Peshkar

Arts Council England; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 266,000 - 349,000; Full time

Job summary

Peshkar is seeking a new cohort of emerging artists to spend time with us developing participatory practice, working with young people and shaping their profile and portfolio. There are 10 days of paid engagement with flexible hours and mentoring to develop concepts and digital content for showcasing at Peshkar's Young Digitals Festival 2026.

We welcome under-represented artists and prioritise those living in Greater Manchester, Pennine Lancashire or West Yorkshire.

Job description

Job Summary

Peshkar is seeking a new cohort of emerging artists to spend time with us developing participatory practice, working with young people and shaping their profile and portfolio.

Job Description

We are seeking artists across disciplines under the age of 30 who have an interest in working in a participatory way and an interest in digital practice, although experience in these areas is not essential, this is an opportunity for you to explore, develop, learn and accelerate.

There are no limits to artform, we are interested in anyone from theatre, dance, music, visual arts, digital arts and beyond. All we ask is that you have some big ideas and are looking to develop your practice in participatory and digital environments.

This is a rolling opportunity and prospective candidates are contacted on a roughly quarterly basis.

We are seeking artists who would like to explore socially engaged participatory practice, identifying key target groups in the communities of Greater Manchester with a current focus on Oldham as GM Town of Culture to explore themes and issues that are important to society in 2026.

This is a 10 day (8 hours pd) paid engagement where working hours are flexible across the commission depending on the artists needs and the participatory target group. The days include access to mentoring to develop concepts and ideas, training, support to develop digital content to profile your work across Peshkar's social channels, time to develop and deliver a participatory piece of work with a target group and the chance to showcase work created at Peshkar's annual flagship event, the Young Digitals Festival 2026.

The full. value of the contract to the artist is £1665.

We are actively seeking under-represented artists so would particularly welcome applications who possess protected characteristics. We are also actively seeking artists who currently reside in Greater Manchester, Pennine Lancashire or West Yorkshire (Calderdale and Kirklees).

This is a rolling opportunity and the current deadline is midnight on 30th March 2027.