Community Post Type: Callouts

The Liverpool Irish Festival is a unique organisation, founded in 2003.  It’s run by brilliant, creative, visionary people with the aim of bringing Liverpool and Ireland closer together using arts and culture.

They are scouting for (up to 4) incredible people to join their Board as Trustees to help the Festival evolve into its next phase and to sustain, develop and extend their artistic programme. Their Trustees make sure they do things right and do the right things to build and grow.

The Festival actively welcomes applications from people with diverse backgrounds, life experiences and career paths. They are keen to encourage young, non-White, female, non-cisgender, neurodivergent and disabled people – and those straddling these groups – to join and diversify their Board. They want to better represent the communities they serve and bring new voices and lived-experiences to the table. An Irish connection is desirable, but it is not essential.

They are particularly keen to recruit and support first-time Trustees who will reinvigorate governance and challenge received/perceived wisdoms and assumptions.

They intend to future-proof the Festival and have new Trustees bring fresh perspectives to the full range of board concerns, from finance to marketing and beyond.  They can support your development, whilst harnessing your skills, experiences and knowledge. You contributing to, and being a part of the Festival, is a priority to them.

They are more focused on your opinions and insights than your professional experience or background. Your ideas, commitment and willingness to deliver agreed actions are paramount.

Trustees will shape an exciting future for the Festival. You will have the potential to make waves through innovative and creative approaches to charity work.

If you are enthusiastic about playing a key role and have the desire, passion and skills they are looking for, please contact Chair, John Chandler (+44 (0) 7762 943 697) or Siubhán Macauley (using this email), for an informal discussion.

To assist with your application, they have also developed a short recruitment pack: https://bit.ly/3As0aqL

Culture Liverpool require an artist/set designer to dress the event site for the Chinese New Year celebrations 2022.

They would be required to dress the following areas:

Family zone workshop wooden chalets x 7

Fencing adjacent to site

Stage and backdrop – red lanterns

Additional dressing for overall site, consider lantern trees, and dressing existing infrastructure

The event takes place on Sunday 6th February and is located on Nelson Street and Great George Square, Chinatown. 

The event is on Sunday 6th February 11.00am – 5.00pm

The dressings should be themed around the Year of the Tiger, the many traditions associated with Chinese New Year, Chinese arts or the history of Liverpool’s Chinese community. They should be colourful, and suitable for a family audience of all age groups. Thought should be given to the sustainability of materials used and the potential to result in litter. All materials used need to be appropriate to the location and weather conditions.

General Requirements:

Get-in for Stage is Saturday 5th February time tbc. Stage needs to be dressed prior to it being erected.

Get-in for all other dressing materials is Sunday 6th Feb from 7.00am, to be ready by no later than 10.30am. 

De-rig is Sunday 6th Feb from 6pm. All materials and equipment to be removed from site.

Costs should include:

• All additional materials to be provided by the artist (see note below)
• Fees for artists/staff
• Hire of any equipment eg ladders, scaff
• Planning and Preparation time
• Transport if applicable

All artists need to provide RAMS and PLI

Maximum Budget £3000

Special Note

Culture Liverpool own several items used in previous Chinese New year events to dress the stage and surrounding area, including dragon and lion heads. They also have a stock of Chinese New Year lanterns. Use of these and other dressing props can be discussed as part of the proposal.

Submissions and enquiries to be sent to sarah.vasey@liverpool.gov.uk by Wed 26.1.22 with outline design, materials, costs, and examples of any previous similar work.

 

After a breakthrough inaugural year, Rip It Up – the curated and bespoke bursary programme that provides a platform and direction for the next generation of Black, Asian and diverse talent to make their mark on the music industry in the months and years ahead – has announced details of its second iteration: Rip It Up (Remixed).

