With Artsadmin, we have compiled a downloadable resource guide intended for artists who work in Live Art and contemporary performance and are at the start of their career.
Below you can find a selection of links to organisations we hope are useful. It’s not a comprehensive list by any means, but we hope it’s a useful starting point. Please email us if you have a link that you think should be added.
The following organisations offer professional development services relevant to artists and arts professionals working in contemporary performance practices, in varying ways :
The following organisations offer resources and networks that are working in a different performance context:
The following are annual or in some cases biennial festivals which present contemporary performance work of a national and/or international profile :
The following are not funding bodies, but provide information about how to find potential funding bodies for your project. Be sure to read all the detailed guidelines and background information offered before making any application or approach to a potential funder.
Victoria Sin, LADA’s 20th Anniversary Live Art Gala, October 2019. Image: Manuel Vason
The following provide listings on opportunities, news and events in varying ways, and are particularly relevant to artists working in contemporary performance practice :
The following offer sources of funding in various ways. Be sure to read all the detailed guidelines and background information offered before making any application or approach. This is not a comprehensive list! Please also see Funding Information Hubs to find further examples of funding routes.
As part of the advisory service we support individual and peer-led artist run groups. This is by no means the definitive list, so please do let us know if you think there are other organisations we should include here:
DIY16: 2019 - Lateisha Davine Lovelace-Hanson: To The Ritual Knowledge Of Remembering, ]performance s p a c e[, September 2019. Image: Sara Lima
The following offer studio space for hire (London-only) :
The following are online blogs that provide useful information, articles, reviews and listings that might be of interest to artists and arts professionals working within contemporary performance practices.
The following are platforms for presenting and/or developing performance work. Many of these, but not all, are open to application. Please follow the links for detailed information on the nature of the platform, who it is intended for, and how to approach:
Amanda Coogan at Steakhouse Live Festival 2018, Artsadmin.
FK Alexander, C/A/R/S - CAN ANYONE REALLY SURVIVE. Image by Julia Bauer
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Franko B and Nando Messias in conversation, Live Art Now, Queen Mary University of London, July 2019. Still from video, by Claire Nolan.
A series of resources – FAQs, links, lists of organisations and venues etc. – for artists working in Live Art and contemporary performance in the UK.
A series of resources – FAQs, links, lists of organisations and venues etc. – for artists working in Live Art and contemporary performance in the UK.
Read moreA list of London based venues and organisations with an interest in Live Art.
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