We’re pleased to announce a new hybrid programme and exhibition in collaboration with @wordsofcolour, to amplify the voices of black and minority ethnic communities and orgs in #Leeds with a focus on #mentalhealth and #racialjustice. #RWF2024

Launch your TV career with the Channel 4 Writing for TV Awards! Enter an original pitch and sample script to win £3000, mentoring support, and a long-term placement with a production company. Open to new writers based in the North of England. D/L 4 Jun: newwritingnorth.com/northern-write…

Passionate about arts & health? Join our team! We're searching for a Creative Health Connector to connect people with lived experience of ill health to creative activities to improve wellbeing. bit.ly/3JKvNBl Deadline 10th June Salary £30,995 pro-rata (£18,597 0.6 FTE)

The Age of Creativity- Now CLOSED Festival is here, celebrating the power of art in later life, and we're right behind it! Our inclusive workshops are open to everyone. Join us and rediscover the joy of creating! bit.ly/3AvtRZP #CreativeLaterLife #WellbeingWednesday

#YourVoiceYourPhoto, a new #photovoice project by us, @wordofcolour and Touchstone, is looking for 10 men of colour with lived experience, #carers + #mentalhealth advocates, to amplify their voices through their own lens. bit.ly/3JQrXqn

We are looking for an illustrator to help to communicate Manchester's new Cultural Strategy and its themes of Everyone, Everything, Everywhere. Please request the brief by emailing us at [email protected] #itallstartswithaspark

🔔 We’re looking for disabled panel members to select our next round of commissions! Help diversify our selection panels and ensure disabled people remain the majority in our decision-making processes. Find out more and apply by Monday 10 June, midday: bit.ly/3oMV3jz

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Back in days past when I had a commissioning budget and a cultural space to offer, I loved working with @fidgettheatre as they created new work in response to Leeds Libraries collections. My 7yr old loved Football Freddie last year - looking forward to the latest show!

Applications for support close on Monday! We're especially keen to hear from those who want careers in music but not as artists - working in management, events, production, labels etc. If that sounds like you, that's what our Projects strand is for! More details below 👇

If you’ve not already booked, now is the time to get your tickets

📣 Open call! Artists/cultural practitioners - does your work explore marginalised histories or challenge contemporary narratives? Apply now for Moving Narratives: a multi-disciplinary mentorship programme: bit.ly/3Rc2Dzn Closes: 16 July 2024

🤔 ‘To access rider or not to access rider?’ dr. Aby Watson, a neurodivergent artist based in Glasgow shares her insights on our blog today. From issues with access riders to her unique approach (including a snippet from her own dance performance rider). 🔗 bit.ly/4eaUXab

This month, you can find us at the Thackray Museum's Community Room for our in person social club, Saturday 27 June, 2-4PM. Contact Kate on 07966 964316. or email [email protected] for more info - or just come along and say hi!

Join Cultural Institute for a range of exciting free activities and creative sessions at WOW Park until Saturday 29 June. From heritage walks and live performances to local community stalls, free food and a little library, there’ll be lots to engage with on Woodhouse Moor 🌳

Leeds is a powerhouse of cultural activity, but how can the University support the sector? Our new Cultural Engagement Strategy outlines our aims to engage staff, students, and local communities in the arts, to deliver meaningful experiences across campus and beyond 👇

hud.ac.uk/news/2024/sept… We just set up a Creative Health HUB for West Yorkshire! Working in collaboration with partners and communities across the region. West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire Kirklees Council Creative Wakefield Calderdale Council LEEDS 2023 University of Huddersfield Bradford 2025

Really great to be involved in delivering West Yorkshire Combined Authority Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire new creative freelancers program! We're hosting a day long workshop based off our Innovators program to support those managing music rights and releasing music in the region. westyorks-ca.gov.uk/all-news-and-b…

Opportunity for Leeds artists in Lille 🎨 Would you like a funded opportunity to develop plastic and visual art projects in our twin city of Lille, France? Interested? Find out more at: orlo.uk/xsJuv

Do you work with Early Years children and families, or want to? Share your views with @BookTrust📢 New research will explore training & development needs of people working in the cultural sector, to help support Early Years creativity🎨 Take the survey👇 buff.ly/4gumYtW