Deadline: 6 January 2025
Calling all emerging creative practitioners! Submit your event proposal exploring themes of community, celebration and cultural preservation for an opportunity to make it happen with Autograph’s support.
Autograph’s Open Call for Events offers emerging creatives a paid opportunity to stage an event at their gallery. Having launched in 2018 the programme provides a space and resources to develop an idea into a live event.
They welcome proposals that enter a spirt of exchange and learning together. They are interested to hear your ideas that bring new perspectives and voices to their programme. In return, Autograph’s experienced staff will work with you to:
- Develop the event concept
- Produce and deliver the event
- Access Autograph’s building and resources
- Write engaging event copy to be shared on their website and social media channels
- Market your event successfully to Autograph’s audiences and the wider public
They are looking for an emerging creative with less than 3 years experience working in the arts to create an in-person event at Autograph’s gallery in Hackney, London in March 2025. The event should not exceed more than 3 hours.
The event will take place as part of the public programme for Autograph’s current exhibition, Abi Morocco Photos: Spirit of Lagos. Event proposals could focus on, for example, a theme within the exhibition or the artists featured. They could also connect with Autographs mission; to highlight issues of race, representation, rights and social justice. The format of the event might be a workshop, book launch, talk, panel discussion or lecture. They also invite proposals that feature dynamic events with varied formats.
The event can appeal to a range of audiences but must be scalable for Autograph’s event space which can comfortably host a maximum of 30 people. The event should be engaging and appropriate for the intended audience.
This is a paid opportunity, with a focus on professional development. The successful applicant will work with Autograph to develop their knowledge of how a public programme is produced. They will be supported by the events and marketing team and receive support in budgeting, copywriting and logistics of programming an event. Autograph staff will provide administrative support, guidance and advice on best practice for events programming, meetings with events and marketing teams and provide constructive feedback about the event.
Themes
- The vibrant exhibition explores themes of community, celebration and cultural preservation. The event should explore these themes in relation to communities in London.
Funding Information
- The successful applicant will receive a £400 programming fee and have a budget of £600 for the event.
Eligibility Criteria
- This opportunity is intended to support emerging cultural practitioners. Applicants can be of any age. They understand ‘emerging’ to cover people with less than 3 years of experience working in the arts or events programming, which includes those who have not developed an event of any kind before. The selection process will prioritize emerging practitioners.
For more information, visit Autograph.
