funding Archives - Blackpool Social Club

24 Mar

Sharing Blackpool’s Stories: Brunch with The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsHeritage, Opportunitiesfunding, heritage

Whether it’s of an individual, place or time, stories are at the heart of every project The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports. Heritage is about stories and everyone has one of those. This Friday, community groups and creative organisations working in Blackpool are invited to join the National Lottery Heritage Fund to explore the potential of a heritage project. The Heritage Fund is hosting a brunch for all who might be curious about hearing more about their funding and networking with other local organisations. This informal event will give attendees an introduction to funding available through their National Lottery Heritage…

18 Aug

Creative callout: opportunities & commissions for August & September

Catherine Mugonyi0 CommentsOpportunitiesfunding, opportunities

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] A round-up of opportunities available to creatives based on the Fylde Coast in August and September 2024. These include grant funding, commissions, jobs, consultations, research projects and more. New opportunities will be added to this page as they arise. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1651834823896{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #c4dbff !important;}"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="50792" img_size="medium" alignment="center" css="" title="DigiLab Blackpool 2024"][vc_column_text css=""] A free workshop week for anyone who wants to develop skills in projection mapping, led by imitating the dog. When: Mon 18th – Fri 22nd Nov 2024, 10am – 5pm Where: Lightworks, Blackpool, FY4 2RL…

24 Oct

Creative Opportunities & commissions for November 2022

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsLocal News, Opportunitiescommission, funding, jobs, opportunities

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A round-up of opportunities available to creatives based on the Fylde Coast in November 2022. These include grant funding, commissions, jobs, consultations, research projects and more. New opportunities will be added to this page as they arise. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1657909055679{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #ffe758 !important;}"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="36221" img_size="large" alignment="center" title="Stalls available at Blackpool Heritage Action Zone's Christmas Market"][vc_column_text] Blackpool Creative Market is back on December 3rd - this time with a festive flavour! They're pulling out the stops for Christmas, so on the day there will be there will be a variety of creative workshops and…

06 May

Creative Opportunities & commissions for May 2022

Catherine Mugonyi0 CommentsLocal News, Opportunitiescommission, funding, jobs, opportunities, training

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A round-up of opportunities available to creatives based on the Fylde Coast in May 2022. These include grant funding, commissions, jobs, consultations, research projects and more. New opportunities will be added to this page as they arise. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1651832893246{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #ffe758 !important;}"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="10892" img_size="medium" alignment="center" title="National Lottery Heritage Fund: Helping You Apply: Grants for £3,000 - £10,000 (North)"][vc_column_text]2pm - 4pm, Wed 11 May 2022. This informal 2 hour session will explore: how heritage can be used to transform places and change lives; what a well-planned project looks like and; how to write a…

04 Jan

Creative Opportunities & commissions for January 2022

Catherine Mugonyi0 CommentsLocal News, Opportunitiescommission, consultation, funding, Grant, opportunities, research

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A round-up of opportunities available to creatives based on the Fylde Coast in January 2022. These include grant funding, commissions, jobs, consultations, research projects and more. New opportunities will be added to this page as they arise. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Arts for Wellbeing Practitioners Pendle Leisure Trust are about to embark on a two-year programme of Arts for Wellbeing work in Pendle. They are seeking experienced practitioners who work across community arts and health settings and/or those wishing to grow their experience of working in this way. Are you based in Pendle or surrounding Lancashire areas? Do you have experience…

01 Nov

StoryFutures offer funded training for Unboxed Festival project

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsOpportunitiesAugmented Reality, funding, opportunities, training, Virtual Reality

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] StoryFutures are seeking diverse UK based storytellers to take part in a nationwide immersive project about our past, our future and our belonging. The StoryTrails project is one of ten to be part of the Unboxed 2022 programme of events (formerly "Festival 2022"). The project will bring untold stories from the past to life through 3D internet using augmented and virtual reality to reanimate public spaces in towns and cities across the UK creating a free, entertaining and playful family-friendly experience. Creatives will develop their innovative ideas using immersive technology in AR* and will receive fifteen thousand pounds reimbursement,…

08 May

Lancashire 2025: First call-out to artists and creators

Catherine Mugonyi0 CommentsLocal News, OpportunitiesCity of Culture, funding, Grant, Lancashire, Lancashire 2025

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Can you reimagine the way we live? As part of the bid to become UK City of Culture 2025, Lancashire 2025 has launched its Bid Programme Call seeking new ideas for physical locations in Lancashire that include a digital element. The call is open to anyone from anywhere in Lancashire, the UK, or the rest of the world. They want proposals for high-profile events, creative projects, and cultural experiences that reimagine the way we live based on our four topics of cultural regeneration; living, connection, nature and digital.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lancashire 2025 wants to build a groundbreaking, high-quality cultural programme to stage the UK…

26 Apr

How I learned to stop worrying – John Marc Allen artist Crowdfunder

Lauryn Eliza0 CommentsLocal News, Visual Arts & Exhibitionscrowdfunding, Exhibition, funding

Crowdfunding for a new art project and exhibition by John Marc Allen John Marc Allen is a contemporary Pop artist based in Blackpool, whose work reflects the influence of films, music, television, comic books, street art, pin-ups and more. John explores the way we look at and are inspired by the things created to keep us entertained while tapping into themes of nostalgia and elements of humour. His work covers a range of techniques including painting, screenprint, digital work, and photography, and he has been working as The Tangerine Art Company in Blackpool since 2012. Over recent years he has…

19 Apr

SHINE Emerging Artist Programme 2021

Catherine Mugonyi0 CommentsOpportunitiesartist, artists, commission, funding, illuminations, light, lightpool, lights, opportunities

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Light Up the North (LUTN) is a network of 6 light festivals across the north of England. In 2021, four of the festivals are joining together to award funding to emerging artists working with light, to produce and exhibit new commissions at their 2021 light festivals. The SHINE programme aims to nurture and develop new talent, giving artists the opportunity to exhibit or perform new work at four of the LUTN festivals (Light Night Leeds, Light Up Lancaster, Lightwaves at Salford Quays and Lightpool in Blackpool). Up to two artists or collectives will be awarded substantial commissions of up to…

18 Feb

Calling Fylde Coast Creatives!

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsLocal News, Opportunitiesartist, Blackpool, Blackpool Council, funding, fylde, heritage, research, wyre

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Artists, creatives and organisations on the Fylde Coast are being invited to take part in new research to inform Blackpool Council’s Heritage Action Zone plans. The research aims to understand what creative skills and resources are available in the area and ensure that artists don’t miss out on opportunities to be commissioned as part of the project. Blackpool based organisations Aunty Social and Abingdon Studios are leading the research on behalf of the council and are encouraging as many people as possible to take part. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Catherine Mugonyi, Director of Aunty Social, said: “The council knows that there’s a wealth of…