Alumni Opportunities

RCS Creative Pop-up

RCS is partnering with Creative Entrepreneurs’ Club (CEC) to bring you the RCS Creative Pop-up for this academic year.

CEC is an online community for creative freelancers and companies that supports creative ideas and creative careers. No matter where you are in your career or projects, or what your current needs are, the RCS Creative Pop-up will offer a supportive space and connect you with expert advice and guidance to help you explore your ideas and challenges.

You can access the RCS Creative Pop-up through Creative Clinics and Online Workshops.

Creative Clinic – Focused on Creative Careers and Freelance Work

This open, friendly, clinic will take place twice a month with Rachael Brown. You can book a 40-minute private session, available to our whole RCS community, to chat about anything related to your creative career or life as a freelancer such as:

• Knowing your audience or customer;
• Understanding your value;
• Planning your projects;
• Managing your finances;
• Making the right connections.

Register for a session with Rachael.

Online Workshops

These workshops will help you get your ideas, projects, companies, and collaborations off the ground and into the world. Topics included in these online workshops:

• How to write strong funding applications;
• Costing and pricing your work;
• Managing burnout;
• Handling legal contracts as a freelancer.

Workshop dates and registration links to follow.

All RCS Creative Pop-up events are welcoming, intimate, warm, and casual. No experience in the topic is necessary and our expert speakers will guide you through the basics, leaving plenty of space for questions and conversation.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the Knowledge Exchange team at keadmin@rcs.ac.uk.

Landscapes and Horizons Creative Residency

‘Landscapes & Horizons’ is a new fully funded group residency for five Scotland-based artists and cultural practitioners, open to people aged over 40, from refugee and other migrant backgrounds. Hosted by Cove Park in collaboration with Luminate, Scotland’s creative ageing organisation, and Cross Borders at Scottish Refugee Council.

They are providing this residency opportunity for artists and cultural practitioners aged over 40 who need space, time, care and reflection for their creative development. They are particularly keen to support applicants who have not accessed this kind of opportunity before, and who have faced barriers due to their age, care commitments and/ or asylum or immigration status/ journey.

The residency is aimed at those who were already working as artists or community organisers with a focus upon arts and cultural projects. The residency is also open to those who weren’t able to pursue their practice in their home country for fear of harassment or persecution. Your interests or practice may include, but is not limited to, visual arts, curation, theatre, dance and choreography, music, composition, song writing, craft, design, architecture, food and cultural heritage.

The residency provides a week of creative activity, workshops, and events, offering time for each resident to pursue their own interests and to take part in group projects. The residency will take place at Cove Park on Argyll’s Rosneath Peninsula. This rural hillside site is on Scotland’s west coast and is just over one hour from Glasgow by car or by public transport.

• Landscapes & Horizons is a five-night residency which will take place from Monday 26 February to Saturday 2 March 2024.
• The resident will receive a total award of £550, plus a travel and a materials allowance. Residents who do not have the right to work or any recourse to public funds receive the equivalent in the form of necessary equipment, courses or vouchers of their choice. Residents who have caring needs/ responsibilities can enquire about additional accommodation.
• The residency will centre around creative activity, allowing participants to focus upon their own work and interests, and to come together with other residents to take part in creative workshops and events led by artists and former Cove Park residents.
• Although Cove Park’s residencies are self-catering, some meals will be provided and participants in this programme will be invited to cook and eat together, along with Cove Park’s team, programme partners and workshop facilitators.

More information regarding the residency dates and application deadline can be found:

Landscapes & Horizons | Luminate (luminatescotland.org)

IPresario

Stephen Redwood (BA Acting, 2016) has built an app to connect writers and producers from across the world with licensing and is looking to increase the plays and musicals on the platform.

IPresario works to democratise this important income stream for all writers, allowing them to continue to create. As a writer, you can upload and license your works to producers across the globe, even without representation, and, for time-constrained producers, it’s designed to provide one place where you can license any work, removing the difficulties of finding and purchasing a licence.

