Like magpies, we’ve nabbed links and information from e-shots, tweets and mailouts about funding and creative opportunities for theatre artists. We’ve collated them here and will update opportunities as they come in. If you have a funding opportunity you’d like us to include, give us a shout at tomorrow@thisispopbaby.com.
Love & Solidarity – the THISISPOPBABY team
- Scene & Heard – Applications Now Open
Applications are now oppen for the 2025 edition of Scene & Heard, the festival of new work, held in Smock Alley 13 February-1 March. Closing Date 30 September. Full details HERE.
- Rough Magic – Rough Ideas Open Call
An Open Call for emerging/early career writers to submit the beginnings of a play, or part of a play in progress, this is an opportunity to initiate a working relationship with one of Ireland’s leading theatre producers. The winner will receive an award of €2,500 and will work with our Literary Manager over the course of 2025 to develop their play. Closing Date 4 October. Full details HERE.
- Minding Creative Minds – Counselling Services
Minding Creative Minds has announced an enhancement of its service to include specialist trauma and abuse counselling care. This primary advancement in our service offering was announced in recent weeks in collaboration with Screen Ireland, The Arts Council and Irish Theatre Institute as part of the Safe to Create programme announcement initiative.
The Minding Creative Minds programme includes access to a number of additional services to help users overcome various practical issues they may face: Advice on practical, day-to-day issues that cause anxiety and stress; Legal Assistance; Financial Assistance & Consumer Assistance; Career Guidance & Life Coaching; Support for non-Irish nationals & their familie; Mediation Service.
24/7 Dedicated Phone Line:
ROI: 1800 814 244
NI/UK: 0800 0903677
International: 00353 1 518 0277Or Text/WhatsApp “Hi” to 087 369 0010
https://mindingcreativeminds.ie/what-we-do/
- Report + Support now live
Report + Support, an anonymous reporting facility for those working in the arts and creative sectors, is now live on the Safe to Create website: https://reportandsupport.safetocreate.ie/report
Through Report + Support, you can voluntarily report incidents of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment experienced or witnessed in arts and creative workplaces.
