In this issue
City Arts News
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Hull City Council Grants to Arts
You may be eligible to apply for a grant of up to £5000 for activity that:
is within the Hull city boundary and open to the general public
serves an identified interest group
increases the range of art opportunities available to local communities
supports and celebrates cultural diversity
develops local artistic talent
promotes innovation and excellence
Details of the grants scheme and the online form can be found on the Hull City Council website here.
Tom Dale Company
Tuesday 18 April, 7.30pm, Hull Truck Theatre
Tom Dale Company will present a double bill of immersive dance performance with Sub: Version and Surge. Presented with Absolutely Cultured, Surge gives life to a future human between the digital and the organic worlds, while Sub: Version explores a hypnotic journey through an array of electronic music.
Check out their website for more information.
Middle Child announce 2023 programme and move to a four-day week
New play Modest to premiere at Hull Truck Theatre in May and transfer to London’s Kiln Theatre after national tour
Red Riding Hood panto runs at Social this Christmas, returns in February half-term for Back to Ours
Gipsyville community project, This One’s For Us, commissioned by Absolutely Cultured, culminates with outdoor performance in June
Comic Relief-funded Three Minute Monologues project with the Warren Youth Project to be shared at Freedom Festival
Development programme includes a writers’ group, two scratch night events with Silent Uproar, an expanded theatre library offer and acting gym
Company embrace a four-day week to improve work-life balance.
Middle Child kick-off with the premiere of Modest at Hull Truck Theatre, an electrifying new drag king cabaret-inspired play about Victorian artist Elizabeth Thompson. The show is produced in collaboration with Milk Presents, with support from the National Theatre’s Generate programme. Penned by Hull writer Ellen Brammar, with music by Rachel Barnes, Modest tells the story of the artist who fell two votes short of becoming the first woman elected to the Royal Academy, in 1879.
See Modest in Hull from 23-27 May before it heads on tour to Newcastle, Leeds, Sheffield, Ipswich, Scarborough, finishing with a two-week run in London at the Kiln Theatre.
Check out their website for more information.
Hull Truck Theatre present an exciting programme of work this April. From musicals and puppetry to entertain the whole family, to comedians and iconic plays for a good night out – there’s something for everyone to enjoy this Spring. With film screenings, workshops and events also happening this month, Hull Truck Theatre are looking forward to once again bringing local communities together to enjoy a variety of work – both on and off stage.
Showstopper The Improvised Musical (Friday 21 April) returns to Hull for another truly unique evening of smash hit musical comedy. Where audience suggestions are transformed into all-singing, all dancing productions with hilarious results.
Box Of Tricks presents a lyrical, theatrical journey that spans continents and lives in Too Much World at Once (Friday 21 – Saturday 22 April), an urgent coming-of-age story for our time.
The iconic and original Bouncers (Tuesday 25 – Saturday 29 April) is also back in town. In John Godber’s outrageous parody of Saturday Night Fever, relive a night in a Yorkshire disco set in the 80s. Originally premiering at the Edinburgh Festival in 1977, Bouncers is still one of the most performed plays in the UK today. Don’t miss this classic comedy and northern favourite.
Hull Truck Theatre will also be screening the best art and independent cinema from around the world as the Godber Studio hosts a state-of-the-art screen and sound system streaming live broadcasts in partnership with Royal Ballet, Hull Independent Cinema, Royal Opera House and National Theatre.
Check out their website for more information.
Grants to Arts is supporting "Secret Secret"
Secret Secret is an R&D project led by Jamie Potter and Belle Streeton, supported by Middle Child, working with eight creative practitioners over five days exploring how oral histories translate to text and music. Three actors and one DJ will explore interviews with five participants that were pirate radio DJs in the 90s and 00s in Hull and three public reminiscence sessions with a target of 30 residents of Hull. Pre-production will start in the week commencing 8 May with public engagement from 10-17 June, a workshop week from 19-23 June and final evaluation completed by 28 July.
Secret Secret will R&D theatre that combines DJing, MCing and acting, based on real life testimonies, to tell a story of Hull’s cultural heritage in a formally-inventive way that reaches contemporary audiences. Public engagement events, for residents of Hull to share their memories of pirate radio, will take place at Wrecking Ball Music Cafe, the Freedom Centre and Gipsyville Library.