Sign up as a writer, producer or agent at: www.ipresario.com

flos collective – Enya 2.0

Catherine Allison is a Contemporary Performance Practice graduate and Co-founder of flos collective, whose primary goal is to create a nurturing space that offers financially accessible opportunities for artists to develop and showcase their work. They are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment, empowering artists from diverse backgrounds to flourish.

flos collective is now accepting submissions for their exhibition, Enya 2.0, celebrating one year of floss. There is no set theme for this exhibition. Artists will have the opportunity to sell work / prints throughout the exhibition. No commission will be taken by flos collective or The Alchemy Experiment.

Although they are trying to raise funding for this exhibition, this is not guaranteed, so they can’t confirm payment for performers at this stage. They are hoping to be able to pay a small fee to the performers that will make their opening event special. They will put any money made from tickets to the opening night towards artists’ fees and event costs.

When?

5-8 December (You must be available to drop off work on 4 December)

Where?

The Alchemy Experiment

Who can apply?

Womxn and non-binary artists, preferably based in Glasgow. Visual artists working in any medium: painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, craft etc. Performers such as musicians and spoken word.

Deadline

Apply via this link by 22 November at 11pm.

Amadeus

Martin Ware is looking for performers of excellent musical ability for roles in ‘Amadeus’, a drama TV series for Sky by the writers of ‘Giri/Haji’.

Based on the Peter Shaffer stage play about beloved composer Mozart’s time in Vienna.

You must be available for filming between March – June 2024 in Budapest. They are currently looking for:

• Katerina (20s, female) – Piano, singer: Soprano
• Michael Kelly (20s, male, Irish) – Singer: Tenor
• Clementi (40s, male) – Piano
• Valentin (18-20, male) – Singer: Tenor

If you are a musician/singer with an interest in acting, but have no previous acting experience, they would still be interested to hear from you.

To be considered, please email olivia@martinwarecasting.com including a bit about yourself, along with your name, age, location, musical experience and ability.

Explora Journeys Cruise Line

Reimagining Entertainment is collaborating with Explora Journeys, a new and exciting luxury cruise line, reimagining entertainment and casting Artistes for their maiden season and they are thrilled to be on the lookout for new, fresh talent.

They have multiple opportunities for musicians and vocalists available. Musicians must have good sight reading ability and a unique flare and passion to entertain. If you create your own compositions/songs, they want to hear from you too!

Please contact Explora Journeys directly for more information: theagency@excellententertainment.biz.

Musician in Residence

Marlborough College Malaysia seeks to appoint a Musician in Residence who has a genuine interest in music education and performance at all levels.

This is an opportunity for a recent music graduate to work in a boarding school environment and have the opportunity to develop skills in teaching (instrumental and/or classroom), ensemble direction, music arrangement (and composition if desired), concert planning and organisation, among many other things.

The job offers financial security and free food and accommodation for the duration of the contract.

You must be a music graduate and demonstrate the necessary skills to contribute to the work of the Music Department and the enthusiasm to be an active member of the wider College community.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience in how a busy Music department runs in one of the world’s leading British international schools. In addition to music-specific roles, the Musician in Residence will be linked to a boarding House which will involve regular evening and weekend duties.

Whilst all musicians are welcome to apply, first study brass players, and those with the ability to play the piano, will be at an advantage.

All applicants should have at least a Bachelor’s Degree and 3 year’s work experience (this can be part-time work whilst at university, and does not need to be regular/consistent employment) – NB These are minimum requirements for the acceptance of an Employment Pass in Malaysia.

The position is initially for five terms (18 months) from 1 January 2024 – 1 July 2025.

For more information visit the Marlborough College Malaysia Website.

If you have any questions, please contact Geraint Watkins: gwatkins@marlboroughcollege.my

The Actors Children’s Trust

The Actors Children’s Trust (ACT) helps actors’ children enjoy secure and creative lives. They give financial, practical, and emotional support to help parents working in the unpredictable acting industry.

The money can be for childcare, activities, state school costs, SEND support and when you are in crisis. ACT pays parents directly and confidentially. Grants are free and never have to be paid back.

Find out more: https://actorschildren.org/