Uplift Festival 2024 

Rotherham’s very own skate and art festival – Uplift Festival is returning to Rotherham Town Centre for 3 days on the 25th, 26th and 27th of July. This festival is packed with activities around skateboarding, roller skating, BMX, live music and much more – turning the town into an urban playground. The workshops will run 10am - 4pm each day.  

We are searching for artists to run workshops across the 3 days that fit around the themes of the festival. These workshops will be carried out in gazebos.   

Ferham Festival 2024 

Celebrating Rotherham’s multicultural communities through dance, music, sport, crafts, and food in the heart of the community in Ferham. This event will take place on 17th August from 12 – 7pm. This festival will take place in Ferham Park for one day and we are on the lookout for artists to run workshops. These workshops will run together in a large stretch tent alongside other creative workshops running 12 - 6pm. 

We’re looking for artists who:  

• Have experience working in community arts.  
• Have previous experience of creating and running creative workshops.  
• Work with sustainable materials.  

Essential: 

• You MUST be available to deliver your workshop the date(s) of the festival you’re applying for. 
• You MUST be able to travel to and from the festivals.  
• You MUST be registered as self-employed and be able to provide your UTR (Unique Taxpayer Reference) number when invoicing if you are selected to perform.  

Fee:  

• The fee for each workshop will cover the artist day rate, prep time and materials. You’ll need to include this in the application. 

To apply, please follow the link and fill out the application.  Closing date for applications is the 10th June 2024 by 5pm. 

FLUX will be in touch by the 14th June 2024 at 5pm to let you know if you’ve been successful.  

Any questions about applying, please contact Noor Salih on [email protected] for a chat.