Hull Truck Theatre Grow Season 2023:
A celebration of new and contemporary live theatre
The annual Grow Season offers a platform for artists of any age and at any point in their careers to share their work with local audiences. Featuring new and contemporary theatre, Grow Season will inspire audiences and artists in 2023 with an eclectic line up, including a world premiere of Modest, a collaboration between Hull-based Middle Child and artist-led Milk Presents, two award-winning companies, developed with the support of the National Theatre’s Generate programme.
Grow Season will take place between April – July and the season includes heart-warming comedy, one person shows, actor-musicians, work-in-progress sharing’s and will be filled with humour, sass and hard-hitting truths. The season is multi-themed and includes inclusive work by racially diverse, working-class, and queer artists/ companies with the involvement of a broad age range of producing companies. Audiences will have the opportunity to give feedback to work in development, get involved in workshops and meet the artists across the course of the season.
Audiences can buy a ticket for three or more Grow Season shows and pay just £10 per ticket.
Check out their website for more information.
Drag king cabaret-inspired play to premiere in Hull
Modest is the latest show from Middle Child, in collaboration with Milk Presents, about Victorian artist Elizabeth Thompson
Tickets on-sale for shows at Hull Truck Theatre from 23-27 May
Modest headlines Hull Truck Theatre’s Grow Season of new and contemporary theatre
Elizabeth Thompson fell two votes short of becoming the first woman elected to the Royal Academy in 1879, after stunning the public with her painting “Roll Call” five years earlier.
Modest uses music, comedy and drag to tell Elizabeth’s story of being a pioneering artist who shouldered the hopes and dreams of women across the country.
Check out their website for more information.
Hull Independent Cinema New Season - Discover Something Different
January - March 2023
Women Talking
Wednesday 12 April
In an isolated religious community, women and girls have been left traumatised, injured and even killed by years of sexual abuse. Community elders have explained the assaults away as the work of demons or “female hysteria”, but when one of the assailants is finally caught the women have a chance to decide their own future – do they stay and fight, or escape? Sarah Polley’s Oscar-winning film is a finely balanced drama full of nuanced performances.
Friday 14 April
Eo
The world is a mysterious place when seen through the eyes of an animal. Eo, a grey donkey with melancholic eyes, experiences the best and worst of humanity as his life takes him around modern Europe, from the butcher who tries to sell him for salami, to the joyful faces of the children who encounter him at the petting zoo. This thrillingly inventive film avoids the potential absurdity of its premise to instead show us the absurdity of ourselves.
Check out their website for the rest of the programme.
Lunchtime talk with Carol Osgerby. Wives, Widows, Witches' and Workers
Friday 9 June
Hull Minster, South Church Side, Hull
Talks last 45 minutes with questions.
This talk is free and is put on with the support of the Heritage Fund.
History is often taught as the actions of famous men. Social history looks at what was happening to ordinary people while all that ‘history‘ was happening. And ‘ordinary people’ includes women. But finding ordinary women in history books can be a problem. When we are told by historians that in the past women mostly stayed home, wage-earning women being a ‘modern phenomenon’, the result is often that we don’t tend to expect to find women outside the domestic sphere. And yet the historical records – of property transactions and court business, for instance – do record women in numbers that imply that those individuals were not totally exceptional.
Carol Osgerby is an amateur historian who, as a retirement project, has created a daily online calendar of historical events in Hull and East Yorkshire and website.
If you have access needs please contact 224460 so that they can make your experience as fulfilling as possible. Booking a ticket helps them know how many people are coming but you are welcome to drop by on the day.
Check out their website for more information.
Lunchtime Talk - The Art of William Morris and his Work in Yorkshire
Friday 23 June
Hull Minster, South Church Side, Hull
Helen’s talk will cover the life, work and ideas of this great Victorian polymath who was a talented designer, craftsman, writer, poet, socialist and printer. The talk will include some of the beautiful work he created for churches and stately homes in Yorkshire, from stunning stained glass to magnificent mural decorations.
Helen Elletson has been a Senior Curator at the Emery Walker Trust since 2010 and Curator of Research and Development at the William Morris Society since 2000. Amongst Helen's publications are A History of Kelmscott House (2009) and Highlights of the William Morris Society's Collection (2015), as well as articles on the Arts and Crafts movement including A Feeling for Beauty: May Morris, Emery Walker, and the Arts and Crafts of Hammersmith in Country Life (2017). Helen is currently researching May Morris’s role in the Women’s Guild of Arts.
