Thu 30 July 2020
Hi Everyone and Welcome to the New Look, New Works Newsletter,
We know things are hard right now across our sector, and especially for freelance artists. After speaking with our creative community we were struck by the need for clear information and a central place for artists to find out what (on earth) is currently going on and any support that is available.
With that in mind, whilst our buildings are still dark due to Covid-19, we want to re-purpose this newsletter to a fortnightly round up of:
• Updates about the theatres
• Notices and Opportunities for funding and activism. This will no longer include national workshops and courses for writing and developing work that aren't free.
• What's on in Liverpool by local artists and grassroots organisations. If you are putting on an event, show or workshop in Merseyside - let us know and we will share it.
Although we are currently at very reduced capacity, we want this newsletter to be useful to you so do let us know anything you think we should try to cover. If you have anything you'd like us to share or questions for us, please drop us a line at newworks@everymanplayhouse.com.
Thank you and we hope to see you soon!
Frank (New Works Associate) & Ashlie (Programmer)
• Our buildings currently remain closed to the public but our artistic, YEP, new works, creativity and social change work continues behind the scenes. Whilst the government have advised that live performances can go ahead from the 1st August, we have not yet confirmed our re-opening date.
• This newsletter will go out just after our latest Theatremakers' Mega Zoom. We are committing to these being a regular open forum.
• We currently have wonderful 4 reps working part time on behalf of Liverpool freelancers as part of a national task force: George Francis, Brodie Arthur, Natasha Patel and Grace Goulding. You can find out more about them here and can contact them Tuesday to Thursday at liverpoolfreelancers@gmail.com
• Culture Liverpool Without Walls Fund: Grants of up to £5000 to develop outdoor performance for the city centre. No deadline but applications will be assessed on a first come, first served basis.
• ACE have reopened the National Lottery Project Grants with new guidelines (available here). Whilst you can apply up to £100,000 the reopened fund will focus on the needs of smaller independent organisations and individual practitioners
• Even if you have been successful with ACE before, some of the guidelines have changed. Liz Barker from March for the Arts has created a Youtube video, demystifying some of the changes made to the application criteria and process.
• The Unity Theatre are also running a free refresher and Q&A with Nikki Harrison-Davis (Relationship Manager, Combined Arts – North) on applying to the ACE National Lottery Project Grants on Friday 7th August at 11am.
• Never applied before? Try the free Introduction to Arts Council England Project Grant Applications with Nicole Behan of paperwork Theatre, organised by March for the Arts on Thursday 6th August at 3pm.
• The Equity Education fund will only be open for one round this year due to Covid with the deadline on Wednesday, August 12th. This fund is for education and courses for artists with more than ten years professional experience.
• The Society for Theatre Research has twelve support grants of £200 available to help theatre practitioners and researchers working in the UK facilitate British and British-related theatre projects during the Covid-19 pandemic. The deadline is Friday 7th August.
• Liverpool based new media theatre company Despite the Monkey have created an exciting new way to experience interactive audio stories while out and about. Check out Raft and their first story!
• The Seven Ages of Care: a poetic film created by artist Holly Blue with Imaginarium Theatre for the Heart of Glass ‘Compendium of Care'.
• You like poetry inside? You'll love poetry outside! Next Thursday 6th August, come and join A Lovely Word at the Henge in Princes Park for some socially distanced spoken work with local headliners.
