As part of QueerChange, a joint partnership project between Milk Presents (Midlands), Homotopia (North West) and Curious Arts (North East), three early-career producers will be supported to develop their practice and make new connections.

The purpose of this project is for producers to practically meet and develop relationships with a range of LGBTQIA+ artists. We’ll give the successful producers a chance to have an insight into the process of running a festival or company, and refer many artists we come into contact with that are looking for a producer towards the successful producers.

We will be focusing a lot on performance, but also on participatory arts, visual arts and other art forms.

QueerChange is offering each producer:

• A £770 stipend over the course of a year to cover time attending queer arts events and training (equivalent to approx. 7 days)
  Travel expenses and accommodation additional to the stipend.

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

• Introduction to our networks of artists, including Homotopia’s QueerCore artists.

Applicants must fulfil the following criteria:

• Define as LGBTQIA+

• Live in England

• Be at a key stage in your producing career where you want to connect with new artists to support their and your development. 

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. 

Please do contact alex@homotopia.net if you have access needs around your application.

How to apply

Please submit a short application via the link below that will cover the following;

• Where you are based

• Your career to date, including any links to previous work (200 words)

• What challenges and opportunities you feel Queer Arts face (150 words)

• What kinds of work you would like to produce in your career. Including which areas of producing you are interested in/want to develop (300 words)

Apply by filling out this application form

Deadline: 9am, 29th September 2021. You will hear by two weeks after this deadline.

Project key dates

Successful applicants must be available to attend the first week of Homotopia Festival, week commencing Monday 1st November 2021 in Liverpool. 

Attend a residency weekend in Early Summer 2022 (Date/location TBC)

Perform at Curious Festival in July 2022 (Date TBC)

Shortlisting panel

Applications will be shortlisted by representatives from Milk Presents, Homotopia and Curious Arts alongside independent artists/creatives working in the queer arts sector.