Opportunities
Check out the opportunities, jobs, courses, workshops and events coming up in Wales and beyond.
Anthem Gateway - Callout For Music Creators
Are you a musician, filmmaker, blogger, illustrator, industry professional, or someone with experience to share?
If you are, we want to commission you and your ideas for the Anthem Gateway!
Anthem Gateway Survey
We want to hear your voice!
Across the next 15 months, the Anthem Gateway team will hone the web platform, making it more user friendly and easy to navigate. 40 new resources will be created including online resources, three podcast series and 6 webinars led by young creatives.
National Youth Jazz Wales
National Youth Jazz Wales are looking forward to welcoming aspiring young jazz musicians to a 3-day course of workshops, masterclasses and rehearsals, working with internationally renowned jazz educators, culminating in an informal public performance. It will be joyful, challenging and collaborative.
Deadline: 14-16 April 2025
Sound and Music - In the Making
In the Making is the UK's only year-long artist development programme for talented young music creators and composers aged 14–18. It supports those passionate about making music in any form and is open to all, regardless of instrument, musical interests, creative goals, background, or location.
Deadline: Sunday 13 April 2025 at 23:59 UTC
Chapter - Neo Soul Jazz Jams
Calling all musicians, vocalists, producers, and music lovers!
Experience the ultimate Neo Soul Jazz Jam, where creativity and improvisation come alive. Join Chapter, every fourth Sunday of the month for a night of music, connection, and collaboration in the heart of Cardiff.
Whether you're jamming, networking, or soaking up the vibes, this is where Cardiff’s music scene thrives.
Deadline: 26 January 2025 — 23 August 2026
Music Theatre Wales/Hijinx Theatre - Future Directions
Are you an aspiring musician, film-maker, singer, theatre director or performer?
Want to collaborate with other creative young people and professionals to make a new digital opera?
Are you a young person, age 16 – 25, living in Rhondda Cynon Taf?
Future Directions is a young people’s programme which brings together neurotypical and neurodivergent, learning disabled and autistic people age 16 – 25. It is an invitation to create storytelling in music and to make a new digital opera.
YMa - Ransack Music Club
Come along to these fun and engaging music sessions with Dan and Maddie.
Learn how to play, write and get creative and develop your skills with opportunities to join the Ransack Summer School
This is an inclusive club - all abilities welcome!
Starting back on Wednesday, January 15th
- Age 8 - 10 years - 4:00 - 5:00pm
- Age 11-16 years - 5:00 - 6:00pm
Help Musicians - Fast Track Awards
If you're a working musician, Fast Track is a flexible fund designed to support you in developing your career, and we are accepting applications now!
Support of up to £500 to help you seize an opportunity!
Deadline: Rolling Submission Deadlines
Tanio Open Mic Night
Starting now, our Tanio Open Mic Night is moving to the first Wednesday of every month! Join us for a fully accessible, LGBTQ+, and neuro-diverse friendly event. Come along and play us a song or watch some great performers!
Deadline: First Wednesday of every month 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
We Are The Unheard - The Academy
We Are The Unheard's mission is: to provide accessible training and development support to gender minorities and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Their goal is to guide participants from the beginner stage to a professional career, aiming to significantly increase the representation of female-identifying producers and songwriters in the music industry.
Deadline: Rolling Deadline
Future Music Swansea Bay - Skills Training
Future Music Swansea Bay are boosting the music scene by offering hands-on training for individuals in Music Promotion, Sound & Lighting, Gig Photography, and more.
Deadline: Rolling deadlines
Dave Acton - Rap Workshops
Dave Acton of Larynx Entertainment leading Rap workshops every Wednesday 4-5pm for under 16's at The Lab, Wrexham.
Deadline: Every Wednesday from 4pm
Sound Progression - DJ Sessions
NEW ACTIVITY STARTING THIS JANUARY - Join Sound Progression for DJing sessions with one of Wales's best-known DJs, Paul Lyons.
Deadline: Regular sessions
Tape Music - Sound Waves
Dive into the world of sound with “Sound Waves” - a FREE music and audio project tailored for young talents aged 8-18!
Deadline: Regular Sessions
South Wales Improvisers
South Wales Improvisers run regular workshops at SHIFT in Cardiff.
Deadline: Regular Sessions
The Artbeat Anthem - New Era Talent
Master the arts of DJing, singing, poetry, rap, music producing & graffiti for free (U25s) in Cardiff.