Welcoming in a new generation of creatives and talent to the music industry, Rip It Up launched in 2021 in response to the growing disparity when it comes to racial equality within the music industry. Not just addressing and confronting this head on, its programme spanned across 10 weeks of educational insights from a vast array of modern trailblazers shaping the music industry of the future but also providing the opportunity to elevate their work and careers through paid-for work placements, bursaries and support. Helping guide its first class of rising creatives, Rip It Up returns in 2022 to help support another vital crop of exciting new talent. 

In 2021, Rip It Up helped elevate tangible change within the music industry – with successful applicants taking their skills and expertise following the programme into placements within music journalism, artist management and industry bodies alongside artists securing record deals with famed independent labels such as Lab Records. Equipped with a greater understanding of the frameworks that exist within the music industry in 2021 and beyond, its impact is already being felt – with 2022 promising a further class of exciting new talent ready to embark on their own creative journeys and breaking apart the long-standing barriers of entry for an entire generation of aspiring Black, Asian and diverse creatives. 

Lending their expertise to Rip It Up are an array of artists, industry figureheads and experts all looking to give back to a new generation of music industry talent. From spotlight speaker sessions, to mentorship and debate insights and mentoring – this crop of individuals will be investing in the future in their own individual ways across the programme.

Helmed by course leader and long-standing industry innovator Yaw Owusu (Executive Manager of THE PLAYMAKER GROUP and involved extensively in the PRS Foundation/Power Up), talents from all corners of the industry will be offering their insights. From Kadeem France, frontman of one of the UK’s most invigorating new rock bands Loathe, Lily Fontaine (lead singer of hotly tipped alternative newcomers English Teacher), Ellie Best (RCA Records), Liam James Ward (General Manager of Something Something Social), Elli Brazzill (Music Editor at Napster) and Mike Cave (Mixing & Mastering Engineer who’s previously worked with the likes of Lewis Capaldi, The Lathums and Camelphat) to name but a few – Rip It Up promises to continue its undeniable legacy as one of the first programmes directly helping drive that call for greater opportunities and platforms for young Black, Asian and diverse talent to make that step into an industry crying out for greater diversity and inclusion. 

Combining an eight session education programme covering a string of vital areas within the current music industry (from campaign strategies, publicity, recording/production, music distribution, management and more) with an extended practical product – Rip It Up (Remixed) will provide the framework and opportunity for young creatives to immerse themselves with a rich knowledge of the industry they wish to enter. 10 selected applicants will receive extensive support from the very beginning of the programme, with a financial grant assisting in their studies – with the sole aim of discovering and providing opportunities for talent from across different communities and backgrounds the equal chance to engage and thrive within the eclectic music world. 

 Applications for Rip It Up (Remixed) are now open to young people aged 18-25 across the North West, and new for 2022 – expanding to include applicants from Yorkshire, The Midlands and the East Of England. These applications are separated into two strands:

• 5 of the 10 bursaries will be focused on Artists themselves – with the practical element incorporating professional experience within a recording studio alongside an engineer being covered as a part of the Rip It Up programme. 

• The other 5 places will be focused on Industry applicants, with the practical element incorporating a paid placement within a professional workplace in the industry sector they wish to enter. 

All 10 successful Rip It Up (remixed) participants will receive a dedicated mentor to assist them with regular meetings and discussions, with monthly updates continuing after the programme to assist in further job placements and industry catchups. 

 To apply, please head to https://soundcity.lnk.to/RipItUpPR

 

Kindred are looking for panel members to help socially-trading organisations and Kindred invest together to grow the social economy across Liverpool City Region (LCR).

They believe that socially-trading organisations (STOs) are experts in their own businesses. That means they don’t need to be an expert or a judge –your role will involve two conversations with STOs seeking support from Kindred to help them understand where they are now and what they need to do to be ready to use investment to grow.

They’re looking to assemble a panel that reflects the diversity and geography that makes up LCR. If you’ve grown an STO yourself, contract with, support or govern one – or believe in a more social economy – join their panel.

Panels will take place between February and May and they’ll need approximately five days of your time for briefings, gathering feedback and for the panels themselves. Panels will require both an online and in-person commitment, and Kindred will pay reasonable travel expenses.

