Community Post Type: Callouts

Shielded In The Community is a disabled-led project run in partnership with DaDa Fest and funded by Liverpool City Council.

Mandy Redvers-Rowe is a disabled writer based in Liverpool. Working with producer Harriet Warnock and Assistant Producer Robyn Bowyer. Together they’re delivering this project with a wonderful team of disabled and neurodiverse artists. 

All of them had to shield in 2020 and 2021 but, although for many the restrictions have now been lifted, there are still a significant number of people who have to continue to shield. 

They are asking Disabled and/or neurodiverse people who live in the north-west of England to take part in this project by responding artistically to their shielding experience – whatever their current shielding status. 

There are two ways to engage, either online or by attending a workshop. 

Online 

To take part online simply watch one or more of the short videos created by the artists working on the project and they will help you get started. 

If you’re interested in: 

Film –  Look at Ellen’s video here.

Music – Look at Mal’s video here.

Poetry – Look at Amina’s video here.

Writing – Look at Mandy’s video here. 

Your response can take any format you like. 

Responses should be emailed to shieldedinfo@gmail.com 

Closing date for all submissions is Midnight Sunday 17th July

Reflections – Covid community responses. Socially engaged artist commission 

Artists are invited to research and develop new work that explores different perspectives and community responses to Covid-19 in the Borough. 

To engage creatively with a broad range of communities through local networks, for example Food Hub networks. The artist will articulate responses that encourage social interaction and opportunities to enable deeper community engagement and creativity. Allowing local voices to influence the process.

Project Focus Societal Shift : Food Hubs and new distribution networks were set up to maximise services and deliver to as many people in need as quickly as possible. These services were essential for people during Covid-19  and showed how the pandemic created a societal shift to ramp up supply networks. This continues to be important to reach people whose need is greatest.

The commissioned artist will work with these networks to reach many individuals and families to develop a meaningful contribution that brings participants together in a collective action.

Budget £30,000 + VAT including fees and materials

Timescale: Summer 2022-Spring 2023

For a full brief contact: https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/residents/leisure-parks-and-events/arts-and-festivals/covid-19-reflections-artist-brief.aspx

The World Reimagined is looking for reliable artist assistants for paid work 10 – 25 hours a week through June and July. Would suit recent art graduates or early career artists who can support commissioned artists in creating their Globes in shared studios in their host cities/city region.

The World Reimagined is a ground-breaking, national art education project to transform how we understand the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans and its impact on all of us The World Reimagined

In two months, The World Reimagined will see trails of over 100 large globe structures in seven cities including the Liverpool City Region, across the UK from 13 August – 31 October 2022. The sculptures will be created by artists to bring to life the reality and impact of the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans and invite the public to engage with the dialogue and actions of making racial justice a reality.

All artists will create globes responding to the themes ranging from ‘Mother Africa’ and ‘The Reality of Being Enslaved’ to ‘Still We Rise’ and ‘Expanding Soul’. Each globe will enable the public to experience, discover and be inspired by art as well as present the opportunity to be part of the discourse around racial justice and what it means to be British.

The team are now looking for Studio Assistants to help support the LCR Artists with the creation and realisation of the 10 globes that will make up the Liverpool City Region sculpture trail.

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Dates – June 22 – July 31

Pay – £10/hr

Studio Assistant role and responsibilities 

– Studio Liaison between studio manager and TWR team this includes updating the team of any studio problems that may occur, checking that the studio has been left in a reasonable state. Clearing litter if there’s a build up

– Assisting Artists with their globes this includes helping artist’s with any painting requests, varnishing globes once they’ve been finished if requested. We will monitor this on the Studio Assistant Schedule which you will have total control to manage and where you can divide hours if two artists have asked for assistance. 

– Managing the sign off process – taking pictures of finished globes and sending them to TWR Artistic team.

– Moving globes around so that new artists can access the studio. The globes aren’t heavy but you may be required to move a completed globe to another area of the studio so another artist can start.

– Studio Maintenance – Cleaning brushes, sponges and making sure the sinks are clean and tidy ready for the rest of the week. Updating the TWR team when we are on low supplies for varnish, pens, blue roll and bin bags.

– Support artists when using ladders or anything that elevates height.

