The Lady Bay Arts
Creativity Fund
About the Creativity Fund
The Lady Bay Arts Creativity Fund was established in 2021 during the pandemic as a way of promoting creativity when the weekend was cancelled for the second time. The fund enabled the development of new work, community activities, and projects that connected those isolated during the pandemic.
The Creativity Fund 2024
The Creativity Fund is supporting a range of activities this year that enable us to widen the participation of those engaging in our activities, in particular over the Festival Weekend. The opportunities fall into two categories:
Delivery over the Festival Weekend
These activities are designed to be a core part of our in-person offer, making space for creatives across Nottingham to imagine, design and deliver exciting outcomes to engage our audiences.
This year we are supporting students from Nottingham Trent University Graphic Design and Illustration courses. The ‘Creative Bunch’ will be taking over the Scout Hall and showcasing their wares!
We are also supporting the Lady Bay Arts Community Quilt in addition to a monetary award from the Lady Bay Community Fund.
Longer term opportunities
In addition to the Festival Weekend opportunities, we are also offering a series of funded opportunities for practitioners to develop their skills and knowledge over a longer period, and connect with our communities in response to a live brief.
The opportunities are intentionally broad to hold space for the chosen practitioners to create their unique interpretation of the brief. The possibilities are limitless and we are keen to work with passionate people who can create something special that then features as a key part of our public facing activities.
Sponsorship of the Creativity Fund 2024
Our evolving Creativity Fund offers opportunities for us to fund meaningful opportunities for people to develop their skills and to showcase their work during the Festival Weekend. We are very grateful for FHP Living's contribution to making the Creativity Fund a success.
Long Term Opportunities for 2024-25
What is included in the opportunities?
Each opportunity has three elements
A fee to cover the activities undertaken
Support from mentors (or other professionals)
An opportunity to showcase the outcomes at our ‘2025 Festival Weekend’
For an informal discussion email info@ladybayarts.org.uk
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Lady Bay Arts are offering a funded opportunity to a young photographer (aged 18-25) in Nottingham to document our ‘Festival Weekend’ on the 18th and 19th May.
This opportunity will support the development of skills in documentary photography during a fast paced community event incorporating thousands of people.
What is included
A fee of up to £750 to cover preparation, attending the weekend and processing images
Mentoring support from a professional photographer in the run up and after the event
An exhibition of photographs to be shown at the ‘Festival Weekend’
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Lady Bay Arts are offering a new annual opportunity to an local archivist or historian (aged 21+) to document some of the stories that make our Festival Weekend so special.
This is a chance to use your research skills and interest in people, time, and place to contribute to an ongoing archive of Lady Bay today.
What is included
A fee of up to £1100 to cover preparation, working over the weekend and communicating outcomes
Mentoring support from professionals to help frame your research and communicate results
An exhibition of your stories to be shown at the ‘Festival Weekend’ in 2025
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We are looking for an artist working in sound and installation to document aspects of this year’s Festival Weekend on 18-19 May to create an installation in response.
The brief is use your skills and interests as the basis for an installation communicating some of what the Festival Weekend is about - the people and the place.
What is included?
A fee of up to £1100 to cover preparation, time over the weekend and creating the sound piece.
Mentoring support from professionals to help frame your research and communicate results
An installation of your work to be showcased at the ‘Festival Weekend’ in 2025
Submit your application
Please submit your submission before 6pm on Friday 10th May to be considered;.
The link to the google form:
Terms & Conditions
The submission process
This call is open to all practitioners aged 18+ working in any level and medium, including students.
A single submission is allowed during the open call process. Multiple submissions will not be included in the process
There is no fee for submitting to take part in the Lady Bay Arts Trail.
Submissions will only be accepted using the google form on this page and submissions sent by email will not be included.
The submission process is open until the 10th of May.
Participation in the Lady Bay Arts ‘Festival Weekend 2024’
Upon selection, practitioners will be responsible for collating the information required during the ‘Festival Weekend’ and for maintaining contact with the Lady Bay Arts team.
Successful practitioners are expected to be independent during the event, with the support of the Lady Bay Arts Coordinator.
The Lady Bay Arts coordinator and steering group will not be responsible for any damage caused by the practitioner
Participation in the Lady Bay Arts does not impact on the intellectual and artist rights.
Selection process
In the first instance, please complete the google form which includes basic information, a portfolio and links to previous work
Following submission we will arrange a chat either in person or on zoom to talk about practicalities. Selected creatives will then be asked to provide an expected cost breakdown
All selections will be made based on the submission
The Lady Bay Arts Steering Group will be part of the selection process and their decisions are final including success of submission and placement in venues.
All information will be kept securely in line with the General Data Protection Regulations and will not be disclosed to third parties.