Community Post Type: Callouts

Baltic Creative CIC is seeking to appoint two new board members in 2022. We are keen to ensure we have the vision, capacity and skills to oversee the next phase of our ambitious and inclusive growth plans and continue to sustain the Creative and Digital sector in the region.

Baltic Creative was established in 2009, with the ambition to support the growth of Creative & Digital industries in Liverpool, through the development of property. Through a sector-led, community ownership model we now manage 120,000 sq./ft of space, supporting 180 companies and 650 jobs. We have been the catalyst for the regeneration and establishment of the Baltic Triangle area; and the place for the C&D sector in Liverpool to prosper.

In 2020 we changed our Memorandum & Articles, broadening our concept and remit to cover the Liverpool City Region’s six boroughs. Our ambition is to own and manage 500,000 sq./ft across the region by 2026 supporting 600 companies and 3,000 jobs.

This change also allows us to offer remuneration to Board members. The aim is to attract a wider, more diverse pool of applicants. We are particularly keen to hear from younger applicants and those from black and ethnic minority backgrounds. The directorships offer a payment of £2,400 per annum and coverage of other reasonable expenses, including care responsibility costs.

About the Role

Board members attend four meetings per year and participate in the life and culture of the organisation and community. This may include supporting the management team and advocating for the sector in an inclusive and positive way. Board meetings are currently held on the last Tuesday of the month in January, April, July and October. They normally last 2 hours.

We are looking to fill two roles focused on property and place. Experience and commitment to the creative and digital sector in our region is essential. Please refer to the Job Description and if relevant, include your experience or skills, focussing on property and place, area development or regeneration.

The term of the role is for 3 years, with an additional 3 years renewable in agreement with the board.

How to Apply

If you are interested in the work we do and think you could make a positive influence on the C&D sector and our organisation, please apply by submitting the following documents to info@baltic-creative.com by Monday 16^th May 2022:

• A one-page covering letter referring to the Job Description and Person Specification
• A CV, maximum of two pages
• A completed Equal Opportunities form

We will invite shortlisted prospective board members to meet our Chair, Fiona Armstrong-Gibbs, and other existing board members the week commencing 23rd May via Zoom.

Equal Opportunities

Baltic Creative CIC is an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, income or disability status.

We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly people with disabilities or from black and minority ethnic communities.

Baltic Creative commit to encouraging equality and diversity among our employees and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our team to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each individual to feel respected and able to give their best.

Title: Director of Baltic Creative CIC
Salary: Non-executive, £2,400 pa plus expenses
Deadline: Monday 16th May 2022
Responsible to: Baltic Creative Board

As part of Birkenhead Sings Bloom Building and Coffee are launching the Bloom Building Choir.

If you have ever wanted to sing with others, this is your chance. There’s no auditions and everyone is welcome.

Want to get involved?

When? Every Wednesday from 11th May (6-8pm).

Where? Bloom Building, 3 Abbey Close CH41 5FQ

For more information contact niamh@bloombuilding.co.uk and follow Bloom Building and Coffee on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

 

Hopeful and Glorious is delighted to be curating the makers market at the National Festival of Making. The market will take place on Saturday June 11th 2022 at Blackburn Cathedral.

For details on how to apply visit https://hopefulandglorious.co.uk/apply/. They are looking for a wide range of high quality craft and design created by makers across the UK.

A high volume of applications are expected so please submit your application as early as possible.

Residency Fee (1 month / 4 continuous weeks): £1500 plus a budget for materials (subject to agreement) of £500 and travel expenses

Working Pattern: 3-days a week in a dept. at the Inn (i.e kitchens, gardens, pottery, workshop or front-of-house) with a further 4 days to develop your own project.

Residency Dates: Flexible start dates are possible, but they’re looking for Residents between June 13 and September 30. 

This summer Grizedale Arts offer a number of month-long live-in residencies at The Farmer’s Arms, splitting your time between work at the Inn and work on your own projects.

About The Farmer’s Arms

Their relaunch of this historic inn on the edge of the Lake District began in 2021. We re-imagined the neglected site as ‘an inn for the 21st century’, and a lock-down fundraising campaign to save the pub from dereliction attracted community investors and donors from around the world to join the purchase. Find out more on their website.

About the Role

Grizedale Arts believes in art and artists, and that creativity can make every part of everyday life better. Most of our staff are themselves artists, and after a demanding first year learning our way around ‘front line’ hospitality at the pub, they want to include more art and artists in the project.

Many artists work or have worked in hospitality, and usually your creativity is expected to be left at the door – but they don’t think it has to be that way. This opportunity has grown from listening to those who’ve been selected for our recent highly successful volunteer residencies and from their ongoing rethinking of the standard artist residency format on which Grizedale Arts’ reputation was based in its earlier years.

This is a pilot for further initiatives based at the Inn, and the feedback of the successful applicants will be instrumental in informing their future direction.

Full details are available on their website here. 

Open Eye Gallery and Culture Liverpool are looking to commission a socially engaged photographer to work in the County Road District area of Liverpool City Region.

This residency is connected to a wider programme of cultural interventions in the County Road Area, which is part of Culture Liverpool’s Next Generation Neighbourhood Projects.

