As part of QueerChange, a joint partnership project between Milk Presents (Midlands), Homotopia (North West) and Curious Arts (North East), are offering four bursaries of £2000 each to early career artists within performing arts, alongside a programme of supported development.  

Over the course of 10 months the recipients of the bursaries will be supported to develop a new piece of work, apply for additional funding and develop their practice through workshops and mentorship.

 QueerChange is offering each artist:  

- A £2,000 seed commission to develop a new work.

- Monthly mentorship from an experienced artist who resonates with your practice.  

- Support with fundraising from Homotopia, Milk Presents or Curious Arts

- A programme of development workshops on fundraising, marketing and project management.

- Get-together at Homotopia Festival 2021.

- Weekend residency retreat to develop work with QueerChange peers.  

- Showcase performance of seed commission at Curious Festival July 2022.

 

Applicants must fulfil the following criteria:

- Define as LGBTQIA+

- Live in the North East or Midlands

- Be at a key stage in your practice where you are ready to develop new work  

- A performance maker of any discipline

We strongly encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds including those who identify as Trans, Intersex, Black people and people who experience racism, deaf, neurodiverse and/or disabled.

Deadline: 9am, 22 September 2021. You will hear by two weeks after this deadline.