Creative Roundup of Funding, Support, Events & Opportunities for Creatives
Worth Partnership Project – Open Call for Creatives
WORTH invites creatives to share their ideas on tech innovation, circular game changer solutions, social impact, or a creative business idea in the lifestyle industries.
WORTH Partnership Project II creates and supports transnational collaborations between designers, creative people, manufacturing enterprises (SMEs), crafters/makers and technology firms looking to develop design-driven and innovative products.
WORTH provides designers, SME manufacturers, crafters and technology firms a platform to develop creative concepts and the opportunity to enter into a transnational partnership. The project is funded by the COSME Programme of the European Union and offers participants funding, a tailored coaching programme, market positioning, networking, professional links and international product showcase.
The project focuses on lifestyle industries, including fashion and textile, footwear, leather and fur, furniture/home decoration/architecture/interior design, jewellery and accessories.
The project provides companies with an incubation programme to develop new businesses, including
10.000 to 20.000 EURO in financial support
Coaching on business strategy and technology development
Legal advice on intellectual property rights and protection
Participation in exhibitions
Networking and professional links
Launched in 2021, WORTH II follows the success of the first edition (2017-2021). 202 transnational partnerships will be selected in three calls for proposals, involving partners from EU-27, UK and COSME countries.
Deadline: 27 November 2023
European Digital Deal – Open Call for Artists
The European Digital Deal invites artists interested in exploring the deep entanglement between new technologies and democracy to apply for one of 12 residencies.
European Digital Deal is a three-year investigation, co-funded by Creative Europe, into how the accelerated, yet at times unconsidered, adoption of new technologies – such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain and algorithmic processing – can alter or undermine democratic processes.
Artists are invited to investigate a range of topics, from the notion of truth in the information age shaped by algorithms, biases in AI, techno-anxiety, and the digital divides arising as a result of digitalisation to new forms of surveillance, intelligence, living, citizenship, or work.
The selected artists will receive a 25.000 EUR grant to complete their project, the support of the group of experts around each residency, access to mentorship through an incubation programme, and the chance to show their work at Ars Electronica Festival, Onassis Stegi, and Laboral among many other locations.
Artists interested in applying can join a short presentation of the open call on the 6th of November, 3 PM CET, followed by Q&A sessions with the residency hosts/consortium partners.
Deadline: 30 November 2023
Accelerate Green Business Accelerator
Applications for the 2024 Accelerate Green cohort are now open!
The Accelerate Green programme is a unique, executive level, business accelerator designed to help founders take their green businesses to the next level. Participants meet every two weeks for intense, two day boot camps where they work in a collaborative environment to tackle challenges in their own businesses and gain insights from their peers.
Closing date: 10 November 2023
Creative Sparks Residency
The Creative Spark Residency Programme will provide opportunities for visual artists and art professionals to research and develop their practices. It will support both emerging and established visual artists working in any medium, but will give preference to those artists developing a body of work in a printmaking discipline. Application is by open call and is open to Irish and international applicants. Each residency will be supported by provision of a shared studio space in Creative Spark, along with access to all the facilities and basic technical support.
The residency is 2-3 months in duration and gives artists the opportunity to further establish their practice or to learn another art form. During this time the successful applicant will have a fully fitted studio space with water supply. At the end of their residency, artists will be required to give demonstrations and provide talks on their practice during their residency and donate one piece to Creative Spark archives. The residency should include a community participation element and may conclude with an exhibition of the recipients work locally.
Deadline: 27th October 2023
Tackling textiles grant
Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful are delighted to announce the launch of the second year of the Tacking Textiles Grant: Skills and Innovation.
They are looking for your ideas that support tackling textile waste through waste prevention, reuse, repair and reimagine.
The production, consumption and disposal of clothing and textiles is a growing environmental issue both locally and globally. Across the UK we are throwing away over one million tonnes of textile waste with up to 300,000 tonnes ending up in landfill or incinerated*.
According to WRAP clothing/textiles has the fourth largest environmental impact after housing, transport, and food.
They are looking for your ideas that help tackle this growing issue.
