Welcome to our latest round up of events, opportunities and schemes that may help you meet collaborators, improve your career prospects or simply broaden your horizons.
Please let us know if you have any suggestions for the next edition via sed-web@qmul.ac.uk
From QMUL, Partners & Friends
Models wanted! Anyone and everyone! Come and join us to be a part of this super fun event! We want diversity and help us be the most inclusive fashion show ever.
Plain text version: Fashion Show. We want Models No matter your Sexuality Religion Disability Race Gender Click link in bio to sign up! < Animated image of two models and a photographer >
Queen Mary Entrepreneurship Summit 2022 taking place on March 26-27
The event will take place in person at our Mile End Campus!
Create a team of up to 5 people or enter on your own and challenge yourself across five different rounds.
Most importantly… the winning team will receive a £1000 initial funding facility to support their idea.
Outside QMUL
Devoted and Disgruntled Online 2022
The 17th annual “unconventional convention” for the theatre and the performing arts industry
Online, 19-21 March 2022
Saturday and Sunday 10am – 6pm, Monday 9.30am – 1.30pm
Tickets are pay what you choose | www.devotedanddisgruntled.com
0207 240 4556. (If you are using a textphone (or a textphone app), please dial prefix 18001 then the number).
Improbable is a National Portfolio Organisation of Arts Council England
“The wonderful Open Space forum to talk about theatre and how to change it” Lyn Gardner in The Guardian@DandDUK | #DandD2022 | www.devotedanddisgruntled.com
Rio Cinema | Exploring identities spoken word and poetry workshop
Liberty Festival Youth Curatorial Panel – Call for applications from those aged 14-18
Liberty Festival is a free, three-day festival which celebrates the ground-breaking work of D/deaf, disabled, and neurodiverse artists. The Youth Curatorial Panel will be responsible for choosing five artists to showcase their work in the festival. Sessions will take place after school and at weekends during April. People on the panel will be paid. Visit Deptford X’s website for details on how to apply (click below). Closing date Monday 14 March.
Free workspaces for Tower Hamlets Entrepreneurs
Up to 8 desks are available in a communal area on campus on a 12 month contract, with access to high performing WiFi, meeting rooms and tea and coffee facilities.
Location: Devon House, St Katharine’s Way, London E1W 1JP
You will have access Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm to:
- Free workstation
- Free wifi & limited printing
- Free kitchen access
- Free bookable meeting rooms
- Free cycle storage
- Free shower facilities
To submit an application please click on the link below to complete the form.
Submissions are to be received one month in advance.
Applicants are welcome to request a viewing of the space in advance of their application by contacting facilities@nchlondon.ac.uk
Access to start-up training
Want to be your own boss? Access a free e-learning hub to get the resources you need to begin your entrepreneurial journey.
Created in partnership with Launch It, the Next Generation programme is part of the UK’s Community Renewal Fund. It aims to give thousands of young people in London, aged 18-24 the support to start a business.
Sign up to Next Generation by Enterprise Nation and Launch It to access free training, events, content access to advisers, peer groups, funding and more.
Sign up and be in with the chance of winning £2,000 for your start-up
Closing date: 31st March 2022
Brick Lane Comedy Night
Join Brick Lane Circle’s comedy night on 19 March 2022. With the fantastic Mark Silcox, Gbemi Oladipo, Alex Bertulis-Fernandes, Dimple Pau, Impish Scribe, Nabz Pat and Asif Baul MC.
Doors open: 7.00 pm
Show starts: 7.30 pm, ends c. 9-15 pm
Tickets only £6.50 in advance via Eventbrite or £10 at the door
@ Kobi Nazrul Centre, 30 Hanbury St., London E1 6QR
For more details: bricklanecircle@yahoo.co.uk
Are you looking for staff in the digital and creative sectors?
Are you looking to diversify your team? Do you need support in areas such as Digital Marketing, Software Engineering, Data Science and Coding? We will have candidates seeking:
- Entry-level positions
- Work placements
- Internships
- Apprenticeships
Join us by registering for our careers fair using the link below and take advantage of this opportunity to find the best fit for your team!
Wednesday 16th March 2022, 5pm – 7pm
New Issue of Publishing Post
Issue 42 is here! Follow the link to read, or click here to read articles via our website!
Womens History Month in Tower Hamlets
Highlights of the packed programme include the Photo Show at The Brady Arts Centre (see below), Women In Focus Festival at Poplar Union, Photographing Protest: Resilience through a feminist lens at Four Corners, Arab Women Artists Now Festival at Rich Mix and Josephine at Half Moon Theatre. Check out the full programme.
Young People’s Zine making workshop at Whitechapel Gallery
Join this workshop with OOMK exploring all things Zine making. Whether you are interested in design, building narratives, print-making, activism, publishing or something else entirely, this session will walk you through the process of making your own Zine and walk away with the know-how to keep creating in future. This FREE event is open to young people aged 15-24. Booking required.
GENESIS POETRY SLAM
Thurs March 3rd at 7PM
By some stroke of luck there are still some audience tickets left for this month’s Poetry Slam. One of the friendliest and freest slams in London, grab a cocktail at the bar and watch poets battle it out for a chance to compete at the Hammer and Tongue poetry slam nationals at the Royal Albert Hall in 2023.
RESERVE YOUR FREE TICKETS HERE
Closing soon
ITV’s Trainee Journalism Scheme is now open! 12 spots available in England, Wales and N.Ireland.
ITV News Traineeships
13 March
Aziz Foundation Scholarships
31 March
Events and Operations Assistant – A New Direction
14 March
10 April
Building a more environmentally responsible artistic practice with Angela YT Chan.
Events & Membership Assistant, The Artists Voice
The FAC is hiring for a part-time role for a period of six months. To be eligible, you must be aged 16-24, currently out of work and claiming Universal Credit.
Upcoming Workshops & Events, Arts Depot
Further sources of interesting events, opportunities and jobs are…
Apples & Snakes Artists Newsletter | Arts Admin E-Digest | ArtsJobs | BBC Academy | Creative Access (Jobs) | ERIC – Career + Opportunities App | JournoResources | Lectures.London | MediaBeans (media jobs) | QMUL Careers | Presspad | Tower Hamlets Arts | Write at Home (freelance writing opps)