Talks last 45 minutes with questions. If you have access needs which you would like to discuss, please contact them on 224460 so that they can make your experience as fulfilling as possible. Booking a ticket helps them to know how many people are coming but you are welcome to drop by on the day. This talk is free and is put on with the support of the Heritage Fund.
Check out their website for more information.
'Singing for Daisy' - Dagger Lane Singers with Radcliffe-on-Trent Male Voice Choir
Friday 21 April 2023, 7.30pm
Cottingham Methodist Church
Tickets: £8
Refreshments available after the concert
Donations to the ‘Daisy Appeal’ at Castle Hill Hospital and ‘FAMILeY,’ a local charity supporting women.
Hull Ladies Choir with Stoke Male Voice Choir present an evening of music and song
Friday 21 April, doors 6:30pm for 7pm
Trinity Methodist Church, 247 Newland Ave., Hull
Tickets £5, under 12s free available from Trinity Methodist Church, Hull Ladies Choir and OTD
Top of the Poperas
Friday 21 April and Saturday 22 April, 7:30-9:30pm
Hull Minster HU1 1RR
The Eclectic Orchestra along with several fabulous local operatic stars are bringing you a whole host of opera's most well known and loved arias, duets and overtures. Expect to hear music by Puccini, Verdi,
Strauss, Bizet, Tchaikovsky, Donizetti and more.
Check out their website for more information.
East Riding County Choir concert
Saturday 29 April, 6pm
Beverley Minster, HU17 0DN
Performance of Haydn's "Nelson" Mass and Karl Jenkins' Stabat Mater
Check out their website for more information.
Hulljazz presents the Paul Rogers Trio with guests vocalist Lisa Rogers and saxophonist Sam Johnson
Wednesday 3 May, 8pm
The William Gemmell, 505-507, Anlaby Road, Hull HU3 6EN
Admission: £8 or £4 concessions (NUS unemployed).
Local jazz pianist Paul Rogers performs a wide variety of jazz styles from swing to contemporary including original compositions. He is supported by Dave Short on bass and drummer Pete Robinson. They will be joined by saxophonist Sam Johnson, a music graduate from Hull University now studying at Leeds Conservatoire, and vocalist Lisa Rogers, a versatile performer in jazz, pop, soul and musical theatre styles.
Check out their website for more information.
Art and Soul brings new wave of artists and makers to Fruit Market creative community
An exciting new space for local artists and makers to showcase their talents has opened in Hull’s Fruit Market, adding to the area’s creative credentials. Art and Soul has opened in the former Humber Fruit Brokers warehouse in Humber Street, providing creative talent from across the city and beyond with a place to display and sell their art, jewellery, homewares, photography, stationery and more.
The Art and Soul business model sees artists and makers offered a range of rental spaces to sell their work, with support also available from Jane to help artists meet their business objectives. Art and Soul’s new store accommodates up to 100 makers and artists and is almost at capacity, with scores of creatives already up and running within the exciting new space. They include Edge of the Wolds, which produces small batches of hand poured candles and diffusers with an emphasis on local and regional landmarks, and MooKi Jewellery, which produces sustainable handcrafted items made from recycled precious metals at its Lincolnshire workshop.
Art and Soul is located at 66-68 Humber Street and is open seven days a week. Opening hours are 9.30am-5pm, Monday to Saturday, and 10.30am-4.30pm on Sundays. Artists and makers interested in having their work on display and sale at Art and Soul in Humber Street can contact Jane via contact@artandsoulhub.co.uk.
Check out their website for more information.
CVAN Call to Action – Fair and Equitable Toolkits
Following the first year of Fair and Equitable programme research, CVAN have just announced a series of toolkits to encourage the development of work towards a fairer, more equitable sector. They're designed to translate theory into practice and action in the visual arts. Toolkit 1 for organisations is now live.
Check out their website for more information.
Imaginations run wild as pupils bring creative spark to Hull’s @TheDock tech campus
Pupils from Hull’s Chiltern Primary School have brought a splash of colour to the Fruit Market by designing murals for the site of the final @TheDock office building. Working with artist Simon Crook, the pupils’ creations range from amazing gadgets, robotic pets and futuristic fashion to games of space football and rocket ships.
