Community Post Type: Callouts

March for the Arts are excited to invite you to their first IN-PERSON social and networking event! 

It’s happening this September 21st at Liverpool Royal Court’s Courtyard Bar, 6pm-9pm. The vibe is casual, you can just turn up on the night, but it would be great if you could book a FREE place here.

–  this is so they can know how many people to expect and can work out appropriate social distancing measures. If you tell them who you are then they can also say ‘Hi’ and you’ll have a ready made contact for the evening! Networking quota tick!

Who’s it For?

Anyone who works in the arts. They’d like to see freelancers; independent makers; jobseekers; organisation staff; big cheeses; and everyone in between..

Although the venue is a theatre bar, they’re not just expecting theatre professionals – please come along if you consider yourself a creative or if you work in the arts industry.

Going alone? Let them know and they’ll make sure to chat to you when you arrive so you feel comfortable. There’s no obligation to stay if it’s not for you!

What to Expect

A space to chat and a bar to buy drinks and snacks.

Some mild organised fun in the background (partake if you want). A quiz perhaps.

A friendly March for the Arts team who might well introduce you to someone you’d like to work with in the future.

Optional name tags.

Where

Liverpool’s Royal Court theatre have a lovely bar and restaurant space called the Courtyard. They’ll be in the downstairs bar area, entry to the left of the main theatre foyer. Someone will be on the door to greet you. Find a map here.

When

Tuesday 21st September, 2021, 6-9pm.

Why?

It’s been a tough old time of seeing each other through Zoom – briefly –  in a panic – or not at all – and they’d simply like to get creatives in a room together to hang out. The landscape of Liverpool’s art scene has changed and this is a chance for new faces to meet old ones; for freelancers to meet organisations; and for friends to catch up.

Accessibility

If you have any access requirements you would like to discuss with them ahead of attending please contact info@marchforthearts.com and a member of their team will be happy to discuss this with you.

One more thing…

Do you have any information (beneficial to the Liverpool art scene or human beings in general) you need to spread?

If you’ve got an event, some recruitment to do or a cause to promote, please send them an email to talk about how you can connect best with people at this event.

Metal is delighted to announce a call-out for its Readers in Residence programme, in response to the Radical Reading Room.

Quick overview:

• Six Readers in Residence for local and national artists, activists, academics, writers, collectives and collaborators at any stage of their career.
• Each Reader will be awarded £1,000 fee, and a £1,000 programming pot. A further stipend for travel and accommodation will be made available for those living outside of the local area.
• A minimum of two live events to be programmed around the themes or topics of the books
• Spend a minimum of 7 days in the Reading Room (this can be consecutively or spread across a month)

Application form – Click here

Closing date: 29 September, 5pm

All applicants will be notified of outcome by Friday 15th October.

Residency period: All Residencies will take place between November 2021 and August 2022

If you have any questions or another way you would like to suggest to make this process accessible to you, please get in touch with them at chaufferuscottage@metalculture.com

About The Radical Reading Room Project

The Radical Reading Room (RRR) is a new collaborative project opening up local public spaces and providing a wealth of educational tools which will be a catalyst for creative thinkers and critical minds. Starting with boxes of new, boundary-pushing books, organisations from Leeds, Sheffield, Cardiff, Peterborough and Newcastle/Gateshead have come together to create and generate spaces of positive dissent, backed up by the independent publisher Pluto Press and the Left Book Club.

There is access not just to books, but also the authors, who, through community-led conversations focussing on local issues, will share and build understanding on a variety of topics. Taking the lead from our communities, these topics include inequality, the environment, precarious employment, LGBTQ+ issues, structural racism and much more. As the project grows, RRR hope to expand to other areas of the UK, as well as develop new books by emerging radical voices.

At its core, the Radical Reading Room will help people find space to read, discuss and organise a better future. A better world is possible!

From bell hooks and Lola Olufemi, to Mario Mieli and Noam Chomsky, the books cover subjects of identity politics, theories of economics, environmentalism, arts production and more.

Click here to see the full range of books

Arty-Fact Theatre has been producing high quality theatre and touring for 20 years into Primary Schools,  they are looking for a vibrant and energised performer for their Christmas production The Clockmakers Christmas.