Get in touch at WorkWithUs@Kindred-lcr.co.uk as soon as possible if you’re interested and they’ll send you an Expression of Interest form, which needs to be returned by 27 January. It’s an opportunity to be a part of growing a new, kinder, economy across the city region.

The small print   

• This is a voluntary role, with reasonable travel expenses paid to panel members.

• If you sit on a Kindred money panel, you – and any STO you’re a director of, engaged with as an employee or board member – can’t apply for money from Kindred for two years.

• You must be happy to declare any potential conflicts of interest in your Expression of Interest form.

 

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra are now recruiting to the role of Section Leader Trumpet.

This is a full-time, permanent post, with an annual salary of £41,994. Applications and pre selection recordings are due by 12 noon Thursday 24th February 2022.  No applications will be accepted after this time.

If you are successful in your initial application you will be invited to attend a live screened audition in either Liverpool or London – 11th April (London) & 20th April (Liverpool) 2022.

How to Apply

Please go to https://www.liverpoolphil.com/about-us/careers/section-leader-trumpet/ for further details and to submit your application.

Youthquake is an 18 week free programme delivered by The Learning Foundry in partnership with The Good Business Festival, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, the Regenda Group and Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership.

If you’re 16-24 and in the Liverpool City Region, it’s your chance to join the movement and make a difference to where you live, unleashing your inner entrepreneur at the same time.

It’s all about giving you first-hand experience of planning and running a business. You’ll get the chance to come together with others to explore local issues and come up with business.

Youthquake is not just a training programme, it is a unique platform allowing learners first-hand access to key business leaders across the region.  The Good Business Festival is a global movement for good, and with Youthquake you can be part of the change. Get ready for your future career, and have your voice heard!

Text 07966 970 899, call 0300 128 8033 or go online for more info: www.thelearningfoundry.co.uk/youthquake

For the second year, Gael Linn and An tUltach and have partnered with Liverpool Irish Festival to create a one-off, £1,000 creative commission to celebrate Irish language and folklore. The resulting work will form part of Liverpool Irish Festival 2020 (20-30 Oct 2022). Their initial deadline for proposals is 9am Mon 31 Jan 2022 (which may be extended).

What they want

Their focus will be the Festival theme, combined with Gael Linn’s specific interest in the promotion of the Irish language and the arts. They want to hear about what you want to produce with a commission of this size. They seek proposals from artists from all backgrounds, ethnicities and nationalities, though the content must relate to Ireland, Irish language or Irish creativity. Connections made with Liverpool are also good, but not essential.

Ideas

Ideas they are open to include, but are not limited to:

• illustrated children’s stories involving Irish folklore tales, Gaelic and English
• a piece of visual art that represents a famous Irish story or Gaelic/English speaker
• photo stories that represent Gaelic/English life, stories and/or characters (fictional or real)
• a piece of sculpture/installation that references Ireland or Gaelic phrases/references
• short films or animations that celebrate Irish life or Gaelic (with English translation; or vice versa)
• graphic artwork for use with prose, online and in print. It must reference something that would be of interest to Gael Linn and Liverpool Irish Festival
• a visual art original that you can serialise and sell, which sits within the artistic interest of the two funding partners
• live event within the Festival or online creative tutorials/events based on connected themes
• a blog/vlog involving visuals and prose, which gives insight in to the life (fictional or real) of an Irish artist/their muse.

Year One example

In 2021 the commission enabled us to commission Nuala Monaghan to create 5 artworks supported by stories. They developed an exhibition, which was held at The Reader, some events and a storybook (printer’s proof, only).

Considerations

Any physical artifact must be available to be on loan to us for one year, but will remain the property of the creator at all times. A condition of the fund, is that -if selected (and not before)- you will provide an 800-1,000 word article (or equivalent as agreed by the selection process) about the work, some photos documenting the process and a completed artist’s monitoring form.