The Bright Sparks project involves leading regeneration specialist Wykeland Group and Chiltern Primary School. The murals are now on display opposite the construction site of the final @TheDock office building on Humber Street, in the Fruit Market. Once completed, the low-carbon development will provide a further 11,000 sq ft of prime office space and bring 150 more advanced tech jobs to the area.
Open studios at Oresome Gallery's Sutton Workshop
Friday 23 June 11am - 6pm & Saturday 24 June 11-4pm
Come along and see them in their Sutton studio where the jewellery magic happens. They will have a selection of pieces on display and will also be taking commission and repairs enquiries.
Check out their website for more information.
Creative Voice Youth Arts Festival Save the Date
Friday 3 and Saturday 4 November
Creative Voice are continuing the conversation exploring how young people are creative at youth centres and youth arts projects. However after a day of workshops during the summer holidays as well as an exhibition of young people's art work already produced we are now working towards programming for a Youth Arts Festival 2023.
Follow @youthartshull twitter and creativevoicehull facebook and get involved in the conversation.
Creative Voice is a youth arts initiative led by Hull City Council Arts Development and Youth Development Service in partnership with Artlink and Hull Dance.
Hi Whitefriargate
Bluebeany presents All That Glitters
Hepworth Arcade, Hull
Thursday 6, Saturday 8, Thursday 13, Friday 14, Saturday 15 April, 11am - 3pm
Over many years, Hull City Council with the support of Historic England, has been championing the regeneration of Hull’s medieval Old Town, this art installation by Anna Bean forms part of a series of cultural activities in the Whitefriargate Heritage Action Zone. The aim is to improve and enhance the built environment to engage with residents and visitors who want to enjoy this historic place.
A sci-fi themed art installation inspired by the theme of silver. Anna Bean aka Bluebeany is an artist whose work references vintage tv programmes, cult films and mythical tales. She is inspired by the idea of a light hearted approach to art as a wayof rising above the mundane routine of everyday life. A key element of Anna's work is the appreciation of the power of art to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. Within her artistic process she values the contribution and participation of the audience encouraging them to connect to their desire to be playful and sometimes silly.
Check out their website for more information.
Hull Minster Beer Festival
Local breweries, local music, local food, local people.
Thursday 13, Friday 14 and Saturday 15 April
Hull Minster, South Church Side, Hull
£5 which will include a souvenir glass to use and take away plus a beer guide.
5 sessions over 3 days for you to sip, savour and sample all that’s on offer.
Check out their website for more information.
Fashion on a Plate - 1950s Contemporary Tableware
Exhibition runs until 6 May 2023
The Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE
Discover iconic pottery designs from the past which are still much-loved today including Woolworth's Homemaker and Hornsea Pottery, kindly on loan from Hornsea Museum. Take a trip down memory lane with film footage of the Hornsea Pottery visitor centre from Yorkshire Film Archive.
Check out their website for more information.
The Jewish Living Experience Exhibition
Hull Minster, South Church Side, Hull
Tuesday 16 May - Wednesday 7 June
Public viewing 2.30pm- 4.00pm
During Half terms holidays from Monday 29 May - Friday 2 June, the exhibition is open with free access from 10am-4pm.
The Exhibition is not open on Saturdays or Sundays.
Hull Minster, working with Hull Standing Advisory Council on RE (SACRE) are delighted to be hosting this exhibition. The Jewish living experience is a mobile travelling exhibition aimed at school groups. It enables visitors to gain an insight into Judaism as a living faith. Designed by education experts, the Jewish Living Experience Exhibition supports the teaching of Judaism in line with all agreed religious education and citizenship curriculums.
Pupils and teachers alike can experience Judaism through beautifully illustrated display panels, authentic artefacts that can be handled and educational activities which promote experiential learning. It is an educational experience for all key stages but especially suitable for key stages two and three.
Visits from schools to this great educational resource are welcomed, where pupils will have the opportunity to engage with faith members and enhance their learning about different worldviews.
School visits can take up a morning or an afternoon and be paired with a visit to the Minster or elsewhere in the city. Contact Marilyn Cowling for further information and an education booking form by emailing marilynccowling@gmail.com
Two workshops have been set aside for home educated family groups . If you are a parent or carer who home educates please check out their website to book a place at this guided exhibition.
