Unlimited & Collaborative Touring Network micro commissions available
Unlimited is partnering with the Collaborative Touring Network (CTN) and Touretteshero to develop and tour a new live and digital performance, Burnt Out in Biscuit Land.
The Collaborative Touring Network is a national network of grassroots organisations working in areas where levels of arts investment are too low. They are on a collective mission to make our towns and cities better places to be through arts and culture.
These micro-commissions are jointly funded with the Collaborative Touring Network and supported by a partner organisation from the CTN network. These organisations are:
The Old Courts (Wigan)
Dorstep Arts (Torbay)
Jumped Up (Peterborough)
Looping the Loop (Thanet)
ARCADE (Scarborough and Bridlington)
GL4 (Gloucester)
Mind the Gap (Bradford)
Who can apply?
Artists applying to these commissions must live in or around one of the CTN towns or cities named above. Artists can only apply to one, which they will be asked to select at the point of application.
The commissions are open to artists who identify as deaf, disabled, neurodivergent, chronically ill, or clinically extremely vulnerable to COVID-19.
You don’t need to have been commissioned before or have a certain level of experience as a professional artist. We are open to applications from artists at any stage of their career.
About the commission
Commissioning awards of £4,250 are available to nine disabled artists, to support the development of high-quality, ambitious, original work from across a range of artforms.
These are micro-commissions and as such artists are not expected to make full scale artworks. Instead, artists are encouraged to scale their ideas accordingly, to ensure they are budgeting for their time appropriately.
The work created must connect to the broad themes and ideas explored in Burnt Out in Biscuit Land, namely: invisibility, isolation, joy, and resistance.
When can I apply?
You can apply now via The Old Courts website.
Applications will close at 10am on Tuesday 31 January 2023.
Information is available in easy read, large print, British Sign Language, and audio versions.
If applying via the online portal is not accessible to you, please contact Project Officer Hazel Hobson at hazelh@theoldcourts.com or on 09429 29457 to discuss alternative access options with you.
To read the information in full, please click here or visit this website:
https://weareunlimited.org.uk/opportunities/apply/unlimited-collaborative-touring-network-micro-commissions/
Image credit: Kevin Moran