Interested?  Please send your CV to hello@theworldreimagined.org

 

 

FACT is inviting artists living or working in the North of England to create new digital work in the latest round of its FACT Together commissioning scheme. FACT Together will offer 4 early-career artists a grant of £2500 each plus a production budget to develop an idea that will be presented online.

• FACT Together is a 3-month online artist residency

• Open to all early-career artists in the North of England

• Four artists will each receive a fee of £2500, a production budget of £1500 plus 3 months of mentorship and support

• Artists will create work that will be presented online, and as part of FACT’s Live Season (March-May 2023).

• There will be future opportunities to share the outcomes in FACT’s adaptable new creative space, situated in the upper gallery

• All forms of online artwork are encouraged including audio, video, text, games, apps, virtual or augmented reality, performance, animation and social media

• No previous experience of making digital work is necessary. We welcome applications from artists working across all mediums, who are interested in exploring their practice in a more digital context

• We are particularly interested in artists whose work is performative in nature, and who would use the opportunity to explore performance across both physical and digital formats

• Submit your application online

• Deadline: Apply by midnight, Sunday 24 July

For full details visit https://www.fact.co.uk/

Future Talent have 10 places available for their Development Programme, to assist 10 young musicians aged between 13 to 18 years from a low income household further their musical development.

Future Talent is a UK organisation that for 16 years has been working to provide the very best musical development opportunities through their programmes. They have reached out to Youth Company and they have secured 10 places in the Development Programme. Successful applicants will receive:

• Scholarship money up to £2000, to be spent on expenses directly related to your development on your instrument (lesson costs, ensemble and course fees, exam and audition fees, instrument costs including purchase, hire, insurance, parts and repair, music technology and other equipment and sheet music)
• One-on-one mentoring from leading professional musicians on your instrument
• Development opportunities, including world class masterclasses, creative workshops and performance opportunities

To be eligible for this fantastic opportunity, you must be under 18 years of age on 1 September 2022, have been a permanent resident in the UK for a minimum of 3 years, and be able to provide details of household income totalling no more than £32,500 per annum.

Please click the following link to find out how to apply. https://www.futuretalent.org/join/programme

Closing date: 1 July ,

Mahogany Opera Group is a leading commissioner and producer of new opera and music theatre. Their vision of opera as an inclusive, collaborative and dynamic artform informs their aim to stretch the boundaries of what opera can be and who it is for.

They believe that music and theatre can create a space where everyone is equal, where everyone is free to express themselves and to dream. The communal experience of performance is at the heart of what we do; bringing people together to spark a shared imagination.

They are seeking to appoint three new Trustees to join our Board, to replace Trustees who have recently left or are planning to step down. One of these new Trustees may become our next Chair

Their current Trustees come from a range of backgrounds in the legal, arts, academic and corporate sectors. They are keen to expand their collective expertise by appointing Trustees with experience in the following areas:

Sustainability

Accountancy / finance

Communications / PR

Accessibility in the arts

Arts management

The members of their board are committed, generous and open with their time, their support and their goodwill. They bring good, independent judgement, a willingness to speak their mind, strategic vision and an ability to collaborate with others. Above all, and beyond their particular skills and experience, they share their values.

Download a Trustee Recruitment Pack here: –

https://mahoganyopera.co.uk/explore-more/mahogany-opera-is-recruiting-new-trutees

Miranda is a Lancaster-based artist looking for a North West-based set designer/installation artist to help with the creation of a new solo performance, An Attempt to Lose Time, which will have work in progress performances in Lancashire and London in September.

Her aim is to design and build several objects that interact in series – a Rube Goldberg machine. She plans to do most of the making herself, but need an experienced designer to consult/assist with designing and building.

You will need to have availability in the last week of July, and be able to travel to Lancaster or Blackburn (location TBC). Travel expenses will be covered. There will be some prep between 11-18 July but this can be done remotely.

Fee is £450 for 2-3 days’ work. There is potential for the designer to continue onto the next stage of the project (subject to funding).

If interested, please send your CV and examples of/links to your work to mkathp3@gmail.com by 4th July.

Would you like to develop skills in participatory arts practice, working with artists and communities within a Library setting? Join the team at Sefton Libraries on their creative projects as their new Cultural Learning and Participation Apprentice!

Apprenticeships are high quality, work-based training programmes for people who want to develop their prospects and career. The programme provides work-based training for those who want to learn new skills and gain a qualification while working.

Sefton Library service are looking to recruit an Apprentice who is committed and motivated to complete the 18-month programme.