Rediscovering Ferens | Identity
Ferens Art Gallery, HU1 3RA
Until Sunday 21 May, free entry
The Rediscovering Ferens | Identity project is a collaboration between the Ferens Art Gallery and young people from The Warren and Future Ferens. In late 2022 and early 2023, the Rediscovering group explored what identity means to them, to communities in Hull, and how our multiple, fluid identities are represented by art in the Ferens collection.
The group has worked collaboratively with a curator to choose items from the collection, to co-produce an exhibition that will also feature new works created in response to the themes of Identity. The exhibition encourages people to look again and rediscover the Ferens collection and how they identify with it. The accompanying events programme will be an opportunity for the young curators and creatives to share their work and for visitors to share their ideas about identity and the Ferens. Events will additionally explore missing identities and how we might better reflect the dynamics of local communities in Hull, in the past, present, and future.
Check out their website for more information.
Tutankhamun: 100 Years of Discovery
Ferens Art Gallery, HU1 3RA
Until Sunday 18 June, free entry
100 years after archaeologist Howard Carter and his patron, Lord Carnarvon, caught their first glimpse of the fabulous golden treasures of a then little-known Egyptian Pharoah called Tutankhamun visitors are invited to unearth the thrilling stories, myths and controversies surrounding the treasures of Tutankhamun in an exciting exhibition.
Using Hull Museums’ collection of exquisitely crafted replicas of treasures found in Tutankhamun’s tomb, handmade by sculptor William Aumonier Junior and his team of skilled artisans for the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924 and 1925, visitors will be able to follow in the footsteps of those Wembley visitors from 100 years ago when the momentous discovery caused a sensation and ‘Tutmania’ swept the world.
Check out their website for more information.
A British Museum Touring Exhibition - Egyptian hieroglyphs: unlock the mystery
Ferens Art Gallery, HU1 3RA
Until Sunday 18 June
Unlock the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphs and discover all about the ancient world and the origins of civilization. The fascinating story of how the Egyptian hieroglyphs were decoded will be celebrated with the Ferens Art Gallery being the first stop on a national tour, following the major exhibition at the British Museum marking the centenary of the decipherment of hieroglyphs.
Perfect for all ages, visitors will be introduced to great pioneers like Jean-Francois Champollion whose ground-breaking work on deciphering the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, enriched our knowledge of human history by 3,000 years. Telling the story of objects central to the efforts to decipher the hieroglyphs, the exhibition will include an extract from the Book of the Dead belonging to the priestess, Nestanebetisheru to a large limestone lintel revealing the hieroglyphic name of the great Pharoah Ramses III. Egyptian hieroglyphs will take visitors on a journey of discovery, uncovering the central role hierglyphs played in the lives and deaths of the ancient Egyptians.
Check out their website for more information.
Winner Breaks First, Luke Beech
Humber Street Gallery, Space 2
Wednesday 12 April – Sunday 2 July
The new body of work reshapes the gallery space into a snooker hall pocket realm, found by an artist from another world who explores the game for the first time. Beech promises a “sort of silly but quite revealing ballad of hurt and queerness and madness and joy” which draws on his own experiences and hopes to make sense of them set against a casual game and a swift half.
The show will have installation, videos and a sound piece too. In the gallery you can become a part of the art and take part in a game yourself, amongst the other works on show. At times, Beech’s work can be dark and uneasy or open and raw. Sometimes, a little bit like life, it can be funny and absurd too.
Check out their website for more information.
Feral Art School - new courses
From Sunday 2 May except Printmaking which starts 24 April
8 week courses, from £110 per course
Feral Art School, 22 Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, HU1 2BS
Courses in Fashion Basics, Textiles (print & dye), Drawing, Painting and Printmaking. Book by Friday 21 April
Email address - info@feralartschool.org
Check out their website for more information.
Eclectic Music - A wonderful new music school and centre for the creative arts in the heart of Hull's Old Town
Maister House, 160 High Street, Hull, HU1 1NL
Bringing musical opportunities to Hull and the East Riding. Eclectic Music blends together music and musicians from a wide variety of backgrounds. Offering creative and unique rehearsals, individual tuition and opportunities to showcase the talent of all involved, Eclectic Music ‘pushes the envelope’ to deliver memorable performances and for everyone. Influences range from classical and contemporary to pop/rock, jazz, world music, motion pictures, musical theatre and much, much more.
