Community Post Type: Callouts

Apply to play at this year’s Sound City Music Festival, in partnership with Tunecore.

Sound City is the UK’s leading festival and conference for new music. Established in 2007, Sound City has grown over the past 15 years into one of the most culturally important annual events on the music calendar. The festival has earned an outstanding reputation for giving emerging artists their first taste of a festival stage, with alumni including Ed Sheeran, Grimes, Stormzy, Lizzo, Yungblud and countless more.

Sound City will take place on the 30th April – 1st May 2022 in the heart of Liverpool. They’re giving you the opportunity to Apply To Play at their 15th Anniversary edition of the festival, alongside the very best breakthrough acts and major names both from the UK and internationally.

This year, Sound City are proud to bring Apply To Play to you in partnership with their new sponsor Tunecore – the industry-leading independent digital music distribution, publishing and licensing service.

To apply to play visit www.soundcity.uk.com/apply-to-play

FACT is the UK’s leading organisation for the support and exhibition of art and film that embraces new technology and explores digital culture. They believe in enriching lives and shaping the future through film, art and creative technology.

The Operations team is essential in ensuring the smooth running of FACT’s public building, providing an invaluable service to the organisation in making sure that we have a safe and presentable environment for both visitors and people working within FACT.

The Operations team work extremely closely with our tenants Picturehouse and Riposo and have working contact with every department in the building.

The Operations Assistant will assist in ensuring the FACT building runs smoothly and any issues are dealt with quickly and efficiently. A willingness to learn Health and Safety procedures, and a good attention to detail will be key qualities in this post.

You will have excellent customer service skills and a helpful attitude. Experience of dealing with a public building would be helpful (this can be through unpaid or voluntary work) but isn’t essential as training will be given.

You will receive a full programme of coaching and training, delivered by external training providers and internally by the staff teams at FACT. Externally delivered training will include accredited qualifications in the following areas:

● First Aid at work certification

● Fire warden certification

● IPAF MEWP static and mobile vertical lift licence

● Risk assessment training (managing safely)

● IOSSH (managing safely)

● PAT delivery training

● Fire Risk review and assessment training

You need to apply via your Job Coach, there is more information here

https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/details/8141174

and then submit a CV, covering letter and an equality monitoring form which can be found at

www.fact.co.uk/news/2022/01/were-hiring-through-the-kickstart-scheme

to FACT at recruitment@fact.co.uk

Interviews will be week commencing 28th February to start in post 8th March 2022.

This post is 25 hours per week, running Monday to Friday with occasional evening or weekend work.

Please note: To apply for this job, you must be claiming Universal Credit and be 18 to 24 years old.

Green Space Dark Skies is looking for an artist, designer or flag-maker (or a group or collective of these) to design and make a set of 30 to 40 flags that can be used to create a striking visual presence as part of a series outdoor events and to decorate event sites in National Parks and Areas of Outstanding National Beauty in the four nations of our land.

You may be a graphic designer, illustrator or an artist with ideas that will translate well onto fabric for a set of freestanding flags – or you may be a textile artist or flag-maker already.

The flags will celebrate our dramatic and beautiful landscapes and waterways – Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and our iconic National Parks – the green spaces and countryside locations that will host Green Space Dark Skies events.

The flags will be used in a number of ways – within performances and events as a special feature to add movement and colour, and to decorate event sites. The flags will be retained for future use by Green Space Dark Skies’ producers Walk the Plank.

HOW TO APPLY

Please see the full brief and artist opportunity details here.

Budget: Up to £6k is available as a fee, inclusive of all expenses and materials expenditure.

Timeline and Submitting your Documents

• Deadline for receipt of documents: 12noon on Tuesday 15 February
• Please send your completed document to John Wassell, Creative Producer by email: to: john@walktheplank.co.uk
• Interviews: Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview online/by Teams on Friday 18 February
• Start: Monday 21 February, to allow 8 weeks before delivery for the first event on Saturday 23 April 2022

This is a training programme for Unemployed Learners and looks at the skills and knowledge you need to work in the Creative Industries and Community Sector as a small creative business or Self Employed (Freelancer).

YOU WILL GAIN SKILLS IN:

– Project Management
– Promoting Your Own Work
– Self-Employment
– Starting Your Own Business
– Networking

And have a chance to look at ways in which to develop your own work. They will signpost you to professionals and organisations that can help you move forward and create a space for discussion and creative thinking as we move into a different landscape.

This course starts 15 February for four weeks, Tuesdayss and Thursday, 10am-12.30pm. The course is being delivered by LUMA Creations as part of their ESF Community Fund training provision.

