The Grand National Chorus are actively recruiting new male members for their four part harmony a cappella chorus.
If you, or someone you know, is interested, please go to their website www.liverpoolinharmony.co.uk
Rehearsals will be held at Prescot Town Hall.
Our Dance Democracy was founded in Liverpool 2018, a city of defiance – solidarity and home to radical and diverse dance, performance and cultural heritage practices.
Our Dance Democracy 3 – Courageous Conversations Positively Democratising Narratives – addresses dance, performance and heritage practices which positively disrupts Western canons, and promotes the artist voice, agency and endeavour which enhances critical art practices.
Dance and performance practices under the auspice of globalisation have increased global and intersectional discourse in art making practices, and as such has powerfully contextualised the systemic and institutionalised effects of Global majorities, Gender, Disability, Racial injustices, Maternal in the art making sectors.
In Our Dance Democracy 3 we invite dance, performance and heritage practices which explore expansive understanding of human experiences, that speak to an equity of belonging, and champion diversity and identity politics. In this event, we would like to encourage the power of Courageous Conversations and at the same time advocate a safe and transformative space.
Our Dance Democracy 3 will be a two-day conference, dedicated to deliberating on the role of dance artists and scholars in ways including, but not limited to –
29th March Liverpool Hope University – Care, Compassion and Culture
Transformation, Identity, Endeavour and Risk
Activism and activist art making practices
Reimagine teaching and learning practices
30th March Edge Hill University – Decolonising our Stories
Transformation, Identity, Endeavour and Risk
Diasporic, First Nation and other dance practices
Appropriation and marginalisation of knowledge-systems
Submission of Abstracts: 27th Jan 2023
Email tagline: Our Dance Democracy 3
For further information, please contact
Dr Sarah Black blacks@hope.ac.uk
Karen Gallagher – kgallagher.k@gmail.com
Launched by Open Eye Gallery with the support of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, the competition celebrates the talent and creativity of photography enthusiasts from across Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral.
Residents have until 9 January 2023 to enter any of the eight categories in the competition:
People and Places, Still Life, Living Sustainably, Sport, Portrait, Urban Living, Creative and Wildlife and Nature
Entry also makes a submission to one of the three subcategories, Mobile, Analogue and Youth depending on whether the image was taken using a mobile device, traditional film or whether the entrant is under the age of 16.
There are a number of prizes including:
Showing as part of Liverpool City Region Photo Awards 2023 exhibition across multiple venues
£1,600 in cash prizes
Stay and breakfast at INNSiDE x2
Free memberships at dot-art Darkroom
Darkroom materials from Harman Technology
For more details and submission form please visit the competition website: https://site.picter.com/liverpool-city-region-photo-awards-2023
Do you want to kickstart 2023 with an energising and memorable session? The Comedy Trust are hosting comedy training sessions.
An award-winning comedian will show your team:
How laughter makes us feel and the associated health benefits
How laughter helps us connect and build lasting relationships
How humour builds resilience and helps us problem solve
How to integrate humour into their daily routine
Or perhaps you want to give staff a boost to their public speaking / presentation skills? They do that too!
Through unique, comedy-led training sessions, your team will learn:
How to make your personality work for you
How to use storytelling to make unforgettable presentations
Recall methods and how to improve memory
Harnessing nervous energy and using it to your advantage
How to build confidence over time
Preparation tips, long and short-term
Engaging vocal delivery, body language and gestures
For more information or to book, contact: sam@thecomedytrust.com
For the third year, Gael Linn and An tUltach and have partnered with Liverpool Irish Festival to create a one-off, £1,000 creative commission to celebrate Irish language and folklore.
The resulting work will form part of Liverpool Irish Festival 2023 (19-29 Oct 2023). Their initial deadline for proposals is 9am Mon 27 Feb 2022 (which may be extended).
The focus will be the Festival theme (‘anniversary’), combined with Gael Linn’s specific interest in the promotion of the Irish language and the arts. They want to hear about what you want to produce with a commission of this size (£1,000). They seek proposals from artists from all backgrounds, ethnicities and nationalities, though the content must relate to Ireland, Irish language or Irish creativity. Connections made with Liverpool are also good, but not essential.
Ideas they are open to include, but are not limited to:
In 2022 we commissioned Dogleap Productions to produce a short fil, -in English and Gaeilge, called Reroot. Dogleap used the original £1,000 to seed fund the project, which they then brought additional parters and investors to. You can see their article on the project, here.
In 2021 the fund enabled us to commission Nuala Monaghan to create 5 artworks supported by stories. We developed an exhibition, which was held at The Reader, some events and a storybook. We additionally presented those stories online in English and Gaeilge.
Any physical artifact must be available to be on loan to us for one year, but will remain the property of the creator at all times. A condition of the fund, is that -if selected (and not before)- you will provide an 800-1,000 word article (or equivalent as agreed by the selection process) about the work; some photos documenting the process and a completed artist’s monitoring form.
They do not want to be prescriptive. These are indications of what we think *might* be achievable. If you think you can use this to leverage funds using this as a match, and hope to extend the project, please tell us so. We’ll aim to help. If you want to create a smaller commission with a portion of the fund, this will be considered.
They seek creative ideas in line with the fund size. Your proposal must indicate the end output and what else is required to support it.
Please present a
I will:
This commission straddles Gael Linn’s, An tUltach’s and the Festival’s interests in arts and culture, and particularly the Irish language, shining a light on all three areas. My high-quality handmade puppets will engage the young children in learning Gaelic phrases and tell an important Irish story. I will document the sessions as a legacy.
