Members Opportunities
This is a place where members can share exciting opportunities with each other and the wider cultural sector.
All Opportunities, Get Involved's, Jobs, Commissions, Funding, Training and Call Outs are submitted by CVF members. If you have any questions/queries about the opportunities featured, please contact the organiser directly.
If you have an opportunity to share, please head to our submissions page linked below

BD: Walls Street Art Talent Development Programme
Delivered by industry leaders Graffwerk, and supported by the Morrisons Foundation, this free opportunity is aimed to equip emerging and established mural artists with the skills, knowledge, and opportunities to bring their creative visions to life on a grand scale.

Events & Marketing Manager at Bradford Cathedral
Seeking a creative, dynamic and well organised individual to lead on commercial event activity at Bradford Cathedral and support their broader public programming across music, arts & education – as well as their fundraising efforts.
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Deadline: Mon 23 June

OUR TURN: Curator for Bradford Open
OUR TURN is an ambitious new festival designed by Bradford artists. To support its delivery, South Square Centre is looking to hire a freelance Curator for Bradford Open.
Day Rate: £250 per day for 25 days
Contract duration: June-Dec
Total contract value: £6,250
Deadline: Tue 3 June

West Yorkshire Create Growth Programme
The West Yorkshire Create Growth Programme is back for its second round! The Programme is designed to address the challenges facing investment in the creative industries and supports founders to develop their creative business.
Applications are open for West-Yorkshire based creative businesses, those working in the music, screen, convergent technologies, fashion, or gaming industries.

Piano Village at Saltaire Festival
This September, Saltaire will come alive with music in the most unexpected places – living rooms, cafés, and corners of the beautiful village – all part of Piano Village, a brand-new event from Yorkshire Music School for the opening weekend of Saltaire Festival (12–14 September).
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Want to perform or host a concert? Email events@saltairefestival.co.uk to get involved.
Elevate Workshops with Bradford 2025
Elevate Workshop: Decolonial Practices in Archives and Heritage
10am–12pm on Sat 28 June at Kala Sangam
Join Desiree Reynolds & Alex Rajinder Mason, from Dig Where You Stand. Session on how to create and produce heritage projects.
Elevate Workshop: Producing Ambitious Projects
10am–12pm on Sat 26 July at Kala Sangam
Join Anna Turzynski, Arts Director at Sunny Bank Mills and former freelance arts producer for this workshop that will help take your project to the next level

Bradford 2025 Hiring for Multiple Roles
Freelance Mental Health Engagement Lead
Deadline: Mon 2 June
Ticketing Officer x 2 roles (full time)
Deadline: Mon 2 June
Ticketing Assistant (full time)
Deadline: Mon 9 June
Creative Health Project Officer (full time)
Deadline: Wed 18 June
Freelance Technicians for Loading Bay and The Beacon
Deadline: Thu 31 July
Freelance Duty Event Managers
Deadline: Fri 31 Oct​​

The National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grants for Heritage
The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest funder for the UK’s heritage. Heritage is not strictly defined; instead, applicants are encouraged to identify what they believe is important and worth preserving. From historic buildings, industrial legacy and the natural environment, to collections, traditions, stories and more – heritage can be anything from the past that you value and want to pass on to future generations.
Their vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future. The Heritage Fund wants to see community and voluntary organisations develop their own heritage projects, and they can fund projects from £10000 up to £10million. Exploring heritage can provide opportunities to unlock wider benefits for individuals and communities. It can ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration providing skill development opportunities and build pride in place and connection to the past.

Host your event at The Beacon
The Beacon is a temporary performance space that will be travelling the district during our year as UK City of Culture. This super-versatile venue has been designed to host a huge variety of different events – and you are invited to present your own community event in it.
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The Beacon will be a true hub for each neighbourhood it visits in 2025. It will be temporary home-from-home for everyone who uses it, with a programme of events that really reflects the brilliant communities of Bradford District. Join us in The Beacon and be part of the UK’s biggest cultural celebration.
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Join the conversation about the value of Bradford’s City of Culture!
Bradford 2025’s UK City of Culture is about more than just 2025 – it’s about celebrating and communicating the lasting value it brings to our city and its people. We believe arts and culture have the power to connect and inspire communities, and we’re inviting you to share your experiences and help us understand what this value means for Bradford.
In partnership with Making Impact Matter, Bradford 2025 are launching a research project to learn about the social value that arts and culture bring to Bradford. This research isn’t about shaping the City of Culture programme itself – it’s about capturing the value it creates for people like you.

1-2-1 Support Sessions with Visual Arts Instigator - Alison McIntyre
Each month, Visual Arts Instigator, Alison McIntyre hosts Visual Arts Support Sessions both in-person at Assembly Bradford and online. These session can provide creative advice and signpost to funding, support and networking opportunities for people working in the Bradford visual arts scene.
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These sessions are open to all visual artists and arts professionals living or working in Bradford.

1-2-1 Music Support Sessions with Bradford Music Lead - Sinead Campbell
Each month, Bradford Music Lead, Sinead Campbell hosts 1-2-1 Music Support Sessions at Assembly Bradford. These session can provide creative advice and signpost to funding, support and networking opportunities. These sessions are open to artists and professionals working in the Bradford music scene.

1-2-1 Playwriting and Theatre-Making Support Sessions with Creative Instigator - Nicole Joseph
Each month, Creative Instigator, Nicole Joseph hosts 1-2-1 Support Sessions on Playwriting and Theatre-Making at Assembly Bradford and online. These sessions are open to all artists and arts professionals living or working in Bradford. Whether you need a listening ear, a critical friend, or just some advice on where to take your work or creative practice next – these sessions are for you!

50 Things To Do
50 Things To Do Ages 5 to 11 is eager to see what a skill-based, playful, diverse and thoroughly resourced curriculum would look like in supporting those children that, by choice or circumstance, want or need to approach education differently. We’d love to have insight from those in the creative sector as we talk through these ideas. What do you wish children knew about the creative process? How would you want your art and community represented? Did you have any barriers to becoming a creative that you’d love to help others overcome? You don’t have to have experience working with children, just a willingness to share your opinions by email or in a group online session.
If you’d like to be involved please email Rachel at Rachel.Cambell@stedmundsbradford.org.uk
It's On In Bradford
It's On In Bradford is a What’s On platform dedicated to engaging audiences with arts and culture activity across the district. Whether you're an artist, event organiser, or venue, you can share your events for free. And if you're looking for something to do, feel free to check out what's going on!