This commission takes place at the early stages of working with the community to affect change and will sit alongside other creative commissions in the local area. All will seek to do the following:

• To foster a sense of community ownership and pride
• Offer skills to community members
• Produce high quality, free, creative workshops for the local community
• Provide long-term, deep engagement in the County Road Area

The selected photographer will work with community members with the overall aim of understanding their unique stories.

In the spirit of socially engaged photography they will be led by members of the local community, whilst maximising their own creativity and skills as a photographer to co-create, with the community, stories of the area and its people.

Download the full brief here for more details.

Closing date: 29 May

Festival of the Third Summer are seeking stallholders for their June 2022 festival.

There’s no charge as they just want as many local people involved and to give the event that festival feel. The festival are also on the lookout for local performers and local community groups to get involved.

The festival will be held St James Gardens, Anglican Cathedral, 2-4 June.

For further details see here 

Tel: 07906 606840

Applications are now OPEN for the PLACED Academy, the award winning, free to access, creative programme that aims to inspire the next generation of designers and place makers from across the northwest. They’re now recruiting up to 45 young people who:

• Are currently in Year 9, 10, 11 or 12
• Live in the northwest of England
• Are interested in art, design, geography or architecture and the built environment
• Would like to shape decisions about places in the region.

This Academy is completely free to attend and includes: 

• Creative workshops and professional development activities, including a four day summer school, monthly Saturday sessions, and monthly evening sessions
• Support and mentoring from professionals, including architects, planners, urban designers, and students, providing a unique insight into careers
• Opportunity to shape decisions and major developments in the region

Participants will: 

• Develop skills, including communication, teamwork, creative thinking and design
• Learn about a variety of careers, helping them to make informed, confident decisions about their next steps, whether college, university, apprenticeships or work experience
• Build their confidence and increase their self-esteem
• Enhance their CV and university application
• Shape places we live, work and spend time in.

Applications close 3rd June, and the programme runs July 2022 until May 2023.

You can find out what the programme offers and apply online NOW by visiting the PLACED Academy website. Questions? Email India@placed.org.uk

This training is specifically for artists and facilitators and takes a person-centred approach to understanding trauma and incorporating this understanding into your creative practice.

The class is held online, Wednesday 18th May, 10.15am – 12.45pm via Zoom

Although it’s very important to maintain the distinction between art and therapy, they know that participatory artists are often in positions where they need support their participants’ mental health.

During this training practitioners will:

• Be provided with an overview of the physiology of trauma and an insight from the perspective of a clinical psychologist;

• Unpick popular perceptions and misuse of language around trauma & PTSD;

• Offered practical tips for creating safe spaces for participants and avoiding practices which may retraumatise participants;

• Explore problem solving using real-life scenarios.

Access: This event will use live transcription. If you require BSL interpretation, or any other access support please get in touch before the event.

For their training they offer a sliding scale of ticket prices: £25 / £20 / £15 to ensure these events are accessible.

They also have a small number of bursary places available for those with limited funds, please email Marianne at marianne@collective-encounters.org.uk

This is an exciting opportunity for an Irish maker (emerging or established; living or working in Ireland) to display their work, for one month In the Window at the Bluecoat Display Centre as part of Liverpool Irish Festival 2022.

It will allow you to sell your work in to private collections, for which the Bluecoat Display Centre has a strong history and contacts list for, with support from the Festival and the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland.

For full details and how to apply see here.

Closing date: 9am, 27 June

Budding designers have the chance to create some brand new official merchandise for Africa Oyé ahead of their 30th Anniversary Festival.

Following a two-year hiatus brought on by the pandemic, the festival returns to Sefton Park on June 18th and 19th 2022.

Beginning in 1992 as a series of gigs in the city centre, Africa Oyé – a registered charity – has evolved into one of Liverpool’s most beloved annual events, attracting artists and attendees from across the globe.

Oyé previously held a design competition for a limited edition t-shirt to be sold at their 25^th Anniversary Festival back in 2017, which was won by local designer Zoe Harrison.

This year, artists, illustrators and designers are invited to submit their ideas for both a limited edition t-shirt and a 30th anniversary poster. The winning designs will be printed and sold as official merchandise at the event in Sefton Park this June with proceeds all going towards keeping the festival FREE for all for years to come.

The judging panel, made up of Oyé trustees and team members, will be accepting entries until midnight on Sunday 1st May, 2022.

The criteria for entries is as follows:

T-SHIRT DESIGN

– 1 colour design (for a screen printed t-shirt)

– Must include an official Africa Oyé logo OR ‘Africa Oye’ text – download your choice of logos here.

– Design must fit within a maximum A3 print space (297mm x 420mm)

– Please send a LO-RES version of your design (and a link to the hi-res version to download) with your NAME, AGE, ADDRESS, EMAIL and how you wish to be credited to ally@africaoye.com

POSTER DESIGN

– Must include an official Africa Oyé logo OR ‘Africa Oye’ text – download your choice of logos here.

– Design must fit within a maximum A3 print space.

– Please send a LO-RES version of your design (and a link to the hi-res version to download) with your NAME, AGE, ADDRESS, EMAIL and how you wish to be credited to – ally@africaoye.com

Deadline: Midnight on Sunday 1st May, 2022

Please note that entries may be used for promotional purposes (with credit of course) and only the winning designs will be printed.