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CRAFTBAR: call out for creatives

Convenience Gallery are looking for 10 creatives to create workshops and creative labs that explore the ideas of sustainability, circular design and making. These will be ran from our CRAFTBAR space which was developed with artist and maker Ryla Dilkes. All sessions will be free to access for the public and should be inspiring and innovative. Focused on skills building, and sustainable approaches to making and thinking in the creative industry.

We want Labs and workshops to be lead by people in any creative discipline. Session leaders we are looking for (not exclusively) can be artists, architects, designers, musicians, writers, fashion, designers, gardeners, scientists, and activists.

Details:

Call Out Deadline: 25th November

This is a paid opportunity and no prior experience leading workshops is required.

When will the project start: February 2023

Get in touch if you are looking to inspire people with sustainability, circular design and making.

To register interest please fill out the google form on our
website: https://www.conveniencegallery.org/craftbar-2023

Or send an email conveniencegallery@outlook.com with your
1. Name,
2. Contact details,
3. Proposal for workshop or lab
4. Links to website or Socials
5. Images relating to proposal or previous work

What is CRAFTBAR?

CRAFTBAR creates space to explore, experiment, play and learn about sustainable and circular making processes. CRAFTBAR is conceptualised and produced by independent maker Ryla Dilkes in collaboration with Convenience using circular and sustainable practice to create this unique modular work space. The aim is to create an environment made from reclaimed materials that provides a space for participants to gain hands-on experience working with recycled materials and inspiring them to think about the ways materials could be recycled and reused on an individual level.

This is a multi purpose unit and can be used to facilitate workshops, house tools and materials or something completely different within your idea.
Be creative!

Visit Ryla’s Website to learn more about her too: www.rydilkes.co.uk/home

Audition for performers – Tmesis Theatre, SealSkin show, closes 10 Nov

Tmesis Theatre are creating a new show and are looking for performers based in the Northwest of England to join their ensemble for a two week R&D process in January for our new show, SealSkin.

The piece will be a devised physical production using text, movement and music, inspired by Selkie mythology, it is supported by The Arts Council of England and Culture Liverpool.

They are particularly interested in applications from individuals who identify as Black, Brown, and/or global majority.

More information here: https://www.tmesistheatre.com/2022/10/audition-for-new-performers

Closing date: 10 November

Participants Wanted for Theatre In The Rough’s New Eco-Arts Project

Liverpool’s Theatre in the Rough has been awarded funding for GROUND – a new arts project exploring the issue of Climate Anxiety in young people. They are now seeking ten participants to create original work for a brand new film and publication.

The climate’s in crisis, and that’s some heavy weather. GROUND asks how we can anchor ourselves when the scale of the problem seems overwhelming.

To explore these feelings positively, Theatre in the Rough will be hosting two exclusive ‘Climate Cafes’. These are friendly spaces where fears and uncertainties about climate change can be expressed safely, over coffee and cake.

Participants will then be invited to create text and images inspired by their connection to outdoor spaces across Sefton. These works will feature in a film installation to be shown at The Atkinson in Southport, as well as being published in a new book.

Chris Fittock, Director of Theatre in the Rough, said: “The Climate Crisis is an ecological crisis, but it’s an emotional crisis too. Over half of young people report feeling anxiety, fear and despair when it comes to climate change. The arts are a positive way to explore these feelings, and turn anxiety into hope”.

Participants must be aged between 16 and 24 and live in the Liverpool City Region.

No experience is necessary. An application form and more information can be found by going to https://www.theatreintherough.com/ground. The deadline for applications is Friday 11 November 2022.

Young artists (16-24) – GROUND: Climate Installation & Publication (Theatre in the Rough), closes 11 Nov

‘The climate is in crisis. And that’s some heavy weather. So how do we ground ourselves when it all seems hopeless?’

GROUND is an artistic exploration of Climate Anxiety. But we’re not talking doom and gloom. We’re talking coffee, cake and creativity.

Theatre in the Rough is inviting ten young artists to join them on a journey of hope. To explore their climate concerns. And create new work in collaboration with the non-human world.

Through a series of climate cafes, creative workshops and individual practical work, participants will contribute to a new film installation to be shown at The Atkinson in Southport. Their work will also feature in an accompanying publication.

To be eligible for GROUND, you must be:

Aged 16-24
Live in the Liverpool City Region
Have an interest in exploring Climate Anxiety
Want to explore the artistic possibilities of collaborating with the non-human world

For more information and to download an application pack, visit: https://www.theatreintherough.com/ground/

Deadline for applications: 11.59pm, 11 November 2022

GROUND is funded by The Liverpool ONE Foundation’s Greener Futures Fund/The Community Foundation for Merseyside.

It is supported by The Atkinson and Zero Carbon Liverpool.

Disabled artists – Homotopia Festival/Unlimited, closes 31 Oct

Homotopia have teamed up with Unlimited and Marlborough Productions, to offer a disabled queer artist £24,000 to develop a performance piece over the next two years, resulting in a slot at Homotopia Festival 2024.

Artists can be from anywhere in England, but we encourage applications from the North West and South East. Artists must have experience of making at least one professional commission (of any scale).

Unlimited’s mission is to commission extraordinary work from disabled artists until the whole of the cultural sector does. These awards will give disabled artists the chance to develop and present work across the country and/or internationally across rural and city locations, with a partner organisation for digital or in person, collective or individual experiences.

