Opportunities
Opportunities
Across the year we have many exciting opportunities to be involved with the festival!
Check out this page for opportunities for volunteering, joining our team or applying with proposals to the festival.
Rapid response 2024 calloutThis is an urgent call to south Yorkshire based theatre and performance-makers…
… What does “Our Home” mean to you?
We’re seeking ‘rapid responses’ that connect with the themes of climate and migration. We want to seed fund new ideas that have the potential to be developed further, elsewhere, and in other contexts.
Proposals should be achievable within a short period of Research & Development commencing in the week beginning 13 June. Selected contributors should be available to share the outcomes of their work as part of an informal sharing event on 21 June.
Deadline for proposals: 17:00 Friday 26 April, 2024
Initial conversations with shortlisted artists: Friday 3 May
Artists confirmed: 7 May
R&D Period: 10-20 June
Sharing event: 21 June
Rapid Response is a collaboration between Ark Sheffield, Sheffield Theatres, Sheffield Hallam University and Migration Matters Festival.
JOIN OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEER TEAM!
The festival has been so indebted to its volunteers over the years so to look out for more opportunities sign up to our newsletter! More information to come in 2024!
If you'd like to apply to be a Volunteer at this year's festival, please complete and submit our Volunteer Application Form 2024 - we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
For general enquiries about volunteering please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Susan, at susan@migrationmattersfestival.co.uk
Join the Migration Matters Festival Team
The festival is only possible through our dedicated staff team and each year we’re on the lookout for people who can help the festival reach new heights.
Guest Curator Callout for our 2024 festival - 14th-22nd June!
We are excited to announce a callout for new guest curators to join the festival team for the 2024 festival. We are announcing two roles for this so please read our guidelines and specify which curator role you would like to apply for.
Please read the job spec below. Requirements for this first expressions of interest are:
CV (with reference)
A cover letter of no more than one page of A4 or 2-3 minute video/audio explaining your previous experience and why you’re interested in the role and joining the festival
This callout has now finished. Please check back in September 2024.
Migration Matters Festival 2024 calloutOnce again we’re on the lookout for expressions of interest for our 2024 festival programme 14th-22nd June!
This year along with our main programme we will have additional strands through which to apply. These are:
Mini-Migration Matters Festival youth strand in partnership with Stand & Be Counted Theatre, The Montgomery Theatre and their Youth Theatre of Sanctuary
Climate Strand with upcoming callout for ‘Rapid Response’ in partnership with Ark Sheffield
Community Strand exclusively for Sheffield based organisers/artists
To apply, follow the link below and please read our full guidelines.
This callout has now finished. Please check back in September 2024.
CREATIVE JOURNEYS: MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME
We were proud to lead on our very first Creative Journeys programme in 2021 which supported 11 emerging/aspiring artists to refine and gain valuable insight into their artistic practice. This was showcased on the 15th July 2021 as part of the festival programme.
Please look out for more mentorship and guidance opportunities for aspiring artists in 2024.
Generously supported by Arts Council England