You can fill in the online application here.

For more information contact: hola@lumacreations.org

Liverpool indie Choir is a super friendly non audition choir, and everyone is welcome!

They rehearse at the Black E in Liverpool City Centre. They love singing and love indie / and rock music.. Think the kingdom choir meets Radiohead!

They will be singing some of the great indie and rock tunes from the last 20 years from artists like the Foo Fighters, Radiohead, The Killers, Jimmy Eat World, Elbow, The Verve, Blur, and many more.

All songs are learned by ear, no need to read music.

The Indie Choir is starting back up after the pandemic on Thursday 10th February and runs every Thursday from 7.30 – 9pm.

Find out more information at www.liverpoolindiechoir.co.uk

Applications for Sound City Launch Training are now open.

Calling all aspiring music professionals! Sound City Launch Training returns this February for another packed 10 weeks providing all the information needed to get your foot in the door and on the way to a career in music.

This training course has been the foundation for countless successful careers in music, from artists & producers, to label execs & journalists.

Sound City Launch Training is the exciting and viable alternative to pursuing a music career through higher education, with world class mentors and leaders of the UK music industry gifting their knowledge and expertise as part of unmissable weekly sessions.

Each week over Zoom, special guest speakers from all corners of the industry bring their expertise to the table, helping you to understand their respective areas, and to also leave inspired by their own journeys. Following the completion of the course, all students will be enrolled onto a mentorship programme and given access to the insights and guidance of leading figures in the industry.

So if you’re aged 16-24 and do not have the means to begin your musical ambitions through higher education, then the Sound City Launch Training Programme is the ideal alternative.

Alumni of the course have gone onto establish careers at Spotify, BBC, Nintendo and many others. Who knows where your journey will take you, but one thing for certain is that it could start here!

Applications close midnight Thursday 17th February. To apply visit www.soundcity.uk.com/training

Do you work with youth? Want training on art workshops? And prevention of radicalisation?

Head along to the Expanding Horizons project on Friday 4 February at The Big Onion, 116-118 The Palatine, Strand Shopping Centre, Bootle. They will explain the key concepts of radicalisation through creative workshops.

To book or enquire, email: train@expandinghorizons.co.uk

‘HOP On Board’ is a new opportunity for older people, arts and health organisations to work together to develop some exciting creative activity, linked to House of Memories On The Road, a mobile immersive space that is taking culture into our communities.

They will be assigning a budget of £500 to 3 different projects and working with you to make your idea a reality, including a visit to a community setting or location of your choice in the ‘House of Memories On The Road’ mobile museum to showcase  your  activity!

They know from previous partnership programmes that engaging with culture and the arts can achieve a variety of outcomes, including a reduction in social isolation, improved mental stimulation, increased levels of physical activity and reducing barriers for older people using new technology.

They hope that ‘HOP On Board’ will help them demonstrate how they can improve the lives of older people by taking cultural activity into the heart of the community to those people who cannot reach us.

Applications are now open

They are delighted to announce that applications for HOP On Board are now open.

There is no set criteria for the activity you might do, but instead they’re excited to hear your ideas about what might be possible. Your idea is likely to involve use of the ‘cinema’ aspect of the mobile museum – either to show something that has been produced or as inspiration or backdrop to an activity or workshop you conduct. Here are some ideas as examples:

• Run a poetry workshop using a backdrop such as forest or underwater
• Create a film with older  people to share with their families
• Performance piece (music or dance) based on a theme
• Take people on a behind-the scenes tour of a location
• Put on an interactive exhibition of older people’s artwork

Application process

• The deadline for applications is 4 February 2022
• Applications will be considered by a judging panel including representatives from our HOP steering group and older people.
• Successful projects notified February 2022.
• All content needs to be finished by 30 May 2022.
• Visits to community settings should be completed by end of June 2022.

Terms and conditions

• Bids must be submitted by an arts/cultural organisation and/or a community/older people-focused organisation working in partnership.
• The applicant must be prepared to work in partnership with National Museums Liverpool and the House of Memories team on the scope for the idea, to ensure the project is achievable and all direct cost areas are covered.
• Bids must show how the funding will be used to break down barriers that older people face in accessing cultural provision.
• Applicants must commit to documenting the participation of older people in arts activities resulting from the grant, take part in evaluation and present their learning with other HOP network members.
• Project activity must be complete by week commencing 30. May 2022 .
• The community showcase of the activity must take place before the end of June 2022.
• Copyright of material produced by the creator will be retained by them; however, participation in ‘HOP On Board’ indicates that NML is given permission to show material.
• Organisations must retain receipts or proof of purchase for direct costs which will be submitted to National Museums Liverpool for reimbursement at the programme completion.

