Community Post Type: Callouts

Award-winning independent production and training organisation First Take are looking for 10 Queer Poets, Rappers & Spoken Word Performers to collaborate with them on a series of films and a live performance as part of Queer inSight and Homotopia Festival this year.

The Stoller Hall is excited to offer performance and career development opportunities for up to six early career stage musicians.

They are inviting applications to the scheme for musicians to work with them to perform, develop audiences, capture video and audio footage, and develop marketing, fundraising and management skills to support their career development.

The scheme will involve a performance opportunity in The Stoller Hall as part of their core event programme and provides an opportunity to capture film and audio footage, to help digitally to support the launch of the artist’s career. Participants in the scheme will be given mentoring in marketing and promotion, PR, fundraising, and general management from our in-house team of venue managers and educators.

For more information, visit their website https://stollerhall.com/about/work-with-us/jobs/

dot-art and Bruntwood are delighted to unfurl the winning design from their Climate Crisis theme AND announce the launch of the fourth open call for the Flag It Up project.

For this round they have teamed up with Homotopia, the UK’s longest running LGBTQIA+ arts and culture festival, to explore the issues facing this community in our city today. They are asking Liverpool City Region artists to design a flag to shine a spotlight on these themes.

Flag It Up is a partnership between dot-art and Bruntwood to create an exciting new platform for public art in Liverpool – using flags! As well as seeing their flag design brought to life, the selected artists receive a fee of £500 and a one year artist membership with dot-art.

The flagpole is mounted on the Grade II listed Exchange Court, 1 Dale Street, built in 1858 for the Liverpool and London Insurance Company and currently home to RBS. The large central flagpole, which is mounted above the main entrance and rises to the second floor, was unused for many years. This project aims to bring it back to life with a newly commissioned contemporary artwork flown as a flag, every 6 months.

In September 2020, they launched an open call for artists based in the Liverpool City Region to design the first flag, which was in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. Sumuyya Khader was selected and her work, entitled “Black, We Exist” was displayed for 6 months. Our second call, in response to International Women’s Day addressed issues around gender equality. Artist Charlotte Southall was commissioned and her work “Reach” flew for 6 months.

Their third call – to coincide with COP26 in Glasgow – was exploring issues of climate change and was won by artist Tommy Graham, whose flag is now on display. The work, entitled “Caution, High Tide” is a timely, powerful and thought-provoking statement.

Tommy says: “I have created a simple, stark and iconic hazard yellow flag denoting the high water mark, suspended 40+ft above street level. I often use fatalist humour to highlight serious issues, which is exactly what I’m aiming for here. I invite the audience to imagine a near future in which everything below the flag is completely submerged in water.”

For their fourth open call, we are asking artists to explore issues faced by the LGBTQIA community. Liverpool has a long history of being an open and welcoming city, which they would love to see celebrated, yet it has faced many challenges and difficulties, such as the recent homophobic and transphobic attacks we sadly saw in the city, which you may choose to reflect as well.

They would particularly like to hear from artists from communities marginalised within the LGBTQIA community or excluded from mainstream settings, and hear a range of new voices.

Instructions for Artists

• To apply, please complete the submission form here:
https://form.jotform.com/dotart/flag-it-up-4 
• You will NOT need to produce a full design, just samples of previous work and any ideas you have of how you would approach the commission.
• The selected artist will need to produce a completely new and original piece of work.
• The final artwork will need to be suitable for reproduction on a 10×6 foot / 305x182cm flag and have visual impact from ground level.
• The original art work and copyright will remain the property of the artist.

The closing date for submissions is 5pm Friday 19th August

Altru Drama CIC are now casting for talented, versatile actors for ‘Charlotte’s Web’ which will tour school and community venues in November & December 2022.

Performances are Monday – Saturday and primarily in the North-West of England.

They are looking for 4 actors for this new adaptation of Charlotte’s Web by E.B White which is currently still in development. The piece will run at an hour long, with lots of audience participation and live music played throughout.

The play will be an innovative storytelling performance, which is engaging for children of all ages and families too.
All actors should be strong multi-role physical performers with comedic and storytelling skills. They are keen for all actors to have some musical skill, the ability to play an instrument is desirable but not essential. All cast members
will be required to sing.

As the piece is performed at a variety of locations, we will prioritise those who are drivers, aged 25+ and have 3 years of driving experience.

Rehearsals:

Wednesday 16th November – Friday 25th November
Weekdays only (Possibly including one evening)

Tour:

Monday 28th November – Wednesday 21st December
Some weekend performances.

ROLES AVAILABLE:

Charlotte the Spider

Female identifying actor. They are looking for a strong physical performer, possibly with a dance background/skills. Charlotte is kind, supportive and wise with a gentle energy. This actor will also be required to multi-role and
play other parts in the performance.

Wilbur the Pig

Any gender. We are looking for a young looking performer with lots of energy, strong physical skills and an excellent singing voice. Wilbur is the runt of the little who becomes the star of the show! He has a youthful energy, a
zest for life and is the best friend you could have. This actor will also be required to multi-role and play other parts in the performance.

Fern

Female identifying actor. We are looking for an actor with a youthful appearance but plenty of sass and determination. Fern is the young daughter of the farm into which Wilbur is born. Her tenacity and strength
mean Wilbur is not sent to his death. This actor will also be required to multirole and play other parts in the performance.

Templeton the Rat

Any gender. We are looking for a strong performer with great comedic skills and good musicality. Ideally this actor will play the guitar or another instrument. Templeton is a selfish rat who lives in the farm and, despite his gruff exterior, supports the efforts of Charlotte and the others to save Wilbur.

Fee: £494 per week.

Due to the nature of this project, they require applicants to have a North West base.