Grants are available for between £500 to £2,500
Ambition to Grow
Are you a woman business leader or founder in a key decision-making role? Ambition to Grow | Supporting Women programme, supported by Women in Business Northern Ireland, is looking for Northern Ireland’s most innovative and ambitious women-led businesses to take part in a competition to receive up to £30,000 in funding.
Closing date: Friday 10th November
Michael McLaverty Short Story Award 2023
The Michael McLaverty Short Story Award offers a significant prize of £2,000 for the winning story. Additionally, each of the two runners-up will receive a prize of £250.
Closing date: 31st October
Community Arts Partnership’s Poetry in Motion Anthology ‘Manifest’ – Submissions Open
Welcome to this year’s Poetry in Motion programme—an opportunity for new, emerging and established poets to shine. This year, we’re thrilled to announce the title for our prospective anthology: Manifest
Closing date: 15th Dec
Creative Debuts – Black Artists Grant
The Black Artists Grant (BAG) offered by Creative Debuts as a no-strings attached financial support to help black artists. They can spend the grant on whatever they want – be that make new work, buy equipment or materials, travel, research, visit exhibitions or conferences, or to even just cover some life expenses.
This grant has been set up because black artists are systematically under-supported by the art world; by institutions, curators, the artist-led scene, major and minor funding bodies, the market, art schools, and by audiences too.
Boom Studios Trade Monthly Peer Learning Programme
Professional Development for the Arts and Creative sector. This membership provides you with access to themed monthly professional support and development, online and in real life. 1 x co-working session in Boom Studios per month. Access to an online private group of forums members. Monthly emails with sign-posting to relevant opportunities and 6 week website bootcamp.
Monthly cost: £25
Fighting Words NI – Youth Publishing Opportunity
Fighting Words NI are inviting those aged 8-18 years to submit a group story/poem/song/journalism piece, or alternatively submit an individual piece on the theme: Happiness for their next Zine
Deadline: 6th November
Access specialist Technical Consultancy support to achieve energy and cost savings for your business.
Invest NI can help identify how your business can save energy, reduce waste and optimise the use of raw materials.
Commission Opportunity – University of Atypical
Commissioner: University of Atypical for Arts and Disabilities (UofA) in partnership with the Department of Communities (DfC), is looking to commission a new ceramic artwork to celebrate the UN International Day of People with Disabilities (UNIDPWD).
Eligibility: Open to all artists /ceramicists in Northern Ireland who define as d/Deaf, disabled or neurodiverse.
Commission value: The commission is valued up to £1,200. This fee covers research, design, and production costs.
Deadline: Please submit your proposal to administration@universityofatypical.org by 4.00 p.m. on Friday 27th October 2023.
Flying Eye Submissions
Flying Eye are always on the lookout for fresh and unique stories and they believe that they can come from anywhere.
InterTradeIreland’s Business Explorer Programme
InterTradeIreland’s new Business Explorer programme can help match you with an expert to help develop your ideas, products, or guide you through a business challenge to identify a solution.
Women’s Prize Trust Submissions Now Open
Discoveries invites unpublished and unagented women writers in the UK or Ireland to submit the opening of a novel in English – up to 10,000 words – across any genre of adult fiction for the chance to take part in a bespoke creative writing course, secure personalised mentorship packages, an offer of literary agent representation and a prize of £5000. Unlike most initiatives of this kind, writers are not required to have finished their novel, and Discoveries is completely free to enter.
Closing date: 8th Jan 2024
NI Screen training scheme for Virtual Production
Northern Ireland Screen is running a skills development scheme for virtual production between September 2023 and March 2024. The scheme provides training opportunities in the core skills, knowledge and understanding required for VP technical setups, and key on-set roles and activities.
Dates: Sept 2023 – March 2024
Women in Business Building Futures Programme
This free 7 week programme is for women who are not currently in employment – supporting you on how to make money by turning your creative ideas into a small business.