If you are looking to learn how to play a musical instrument, their PGCE qualified and industry professional teachers will help you realise your musical goals. Alongside individual tuition, Eclectic Music has a wide range of diverse musical ensembles to be part of. They have a myriad of in-house events including partnering with the National Trust for Heritage Days, Sunday afternoon recitals, in house recording and production, design, and plenty of beautiful spaces to hire boasting fabulous original Georgian design in our Grade 1 listed Merchant's House on High Street.
Why not look into the community music ensembles they provide? Or may take back up (or start fresh, its never too late) tuition on a musical instruments? Their in house workshop also repairs Woodwind and Brass instruments and has a range of quality refurbished instruments for sale. The building and offering is unique in the heart of Hull and they aim to continually engage with musicians, artists, dancers, movers, makers and shakers in the city to enable us to collaborate bringing and many creative community opportunities to Hull.
Their Events page, news section and newsletter will keep you up to date with their yearly events listings including performances at Hull Minster, City Hall as well as various village fetes and feasts.
Check out their website for info on an any of their services or to hire a space with them, please use the contact forms on their website.
Artlink: Disability Art’s Network
Disability Art Network's purpose is to provide a place to discuss art, culture, and disability. A chance for artists and organisations to meet and discuss challenges and opportunities in Hull and the wider area.The sessions are user led and discuss connections between disabled artists and organisations, influencing and cocreating change, accessibility in venues and so much more.
The next Disability Art’s Network meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 2 May 1-3pm with at Artlink, 87 Princes Avenue, HU53QP
If you are interested in getting involve email info@artlinkhull.co.uk or check out their website page.
Critical Fish Creatives Directory
Need a creative freelancer? Or are you a creative freelancer looking for paid work? Use The Critical Fish Creatives Directory to help make connections.
Check out their website for more information.
LOOP - The UK’s First Audio Drama Development Fund Launches
Free Turn Entertainment and Screen Yorkshire Announce Joint Initiative for Northern Writing Talent
Free Turn Entertainment and Screen Yorkshire announce the launch of LOOP; the UK’s first audio drama fund offering paid development for writing talent who live, work or are from the North of England. The initiative is aimed at published writers in film, TV, theatre, games, radio, or literature, who have not yet been exposed to the incredible new creative opportunities presented by the rapidly growing immersive audio drama space.
The initiative, which will be delivered through a series of online and in-person sessions in Leeds will run for five months from August 2023. LOOP will offer writers from the North of England a best-in-class programme of paid development and mentoring to develop, pitch and create genre-spanning audio, for global audiences.
With ten writers being selected to work with a panel of UK audio drama experts, including commissioners, directors, producers and established audio writers to develop their projects. The full list of the panel will be announced in April. The development fund will help the North’s most talented writers define, develop and hone scripted audio ideas into creatively and commercially exciting projects that dare to challenge the audio format and ultimately grab the attention of listeners. The ambition is to work with a diverse group of Northern writers to develop a varied slate of genres including YA, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy and Comedy.
LOOP is open to writers who live, work or are from the North of England and who are published or have a writer’s credit. Screen Yorkshire and Free Turn welcome applications from anyone who may not have followed a traditional route into the entertainment industry or faced additional challenges accessing support and opportunities.
Sign up to the online Q&A next Wednesday, 19th April, here LOOP - Screen Yorkshire.
For more information and to apply, go to www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/loop. Applications close Friday 19th May 2023.
Arts in Libraries Officer
Deadline: Sunday, 23 April
Interviews: Wednesday 3 May
Salary: £26,845 per year (ERYC Grade 7)
Fixed term until 31 March 2026
Full time (37 hours per week)
This post is a fixed-term position tied to the three year funding period from Arts Council England, there is potential for extension if we are successful in our ambitions to secure further funding. East Riding of Yorkshire Council is recruiting an Arts in Libraries Officer to support and coordinate ambitious plans to bring our libraries to life with a programme of creative and artistic events. The Library Service has been awarded National Portfolio Organisation status by Arts Council England. This new role will coordinate the NPO Programme, supporting delivery of new and existing events, working with artists, librarians and local community members.
