Tuesday 22, December 2015

Hi folks!

Welcome to your latest edition of Creative Enterprise's Emerge, bringing you the best creative opportunities from Coventry, Warwickshire, the West Midlands, and beyond, every fortnight.

As you may be aware, the Creative Enterprise (CE) project hosted its final networking event on 17 December, and the project formally closes on 31 December. However, the office will close with effect from the end of the 22 December 2015.

Any queries after that time should be directed to info@creativeenterprise.org as Cathryn, CE’s Project Manager, is in post until 31 January 2016.

CE’s website www.creativeenterprise.org will change over to a static legacy site during January. Providing a source of information about the project, it will also highlight opportunities and valuable resources available at the time of closure.

The Emerge Newsletter will continue into the New Year, so please continue to send your opportunities etc to: news.emerge@gmail.com The first edition of 2016 is due 7 January (with a 4 Jan noon copy deadline). Any developments regarding the future of this newsletter will be communicated via this platform.

The Creative Enterprise team would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has contributed to the programme, and to this newsletter, over the last 3.5 years. We look forward to sharing legacy plans with you, and hope to work with you again.

In the meantime, read on for some great opportunities: Our Warwickshire require a visual artist and a storyteller, submissions  open for Chorlton Arts Festival, and IDFB 2016 need a designer.

We also wish all our readers a peaceful Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
- The Emerge Team

Training, networking & funding

6 Jan 2016, The Village Hotel, Coventry, 7am, £10
Warwickshire and Coventry Federation of Small Businesses event. Includes cooked breakfast. Details via Eventbrite.

6 Jan 2016, White Swan Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon, 6pm, free
Informal networking event for Warwickshire and Stratford businesses. Details via Eventbrite.

Multi-arts event is looking for new performances in music, comedy, cabaret and poetry plus 'special events' and exhibitions/ artworks. Deadline 4 Jan 2016. Details: www.chorltonartsfestival.com

The trust supports creative endeavour by sponsoring prizes, and by offering financial support to organisations, and aims to advance the education of young people under the age of 25 in the arts. West Midlands applicants particularly welcomed. Deadline end Dec (est). Details: philipbatestrust.co.uk

Creative spaces available for art, exhibitions, installations, events, performances, classes, as studios etc in five shops in Walsall town centre. Details: www.facebook.com/directartaction/

Three awards for emerging artists, writers, poets and performers connected to the Black Country to develop and present new work. Where’s Our Spake Gone? explores and celebrates the changing language and dialect of the area with a focus on Tipton, Gornal, Oldbury and Cradley Heath. Deadline 4 Jan 2015. Details via Facebook.

Supporting new work. 'Priority is given to artists in the fine arts and small organisations and galleries who should submit well argued, imaginative proposals for making or producing new work or exhibitions.' Deadlines 18 Jan, 4 Apr 2016. Details: elephanttrust.org.uk

Competition for start-ups and creatives to win 6 months free co-working space at London's 2 Angel Square. Deadline 31 Dec 2015. Details: www.theofficegroup.co.uk

Trust set up by JK Rowling. Funding for charities and projects, whether national or community-based, at home or abroad, that alleviate social deprivation, with a particular emphasis on women’s and children’s issues. Deadline 8 Jan 2016. Details: www.volanttrust.com

The Foundation awards grants for sustainable development projects that contribute to effective, responsive and accountable governance with civil society participation. Deadline 5 Jan 2016. Details: www.commonwealthfoundation.com/grants

Accepting applications to support groups or networks to arrange their own fundraising training event, conference, seminar or meeting. Up to £1,500 available for travel costs, venue hire, catering, speaker fees etc. Deadline 8 Jan 2016. Details: artsfundraising.org.uk

South Birmingham school are looking to work with an artist or organisation to help deliver a creative project on The Egyptians, to inspire both pupils and teaching staff. Artists can be multi-disciplined, or from visual arts, drama, music, dance and/ or combined arts. Deadline 8 Jan 2016. Details via ArtsJobs.
* Also: Dance, Music and Visual Artists Required to lead various workshops within the school. Deadline 8 Jan 2016. Details via ArtsJobs.

EACG are looking for an artist/ practitioner (or small team) to facilitate a creative/ cultural experience which enables Cerebral Palsy Midlands (CPM) participants to express themselves in a way which makes full use of their different skills and abilities, allowing them to convey their messages. Deadline 6 Jan 2016. Details/ full brief via: t.jones101@btinternet.com

Performing arts opportunities

Call out for new work for theatre for performance at The Worcester Arts Workshop in March. Previously unperformed new work 10-15mins, low-tech and ideally from Worcestershire-based practitioners. Deadline 15 Jan 2016. Details via ArtsJobs.