Belfast Exposed Photography Courses
Belfast Exposed have a number of photography courses starting late October, November and December including
- Lightroom basics
- An introduction to your digital camera
- Street photography
- Documentary photography
Immersive Technology Journeys Workshop
As part of its support for innovation and the creative industries through The Belfast Agenda, Belfast City Council is rolling out a new programme: XR Belfast to help businesses build their capacity in using emerging immersive technologies – starting with this free workshop and a mentoring programme.
Following the Creative Capacity workshops, Digital Catapult will provide the opportunity for a limited number of businesses who have attended to pursue one-to-one mentoring.
Those interested in attending should register by email (including company name, full name and company address) to mcgoranb@belfastcity.gov.uk
Date: 9th November
Time: 2-6pm
Location: Ormeau Baths
Arts & Business Northern Ireland Events
New Events! Creative Training Bitesized, four brand-new lunchtime learning sessions
How to Get your Voice Heard
Date & Time: 24 Oct 2023, 1pm – 2pm
Cost: A&B NI members 10 +VAT / Standard 20 +VAT
Location: The Black Box Green Room
Networking and Connecting
Speaker: Andrea Montgomery
Date & Time: Tues 14 Nov, 1-2pm
Location: Catalyst Arts, Joys Entry
Digital Marketing on the go
Speaker: Angela Mahon
Date: Tues 28 Nov, 1-2pm
Location: Black Box, Green Room
The Five Disciplines of High Performing Teams
Speaker: Anne McMurray
Date: Tues 12 Dec, 1-2pm
Location: Black Box, Green Room
Free Online Events for Writers with Women’s Prize Trust and ClassFest
The Women’s Prize Trust and Working Class Writers Festival are delighted to bring you a series of FREE online events for writers. From practical workshops with inspiring authors to panel discussions with publishing industry insiders, mix up your midweek and express your creativity, develop new skills and connect with other writers.
Dates: 1, 8 and 15 Nov
Belfast International Arts Festival
Dates: 12 Oct to 5 Nov
Belfast Film Festival
Dates: 2 to 11 Nov
Belfast XR Festival
Dates: 4th & 5th November
Beyond Conference
The 6th annual BEYOND conference is taking place in London this year – join us for a unique gathering of current and future innovators focused on Research and Development across the Creative Industries.
Dates: 21 – 22 November 2023
Location: London
Seedhead arts -The Incrementals – Holly Pereira
Seedhead Arts chat’s with one of their favourite Street Artists about the meaning of life and other less important bants. Holly Pereira is a Singaporean-Irish illustrator and muralist based in Dublin, Ireland.
Date and time: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:30 – 21:00 BST
Location: HJEM.BELFAST, York Street Belfast BT15 1ED
Seminar Series: Decision Making for Better Outcomes
Dates & Times: Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 11:00 PM to Friday, October 27, 2023 at 12:30 AM BST
How to turn big ideas into reality
Innovation strategists Tamara Carleton and William Cockanye join us live, in conversation with Nesta CEO Ravi Gurumurthy, to share their insights from their new book Building Moonshots: 50+ Ways To Turn Radical Ideas Into Reality.
Date: 16 November 2023
Time: 12:00-13:00
Location: Online
IEF Tenx9 Transform
The Integrated Education Fund is partnering with tenx9 for this free storytelling event. Come along to hear nine people share true stories on the theme ‘Transform’. Or apply to share your story
Date: Thursday 30th November
Time: 7.30 – 9.30pm
Location: Black Box
Exhibition: Recent Pictures by John Coffey
Dates: 4 – 28th Oct
Location: ArtisAnn Gallery
Women Techmakers Book Club
This month we are reading Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez
Date: Thursday 9th November
Time: 5.30 – 7.30pm
Location: Waterstones Cafe 44 – 46 Fountain Street
Website
Naughton Gallery For Life Exhibition by American photographer Faith Couch
Dates: 25.10.23 – 03.12.23
Location: Naughton Gallery at Queens
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It`s December! Christmas is coming, one of the most important seasons for many local creatives who sell direct to consumers! fortunately there are loads of amazing ways you can buy local this year and make it a successful season for the local creatives who rely on this time of year to make an income. Here`s a list of some of our favourites! Let us know of any we missed!