They are looking for a dynamic person who is passionate about the arts, libraries and working with people to make a difference to the lives of East Riding residents. The post holder will be responsible for supporting and coordinating the programme of cultural activity working with the Arts Development team and the Library Service to develop existing projects and to create new, exciting programmes of work that respond to local needs, prioritising people’s well-being and increasing cultural engagement.
To speak to the Arts Manager, Claire Drury, about the position, telephone 07971 010500 or email claire.drury@eastriding.gov.uk
Walk the Plank Fire Garden artist commission opportunity
Walk the Plank are looking for ideas to commission from artists, designers, and makers for new pieces of work for our Fire Garden.
The Fire Garden is a site-responsive installation of fiery horticultural delights creating a glowing landscape that audiences are invited to explore. This commission is made possible thanks to the generous support of Billie Klinger, a longstanding colleague, friend, and passionate advocate of the arts who has championed the creation of new work in many settings.
Deadline: Saturday 20 May
Check out their website for more information.
Alan Surtees Trust
Deadline: Sunday, 30 April
The Alan Surtees Trust is a grant giving organisation that supports young performers whose work is rooted in, or influenced by, traditional music and arts of any culture.
Check out their website for more information.
Art Fund Opens Reimagine Grants 2023
The Reimagine programme is provided and administered by Art Fund. The grants programme is designed to inspire creativity and increase stability in the sector. It supports organisations to develop or refresh their work in response to their current situation with emphasis on encouraging curiosity, openness and reflection through the programme.
In 2023, the key aim of the Reimagine programme is to help organisations reimagine their support for the workforce.
The funding is for projects that are: Creative or innovative, context-specific, impactful, engaging.
Applications will be accepted from formally constituted, not-for-profit organisations based in the UK.
Applications can be made as a single institution, in a partnership, or with a collective.
Grants of between £10,000 and £50,000 are available.
It is expected that projects will generally be completed within two years, though three years will be considered if necessary.
The deadline for applications is Friday 26 May.
Check out their website for more information.
National Lottery Awards Now Open for 2023
The National Lottery’s annual awards programme is now accepting nominations across the following categories:
Community and Charity, Arts, Culture and Film, Heritage, Sport, Environment, Young Hero (under 25s)
Individuals and small groups of people across the UK that work or act for a National Lottery funded organisation or have received National Lottery funding can be nominated for an award.
The winner from each award category will receive a £5,000 prize along with their National Lottery Awards trophy. Nominations are open until 12pm on Tuesday 16 May.
Check out their website for more information.
Global Award for Female Photographers Opens for 2023
The Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award will support a professional female photographer to complete a documentary photo essay which addresses an important social, environmental, economic or cultural issue; whether local or global. The winner will receive an award of £2,500 which will go towards the costs associated with completing the project. All shortlisted applicants are featured on the FotoDocument website, and will be publicised by both FotoDocument and Nikon UK.
Women from any stage of their careers are welcome to apply, whether emerging, mid-career or established. Entrants must already have started the photo essay for which they are seeking funding and be able to show work in progress. In addition, applicants must have already completed at least one other documentary photo essay to demonstrate a track record prior to applying for funding.
Entrants must be over 18 and may be any nationality, and based anywhere in the world.
The deadline for applications is Friday 19 May, 5pm
Check out their website for more information.
Michael Tippett Musical Foundation Reopens for 2023
The Michael Tippett Musical Foundation offers grants of between £500 and £3,000 are available to support the following objectives:
To award grants to support the development of group music-making especially involving young people, with composing central to the project.
To support the performance or recording of works by Michael Tippet.
Projects for consideration should start no earlier than January 2024.
The deadline for applications is Saturday 30 September.
Check out their website for more information.
Arts Council Funding
Grants are open to individuals as well as organisations. Funding opportunities can support a range of activity, from a one-off project to your personal development as a creative or cultural practitioner. These include:
National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery Project Grants supports thousands of individual artists, and community and cultural organisations with arts, libraries and museums projects. It’s open all the time and you can apply for grants between £1,000 and £100,000.
Developing Your Creative Practice
This fund supports individual cultural and creative practitioners ready to take their work to the next stage through things such as: research, time to create new work, travel, training, developing ideas, networking or mentoring. The next round opens in the spring.
And if you find it difficult to get advice or apply, we can help you with additional access support. This can include paying a support worker to help you.
Check out their website for more information as well as information about other open grants.
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