Opportunities roundup
Deadline: 20 March
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​Applications are open for In the Margins of the Frame, a queer-focused research residency delivered in partnership with BACKLIT and the British Film Institute (BFI).
This opportunity invites an early-career curator, archivist or researcher to explore connections between digital screen heritage and grassroots archives using BFI REPLAY and BACKLIT’s Alfred House archive.
What’s included:
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£2,000 residency fee (10 research days)
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£1,700 production budget & travel support
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Mentorship and archive access
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Research visits and a public learning outcome
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The residency supports experimental, inclusive and practice-led approaches to archival research, culminating in a public output and final sharing.
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Type: Residency
Fee: £2000 (+£1700 production budget)
Location: Any (Nottingham) ​
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Deadline: 24 March​
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​Sound engineering placements for women, trans, non-binary or gender fluid people to gain hands-on experience at Sounds From The Other City, Sunday 3 May.
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Type: Placement / Training Opp
Subsidy: £100 (travel + catering)
Location: Salford
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Deadline: 23 March​
Changemaker Lens is the storytelling strand of the St James’s Youth Changemaker Programme. It invites young people (18-30) from the UK, US, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, and South Africa to tell the truth of their lived experience through photography, film, art and creative expression. Launching in London in May 2026, it forms the heart of an emerging global ecosystem of youth leadership. It is not a finished exhibition. It is an invitation to enter a shared human story.
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Type: Grant
Grant: £1000
Location: United Kingdom
Deadline: 31 March
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The mission of the British Mycological Society is to promote fungal science and we recognise that art, in all its forms, provides a powerful route through which we can attract new audiences, provoke discussion and stimulate interest in mycology.
The Massee Arts Grant provides an annual fund of £10,000 to support individual projects up to a maximum of £5,000 each. Artists from all disciplines who can help us encourage all sectors of society to engage with and learn about the world of fungi are eligible to apply, and funded projects will be showcased as part of the BMS’s flagship outreach event, UK Fungus Day, which takes place each October.
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Type: Commission
Grant: Up to £5000
Location: Any
Deadline: 1 April
​ILN is looking for Freelance City Contributors to help us spotlight what's happening beyond London - from Manchester to Paris and beyond.
The role: You'll send us a short, curated snapshot of what's on in your city for creatives: events, open calls, and jobs worth bookmarking. Anything you think the ILN community should have on their radar.
What we're looking for:
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Someone plugged into their local creative scene
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An eye for what's relevant, exciting, and worth sharing
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Reliable and able to deliver on brief
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Type: Job
Salary: TBD, above UK Living Wage
Location: Remote
Deadline: 12 April​
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​SGCR is seeking a Creative Development & Opportunities Coordinator (Part-Time) to support the coordination of resources, creative practitioners, and delivery processes across Sunny Govan Community Radio’s existing and expanding cultural activity
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Type: Job
Salary: £16,400 PA (17.5 hours PW)
Location: Glasgow
More information
Deadline: 17 August
The Open Fund for Music Creators supports the development of outstanding music creators of all genres and backgrounds at different stages of their career.
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Music Creators’ projects must fulfil all three of our funding priorities:
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To support the creation, performance and promotion of outstanding new music in any genre
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To enable the UK’s most talented music creators to realise their potential
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To reach audiences
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Type: Funding
Grant: Up to £5000
Location: United Kingdom​
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