MARKETS & EVENTS
Belfast Potters Market
Location: 2 Royal Ave
Date: Fri 1st & Sat 2nd Dec
Belfast School of Art Christmas Market
Date: Sat 2nd Dec
Arts for all Christmas Craft Fair
Location: Cityside Retail Park
Date: Sat 2nd Dec
Time: 11am - 4pm
Queen Street Studios Open Studios & Mulled Wine
Date: Sat 2nd Dec
Time: 12 - 6pm
Vault Christmas Market
Location: Carlisle Memorial Church
Date: Sat 2nd and Sun 3rd Dec
Time: 12 - 5pm
Belfast Flea
Location: Sunflower Pub
Date: Sun 3rd Dec
Time: 12 - 4pm
Pollen Studios Postcard Exhibition & Art Market
Date: Thu 7th Dec
Time: 6 - 9pm
The Boundary Collective Print Edition
Location: Boundary Tap Room
Date: Thu 7th Dec
Time: 6-9.30pm
Belfast Ceramics Studio
Location: Beersbridge Road
Date: Sat 9th Dec
Time: 12 - 6pm
Twilight Market
Location: 2 Royal Ave
Dates: Thu 7th, 14th & 21st Dec
Time: 5-9pm
Belfast City Hall Christmas Market
Dates: Daily until 22nd Dec
Portview Christmas Market
Location: Banana Block
Dates: Sat 16th Dec 6 - 10pm, Sun 17th Dec 12 - 4pm
St Georges Market
Dates: Various
Maven Mini Mart
Location: 52 Hill Street
Dates: Fri to Sun from Fri 1st Dec
Times: 10am - 5pm
SHOPS
Born & Bred – Unique gifts by NI artisans
Craft NI Gallery – Design-led contemporary craft
Wrapped Up – Some of Ireland’s best contemporary creative products.
Belfast School of Art Shop – Current students & graduates artwork.
Hunter Paper Co – Stationery
Maven – Homeware & furniture
ONLINE
Story Box NI – Gifts from local social enterprises and small businesses
Seaside books – Books by Irish authors
Shesells sanctuary – Artist led collective to raise money for victims of domestic violence
Gallery 545 – Online gallery selling NI artworks
Iris Magazine Store – Online independent magazine store
Full list with links on our blog link in bio
Dec 1
Wednesday Workspace. Working from our Hill St studios today. A lovely cosy oasis of calm away from all the Christmas hustle and bustle
#creativeworkspace #creativehub #studiospace #belfastcitycentre #belfastcathedralquarter
Nov 29
Beautiful start to the week in Belfast with blue skies and sun! just look at the light on our Cotton Court studios at lunchtime today, and directly opposite is the beautiful Merchant Hotel, which is looking especially lovely and festive at the moment 🌞 🎄
#belfastcitycentre #belfastcity #belfastcathedralquarter #creativeworkspace #creativehub #studiospace
Nov 27
Last chance to sign up to attend our Autumn creative talks and meetup tomorrow evening at 8pm in our Malone studios
Just a few tickets left:
https://blickstudios.org/events/blick-autumn-meet/
Nov 21
We`re delighted to announce our final creative speaker for Wednesday evening, our very own current graduate resident designer and illustrator Hannah Griffin!
SPEAKER 3 - HANNAH GRIFFIN - @griffinillustration
Hannah is our current Blick graduate resident and is an illustrator and designer from Belfast Hannah graduated last year, in Graphic design and Illustration at Ulster University. Hannah designs and sells her work based around her personal interests, mythology and nature. Hannah has been working over the last year on becoming a more established illustrator, building her brand and developing her personal style and has recently put together some new branding and artwork for our Womenfolk project as well as a series of cocktail inspired artworks.