Applicants must hold a current DBS (issued within the last 12 months) or be willing to apply for one at their own cost.

Altru Drama is committed to Equal Opportunities and our aim is to create a diverse and inclusive working environment, which reflects the young people we work with and for. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Please go to their website and download the application form. The application form should then be completed and returned with your performers CV or spotlight link and headshot.

If you have a link to a showreel, particularly if this includes work that is relevant / demonstrates your musical ability please also include this in your email.

Please return everything to jobs@altru.co.uk. (Please note, the mailbox will be monitored and attended to on a Monday, Wednesday and Thursday)

Application checklist:

• Completed application form
• CV/Spotlight link
• Headshot
• Showreel link (if you have one)

Closing date: Sunday 14th August 9.00pm

If they would like to invite you to audition, you will be notified on the 17th August 2022.

Audition Day: Tuesday 23rd August 2022. Decisions made and outcomes sent: Wednesday 24th August

If you have any questions, please contact: jobs@altru.co.uk

The Royal Standard are currently hosting an open call for local artists to come and exhibit their work in their gallery!

During their annual summer fundraiser, held 13 August, they will be auctioning off a selection of works from their studio artists and the wider local artistic community at a one day event, accompanied by drinks and a BBQ, to help support local artists and The Royal Standard.

Merseyside artists are invited to submit artworks to be sold in the two auctions we’ll have going on. Artists have the option to submit a maximum of 3x artworks for the main auction and a maximum of 1x artwork for the silent auction.

Please consider the artworks to be submitted as these pieces will have starting bids of £5 – £15 for the main auction and £30 – £50 for the silent auction, so we would recommend smaller works or prints for the main auction and larger works and originals for the silent auction. The profit from each artwork sold will be split 50-50 between The Royal Standard and the artist.

They can accept any and all physical work (paintings, prints, small sculptures, etc.) but will be unable to accept any digital pieces, and all donated work will need to be at TRS before the day in order to be displayed & auctioned off at the event.

They will need a short bio (max two sentences), and the title, dimensions, and starting bid* of your work, along with an image of the work to be used for marketing purposes, to be emailed over as soon as possible.
(* Starting bid prices are £5-15 for the main auction, and £30-50 for the silent auction.)

Please send all submissions to elizabethchallinor@the-royal-standard.co.uk, with the subject “TRS Summer Fundraiser”. From there, they will provide you with further details about dates for dropping off your work for the auction, and the event in general.

Introducing The Village Haul – a multipurpose accessible performance space on wheels.

The Village Haul is a 10 x 5 ft tiny mobile venue that can be used as a performance space, a micro stage or workshop station.

Unusual Spaces are looking for new partnerships, with a view to participate in events, fundraising, marketing and consultation activities.

Contact: alice@unusualspaces.co.uk

See the Unusual Spaces website here

Summer Summit is for a group of UK-based, early-career artists to explore queer performance practice via a rural residential retreat Friday 9th – Sunday 11th September 2022.

Hosted in collaboration with The HopBarn Centre for Music and Creative Performance, Homotopia and Curious Arts, join our meeting of minds in the middle of the Midlands, for a retreat-style weekender where you can explore new skills, take time for resting in nature and build your queer family.

The weekend will be held by Milk Presents’ Artistic Director, Leo Skilbeck with other members of the Milk Presents team. The weekend’s activities will take place in several locations on-site: an indoor studio, a covered barn and the surrounding countryside.

Who’s it for?

– Artists over 18 years old

– Artists who identify as LGBTQIA+

– Artists in the first five years of their professional career as an artist

– Artists who work in performing arts, for example, but not limited to: theatre makers, writers, designers, producers, cabaret performers, dancers, choreographers, directors

What’s included?

– A free weekend of workshops, talks and activities delivered by Milk Presents.

– All meals provided

– Three days camping in the countryside, or alternative indoor accessible accommodation for up to two people who aren’t able to camp or would benefit from this provision.

– £60 travel/equipment contribution

What you need to bring: 

– A tent & sleeping items (sleeping bag/mat/airbed/etc.)

– Warm & wet weather clothing that’s comfortable to move about in

– Practical shoes

– A torch

– Towel and toiletries

– Notebook and pen or something to make notes on

– Snacks to keep you going in-between meals.

They will provide the following support for participants: 

– A contribution towards all participants’ travel of £60

– An on-site Wellbeing Officer to support participants, taking into account the additional challenges that trans, queer, disabled, Black & Global Majority artists may encounter in a rural setting and being away from home

-Provision to respond to access needs on an individual basis including accessible rooms for up to two people who aren’t able to camp or would benefit from indoor accessible accommodation. This is to support disabled, deaf, neurodivergent artists and artists who have long term health conditions and/or additional access needs

– Additional financial support is available for a small number of artists who are socio-economically disadvantaged and who would otherwise not be able to attend the weekend

– Provision to respond to care costs on an individual basis to support artists with caring responsibilities

They are happy to discuss your access needs before application. Please email lee.smith@milkpresents.com

How do I apply?

Apply here & complete the following monitoring form by 5pm on Fri 15th July: https://tinyurl.com/MilkPresentsMonitoringForm

If you would prefer to respond to their forms by video or audio recording, please email your responses to hello@milkpresents.com by the above deadline

You will be notified of the outcome of your application by Friday 5th August.

Participants will be selected by the following criteria:

– Suitability of Summer Summit form & content with participants’ development journey

– Diversity in art form & practice

– Diversity of participant geographical location

– Places will be prioritised for those who have faced racism, discrimination and/or cultural barriers due to being Black, of the Global Majority, Disabled, Deaf, Neurodivergent, having a long term health condition and/or socio-economically disadvantaged.