Opportunities

Inspired by the starlings of North Pier and the mill women of Wakes Weeks, the Grand Theatre's Murmurations group is back for autumn. Three sessions remain, taking in Shakespeare, a story chest and art as activism. Every autumn, as the light drops over North Pier, the starlings come in to roost. Swirling across the sky forming elegant shapes, it was this sight that stopped a visiting playwright in his tracks when he was visiting Blackpool as part of a commission for the Grand Theatre. The birds echoed the holidaymakers who arrive and leave in their thousands, and the women from…

Four more paid opportunities land as part of Incubate in October, including a rare in-conversation event with filmmaker Shane Meadows. The Old Electric's Creative Director Melanie Whitehead explains more about the thinking behind the programme of paid professional development opportunities. Incubate, the new programme of training workshops, skills-sharing sessions and behind-the-scenes insights into how creative projects get made, has got off to a strong start in September. Kicking things off, Harry Clayton-Wright pulled back the curtain on Mr Blackpool, an ACE funding surgery was fully booked out, and a session on values and vision is helping local creatives reconnect with…

From light art commissions and funded fellowships to freelancing surgeries and youth roles, September brings a packed run of opportunities for creatives across the Fylde Coast. Here's our round-up of open calls, commissions, training and funding for Fylde Coast creatives. TRAINING Cultural Leadership Skills Bootcamp Blackpool and The Fylde College | University Centre, Blackpool Cohort starts: Thursday 10 September – get in touch now for last minute places The UK's first government-funded Cultural Leadership Skills Bootcamp is back for its September cohort – a 10-week intensive for artists and creative businesses across Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde. Sessions cover cultural governance,…