Artists can sign up by emailing Isabella Tulloch Gallego, Programme Manager on isabella@weareunlimited.org.uk or text or call on 07506679968.

Closing date: 31 October

Singers/Instrumentalists/Signers – The Black-E/Mary Seacole Story

The Black-E are offering an exciting week of FREE community workshops, to create a new story of Mary Seacole.

A story taking us from the Crimea War to the birth of the NHS and the story of Joan Stober. Joan Stober was a young
nurse at the birth of the NHS but went on to champion social justice and action right here in Liverpool.

They are looking to reach out to local community organisers, youth groups and just about anyone who can help make this an event for Liverpool, they need your help to:

Prepare people to become involved, through song and music, telling a new story.

Encourage local singers and choirs and others to be part of sharing the gift and talent in Liverpool, a city blessed with diversity

Accept the wonderful foods that will be produced and shared each evening & send people who will help them break bread, with their communities.

Come together, if not as part of performing, but supporting truth and justice. Enabling communities to come together, to share a deeper understanding of each other and the need for mutual support.

They are asking people to join them for a mixture of workshops and a gala celebration. Workshops are held 25-28 October at The Black-E, with the gala celebration on the 30th.

For more information and updates, see their website here

The Black-E, 1 Great George St, Liverpool L1 5EW

Liverpool SOUP Pitch Applications, closes 27 October

Liverpool SOUP brings local people together to grow the #grassroots in our community. Applications for November’s event are now open.

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.

If you are thinking about applying to pitch at our event but would like some help with your application, we’re here to help! Join us online to make you application stand out and ask any questions you might have about the process. Register for free tickets here.

To find out more about Liverpool SOUP visit https://www.liverpoolsoup.co.uk/

Photographic commission – Photoworks x Fleetwood High Street Heritage Action Zone, closes 28 Nov

CALL OUT FOR ARTISTS: A new commission opportunity exploring the unique heritage of Fleetwood, Lancashire through photography.

On behalf of the Fleetwood HAZ Cultural Consortium, the Fleetwood Museum Trust (FMT) and Photoworks are seeking applicants for the creative commission that explore and express Fleetwood’s unique heritage with the support of Photoworks.

Commission:
From Nothing to Now is Fleetwood’s three-year cultural programme. Part of the Fleetwood High Streets Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) cultural programme, this creative commission is the third of four and explores and expresses Fleetwood’s unique heritage through photography in collaboration with Fleetwood residents (a socially engaged commission).

Artist fee: £3,000 (inc. VAT) paid in instalments across the 12-month period. There is an additional budget for artist travel, materials, workshop delivery (to be agreed) and other costs associated with the delivery such as exhibition production.

Find out more and how to apply: https://photoworks.org.uk/opportunities/fleetwood/

Contact: Julia@photoworks.org.uk

Acoustic acts wanted for Liverpool Digital Music Festival, closes 16 Oct

Now in its fifth iteration, Liverpool Digital Music Festival returns as an acoustic live streamed online and attend in-person event.

The hybrid digital music festival takes place at Phase One, 40 Seel Street on 28th, 29th & 30th October 2022. The festival is in aid of The Florrie Food Support Programme which helps people & families across Liverpool who may be struggling with food poverty. The Florrie Community Shop provides people access to affordable groceries, toiletries, baby products & clothing.

Holding its inaugural event during the pandemic and mindful of the restrictions it imposed, the festival started as a four day online-only festival showcasing over 100 artists in May 2020. The event returned in August 2020 live streaming from four venues around Liverpool including the M&S Bank Arena and again in October 2021 from St. Barnabas Church, Penny Lane.

So far the LDMF has showcased over 200 artists including Jamie Webster, All We Are, Zuzu, SPINN, RATS and Natalie McCool. Applications are now open for artists of any age, genre and stature, via the festivals website: www.ldmfestival.co.uk

Applications will be accepted until midnight on the 16th October 2022.

You can find out more here: Liverpool Digital Music Festival – www.ldmfestival.co.uk

Artists/Creatives/Collectives – Prototype Projects (Heart of Glass), closes 20 Nov

Prototype Projects (Heart of Glass)
Apply by: Sunday 20th November 2022
Fee: £300 – £2000

Are you an artist / creative/ collective living in St Helens or Knowsley?

Have an idea for a project that works with people and communities or, need time to research and develop your own artistic practice?

Able to make your project / activity happen between 1st January – 31st March 2023?

Heart of Glass are supporting artists working with communities in St Helens and Knowsley to test, explore and develop new, innovative ideas and engage new audiences.

Your Prototype Project can involve any art form and take place in a diverse range of social and community contexts. For example; workshops, an installation, a performance, a sound piece, an online conversation, or engaging with a professional development opportunity or mentor.

To be eligible for Prototype Projects you must:

Live in St Helens Borough Council or Knowsley Council local authority areas

Be a creative individual, an artist, or collective of artist

Have an idea for a project that works with people and communities or, you need time to research and develop your own artistic practice and skills so that you can make work in the future with people and communities

Be able to make your project / activity happen within a budget between £300 – £2000

Be able to make your project / activity happen between 1st January – 31st March 2023

For more information and to download an application pack, visit: https://www.heartofglass.org.uk/about/vacancies/prototype-projects

If you need additional access support to make an application, please let them know, by contacting: prototype@heartofglass.org.uk or call / text 07529224271

Community Post Type: Callouts