Arts opportunities, training and events
Listed here is information we have been sent about arts opportunities and events of interest to local amateur, professional and emerging artists.
Disclaimer: Please note that we publish the information supplied in good faith and information published here should be checked; inclusion here does not imply endorsement of any activity or provider.
If you have information you would like us to share, please send it to community.arts@rotherham.gov.uk or call us on 01709 823636.
Work, Exhibition and Retail opportunities
Casting Call for Professional Actors
The Rotherham based partnership of Open Minds Theatre Company, On the Road Again Productions and Plum Pie Media requires actors for paid work on a short tour in the autumn of an exciting new theatre and digital media performance. The 'Opus Hatch: He wants to Friend you' project is an innovative newly written, Arts Council funded piece that involves a core cast of professional actors with ensemble segments performed by local participants with acting and physical theatre experience. This is aimed at talented actors who want to gain more experience of paid work that can fit around other projects they may be doing. Characters for casting are mostly male between 17 and 60 years. Auditions are planned for 26 May 11am - 5pm. For details Tel: 07947861284 or leave a message for Karen or Steve Rogers on 01709 829446. Email: karenmulcahey76@yahoo.co.uk or steve@omtc.org.uk
Access Space - Sheffield
Access Space is the UK's longest running free, open digital arts lab, where people interested in art, design, computers, recycling, music, electronics, photography and more meet like-minded people, share and develop skills and work on creative, enterprising and technical projects. Access Space also hosts Exhibitions
Gallerytown - Sit next to Da Vinci!
Artists from the Rotherham and South Yorkshire area are invited to submit works for inclusion in the Gallerytown project, where large scale 2D reproductions of famous artworks by artists such as Picasso, Hockney and Henry Moore, will on display as well as work by local artists, in sites across Rotherham Town Centre. There is no fee, but artists will benefit from;
- A professional photographer to record included work.
- Inclusion in a temporary external exhibition (artists will be identified by a plaque)
- Inclusion in the Gallerytown website (currently under construction)
- Shared income from sales of postcards, prints or other merchandise based on their work.
To be included, artists should submit a CV and up to 5 images of works, which could be or photographs of paintings, prints or other 2D artwork or of sculpture. Artists are advised that work should be secular in nature, and work deemed offensive or political will not be accepted.
For further details call the Community Arts Service on 01709 823636. Submit electonic images to Community.arts@rotherham.gov.uk or printed pictures and material and CD's to:
Gallerytown ProjectC/o Community Arts Service,
Central Library and Arts Centre
Walker Place
Rotherham
S65 1JH
Training, Information and Conferences
Arts and Business Courses
A &B are offering courses in strategic problem solving for businesses who are looking 'beyond today' and who wish to develop their M&L skills. For more information contact Richard@artsandbusinessyorkshire.org.uk
Information from Arts Council England (ACE)
ACE develops and publishes variety of publications of use to artists and has recently published a 'Guide to Internships in the Arts', of use to artists and potential hosts and employers.
Last Update: 18/05/2012