£750 Total
£50×1= £50 Puppet materials
£30×3= £90 Session fees for 3 x 45 min (free to access) online lessons
£50×1= £50 1 x live session fee
£50×1= £50 Flight/train fare
£125×1= £125 Accommodation for 1 night
£35×2= £70 per diems/subsistence for round trip
£150×2= £300 puppet making days
£15×1= £15 small contingency for the above.
They will contact you if they need additional testimonials, documentation (e.g., DBS) or information. Please keep your proposal simple and idea led, rather than experience heavy. The selectors prefer no more than one page (c.500 words) -including your idea and background- at this stage.
Please submit your proposal(s) to Emma Smith, Director of Liverpool Irish Festival, via emma@liverpoolirishfestival.com no later than 9am Mon 27 Feb 2023. The panel aim to shortlist the following week, once they have raised any clarifying questions to assist selection.
The Festival will announce the selection(s) no later than w/c Mon 13 Mar 2023, once we have confirmed the artist and considered the commission’s terms. They reserve the right to extend or re-run the proposal and announcement deadline, according to the range and quality of submissions received and deliberations made in this round.
NCD is a creative development lab for cinema of the future, in partnership with the School of Digital Arts (SODA) at Manchester Metropolitan University and HOME, Manchester. In its inaugural year NCD is intended to advance new voices, visionary forms and encounters in cinema. NCD is open to early and mid-career filmmakers and artists worldwide, regardless of nationality or citizenship status.
Applications close at 11pm (UK) Monday 16 January 2023.
The NCD Lab invites emerging and mid-career artists and filmmakers working at the cutting edge of new cinema to be part of their week-long creative development lab in Manchester (UK) from Monday 17 – Friday 21 April 2023.
Devised to offer support structures for cinema that emerges beyond the borders of current institutional infrastructure the Lab will be a catalyst for new digital cultures and technologies for innovative, live, virtual and immersive cinema production.
This funded programme will offer editorial support, technical facilitation and industry connection for three teams of new cinema projects in development or early production – bold cinematic works that go beyond the traditionally defined categories of ‘film’ and ‘art.’
What this opportunity includes:
– Fully-funded week-long creative development programme in Manchester, UK
– Access to https://www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/facilities/ – SODA digital production facilities, including; digital innovation lab, VR & user experience studios, green screen & motion capture studios, edit & audio suites
– Tailored workshops & advisory sessions
– Opportunity to present your project to a group of industry leaders and peers
– NCD public programme of talks & special screenings
– Budget for travel & accommodation costs for up to two film team members
– £1000 fee for each project
The creative development lab will also initiate an exchange between UK based filmmakers, international contemporaries and industry peers.
Apply:
For full details about the opportunity and how to apply please see their website: https://www.andfestival.org.uk/events/new-cinema-days-open-call/
Culture Liverpool are seeking proposals from not-for-profit arts and cultural organisations to run creative responses/ activities around getting people more active and help reduce social disconnection.
Activity should be creative, engaging, accessible, and exciting! Of a high quality and in a group environment. Think dancing, singing, physical theatre, heritage walks; or you tell us! They want people to become more creatively active and less sedentary.
Activity will need to run between February and September 2023. Further information and how to submit an expression of interest here.
CALLING ALL ARTISTS! Liverpool Arts Bar are hosting an afternoon mixer event to connect like-minded people, share ideas, book in some events and discuss holding some exhibitions at the Hope Street venue.
If you would like to be considered then head along to their event on Sunday 18 December, from 2 – 5 pm.
For more information, contact Liverpool Arts Bar via social media at Instagram and Facebook.
Abandon Normal Devices (AND) are looking for individuals to join their Board in 2023
About AND: They’re a radical arts organisation situated in the North of England, working globally. They curate experiences, commission and incubate new art, cinema and sound, often through collaborations with emerging technology and science.
In recent years AND have increased and diversified the membership of the Board. As they look forward to their 15 year anniversary and 10th edition of the Festival, they are looking for new, dynamic and committed people to support further growth and development, build on their achievements and cement their growing international reputation.
Being a Board Member
Board Members play an integral role in providing robust governance and stewardship, in externally supporting future development through advocacy with regional, national and international stakeholders, potential funders and partners from the public and private sectors. Board Members benefit from working with a small, creative and enthusiastic team on the strategic development of the organisation.
Joining the AND Board as a Trustee
As well as recruiting into their new Associate Board Member roles, they are currently looking for individuals to join the AND Board with experience in the following areas:
This isn’t an exhaustive list, and they’re interested in hearing from anyone who believes they have skills or experience to positively contribute to the organisation. They’re committed to opening up opportunities to people who are currently under-represented in the cultural sector, and we particularly welcome applications from candidates from ethnically diverse backgrounds, Disabled candidates and candidates under 30.
Interested to find out more? Head to their website for full details and how to apply: https://www.andfestival.org.uk/blog/join-the-and-board/
What is it like to be on the AND Board?
Click here to read an interview with our Trustees Sam Bompass and Katie Moffat about being on the AND Board.
Open Eye Gallery and Culture Liverpool are looking to commission a socially engaged writer to work in the Garston Village area of Liverpool City Region.
This commission seeks to do the following:
The selected writer will work with community members with the overall aim of understanding their unique stories. In the spirit of socially engaged practice they will be led by members of the local community, whilst maximising their own creativity and skills as writers / poets to co-create, with the community, stories of the area and its people.
They welcome applications from writers who have a relationship to the area.
Budget
Closing date: 9th January, 10AM
Please visit their website for more information and for a full job description.