Permanent, Full Time
Salary: Up to £31,000
Closing Date: Friday 18th November 2011
We are seeking a NEW WRITING ASSOCIATE to lead the development of new plays and writers at the Royal Exchange. This key individual will commission and nurture new writers and plays, support the Theatre’s artistic team and strategy group, and lead the planning and delivery of our Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.
For more information and an application pack, please download the attachments from http://www.royalexchange.org.uk/page.aspx?page=562
The autumn 2011 funding round of the UnLtd Millennium Awards (Level 2) for England opens to applications on 1 November 2011 with a deadline of 21 November 2011.
A complete package of support
UnLtd’s Millennium Awards provide practical and financial support to social entrepreneurs in the UK; people with vision, passion, drive and commitment, who want to change the world for the better.
We know that there are thousands of people who have the ideas and the vision to make a real difference. We also know that many of them need encouragement and support, contact with others just like them, and access to training to help them grow and give their projects the best chance of success.
That’s why you don’t just get money from UnLtd. If you win an award you will get a complete package of support designed just for you, in addition to the financial support.
Levels of award
UnLtd currently offers two levels of award:
Level 1: Awards of between £500 and £5,000 (expected average of £2,000)
Level 2: Awards of up to £15,000
Level 1 Awards are designed to help make new ideas become real projects. UnLtd gives out 1,000 Level 1 Awards each year across the UK. Level 1 Awards are aimed at individuals or informal groups of people who have an idea and want help getting it off the ground. The money is to help with the running costs of the project.
Level 2 Awards support people whose ideas are already developed or pay for the living expenses of Award Winners to help them devote more time to their projects. These Awards are given out once in the spring and once in the autumn.
It is people who are important to UnLtd; which is why we only offer support to individuals. We do not support organisations.
Where the money comes from
UnLtd Millennium Awards are funded by the income from a legacy of £100 million granted by the Millennium Commission. This legacy is carefully invested so that the income can be obtained for awards for the future – this is what is called a permanent endowment.
The Millennium Commission is the only distributor of lottery funds to good causes who some time ago decided to provide awards to individuals. Around 25,000 of these have been made so far and they have been so successful that they decided to provide the legacy to UnLtd to carry on this work for the future
For more information see http://www.unltd.org.uk/template.php?ID=1&PageName=whatareunltdawards
Creative Experts
A pool of practitioners, based at Contact, who will be offered training and paid work
Paid work offered on a project by project basis
Daily rate: between £75 and £150 depending on role
Voluntary attendance at monthly training events is essential
Our Vision:
Contact is a dynamic charity based in Manchester with young people at the heart of everything we do. We work locally, nationally, and internationally to provide life changing opportunities for the next generation of creative leaders, artists, and audiences. We redefine theatre for the 21st Century, presenting and producing a diverse artistic programme in our building, surprising places, and virtual spaces.
What we are looking for:
We are recruiting a pool of young practitioners who will become Contact’s Creative Experts – young people with expertise in creative industries to whom Contact offer paid work and opportunities for professional development. We are looking for up to 20 young people aged between 16 and 30 who are looking to improve and share their facilitation and creative skills, and are willing to advocate on behalf of Contact, delivering according to our vision. Projects will take place in Contact, in schools, businesses and with other organisations. Knowledge of Contact and its work is a requirement.
If you are interested in being part of Contact’s dynamic team working in our innovative environment we would like to hear from you.
Deadline for applications: Tuesday 8th November, 2011, 12 noon.
Interviews will be held on: Monday 21st November: 10.00am – 13.00pm or Tuesday 22nd November: 18.00pm – 21.00pm.
For information on how to apply: visit www.contactmcr.com/about/jobs/ email vacancies@contactmcr.com or call Roxanne Moores: Administration Officer on 0161 274 0646. Only applications using the relevant forms will be accepted.
Contact is committed to Equal Opportunities and positively welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. Registered Charity No. 501953.
Source: http://www.artsjobs.org.uk/index.php?id=25&ne_source=dailyjobs&ne_post_id=70806
| October 26, 2011 |
| 2:00 pm | to | 5:00 pm |
A half day workshop for professional photographers that explores options for exhibiting work, building relationships with galleries, and guidelines for editioning prints. It takes place from 14:00 to 17:00 on 26 October 2011 in the Annexe at Cornerhouse, Manchester. Tickets are available from the Cornerhouse website.
We’re very pleased to welcome back one of our most popular and informative presenters, Shirley Read.
An acknowledged expert in this field, and author of the book Exhibiting Photography, Shirley will discuss some of the central questions around looking for exhibitions, organising yourself as an exhibiting photographer or artist, planning an exhibition, making the best use of any available space, designing shows, sequencing & juxtaposing work, framing and hanging.
In addition, Redeye’s Paul Herrmann will present a roundup of advice on pricing prints, and deciding on whether and how to limit the edition of each print.
This event is aimed at any photographer who is considering exhibiting their work, or selling prints.
Shirley Read is an independent curator and author. She recently completed a Research Fellowship at the London College of Communications looking at the development of photographic exhibiting in Britain. She teaches exhibition workshops at all levels and regularly interviews photographers for the Oral History of British Photography, part of the National Sound Archive at the British Library. The second edition of Exhibiting Photography is due out in 2012.
Contact Mark Devereux mark@redeye.org.uk
Source: http://www.artsjobs.org.uk/index.php?id=25&ne_source=dailynews&ne_post_id=70705
The Octagon Theatre Bolton has established a national reputation as a leading producing theatre serving, and working with, communities of Bolton and the Region. The programme of home-produced shows is complemented by co-productions, visiting performances and special events which offer deeper engagement with the Theatre’s work. The community participation work of activity with young, excluded and disadvantaged people is widely regarded as a model of best practice.
After 11 years of strong leadership of the Octagon, Executive Director John Blackmore is stepping down. The Board of Octagon Theatre Trust Limited is now seeking to appoint a Chief Executive to provide strategic and managerial leadership for the organisation and to work with the Artistic Director, David Thacker, to ensure that the Octagon maintains and develops its role as a major force in regional theatre.
For further information contact: Vicky Entwistle on 01204 556508 or vicky.entwistle@octagonbolton.co.uk
Closing date for applications: 18 November 2011
Interviews: 6 and 7 December 2011
Source: http://www.artsjobs.org.uk/index.php?id=25&ne_source=dailyjobs&ne_post_id=70685