You can get more info on all the creatives speaking and sign up for your free ticket on our website (link in profile)
EVENT DETAILS
Blick Autumn Meet
Wednesday: 22nd November
Time: 8.00pm - 9.00pm
Location: Blick Shared Studios, Malone Road
#belfastcreatives #belfastsmallbusiness #creativejourney #creativestories #creativestartups #creativetalk
Nov 20
Join us for a drink and to meet and hear from some amazing local creatives at our Autumn meet this Wednesday
https://blickstudios.org/events/blick-autumn-meet/
Nov 20
We are very pleased to announce our 2nd speaker for our creative talks and Meetup on Wednesday evening at 8pm in our Malone studios
ARTIST MICHAEL WINCHESTER
Michael is an artist living in Belfast, currently focusing on making as much art as possible and trying to get his work out there. Michael’s work is mostly referenced from pop culture or life. At the moment it’s heavily focused on Japanese pop culture.
We did an interview with Michael that you can find on our website here: https://blickstudios.org/.../meet-the-resident-artist.../
You can also see more of Michael’s work on instagram @michaelwinchester98
For more info on all the creatives sharing their stories and to book your free ticket visit our website link in profile or below https://blickstudios.org/events/blick-autumn-meet/
#creativestartups #artisttalks #artistsoninstagram #artisttalk #creativejourney #creativestories #creativeinspiration
Nov 19
Our next meetup and evening of talks for creatives is next Wednesday evening at 8pm in our Malone studios. We will have 3 amazing local creatives at diffferent stages of their careers sharing their stories and talking about perfectionism and the impact it has had on their work!
Speaker 1 - Benji Connell
Benji is an architecturally trained freelance illustrator and artist, with over 7 years of industry experience. Benji set up Concrete Clouds in summer 2019, having spent a number of years in architectural practice in London, scribbling and sketching, before deciding to set up his own illustration studio to focus on his passion and continue to scribble and sketch. Concrete Clouds had long ago been the name of Benji’s failed band; as attempts to become a rockstar didn’t quite pan out, the name was up for grabs and appropriately felt right for an architectural illustration studio.
Benji graduated with a Diploma in Architecture from the Mackintosh School of Architecture at the Glasgow School of Art, where he was nominated for the Bram Stoker Medal acknowledging the most imaginative work across the art school. In the years since, Benji became a Member of the Society of Architectural Illustration, the world’s oldest and most prestigious architectural illustration organisation.
Benji is an avid traveller and urban sketcher and was a 2018 recipient of the John Kinross Scholarship from The Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture, commissioned to draw and produce artwork inspired by an extended stay in Florence. He has exhibited work internationally, from Edinburgh to Sao Paulo. His work has also featured in a number of publications for the Royal Society of Ulster Architects, in addition to Perspective magazine and The Big Conversation.
@concreteclouds__
https://concreteclouds.co.uk/
Find out more and book your tickets on our website link in our profile ✨️
#creativebusiness
#creativestories
#creativeinspiration #belfastsmallbusiness #belfastcreatives #creativebusinessowners #creativestartups
Nov 17
Looking forward to this on Wed 22nd Nov, join us at 8pm in our Malone studios for a glass of wine and a chat and to hear from 2 local creatives at different stages of their creative journey!
SPEAKER 1 – BENJI CONNELL ILLUSTRATOR & ARTIST
Benji is an architecturally trained freelance illustrator and artist, with over 7 years of industry experience. Benji set up Concrete Clouds in summer 2019, having spent a number of years in architectural practice in London, scribbling and sketching, before deciding to set up his own illustration studio to focus on his passion and continue to scribble and sketch. Concrete Clouds had long ago been the name of Benji’s failed band; as attempts to become a rockstar didn’t quite pan out, the name was up for grabs and appropriately felt right for an architectural illustration studio.
Benji graduated with a Diploma in Architecture from the Mackintosh School of Architecture at the Glasgow School of Art, where he was nominated for the Bram Stoker Medal acknowledging the most imaginative work across the art school. In the years since, Benji became a Member of the Society of Architectural Illustration, the world’s oldest and most prestigious architectural illustration organisation.
