Current Opportunities for D&G based practitioners.

A good chuck of today was spent going through the Creative Scotland Opportunities site for things that would be of interest to Theatre and Performance practitioners based in D&G. Here are some of what is on offer.

The Federation of Scottish Theatre
The Emporium. Event 25th Febuary,  book by 31st January



One of the Scottish Theatres best networking opportunities. A chance to meet many of the promoters and Bookers in the Scottish Theatre Industry.
http://fstemporium.wordpress.com/

The FST a has a range of  short courses for theatre practitioners here.
and offers Professional Development Opportunities for  Producers and Directors here.

The Arches
DARK BEHAVIOUR: CALL FOR ARTISTS, PRODUCERS AND ARTS COLLECTIVES
Deadline Monday 16th December


http://www.thearches.co.uk/jobs/dark-behaviour-call-for-statement-of-interest-from-artistsproducersarts-collectives

Rough Mix:
Three week multi disciplinary Artists Opportunity with Magnetic North's Nicholas Bone. For established artists of any discipline.



http://www.magneticnorth.org.uk/rough-mix.html

Ideas Tap: Sky Academy Arts Scholarships. Deadline 6th December


Offers five £30k bursaries for talented young artists (aged 18-30) available. .

http://www.ideastap.com/Opportunities/Brief/Sky-061213#Overview

The Ideas Tap:The Ideas Fund
Offers a range of small grants, including for innovators, short film, budget top up's, support to take shows to fringe festival's.




The Cultural Enterprise Office, Starter for 6 programme.
This offers training and peer mentoring for creative business start ups, and the opportunity to pitch for £10,000 apply by 13 January 2014 for this years programme.
http://www.culturalenterpriseoffice.co.uk/website/default.asp?menu=s46&page_sel=s46


Creative Scotland Youth Trainee scheme: Deadline January 20th
Offers £10,000 to organisations who can offer a full time trainee post to young people aged 20 to 30. 


http://www.creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/youth-employment-programme-traineeships

Mission Statement

Its a bit of a humbling and overwhelming thing to be given the role of  CABN Theatre & Performance Advocate. There is little time and a lot to do!

What I hope to achieve is,

1. To map out a clear route to help people looking to produce work, be able to do so. 
2. See what support is out there from local and national agencies at each step along the way.
3. If some of the National agencies can provide services in this region.
4. Create a directory of people who are developing work based in D&G or can help in the process.
5. Create a directory of organisations that provide opportunities that could support local artist develop tour work. 

The aim of the above is to encourage a more permeable relationship between DG based artists and the rest of Scotland and the UK. The hope is that CABN can increase awareness opportunities and support available. So that more artists based in D&G can devleop work, take it to new audiences, and ultimately be able to make a good living from what they do.

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