New youth theatre group in Birmingham requires Leader and Assistant Leader. Experience of planning & delivering drama (or related) workshops for children and young people aged 8-17 along with the ability to manage all aspects of performance essential for both roles. Deadline 4 Jan 2016. Details: www.stpaulstrust.org.uk

Brighter Sound is looking for 2 young composers (16-25yrs) to write an original body of music in any genre, in response to the changing times of the music industry. Prize inc £700, performance and mentoring. Deadline 31 Dec 2015. Details: www.brightersound.com

Gary Clarke's dance company require for women dancers and musicians to contribute to a production about mining. Workshops take place 18 Jan at DanceXchange Birmingham and Atherstone, North Warks with production 11-13 Feb 2016. Details: www.dancexchange.org.uk

Company looking for three professional actors 18-27yrs for play inspired by Shakespeare's Pericles at The Old Rep Birmingham and touring). Black/ Asian/ Dual Heritage male and female 18yrs and one while 27yrs. Auditions 6 Jan 2016. Details email: mandalatheatrecompany@gmail.com

The JMK Trust and Birmingham Repertory Theatre are offering an Assistant Director Bursary to a participant of the JMK REP Directors’ Group. The bursary is an arts scholarship that will provide a learning and training opportunity for a talented emerging director, based in the West Midlands who has demonstrated a commitment to directing and a passion for theatre making. Deadline 8 Jan 2016. Details: www.birmingham-rep.co.uk

Design & media opportunities

Northern Film & Media, Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art and Channel 4's Random Acts are looking for 3 UK based artists to take part in a film commission and development programme designed to nurture bold new voices in narrative film. The Artist’s Cut is an opportunity to broaden practice in a structured and supportive environment producing a short narrative film for with a £5k budget. Deadline 11 Jan 2016. Details: berwickfilm-artsfest.com

International Dance Festival Birmingham require a design agency or individual to design festival materials and 'creative solutions' that engage the public, promote the festival and drive ticket sales. Deadline 11 Jan 2016. Details: www.idfb.co.uk

Experienced person required to design and create a digital sponsorship pack to help festival increase income. Deadline 5 Jan 2016. Details via ArtsJobs.

Visual art & craft opportunities

Heritage and Culture Warwickshire (HCW) is looking to appoint two artists (one storyteller, one visual artist) to deliver a series of creative workshops. The artists will work with a range of community groups across the county, exploring and showcasing Warwickshire’s diverse heritage. Deadline 4 Jan 2016. Details: Storyteller Brief (via Google Drive) | Visual Art Brief (via Google Drive)

Open photography competition looking at 'how pattern can be used to gain a better understanding of life'. Deadline 31 Dec 2015. Details: thephotographicangle.co.uk

Regular classes in Jan 2016 inc: Watercolours (Tue, Haughton Village Hall, 10.15am); Art and Design (Tue, Haughton Village Hall, 12.30pm); Learn To Draw and Paint (Wed, Gainsborough Artworks, Stafford, 10am; Wed, Wolgarston High School, Penkridge, 6.45pm). Details: www.marklippett.co.uk

Based in Northumberland, VARC looks for artists who feel that 12 months spent living in an isolated rural location will significantly benefit their practice and who enjoy contact with people and want to be part of a community. Applications open for Oct 2016-Sep 2017 and Oct 2017-Sep 2018. Deadline 8 Jan 2016. Details: varc.org.uk/residency/

Residency at Great Yarmouth museum. Practitioners will create original work inspired by museum collections and share their process directly with young people through master classes, workshops and, where practical, studio visits. Fee £2,800 for 14 days Feb-Apr 2016. Deadline 31 Dec 2015. Details via craftscouncil.org.uk

Travel company offering craft-based activities is seeking tutors in various crafts to lead workshops in Devon as part of Staycreation. Deadline 29 Dec 2015. Details via www.craftscouncil.org.uk

What's happening

12 Jan 2016, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, 7am-2.30pm, free
Warwickshire and Coventry FSB business 'expo'. Seminars inc What's So Special About Your Business, Is Your Business Protected?, Networking For Success, Make Smartphones and Tablets Work For Your Business, and Getting Pain In Full On Time!, plus sessions on HR tribunals, team building, marketing and customer service. Details: b2bexpo2016.eventbrite.com

Miscellaneous

MuseumsEtc invite submissions for book from museum/ gallery professionals, consultants, academics and researchers. Content (ranging from strategy and analysis tto highly practical case studies etc) must have been previously been published online in the last year. Deadline 11 Jan 2016. Details: museumsetc.com

Association of Independent Museums invitation to tender exploring the impact of museums introducing admission fees. Deadline 19 Jan 2016. Details: aimuseums.files.wordpress.com

Free National Heritage Training Group and Churches Conservation Trust toolkit that provides a step-by-step guide to putting traditional building skills and conservation training at the heart of built heritage projects. Details: www.the-nhtg.org.uk

Organisation behind 10 day multi-arts festival, literature festival and learning and participation programme requires new board members with knowledge of marketing and communications, fundraising, audience development, artistic planning, producing and programming. Deadline 31 Jan 2016. Details via Artsjobs.

Worcestershire arts venue requires new board members with skills in finance, HR, commerical, legal, IT, fundraising and/ or artistic development. Deadline 11 Jan 2016. Details via ArtsJobs.

Make sure your B2B event or opportunity reaches the widest possible audience. Send details of your workshops, seminars, training and learning events, courses, networking events, meet-ups, conferences, competitions, funds, grants, vacancies, call outs, commissions, tenders, support sessions, requests, career development programmes, and schemes to: news.emerge@gmail.com

Please Note: All opportunities must be aimed at, or relevant to, the arts, cultural and creative sectors. We are sadly no longer able to include 'what's on' listings or general news.

Disclaimer: Every attempt is made to ensure that information is accurate. External websites change content regularly so please check directly, particularly about funding information