This is a wonderful opportunity to be involved in their first tour of schools since lockdown. Rehearsals are week commencing 15th November and the tour starts on 22nd November, finishing  17th December.

The Character role of the Clockmaker can be filled by female or male actor.  The performance lasts an hour. Must have a clean driving license, have expereience of working in TIE or touring company.  Puppet skills an advantage .

To apply, contact: Brian Twiddy yvonne@arty-fact.co.uk

See their website here.

Orchestras Live is looking for an early career musician creating in any music genre who would like experience of working alongside composer Dan Kidane in a collaborative project team with a spoken word artist/poet and a professional orchestra.

If you’d like to be part of a unique project producing a film that celebrates the power of music to bring people together, inspired by written and visual content submitted by community groups in different parts of the country, they’d like to hear from you.

You’d be part of a creative team, meeting in Manchester, who will work collaboratively to produce an orchestral film for live screening by our partners in venues and community settings in the North East, East and South West of England.

The project is produced by Orchestras Live and funded by Arts Council England National Lottery Projects, and Weston Culture Fund. Fee: £1,500 (plus travel expenses)

Full details: https://www.orchestraslive.org.uk/jobs/music-creator 

Through a free, 16 week programme of drama, creative writing and practical skills within the arts, Paperwork Theatre will develop the confidence and skill set of 12 women aged 25+ in Liverpool who are currently unemployed, to help build confidence and self-esteem and hopefully support you on your employment journey.

Weeks 1-5 Skills

Attend weekly 2 hr workshops where you’ll take part in drama and creative writing activities to build your confidence, soon you’ll be able to speak confidently in front of a room full of people and start creating theatre as part of a team. You’ll define personal goals for your development and be supported to achieve them by a mentor.

Weeks 6-13 Performance

Attend weekly 3 hr workshops and work alongside professional artists and your group to create an original performance based on a theme chosen by the group. You will be guided through a rehearsal and production process by professional artists, using your imagination to craft a performance which you will perform for a live audience.

Weeks 14-16 A Positive Future

Attend weekly 3 hour workshops to brush up your employability skills and apply your new learning by thinking about your next steps into employment and training- meet with guest speakers, attend a mock interview and create a CV.

About you

This course is particularly useful for those lacking confidence, self-esteem and/or motivation when looking for new opportunities. It is also useful for those returning to employment/training after a career break helping you to prepare and find your pathway to work.

You will need to be able to follow verbal and written instructions and work with others to complete tasks.

Eligibility

This course is open to women aged 25+ who are living in Liverpool and are currently out of work. Before starting the course we need to confirm that you are legally able to work in the UK and that you are unemployed/ not actively seeking work. 

We are able to provide some extra support e.g. travel and childcare expenses to assist you to take part in the program, get in touch for more information.

Group info

The group will meet weekly on Wednesday afternoons, 10am- 1pm from 8th September – 22nd December at Liverpool Everyman Theatre, L1 9BH

To sign up email info@paperworktheatre.co.uk for more information.

So, you love live music, festivals and concerts. You’ve been hooked on the thrill of the live experience since your very first gig or club night. But, do you know that you can actually make this your career? Do you know the huge range of jobs that the live music industry can offer?

SOUND CHECK is a new training programme from Future Yard, designed to introduce young people to the skills they need to pursue careers in the live music industry. It is open to young people aged 14 to 15 from the local area. Applications now open.

From sound engineers to event managers, lighting designers to box office, this brand new programme will introduce you to the range of job roles and skills you need to make your career in the live music industry.

Based at Future Yard on Argyle Street in Birkenhead, Sound Check will support you to build your skills and knowledge in a real industry setting. A core programme of workshops runs alongside the opportunity to gain hands-on skills at live events.

The live music industry is worth £1.1bn each year to the UK economy and is exported around the world. It has been growing at 10% year on year and offers hugely fulfilling creative careers across a range of job roles.

Like many industries, COVID-19 provides a short term challenge. But, the live music industry remains a hugely significant industry locally, within the Liverpool City Region, and nationally. It will return, and Sound Check is an opportunity to develop the skills required to flourish within it as it does.

