Community Post Type: Callouts

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

Culture Liverpool require several artists/makers/arts organisations to design, create and deliver several arts workshops or activities as part of the Chinese New Year programme.

The artist would be required to deliver the workshops or activities on Sunday 6th February at the Chinese New Year Celebrations located in the Family Zone on Nelson Street, Chinatown. The workshops will be housed within wooden ‘chalets’, outdoors. The workshops and materials need to be appropriate to the location and weather.

The event is held Sunday 6th February, 11.00am – 5.00pm.

The workshops 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, engaging, exciting 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.

General Requirements:

Costs should include:

• All materials to be provided by the artist
• Fees for artists/staff to deliver the workshops for the times specified
• Preparation time needs
• Transport if applicable

All artists need to provide RAMS and PLI

Submissions to be sent to sarah.vasey@liverpool.gov.uk by Mon 17.1.21 with outline design, materials, costs, and examples of any previous similar work.

 

Join Writing on the Wall (WoW) on their free Writer’s Bus, the bus will be touring the city this January.

The Writer’s Bus will feature free workshops, performances, activities and resources to help you get creative. From 11am-3pm each day, there will be pop-up writing workshops at locations around the Liverpool City Region.

Tour dates

19 January – Central Library/Granby Adult Centre

20 January – Life Rooms, Bootle

21 January – Incredible Edible Knowsley

22 January – Roma Community

23 January – Pier Head, Liverpool

24 January – Rotunda

25 January – Irish Centre

26 January – Life Rooms, Walton

27 January – Tuebrook Market

28 January – Bellvale Shopping Centre

29 January – Tuebrook Market

30 January – Sefton Park Palm House

See their website here.

 

An XR talent development residency exploring new visions, exchanges and experiences of heritage at Tatton Park.

Apply by: noon, Monday 31st January 2022

Abandon Normal Devices (AND) are excited to launch Impossible Perspectives Lab, a collaborative XR talent development residency supporting new visions, exchanges and experiences of heritage.

Developed in collaboration with Cheshire East Council as part of SHIFT and Tatton Park, and collaborating with experts, artists and technologists from SODA Labs (School of Digital Arts, Manchester Metropolitan University) and HTC. The programme is inspired by Tatton Park’s landscape and the works of Italian painter Canaletto.

The Lab will welcome six artists to a week-long residential programme to develop their practice and proposals towards immersive artworks for Tatton Park.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

In Spring 2022 six artists will be invited to a residential lab exploring the visionary potential of XR (extended reality) technologies at Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire, UK.

This new collaboration will take inspiration from Tatton Park’s rich landscape, collection and connection to Canaletto, whose paintings are part of the National Trust’s collection in Tatton’s mansion. Canaletto’s paintings are renowned for their immersive qualities of imaginary architectural views (referred to as capricci), creating ‘impossible perspectives’ considered to be fledgling versions of current virtual reality.

The five-day site-specific programme will be an opportunity to spend time in the landscape and collections, bringing together emerging artists with curators and researchers from Tatton Park and the National Trust, alongside experts and technologists from HTC and SODA Labs.

The programme will provide workshops to experiment with emerging technologies, such as augmented, virtual, and mixed reality technologies (XR) and be a space to consider; How can new technologies of seeing allow us to question landscapes, histories and architecture in the present? How can augmented realities challenge and excite public experiences of collections? How can art change our perspectives on power, wealth and histories?

The residency will culminate in a series of proposals for new digital artworks, site-specific immersive experiences and XR public art under the banner of ‘Impossible Perspectives’. One, or a number of the proposals from participating artists, may be considered for inclusion in a proposed site-wide exhibition at Tatton Park.

They invite applications from early career UK based artists, collectives and/or studios, working across artistic disciplines (art, architecture, performance, new cinema, sonic art, research, writing and beyond). A cohort of six artists, studios or collectives will participate in the residential Lab.

The programme is intended to support and expand artists’ practice in scale and technologies of production, therefore applicants who haven’t already worked with AR, VR or wider XR technology based artforms are welcome to apply. They are particularly interested in inviting applications from artists with a practice that progressively addresses architecture, landscape, and archive.

What this opportunity includes:

– Fully-funded five day residential talent development programme
– Workshops and guest talks from leading industry figures and artists
– New technology demonstrations from leading technology partners
– Support and collaboration with Tatton Park and National Trust curators
– An opportunity to meet and connect with a new group of artists, technologists, producers and researchers
– Support from the Abandon Normal Devices Producer
– Travel to and from Tatton Park and other partner sites
– Private accommodation on-site at Tatton Park
– £500 honorarium per artist / collective

HOW TO APPLY

Visit: https://www.andfestival.org.uk/blog/open-call-impossible-perspectives-lab/

Impossible Perspectives Lab is a new UK artist residency programme for Tatton Park. Produced by Abandon Normal Devices, commissioned by Abandon Normal Devices and Cheshire East Council as part of SHIFT. Supported with public funds from Arts Council England.

Change the Act are looking for a Musical Theatre pianist to accompany a cabaret on Saturday 5th March at The Hope Street Theatre .

They would love to see applicants from all backgrounds.

This is a paid opportunity at £150 for rehearsal, tech and performance. Rates negotiable.

This is to be the first of a number of productions by Change the Act and they hope the applicant might like to work with them again on a number of productions.

For consideration, please send a VIDEO of you playing two contrasting MUSICAL THEATRE numbers to callum@changetheact.co.uk.

Rehearsals will be in February in Liverpool.

As a new company, it is vitally important that they create a space in which every person feels safe to create, comfortable to collaborate and confident in their colleagues. With that, they are very wary of not wasting peoples time and a schedule will be built around performers/musicians.

Open Culture is looking for in-kind proposals to form this year’s festival programme, with the deadline to submit applications extended until the end of January.

The festival theme for 2022 is Energy.

Arts and heritage organisations, artists, community groups and other creatives are invited to propose special events and activities (physical or virtual) that explore the theme to be part of LightNight.

Interested? Please read the brief here and then submit your proposal via the online form by the closing date.

Open Culture work with everyone to create LightNight, from major arts venues and artists to studios, collectives, and community groups from across Merseyside. If you’re interested in presenting work for LightNight, whether virtually online or through live events they’re keen to hear from you.