Open Calls and Vacancies

Anti-Apartheid Now  - Arts Council England Funded Project

Anti- Apartheid, Now is a Liliesleaf Trust UK led project that draws on the legacy of the UK’s movement against apartheid (MAA). Creative commissions will enable Black, Global Majority and intersectional artists and communities to explore and respond to lived experience of race-based injustice, and imagine new futures. During 2022, we will commission artists working across England to produce 7 new artworks, to be hosted online and to explore the contemporary resonance of the heritage of the struggle against apartheid. This project has been further supported by the Barry Amiel and Norman Melburn Trust and Islington Council's Local Initiatives Fund.

Commission 1 -  (COMMISSION CLOSED)  - responding to 40 years since the bombing of Penton Street by the apartheid regime

Commissions 2 & 3 - (COMMISSION CLOSED) -  responding to a selection of themes within MAA heritage/artists own choice -

Commission 4 - £1,850 - exploring resonances of MAA heritage within Black (British) History - OPEN NOW

Commissions 5 & 6 - £750 each - exploring resonances of MAA heritage from contemporary  perspectives - OPEN NOW

Commissions 4,5 & 6 are open now; proposals must be received by 5pm on Monday 18th July to be considered.

Project Executive - Fixed term contact (initially for 5 months @ £12,600 c. 2 days a week. £30,240 pro rata )

We are looking for an experienced Project Executive with demonstrable experience in developing, supporting and delivering publicly funded capital projects for cultural or charitable organisations - and overseeing organisational operations. Initially recruited as a short-term post to support our journey to RIBA Stage 4 and through the National Lottery Heritage Fund funded Development Period (expected to run to August 2022 )

The role will provide senior-level support to our small team as we undertake a crucial period towards the redevelopment of 28 Penton Street, the former London HQ of the African National Congress in exile and centring hub for the movement against apartheid (MAA) to become the Anti-Apartheid Legacy: Centre for Memory and Learning (CML), launching to the public in 2023 as a unique offer for London’s cultural heritage landscape. 

The post holder will work with the Liliesleaf Trust  UK team and support consultants to deliver the next stages of the CML project. They will oversee operations, budgets and financial management, fundraising, evaluation and reporting. They will be responsible for grant management, budget reconciliation and will lead the review and redevelopment of an initial working Business Plan developed in the early stages of our contract. They will work closely with the Project Director, Design Team, Fundraising Support, Access Consultant and wider team. Depending on the skill-set and level of experience of the selected candidate, there is also additional funding resource to support aspects of Business Plan development as required. Fundraising will be revenue/operations focused and they will support capital fundraising services already in place. They will be central to communications across various project channels, particularly the TLTU team and NLHF report consultants, and working alongside the project team, including funders and stakeholders.

For more detail and brief please download the file below.

Deadline extended - please contact us for details