Apply now

 

Download the HOP On Board application form (Word document) here. The deadline for applications is Friday 4 February 2022.

Please submit your application by the deadline specified to kathryn.heywood@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. 

The HOP film

HOP has funded some fantastic projects including intergenerational creative play sessions, a cultural sharing event in L8, and a Men! Dancing! filmmaking project.

The HOP film showcases what HOP is all about and features 2017’s round of HOP projects, including tai chi sessions, ukulele lessons and a cinema, memory and wellbeing project. Here from project leads and participants about how access to arts and cultural activity helps keep older people well.

If you’d like any more information about any of the projects featured, please get in touch with the team.

Movema’s Board of Trustees (the Board) is legally responsible for ensuring that the organisation achieves its mission. The role of trustees on the Board is to ensure the organisation has a clear vision, values, and strategic direction, and is focused on achieving these.

They are seeking interest from candidates with a commitment to and interest in our core purpose and we welcome approaches from those considering their first trustee/ director role as well as experienced non-executives.

They welcome applications from individuals with skills in all areas of the arts and business sectors. Experience of the areas outlined below would be particularly welcome to add to their collective skillset;

Finance
The Arts and Creative Industries
Community Dance
Bristol and South West area

Movema are an award-winning community dance company, established in 2008 and awarded Charitable status in December 2021. They create inclusive artistic and participatory world dance work to celebrate diversity, tackle inequalities, support healing & unite communities.

They work in partnership across the North West and South West to strengthen the dance ecology, especially in the area of cultural diversity and representation.

The next period will be focused on rejuvenating our artistic community work post COVID, investing in our workforce, reconnecting with communities & collaborating with them on ambitious artistic work including national touring.

Trustees are expected to attend the quarterly Board Meetings and one full away-day per year. In addition, you may be invited to serve on one of their task-specific sub-groups as required. Attendance at the company’s events and launches is also required.

This is a three-year appointment which is unremunerated but with reasonable travel expenses covered.

To find out more

To discuss the role informally please contact maria@movema.co.uk or join them on Zoom, Thursday 17th February 5:30– 7pm, to meet members of the team and trustees to learn more about their work and the role of a trustee, email info@movema.co.uk for the Zoom link.

For further information visit Movema.co.uk.

The Liverpool Plinth marks its fifth year with a new callout for sculptors living and working in the North of England to apply to see their work displayed on the site.

Established in 2018, The Liverpool Plinth is located at the Grade II listed Liverpool Parish Church, the Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas, and is managed by Liverpool BID Company and dot-art.

Part of the Public Art Strategy in place in Liverpool’s Commercial District, The Liverpool Plinth is the Northern response to London’s Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth. Celebrating and platforming Northern sculptors, it is free to submit a proposal. The selected artist receives £1,000.

Since its inception, the project has brought public art into the city centre, exploring diverse issues including disability, mental health, climate change and heritage. Previous artists whose work has been displayed on The Liverpool Plinth include;

• Tony Heaton with Gold Lamé
• Sam Shendi with Split Decision
• Gail Dooley with Tidal Shame
• Faith Bebbington with Jimmy

The Open Call for 2022 opens on Monday 24 January and closes on Friday 1 April at midnight. More details and how to apply can be found here.

Lucy Byrne, Director of dot-art, says:

“Each of the works that have been on The Liverpool Plinth has told a story or put a spotlight on a part of our shared culture or history that isn’t known. This is what art can do and its power comes from its ability to provide inspiration, insight and ideas. We believe in championing artists and making art publicly accessible so there are as few barriers to see and enjoy art as possible”.

The Rector of Liverpool, the Revd Canon Dr Crispin Pailing, says:

“The Liverpool Plinth is an important part of daily life at Liverpool Parish Church and is part of the Church’s long history in promoting the visual arts. Each sculpture over the past five years has looked so different but each has provided a challenging or refreshing idea that always provokes interest. I’m excited to see what we will have for 2022”.

Bill Addy, chief executive of Liverpool BID Company and chair of LVEN (Liverpool Visitor Economy Network), says:

“Public Art attracts visitors but it also transforms our public spaces, making them more animated, accessible, open and attractive. As we continue to explore how our city will rejuvenate post-pandemic, Public Art remains a vital ingredient in connecting our city and bringing people together.

“It is so important that we continue to celebrate and champion artists living and working in the North of England and this is at the heart of The Liverpool Plinth”.