They do not want to be prescriptive. These are indications of what they think *might* be achievable. If you think you can use this to leverage funds using this as a match, and hope to extend the project, please tell them so. They’ll aim to help. If you want to create a smaller commission with a portion of the fund, this will be considered.

They seek creative ideas in line with the fund size. Your proposal must indicate the end output and what else is required to support it.

Resources you can rely on

• both funder websites and social media channels
• the Festival’s newspaper and supported print offerings
• depending on the nature of the commission, our networks to help show/screen/exhibit your work as part of the Festival and via Gael Linn
• a live programme you can be involved in, funding permitting
• some digital platforms we can access and share with you.

What do you need to do?

Please present a

• clear and concise outline of your creative idea
• statement on how it relates to our brief
• short budget (no more than 3% contingency, if using)
• list or statement on needs you have from us
• examples of your work (this *can* include a CV and/or photos, but must indicate the quality of your suggested work rather than be an extensive back catalogue of previous exhibits/projects, a CV alone is not acceptable).

Example

I will:

• run three 5pm/afterschool, online Gaelic classes for children aged (ideally) 8-10, on three Wednesdays leading to the Festival. We will perform a final live version at the Festival (time, date and venue to TBA). I have run sessions like this for 2.5 years. Link here to see an example session.
• use purpose-made puppets to illustrate the story of Cú Chulainn, which we will tell across the four sessions. Please see attached photographs of other items I have made as a reference for my work
• need support with the promotion of these events and a venue to perform the live version in.

This commission should straddle Gael Linn’s, An tUltach’s and the Festival’s interests in arts and culture, and particularly the Irish language, shining a light on all three areas. My high-quality handmade puppets will engage the young children in learning Gaelic phrases and tell an important Irish story. I will document the sessions as a legacy.

Budget

£750 Total
£50×1= £50 Puppet materials
£30×3= £90 Session fees for 3 x 45 min (free to access) online lessons
£50×1= £50 1 x live session fee
£50×1= £50 Flight/train fare
£125×1= £125 Accommodation for 1 night
£35×2= £70 per diems/subsistence for round trip
£150×2= £300 puppet making days
£15×1= £15 small contingency for the above.

Your proposal

They will contact you if they need additional testimonials, documentation (e.g., DBS) or information. Please keep your proposal simple and idea led, rather than experience heavy. The selectors prefer no more than one page (c.500 words) -including your idea and background- at this stage.

Please submit your proposal(s) to Emma Smith, Director of Liverpool Irish Festival, via emma@liverpoolirishfestivial.com no later than 9am Mon 31 Jan 2022. The panel aim to shortlist the following week, once they have raised any clarifying questions to assist selection. The Festival will announce the selection(s) no later than w/c  Mon 14 Feb 2021, once they have confirmed the artist and considered the commission’s terms. They reserve the right to extend or re-run the proposal and announcement deadline, according to the range and quality of submissions received and deliberations made in this round.

For more information visit www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/commission2022

Liverpool Irish Festival seek a film maker/independent production team to create a short film trailer (not more than 3-mins) that celebrates and communicates the work we have done to revitalise the Liverpool Irish Famine Trail. As well as communicating this story, the film should encourage interest in ongoing developments and plans in such a way it could be used for fundraising bids.

Over the next 5 years, Liverpool Irish Festival, alongside the city and community partners, will continue to revitalise the historic Liverpool Irish Famine Trail. The Trail will be restored with the involvement of local communities, providing an invigorated cultural asset for the city, creating new roles and creative commissions in the process.

The first stage has begun, with a History Research Group Lead and a team of volunteers researching and compiling information around the existing trail. The group are digitising the work of the Great Hunger Commemoration Committee using Liverpool Record Office records and compiling stories for each of the site locations on the Trail.

The successful candidate/s will work closely with the Festival team to develop a short trailer to help communicate findings, developments and processes to the Festival’s audience. The intention is for the film to be used as a standalone film, but also one that could be adapted to benefit public fundraising calls, heritage applications and to share with potential partners.