The free to access programme focuses on two areas; Technical Production and Live Music Event Management. These are then followed by an independent group project, in which you will utilise your new skills to deliver your own live event. There will also be occasional additional sessions outside of weekly sessions when working on live events (shadowing).

The programme is delivered by Future Yard’s hugely experienced team of tutors and boasts a broad range of guest speakers from across the industry.

After completing the programme, you will have the opportunity to join Future Yard’s ongoing training programme, further developing your skills and experience. There will also be a number of follow-on employment opportunities available, including through the Government’s Kickstart scheme.

The programme is accredited through Arts Award. In completing Sound Check, you will achieve a Bronze level qualification. Arts Award is a trusted, UCAS-accepted arts sector qualification accredited by Trinity College London and Arts Council England.

Sound Check is free to access and is open to all local people aged 14-15 with a passion for live music and an interest in making it their career. No previous experience is required. 

14-15 year-olds
Sessions take place on Saturday mornings, 10am-12pm, within our new music centre at Future Yard. There will also be occasional additional sessions outside of these times when working on live events. The programme begins on 2nd October. The deadline for applications is 25th September.

This fund can support projects by songwriters, artists, bands, and performers who are writing their own music based in the Liverpool City Region.

The PPL Momentum Accelerator Fund is managed by PRS Foundation in partnership with Culture Liverpool, PPL and Spotify, and funded by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Strategic Investment Fund.

Through this partnership, we will support:

• 2 x PPL Momentum Accelerator artist grantees with support of £5,000 each. Artists or their representatives will apply through an open call run from August until early September, and grantees will be selected by a panel of independent expert advisors, with grants allocated in early October
• 1 x full PPL Momentum Fund artist grantee with support of up to £15,000. Artists or their representatives will apply to our late August 2021 deadline and will be selected through the standard PPL Momentum Fund process

• 5 x PPL Momentum Accelerator ‘Future Industry Professional’ grantees will receive £1,000 worth of support which might include a micro-grant, mentoring or other holistic support. Future Industry Professionals will be selected in partnership with the Liverpool City Region Music Board.

For more information visit lcrmusicboard.co.uk

Calling all LGBTQIA+ performers aged 16-25, based in and around Liverpool.

Young Homotopia needs YOU! This autumn as part of Homotopia Festival there will be a first ever QueeryTale (AKA a Fairy tale adapted by Homotopia with a queer twist).

They are looking for singers, dancers and actors to help make and perform a dynamic, activist and FAAAABULOUS piece of theatre which be performed at Unity Theatre this November.

Apply now! Limited places available. These sessions are run by associate artist Ashleigh Owen (HIP HIP I’M GAY, ROYAL COURT), and the team at GYRO YPAS.

Info session 6pm-8pm, 8th September on ZOOM.

Sessions begin 15th September at the Unity Theatre.

If you think this is the right programme for you then fill out this survey.

In partnership with Unity Theatre, GYRO YPAS and supported by Lush Liverpool.

As part of QueerChange, a joint partnership project between Milk Presents (Midlands), Homotopia (North West) and Curious Arts (North East), three early-career producers will be supported to develop their practice and make new connections.

The purpose of this project is for producers to practically meet and develop relationships with a range of LGBTQIA+ artists. We’ll give the successful producers a chance to have an insight into the process of running a festival or company, and refer many artists we come into contact with that are looking for a producer towards the successful producers.

We will be focusing a lot on performance, but also on participatory arts, visual arts and other art forms.

QueerChange is offering each producer:

• A £770 stipend over the course of a year to cover time attending queer arts events and training (equivalent to approx. 7 days)
  Travel expenses and accommodation additional to the stipend
• A programme of development workshops on fundraising, marketing and project management
• Introduction to our networks of artists, including Homotopia’s QueerCore artists

Applicants must fulfil the following criteria:

• Define as LGBTQIA+
• Live in the North East, North West or Midlands
• Be at a key stage in your producing career where you want to connect with new artists to support their and your development

Homotopia strongly encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds including those who identify as QTBIPOC, ethnically diverse, deaf, neurodiverse and/or disabled.

Please do contact alex@homotopia.net if you have access needs around your application.

For more information and to apply visit homotopia.net/queerchange-opportunities