Benji is an avid traveller and urban sketcher and was a 2018 recipient of the John Kinross Scholarship from The Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture, commissioned to draw and produce artwork inspired by an extended stay in Florence. He has exhibited work internationally, from Edinburgh to Sao Paulo. His work has also featured in a number of publications for the Royal Society of Ulster Architects, in addition to Perspective magazine and The Big Conversation.
https://concreteclouds.co.uk/
More info & tickets on our website (link in profile) or visit https://blickstudios.org/events/blick-autumn-meet/
Nov 10
BLICK AUTUMN MEET SPEAKER 1 – BENJI CONNELL ILLUSTRATOR & ARTIST
We are very excited for our Autumn get together on Wed 22nd Nov to welcome back one of our past residents, the immensely talented Benji Connell illustrator and artist
@benjiconnell
@concreteclouds__
Benji will share his creative story and also talk about perfectionism and the impact it has had on his creative work and journey.
Benji is an architecturally trained freelance illustrator and artist, with over 7 years of industry experience. Benji set up Concrete Clouds in summer 2019, having spent a number of years in architectural practice in London, scribbling and sketching, before deciding to set up his own illustration studio to focus on his passion and continue to scribble and sketch. Concrete Clouds had long ago been the name of Benji’s failed band; as attempts to become a rockstar didn’t quite pan out, the name was up for grabs and appropriately felt right for an architectural illustration studio.
Benji graduated with a Diploma in Architecture from the Mackintosh School of Architecture at the Glasgow School of Art, where he was nominated for the Bram Stoker Medal acknowledging the most imaginative work across the art school. In the years since, Benji became a Member of the Society of Architectural Illustration, the world’s oldest and most prestigious architectural illustration organisation.
Benji is an avid traveller and urban sketcher and was a 2018 recipient of the John Kinross Scholarship from The Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture, commissioned to draw and produce artwork inspired by an extended stay in Florence. He has exhibited work internationally, from Edinburgh to Sao Paulo. His work has also featured in a number of publications for the Royal Society of Ulster Architects, in addition to Perspective magazine and The Big Conversation.
https://concreteclouds.co.uk/
EVENT DETAILS
Event Date: Wednesday November 22, 2023
Event Time: 8.00pm
Location: Blick Shared Studios, 51 Malone Road, Belfast BT9 6RY
Cost: Free
Book your free tickets on our website (link in profile)
Nov 7
Our next Blick Animation Club event is on Sat 2nd December in our Malone Studios
These mini animation master classes by Can Do Academy are a great introduction for children to the colourful world of Lego animation!
The workshop will allow participants to make a complete animated Lego film on an iPad, using sound effects, visual effects, titles and lots of imagination!
Your child will learn to use special iPad apps and they will receive a copy of their film at the end of the session! They can bring their own Lego characters or use the ones supplied by us.
More info at candoacademy.co.uk
Please note that these workshops are suitable for children aged 7+
Event Date(s): December 2, 2023
Event Time: 2pm – 4pm
Location: Blick Studios, 51 Malone Road Belfast BT9 6RY
Cost: £17 + Booking Fee
Book through our website (link in profile)
Nov 5
Here`s the first exercise from our new resources for creatives section on our website for anyone who missed it last week and wants to spend sometime reflecting on their creative idea and what they hope to experience and achieve!
Developing and Defining Your Creative Idea Exercise: Getting To Know Yourself
The first exercise on our new resources for creatives section on our website is a lovely activity for a Sunday afternoon or evening.
Perfect for some gentle reflection it`s all about getting to know yourself to help you to define and develop your creative idea.
Better understanding yourself as a person, what drives and motivates you, your hopes and dreams, strengths and weaknesses, will help you define your creative idea. It will steer you to an idea that makes you happy and fulfilled and fits with your life, your goals and your aspirations.
Below are some prompts for you to explore to help you make the right decisions for you. Not just the easy or expected choices, but ones that really make you come alive and help you create the life that you really want.
- Are you living the life that you want?
- If not, what do you need to change?
- What is your dream life and lifestyle?
- Are you earning the money you need to live your dream life?
- What do you think are your strengths?
- What do you think you could work on?
- What skills would you like to develop?
- How would you like to challenge yourself?
- How would you like to challenge yourself?
- What would you most like to achieve in life?
