What's on for York Creatives: August 2024
Your monthly round up of news, events, opportunities, call-outs and funding
Launch event: York Trailblazers
York Trailblazers is an exciting and inclusive city-wide programme of events and activities that celebrate York’s cultural heritage, kicking off this August with the launch event at Thor’s Orangery.
The activities, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, and developed by York Civic Trust, Make It York and partners, include community workshops, a large-scale sculpture trail, community grant funding, partner events and marketing.
Thursday 1st August. 18:00 - 21:00. Free to attend.
Exhibition & Market: York River Art Market 2024
York River Art Market is a unique, award winning, open air Arts market and will be celebrating its ninth year this Summer. The free weekly event takes place every Saturday and Sunday throughout August and is set in a stunning, riverside, city centre location just minutes away from the train station.
Social: York Creatives - Creative Drinks
Meet York’s creative community. Find collaborators, build your network, make friends.
Friday 2nd August. 18:00 - 22:00. £4 + booking fee.
Comedy Open Mic: Complete Joke
Head along to Micklegate Social to see new up and coming acts perform alongside more experienced comics. Booking in advance is advised but tickets will also be available on the door.
Sunday 4th August. 20:00 - 22:30. Pay what you can.
SPARK* Art Competition: Give Piccadilly a Green Makeover
This competition is all about spreading the word on why it's crucial to design urban spaces with Mother Earth in mind, by dreaming up a green wonderland in Piccadilly.
Submit your artworks and 20 finalists will be selected to have their work displayed in an exhibition held at SPARK’s SHOW space at the end of August.
Closes for entries Sunday 4th August.
Become an Arts Emergency Mentor
Arts Emergency’s voluntary mentors support young people interested in the creative and cultural industries in taking their first steps out of college.
Registration for 2025 will be opening in August.
Support for Artists: Artquest Salon
Access online semi-independent artists’ forums with ongoing peer-to-peer feedback on your work and presentations by art world professionals.
Two Artquest Salon groups will run from September to May. One will focus on painting, the other on activism and social change with three meetings for each group over the project period.
Sessions take place online over Zoom. Free to attend. Schedule to be released in August.
Open call: Fabrication Craft Exhibition
Fabrication Crafts are inviting Yorkshire based artists to submit their work for exhibition in one of their two sites across York and Leeds throughout September and October.
Deadline for submissions Sunday 18th August.
Funding opportunity: Jerwood Arts Winter Fund
Jerwood Foundation supports excellence and emerging talent in the arts in the UK and welcomes funding applications from organisations with a focus on making art available for public benefit.
The Winter Fund opens for applications in August for projects starting between January and October 2025.
Applications open Tuesday 27th August.
Thanks to everyone who came to our exhibition at The Spurriergate Centre 18th to 20th July!
For those who couldn’t attend, you can view a digital archive of the exhibition and listen to the panel discussion here.