Demonstrable experience in filmmaking is essential and a relevant BA Degree is desirable, but not a prerequisite. They require someone/a team keen to learn, support their charitable aims and transfer skills to develop creative content that communicates their project, grows their audience and builds their artistic reputation.

Applicants are asked to review their Artistic Policy for details on their ethos, methodology and aims.

Area: Creative
Fee: These fees have been resourced from a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant award. The fee is broken down as follows:

• 5 days filming @ £200 pd
• 1 film advertisement. Run as commission, £1,000
• = £2,000 TOTAL
  The Liverpool Irish Festival can pay the recipient half the fee in advance, and half on submission of the final cut, if required. This will be negotiated with the applicant as part of the commission – please specify on application how you want payment making, e.g., in full on delivery or 50% upfront, 50% on delivery. It is expected that any material costs will covered within the fee.

Contract Type: Freelance fixed term contract
Responsible to: Artistic Director and CEO + History Group Lead
Deadline for applications: 9am, Mon 17 Jan 2022

For full details and to apply visit www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/short-film-commission-2022/

The fourth edition of River of Light in 2022 is titled Unexpected Twist.

The project will once again take over the Liverpool Waterfront for 17 nights, from 21 Oct – 6 Nov 2022, this time happening at the same time as;

• October Half Term
• World Gymnastics Championships 2022 in Liverpool

The audience for the event will be 150k+ predominately family and from across a regional, national and international spectrum. They expect a large proportion of national and international attendees to be visiting the city specifically for the World Gymnastics Championships, in addition to the usual River of Light audiences.

THE CREATIVE

Gymnastics is about harnessing power, poise, grace and extraordinary skill. It is these elements that we want to explore in the commissions for Unexpected Twist.

Like all editions of River of Light they want works to be:

• Accessible and inclusive for all audiences, in particular families with young children

• Joyful, surprising & shareable – something that works on digital platforms

• Interactive – audiences love being able to directly engage with the works

• Of scale – City streets and areas they present are big. They know that things that are too
intricate run the risk of getting lost

• Robust – almost all of their likely locations are outdoor and are subject to the potential for
high winds, heavy rain and cold temperatures

THE CONCEPT

In the modern world, it is rare that we are amazed.

We can be cynical, always looking to understand the ‘how’ rather than revel in the what.

Sometimes it can feel like magic is dead.

But extraordinary feats can still take the breath away. Incredible strength and speed.

Someone who makes the superhuman look easy.

Understanding the undertaking makes the action more extraordinary.

So how can we rediscover the magic and flip the ordinary on its head?

THE RANGE

In total they want to present 15 – 20 works. Of these they would like at least 5 to be new commissions.

Where they are presenting existing works, they would like to explore ways in which these pieces
might be reimagined for the show.

For Unexpected Twist they are keen to hear from both established light artists as well as artists or collectives who may have never worked with light before but who have a history of outdoor works, using colour and/or digital interactive technologies.

THE TIMELINE

➢ 28 Jan 22
Deadline for artists to propose initial concepts and ideas for both new and existing works

➢ Feb & March 22
Ideas developed

➢ April 22
All pieces commissioned and locations agreed

➢ May – September 22
Creation and development

➢ October 22
Install

LOCATIONS

The main locations for the River of Light 2022 programme are likely to be similar to those used in 2021 as
highlighted on the map. They present almost all works outdoors. They are also interested in exploring new spaces in the public realm and are particularly keen to extend the footprint of the festival up to the ACC Liverpool piazza
where the World Gymnastics Championships 2022 will be taking place.

The footprint of the trail encompasses the Liverpool Waterfront along with some key areas of the nearby retail and commercial district.

NEXT STEPS

If you would like to submit a proposal or discuss anything about the brief in more detail, then please contact Philippa.nolan@liverpool.gov.uk

Please submit any ideas, either existing or new commissions, by Friday 28th January