner or collective will undertake a residency with Cardboard Box Company based in Accrington
• One artist practitioner or collective will undertake a residency with SWS UK based in Lancaster

Residencies will take place between the period of April and July 2023, with exact dates to be agreed.

During the residencies, commissioned artists will make new work to present as part of the National Festival of Making weekend in July 2023.

As well as taking direct inspiration from the factory floor, there is opportunity to study the history of manufacturing in Lancashire and the wider UK, its associated communities and making practices; impact and connection to global making; contemporary making practices, products and position in the contemporary making landscape – economically, culturally, environmentally and socially.

They are interested in hearing imaginative ideas and approaches for this artistic residency that should connect with the diversity of people who engage with our programme.

The project budget for each commission is £5000. The project budget should cover your artist fees, expenses and materials plus any other associated costs.

Visit www.artinmanufacturing.co.uk/news/ to download the full brief and find out how to apply.

A new sculpture is needed for The Liverpool Plinth, and the geographical area for eligible artists is expanding.

Established in 2018, The Liverpool Plinth is located at the Grade II listed Liverpool Parish Church, the Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas, and is managed together with  Liverpool BID Company and dot-art. Part of the Public Art Strategy in place in Liverpool’s Commercial District, The Liverpool Plinth is the Northern response to London’s Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth. Celebrating and platforming sculptors, until now those living in the North of England, it is free to submit a proposal. The selected artist receives £1,000. 

For the first time, artists working from the Midlands will be eligible to enter their work to the high profile location. The winning sculpture is selected by a panel drawn from Liverpool’s commercial and cultural life. 

Since its inception, the project has brought public art into the city centre, exploring diverse issues including disability, mental health, climate change and heritage. Previous artists whose work has been displayed on The Liverpool Plinth include;

Tony Heaton with Gold Lamé

Sam Shendi with Split Decision

Gail Dooley with Tidal Shame

Faith Bebbington with Jimmy

Katie McGuire with 2400

The Open Call for 2023 opens on Monday 27 February and closes on Sunday 30 April at midnight. More details and how to apply can be found here  https://dot-art.co.uk/the-liverpool-plinth-call-23 

Lucy Byrne, Director of dot-art, says:

“It’s always exciting to open submissions for the Liverpool Plinth and I cannot wait to see what fantastic pieces the talented sculptors of the Northern half of the country have tucked away in their studios, waiting to be showcased. We are looking for visually impactful work that makes a real statement and provokes conversation – and even argument!”.

Wirral MakeFest, a free community event that aims to cultivate the public’s engagement with makers, inspiring future careers, hobbies and skills in the community and raising the visibility of local makers through the event and its accompanying website.

The event will take place at BOTH Birkenhead Central Library and Williamson Museum and Art Gallery. Save the Date! June 3rd 10-4pm

MakeFest is a fusion between art, science and technology: STEAM, and our makers will be from a wide range of arts and sciences, from plastic remoulding to VR and crafts to drama.

Calling All Makers! Calling All Makers!

This is the official call for Makers to take part in the inaugural 2023 Wirral MakeFest. They are looking for Makers, Craftspersons , Educators. Coders, Performers and Enablers in SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATHS.

If you would like to take part, please fill in the form (link below) to let them know and they will be in touch with you. Please note, this is not a craft fair, exhibition or trade show – so if you are only interested in exhibiting and selling, without sharing, talking or demonstrating this is probably not the best avenue for your practice.

All data will be handled in compliance with GDPR / ICO guidelines. They will keep your data safe and promise not to share it with anyone else.

Any questions, please drop an email to hello@wirralmakefest.org

To apply and complete the form, see here

 

Manchester Independents (MI) seeks proposals for new work to be completed in 2023 in any artform.

Proposed work:

• can be in any artform or combination of artforms
• involving GM communities is welcomed, but should be led by GM artists/creatives
• can have other support already in place or yet to be applied for
• must be new – yet to be created or can have been in development but not yet shown publicly
• may have a public outcome – e.g. public sharing, in person, online or in print/digital form – or if more process-based should have a clear start and end date
• must take place in Greater Manchester or be created in GM and take place online/print/digital format
  should be shared publicly between 1 June and 30 September 2023 or if more process-based have another outcome during this period

They want to hear from a wide range of people from across the city region. They particularly welcome applications from those currently under-represented in the industry as a result of barriers arising from social, gender, sexuality, financial, ethnic, cultural, religious, geographic or educational disadvantage, or disability.

If you would like to explore how they can support you in overcoming these barriers, please get in touch with them and they will happily explore this with you.

To apply and for more details, see here

Closing date: 24 March

National Museums Liverpool are on the lookout for performers and musicians to take centre-stage across their museums and galleries as part of Museum Sessions Live – celebrating the power of music and performance and the unrestrained joy of Eurovision.

Inspired by NML’s successful YouTube series “Museum Sessions”, this new initiative is part of the city-wide EuroFest, the official cultural festival that supports the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. With opportunities to perform at Walker Art Gallery, World Museum, Museum of Liverpool, Maritime Museum and Lady Lever Art Gallery, NML are looking for individuals and groups to perform that include – but are not limited to – singers, musicians, dancers or even acrobats.

The only requirement is that your performance uses music (live or pre-recorded) as the main component and that it lasts no longer than 30 minutes. There are over 100 performance slots available across NML venues on Fridays and Saturdays between 14 April and 13 May 2023.

Applications for Museum Sessions Live are open until 12pm on Friday 17 March 2023. To apply, complete the online application process here.

For further information and FAQ’s, visit liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/msl

In recognition of International Women’s Day, they invite all Liverpool based women who work within, and contribute to the Arts and Culture scene, to join forces to co-create an online digital guide of who we are and what we do.

Why?

-to unify as a like minded community,
-an opportunity for freelancers and organisations to network,
-to create a platform for potential collaborators to find us.

Inclusive of all disciplines and job titles that are relevant to the arts, and welcoming to all cis-women, trans-women, and non binary people who associate with the experience of women.

The aim is to gather together for a group photoshoot and individual portraits to produce the digital guide in one evening.

This is an unfunded project so the guide will be limited to those who gather to contribute and partake in the photoshoot at:

The Invisible Wind Factory, March 7th , 6pm-10pm.
Group photo: 8pm

Individual portrait shots: from 6pm- close.

What you need to bring:

A short typed up biography , your name, disciplines you work under/ job title, and contact links : 40 word (max), plus any clothes/ make up / costumes or props you wish to be photographed in.

There will be music and the bar will be open

Current volunteers: Nicola Leigh on web design, Amina Bihi on photography, Lo Tierney on illustration

Please contact Laura Brownhill – lilbea@gmail.com, if you wish to contribute as an additional photographer or provide equipment, or dj for the event.

To deliver this project they are looking to recruit a temporary freelance part-time position of Project Administrator. This role will run from April 2023 to January 2024. A flexible approach to working hours will be agreed.

This role will support the Project Manager to deliver the project.

To Apply

Please send:

– CV with contact information for 2 referees. Please provide references as supporting evidence of your excellent administrative skills and financial management.

– Supporting statement outlining why you are perfect for this post – maximum 2 sides A4

– Please confirm you are available for interview on 31 March 2023 and our team building day on 4 May 2023

Email to: deliaderbyshireday@gmail.com

Closing date: 13 March