Your duties will include: developing cultural activities and community engagement within the library service; plan, organise and co-ordinate artistic and cultural heritage workshops, activities, talks, events and community engagement projects, using online content and social networks as appropriate; support the Senior Development Manager in the delivery of our creative program, with a particular emphasis on community engagement in Netherton.

Qualification: Level 3 Cultural Learning and Participation

Salary: £9,292 – £18,378 per annum (age dependent NMW)

Hours: 36 hours per week

Fixed term for 18 months

This post will be based at Netherton Activity Centre Library, Fleetwoods Lane, Netherton L30

For an application pack please contact apprenticeships@sefton.gov.uk

Please find more information and a downloadable Job Description and Person Specification here: https://humanlibraries.co.uk/cultural-learning-participation-apprentice/

Shielded In The Community is a disabled-led project run in partnership with DaDa Fest and funded by Liverpool City Council.

Mandy Redvers-Rowe is a disabled writer based in Liverpool. Working with producer Harriet Warnock and Assistant Producer Robyn Bowyer. Together they’re delivering this project with a wonderful team of disabled and neurodiverse artists.

All of them had to shield in 2020 and 2021 but, although for many the restrictions have now been lifted, there are still a significant number of people who have to continue to shield.

They are asking Disabled and/or neurodiverse people who live in the north-west of England to take part in this project by responding artistically to their shielding experience – whatever their current shielding status.

To take part online simply watch one or more of the short videos created by the artists working on the project and they will help you get started.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwjqYDKpJPdLewqoPZfGKdw/featured

Your response can take any format you like.

Responses should be emailed to shieldedinfo@gmail.com

Closing date for all submissions is Midnight, 17th July

In 2023, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) will be celebrating its 125 Anniversary.  The work of LSTM has saved millions of lives, kickstarted extraordinary medical breakthroughs, democratised care across the globe and won a Nobel Prize.

The city of Liverpool is proud to be the home to LSTM – a city of music, storytelling and culture of which scientific discovery and creativity is at the heart.

To mark this extraordinary anniversary, but more importantly to look forward to what LSTM is hoping to achieve in the future, LSTM and Culture Liverpool have come together to create a unique arts and engagement project – Alchemy.

What is it?

Alchemy will bring together up to 10 extraordinary scientists with 10 leading artists to collaborate and create a series of new public realm commissions

These artworks will each tell the story of the research and development the scientists are working on and in doing so create exciting and accessible ways for audiences to engage in the work of LSTM.

Individually these works will be a deep dive into the art of science, yet collectively will tell a story about human ingenuity, creative curiosity and the joy of discovery.

Why are they doing it?

Alchemy will achieve a number of aims:

• Celebrate and showcase the incredible work of the global scientific communities in LSTM in pushing forward the boundaries of medical science.
• Create a platform for a wide and diverse range of artists
• Be a key building block in the evolving narrative of Liverpool as a centre for culture and science
• Create a unique and compelling ‘outdoor gallery’ which will move the audience around key parts of the city centre which relate to the subject
• Create a launching off point to inspire a wide range of audiences to find out more
• Create a ‘global gallery’ to engage audiences in LSTM partner organisations across the world

What are they looking for?

They are looking for artists who:

• Have a history of creating high quality work for the public realm
• Are willing to work in collaboration with a scientist from LSTM to co-create a concept
• Have a history of producing work at scale and which is widely accessible

They have a particular interest in working with artists from;

Liverpool City Region

The countries in which LSTM operates – particularly in Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia including Malawi, Kenya, South Sudan and Zimbabwe.

They are looking for responses from; painters, film makers, graphic designers, games makers, sculptors, muralists and everything in between

 Timeline

Expression of Interest from artist – Friday 24 June 

Please send an email which includes:

Name

Where you are based

A portfolio or link to artist website

A short paragraph on your work and why you are interested in this project

Submit to eliza.willis@liverpool.gov.uk before 12.00 on Friday 24 June

Artists shortlisted and confirmed – Friday 1 July

Initial meeting with scientists – w/c 25 July 

Stage 1 development – August – October

Please be aware you will need to be available for either in person or virtual meetings with the scientist you are working with during this period.

Initial proposals and costings – November

Final works commissioned – December

Artwork installation – May 2023

Alchemy opens – Friday 26 May 2023

Runs until end of 2023