- What do you most like to do?
- What makes you come alive?
- If you were to look back on your life, what would you most regret not doing?
You can also download the exercise as a PDF or Word document from our website (link in profile)
Nov 5
* AVAILABLE WORKSPACE *
From mid-November we have some workspace coming available in our Malone and Hill St studios
* PRIVATE STUDIO MALONE RD *
We have one small 1-2 person private studio space coming available in our Malone studios from mid-November. It is £325 per calendar month no VAT and all inclusive (rent, rates, utilities, broadband, 24 hour access and use of meeting rooms). Contracts are for a minimum of 3 months then on a rolling monthly contract.
More info on the Malone studios page of our website (link in profile) or visit:
https://blickstudios.org/locations/malone-road-belfast/
Or email christine@blickstudios.org
* SHARED WORKSPACE HILL ST *
From mid-November we will have 2 adjacent dedicated deskspace available in our mezzanine shared workspace in our Hill Street studios. £165 per calendar month for 1 desk or £265 per calendar month for both desks no VAT and all inclusive (rent, rates, utilities, broadband, 24 hour access). Contracts are for a minimum of 3 months then on a rolling monthly contract.
More info on the Hill St studios page of our website (link in profile) or visit: https://blickstudios.org/locations/hill-street-belfast/
Or email christine@blickstudios.org
Nov 1
Here`s another reminder of our Creative Roundup of upcoming events, opportunities, funding and support for creatives
Full listings including links on our blog: https://blickstudios.org/blog/11591/ or find the link in our profile
Oct 31
Developing and Defining Your Creative Idea Exercise: Getting To Know Yourself
The first exercise on our new resources for creatives section on our website is a lovely activity for a Sunday afternoon or evening.
Perfect for some gentle reflection, it`s all about getting to know yourself to help you to define and develop your creative idea.
Better understanding yourself as a person, what drives and motivates you, your hopes and dreams, strengths and weaknesses, will help you define your creative idea. It will steer you to an idea that makes you happy and fulfilled and fits with your life, your goals and your aspirations.
Below are some prompts for you to explore to help you make the right decisions for you. Not just the easy or expected choices, but ones that really make you come alive and help you create the life that you really want.
- Are you living the life that you want?
- If not, what do you need to change?
- What is your dream life and lifestyle?
- Are you earning the money you need to live your dream life?
- What do you think are your strengths?
- What do you think you could work on?
- What skills would you like to develop?
- How would you like to challenge yourself?
- How would you like to challenge yourself?
- What would you most like to achieve in life?
- What do you most like to do?
- What makes you come alive?
- If you were to look back on your life, what would you most regret not doing?
You can also download the exercise as a PDF or Word document from the Resources for Creatives section on our website (link in profile)
#nicreatives #supportforcreatives
#smallbusinesssupport
#creativebusiness #creativebusinesssupport #belfastsmallbusiness #creativefreelancer
Oct 29
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Autumn get-together for creatives to gain inspiration and connect with other like-minded creatives
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An informal Autumn get-together for creatives in Belfast. Featuring 2 local creatives sharing their creative journeys and talking about perfectionism and their creative work. They will each share their creative journeys and talk about how they deal with perfectionism and explore the role of perfectionim within their creative practice and how they have learnt to move past perfectionism to bring their creative ideas to life.
Speakers to be announced shortly!
Event Date(s): November 22, 2023
Event Time: 8.00pm
Location: Blick Shared Studios, 51 Malone Road, Belfast BT9 6RY
Cost: Free
Book tickets on our website (link in profile) or visit: https://blickstudios.org/events/blick-autumn-meet/#booking
Oct 25
Our Creative Roundup of Funding, Support, Events & Opportunities for Creatives
INCUBATORS, ACCELERATORS & RESIDENCIES
Worth Partnership Project - Open Call for Creatives
10.000 to 20.000 EURO in financial support
Deadline: 27 Nov
European Digital Deal - Open Call for Artists
The selected artists will receive a 25.000 EUR grant to complete their project.
