Are you a young queer creative aged 18-24? Interested in exploring identity, style, self-expression and Hip-Hop culture?
MASQLUSIVE is an opportunity for 15 queer/non-binary/female masc-presenting individuals to take part in an eight-week programme of workshops leading up to a live event at Rich Mix.
Over the course of the workshops, the cohort will work together to produce, programme and present a showcase of mixed arts, visual photography & live music, led by our partner Faggamuffin.
The workshops will be led by Black queer rap artist, DJ & model RoxXxan+ special guests, and will explore Black female masculinity through Hip-hop Culture in the UK. Participants will get the opportunity to enjoy music, DJ & fashion workshops throughout the programme.
Sessions take place on Wednesdays, 5-8pm, starting on 16 October.
In collaboration with Our Ppls, we’re inviting Black Girls to come and play with us at our free, open event: H.E.R Playground on Saturday 19 October!
As we celebrate Black History Month UK and the International Day of the Girl, we’re inviting Black girls aged 16 to 25, to free their inner child and explore their creativity in our specially curated playground!
At our playground, you can expect:
This is a day dedicated to Black women giving back to Black girls as, whilst exploring play and creativity! We’ll be hosting a day jam-packed with lots of learning and fun - you don’t want to miss it!
Wiltshire Creative are delighted to offer a Seed Commission to one artist from the Global Majority, as part of the co-producing partnership with our autumn musical Play On!.
Supported by Wiltshire Creative and Talawa Theatre Company, the Commission will support a new idea or early work in progress from any artistic medium and will amplify the voices of people who are currently under-represented in the creative arts sector. The opportunity will include a residency in Salisbury in February 2025, with rehearsal space and a chance to share the work with industry professionals.
On Thursday 24 October, we will host a networking morning from 11am to 1pm at Salisbury Playhouse, allowing artists to ask questions and explore their ideas with local creatives before applications for the seed commission open at the end of October. You’ll also get the chance to meet some of the team at Wiltshire Creative. There will also be the opportunity for attendees to see the matinée performance of Play On! that afternoon at 2.15pm, with a £5 ticket.
Financial support for creatives and artists living in Manchester
We have launched the first round of the Manchester Artist Bursary on behalf of Manchester Council.
This bursary is open to any resident in the borough of Manchester to support with accessing training, events or resources needed to develop their artistic or creative practice.
Artists and creatives working in all areas of the arts are welcome to apply — from actors and playwrights to painters and musicians. Whether you are starting out in a creative profession or see yourself as a non-professional creative the Manchester Artist Bursary is open to all.
Applicants are welcome to apply for a bursary of up to £100.
Are financial barriers preventing you from achieving your career goals? Do you need funding to make a purchase which will help you get to the next stage of your career in the creative industries? Then our Career Development Bursary is for you!
We have a limited number of bursaries available, and you can apply for a bursary of any amount up to £1,000 to help you push your career forward to the next stage.
Bursaries are open to individuals over the age of 18 from communities that are under-represented in the creative industries.
What can the bursary fund?
Aged 16 to 30? Want a career in theatre?
TheatreCraft is the ultimate hub for discovering and pursuing offstage roles in theatre
Join us for TheatreCraft24 at the iconic Royal Opera House and venues across the West End on Monday 11 November 2024.
Registration is now open!
Are you passionate about arts and culture? Want to develop your ideas and confidence to make a change? Aged 14 – 21?
Then our Youth Advocates group is for you! Through monthly sessions and creative workshops, you’ll have a platform to explore ideas that are important to you and work with others to produce your own creative projects.
This Autumn Term our workshop series is ‘Document Where You Stand: Make A Magazine’. Youth Advocates will be involved in workshops around writing, conversation, photography and graphic design. The outcome will be a collective printed zine full of everyone’s ideas and creations.
Session 1 (Thursday 26 September): Write Where You’re At – poetry and expressive writing workshop with KCHANNA
Session 2 (Thursday 24 October): Connect With Who You Know – conversation and interviewing workshop with Unitas Youth Zone
Session 3 (Thursday 21 November): Capture What You See – photography workshop with Cheniece Warner
Session 4 (Thursday 19 December): Design What You Have – graphic design workshop with LIVING PROOF
We also can provide remote involvement if accessing these spaces is a challenge for you
This autumn the Playhouse Youth Art Club will have fortnightly sessions.
Experienced artists Jane Stockley and Elaine Winter will lead these sessions that are specifically designed for young people aged 11 to 17. Each session will have a specific focus to help develop techniques and skills, and, also creative confidence. These sessions will be great to support the skills needed for GCSE (and A level) art but equally can be attended just for enjoyment and a creative outlet.
You can either block book all sessions for £50 (add all four session to your basket and discount will be applied automatically. Only available when all four sessions are purchased at the same time) or book onto individual sessions for £14 per session.
28 September: Drawing
12 October: Painting with Watercolours
9 November: Printmaking
23 November: Mixed Media
Interested in performance, design or production arts? Sign up to one of our Undergraduate Open Days here at Rose Bruford College to hear more about our degrees and how they get you ready for a career in the performing arts industry.
You will have the chance to tour our campus and facilities, meet with staff and students, and learn more about the outstanding courses we offer.
Open Day dates:
Bookings are now open. Sign up today to secure your place!
Location: Sidcup, Kent
Do you want to be in our next Young Company? Applications are now open!
Young Company is for young people who are looking for a welcoming space to be creative and connect with others, as well as those with a curiosity about theatre who want to develop skills within the North West’s largest and only full-time text based producing theatre.
We’re looking for Makers, Writers and Performers to work with us weekly September 2024 – July 2025. As a Young Company member you will have access to Royal Exchange Theatre’s sector-leading creatives and learn the fundamentals of theatre-making. Performers will have performance opportunities and Writers & Makers will have the opportunity to have their work platformed and performed, and receive feedback.
Performers 1 (ages 14-17) & Performers 2 (ages 18-25*) – for people who like performing, acting, working in groups and trying out new styles of theatre.
Makers (ages 16-25*) – for those interested in the behind-the-scenes areas of making theatre – directing, lighting & sound, design, stage management & producing.
Writers (ages 16-25*) – for anyone who likes storytelling and is interested in writing for stage. You might be a poet or a songwriter but want to learn more about playwriting.
*For those over 21 will prioritise applications from people who are underrepresented in theatre including but not limited to disabled young people, D/deaf young people, neurodivergent young people, Global Majority young people, working class young people.
