If you, or someone you know, is an aspiring Artistic Director or Programmer, then you’ll want to know about an amazing new opportunity – Camden People’s Theatre’s (CPT) New Programmers Scheme – which has recently been launched.
Until July 11th, they are inviting applications to join the scheme – it’s a rare and valuable opportunity to see shows, learn about programming and curation, and plug in to the heart of CPT’s artistic operation over the course of the next twelve months.
CPT says “Participants on CPT’s New Programmers Scheme will see shows on our behalf, write reports, and attend regular meetings with our programming team. We want to cast the net as widely as possible to find the best new work for us to support and stage. We also want to hear from you about artists and projects you find exciting and want to see on our stage.
In return, we offer training and insight into programme assembly and curation at one of the UK’s most excited and socially engaged theatres. This will include the opportunity to collectively programme a week of performance at CPT at the end of your year on the scheme.”
If you’re interested and keen to know more, then you can find out more details at CPT’s website here
BRIDGE THE GAP is a programme from Stage One Producers Fund, created to address the lack of diversity in theatre producing.
Stage One want to support people from an ethnically diverse background, who identify as working class, are LGBTQIA+ and/or those that have a mental or physical impairment who are drastically under-represented.
Through Bridge The Gap they aim to support 10 emerging producers over a one-year course, giving them the skills they need to make the next step in their producing careers through; – Monthly workshops – Mentoring – Tickets to shows and networking – Kick Start Grants up to £,5000
Deadline to apply is Monday 9 May at Midday so if you fall within the descriptions above, what have you got to lose? Apply Now!
Applications for the Bridge the Gap Producer Programme are now open- Deadline 12pm on Monday 9th May at 12pm- find out more here- https://stageone.uk.com/bridge-the-gap/the-producer-programme
Applications for the Bridge the Gap placement at the Gate Theatre are also open, deadline Monday 23rd May – find out more here- https://stageone.uk.com/bridge-the-gap/bridge-the-gap-placements
If you are, or know anyone who is an early stage arts fundraiser, then this will be of interest. RAISE: Arts, Culture & Heritage supports access to professional development opportunities for arts, culture and heritage fundraisers across England through networking events, mentoring, professional development and bursaries.
Bursaries of up to £1,500 are currently available to enable arts, culture and heritage fundraisers to study the Certificate and Diploma qualifications from the Chartered Institute of Fundraising.
RAISE is an Arts Council England funded four-year programme delivered in partnership with the Chartered Institute’s Cultural Sector Network, Black Fundraisers UK and Young Arts Fundraisers. They aim to make the charitable case for culture, champion arts and cultural sector fundraising. empower arts and cultural sector fundraisers to achieve higher levels of fundraising practice, and support the drive for greater inclusivity, diversity and representation within the sector.
They run a rolling programme of events and peer-to-peer networking opportunities both in London and across the UK.
For more details visit here and for bursary information click here
If you’re aged 16 or over and are committed to pursuing your writing career, you may find this of interest.
The London Library Emerging Writers Programme, now in its fourth year, is a unique opportunity which offers writers, in all genres, one year’s free membership of The London Library and includes writing development masterclasses, literary networking opportunities, peer support and guidance in using the Library’s resources. With its rich cultural heritage, extensive open access book collection, dedicated writing spaces and its diverse community of established writers, the benefits of Library membership are invaluable.
For over 180 years The London Library has played a central role in inspiring writers and researchers and has helped them explore and develop their work. From Charles Dickens to Sarah Waters, Charles Darwin to Simon Schama, Virginia Woolf to Kazuo lshiguro, writers have consistently found it to be an unrivalled resource.
The London Library Emerging Writers Programme is open to anyone over 16 years of age who is committed to pursuing a career in writing and wants to develop their practice but has yet had their work professionally published or produced. Applicants should be working, or planning to work, on a specific project, with the aim of publication or production, and have a clear idea of how they might use the Library’s resources to achieve that aim. They should be willing to fully participate in all elements of the Programme and immerse themselves in the writing community it offers. There is no application fee and participation on the Programme is funded.
Applicants will be selected anonymously by a panel of judges including YA novelist and essayist Yassmin Abdel-Magied, non-fiction writer Simon Garfield, playwright and novelist Nell Leyshon, poet Rachel Long and literary agent Eli Keren.
The next Programme will run from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023. Successful applicants will be invited to a Programme launch on 6 July 2022. Sessions are usually on the third Wednesday of the month and alternate between peer support meetings and masterclasses or workshops, all of which are designed to work across all or most forms of writing. The Programme will take place, as much as possible, at the Library, however will be adapted to move online if required according to Covid-19 restrictions. Some access or travel bursaries are available.
Applications close at 11am on 2 March 2022.
For more information, FAQs,Application Guidelinesand to apply, visit their website here
Here’ an impressive offer. BRITSchool are offering a limited number of free places on their Production Arts course to post-16 students.
This is a great opportunity to work at one of UK’s leading Arts Schools. Students will develop their skills working in technical and event management to build a portfolio of work through industry placements and inhouse productions.
A word of advice, best to get those applications in as the closing date is January 31st!
For more information and application details, visit the BRITSchool website here.