Deadline: 30 Nov
Accelerate Green
Deadline: 10 Nov
Creative Sparks Residency
Deadline: 27 Oct
FUNDING, SUPPORT & OPPORTUNITIES
- Tackling textiles grant
- Ambition to Grow
- Michael McLaverty Short Story Award 2023
- Community Arts Partnership’s Poetry in Motion Anthology ‘- -`Manifest’ - Submissions Open
- Creative Debuts - Black Artists Grant
- Boom Studios Trade Monthly Peer Learning Programme
- Fighting Words NI - Youth Publishing Opportunity
- Access specialist Technical Consultancy support to achieve energy and cost savings for your business.
- Commission Opportunity - University of Atypical
- Flying Eye Submissions
- InterTradeIreland’s Business Explorer Programme
- Women’s Prize Trust Submissions Now Open
TRAINING, COURSES & WORKSHOPS
- NI Screen training scheme for Virtual Production
- Women in Business Building Futures Programme
- Belfast Exposed Photography Courses
- Immersive Technology Journeys Workshop
- Arts & Business Northern Ireland Events
- Free Online Events for Writers with Women’s Prize Trust and ClassFest
FESTIVALS & CONFERENCES
Belfast International Arts Festival
Dates: 12 Oct to 5 Nov
Belfast Film Festival
Dates: 2 to 11 Nov
Belfast XR Festival
Dates: 4th & 5th Nov
Beyond Conference
Dates: 21 - 22 Nov
EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS
Seedhead arts -The Incrementals – Holly Pereira
Date: Wed 25th Oct
Seminar Series: Decision Making for Better Outcomes
Date: Thurs 26th Oct
NESTA How to turn big ideas into reality
Date: Thurs 16 Nov
IEF Tenx9 Transform
Date: Thursday 30th November
Exhibition: Recent Pictures by John Coffey
Dates: 4 – 28th Oct
Naughton Gallery For Life Exhibition by American photographer Faith Couch
Dates: 25.10.23 - 03.12.23
Women Techmakers Book Club
Date: Thurs 9th Nov
See full details including links on our blog (link in bio)
Oct 23
A beautiful Autumnal day with all the lovely trees in leafy South Belfast!
We have a number of independent yoga and pilates instructors who hire our Malone studios for their regular classes. This helps support our work as a creative organisation.
Their Autumn terms are well under way! Below is the current timetable of regular classes. On our website under the events section you can find the different links to book classes directly with the different teachers
MONDAY
CLASS: Katonah Yoga
TIME: 6.00 – 7.15pm
FACILITATOR: Helena Lavery
CLASS: Pilates
TIME: 7.45 – 8.30pm
FACILITATOR: Pilate by Charlene
TUESDAY
CLASS: Ashtanga Mysore Evening
TIME: 6.00 – 8.00pm
FACILITATOR: Gabriella Nicholson, The Yoga Tree
WEDNESDAY
CLASS: Katonah Yoga
TIME: 6.00 – 7.15pm
FACILITATOR: Helena Lavery
THURSDAY
CLASS: Tribal Restore
TIME: 7.30 – 8.20pm
FACILITATOR: Niamh Dumigan, Tribal UK
FRIDAY
CLASS: Ashtanga Mysore Morning Self-Practice
TIME: 6.30 – 8.30am
FACILITATOR: Gabriella Nicholson, The Yoga Tree
SATURDAY
CLASS: Ashtanga Led Class
TIME: 9.00 – 10.30am
FACILITATOR: Gabriella Nicholson, The Yoga Tree
https://blickstudios.org/events/regular-yoga-pilates-classes/
Oct 22
Working in our Hill St studios today on a lot of admin and doing my best to avoid all the comfy sofas, knowing that if I sit down I won`t ever want to get up
#procrastination #sharedworkspace #creativeworkspace #creativehub
Oct 18
Delighted and relieved to have recently finished our updated website and made it live. It took a while to put together all the copy, but we are really pleased with the end result and the options it gives us for sharing content now and in the future. Making our website a useful resource for creatives starting out as well as for promoting our organisation and the services we offer.
https://blickstudios.org/
Oct 17