Deadline: Every Wednesday
Open Jam Nights - The Foundry Brecon
Are you a musician in the Bannau Brycheiniog? Every Thursday night The Foundry Brecon host their Open Mic and Jam night.
Deadline: Weekly event
Open Mic - The Globe at Hay
Are you a performer from the Bannau Brycheniog and wondering how to perform in your local area? The Globe at Hay may be you answer with their weekly open mics.
Deadline: Weekly event
DIVERGE: Monthly co-working space for neurodivergent creatives in South Wales
DIVERGE wants to create spaces where neurodivergent creatives can get together and build solidarity, support and collaborations. Based in Cardiff.
Deadline: Regular Sessions
UPLIFT SINGING SESSION
Weekly community well-being singing sessions based in Brecon.
Deadline: Weekly event
Help Musicians - Record and Release
Help Musicians can support you to create new music and share it with the world. Whether it’s studio time, mastering, or promotion around a release, we can help you to record and release your music.
Deadline: Rolling deadline
The Talking Shop - Caerphilly
Democracy, Culture & Creativity inside one little shop and everyone’s invited. A shop which sells nothing and where ideas, information and conversation are free.
Deadline: Rolling Deadline
Help Musicians - Touring and Live
Support towards taking your performance to the stage and bringing it on tour.
Deadline: Rolling Deadline
Help Musicians - Skills and professional development
Support to grow through training, mentorship or other learning opportunities.
Deadline: Rolling Deadline
Help Musicians - Support your studies
Receive financial support for your postgraduate or, in some cases, undergraduate studies.
Deadline: Rolling Deadline
Arts Council Wales - Creative Steps
The aim of this programme is to support individuals and organisations who have experienced barriers to accessing funding.
Deadline: Rolling deadline
PRS Foundation: International Showcase Fund
The International Showcase Fund (ISF) offers vital export support for UK-based artists, bands, songwriters and producers who have been invited to perform or create new music at international showcasing festivals or conferences.
Deadline: Rolling deadline
Escape Records: Opportunities
Escape Records have a whole range of job opportunities available.
Deadline: Rolling deadline
Welsh National Opera: Work Experience
Each year WNO offers work experience, placements and shadowing opportunities in different departments across the organisation dependent on availability and company schedules.
Deadline: Rolling deadline
Help Musicians - MOBO Fund
Support towards creating and promoting music of Black origin. You can apply for up to £3,000 towards recording music, and everything that goes around getting it out there into the world.
Deadline: Rolling Deadline
New Era Talent - Jam Sessions
Need to practice your set before your next event? Fancy a spin on the decks? If you fancy this, New Era Talents Jam Sessions are every Thursday 4.30pm at Inkspot.
Deadline: Every Thursday
Become a paid young co-creator at The Democracy Box
The Democracy Box are recruiting more young co-creators aged 16-26 who are born or based in Wales.
Deadline: Ongoing Call Out
Sunday Cypher - Hip Hop Open Mic
FREE Open Mic at the Bunkhouse in Swansea, welcoming MCs, DJs and Hip Hop artists of all levels.
Deadline: Regular Sessions
The Creative Space
Drums, beats, guitars and bars - a creative space in Cardiff for under 25s.
Deadline: Regular sessions
How to prioritise self-care when working in music
Free, guided self-care sessions to provide techniques to help with challenging times.
Deadline: Regular Sessions
Academi Leeway - Join the Dots
Leeway Productions, in partnership with Valleys Kids are reigniting Academi Leeway, a grassroots musical theatre academy for young people aged 14–25 – in Porth.
Deadline: Regular Sessions
Night Out - Performance Opportunities
Night Out works across Wales with community volunteer promoters in village halls, community venues and a few small unfunded theatres.
Deadline: Rolling Deadline
North Star Open Mic
Get ready for the North Star Cardiff's Fortnightly Open Mic Event!
Deadline: Regular Session
Future Blood Music Workshops
Music group for young people aged 15 - 21 weekly at Swansea Grand.
Deadline: Regular Sessions
Sound Progression
Sound Progression offers mostly free of charge programmes for young people to develop their musical skills.
Deadline: Regular Sessions
TRAC - Call out for Creative Facilitators
Trac Cymru is looking to recruit for upcoming projects and to develop a database of creative practitioners and facilitator who can deliver or are interested in developing the skills to deliver creative sessions with varying community groups.
Deadline: Rolling Deadline