Welcome to TRINE Issue 005!
At TRINE we stand with all those that are oppressed, from Columbia to Palestine.
Artists, designers, creatives and changemakers; we encourage you to use your gifts and resources to affect positive change and create spaces for the communities that are so often excluded from the creative cannon.
The two biggest lies we have been sold are 1) that there is not room for everyone to enjoy success and 2) that some voices are less important than others.
Let’s work together to prove them wrong.
Sending you love, light and abundance,
Shasti
Curator, Creative and Agent of Change
Please find the Build and Plan sections of the TRINE newsletter below. As always the guided meditation for our Rest section is found at the top of this page. Take what works for you and leave what doesn’t. If you find success with any of the opportunities featured or find any of TRINE’s tools useful do reach out and let us know. You can also find us on instagram here.
~Build~
Expand your network and invite new opportunities into your life. Opportunities arranged in deadline order starting with the soonest. Click on the underlined title text for application details.
Funding and Fellowships
The Floor Creator Fund allows Creators to sustain innovation at a time when uncertainty is the new normal. With the prospect of lockdown restrictions lifting in the UK, we want to offer creative security and continue to empower Creators to value themselves.
Eligibility: UK based creators with an active Creator page on TheFloor.com with at least one tier.
Grant: £500
Deadline: Thursday 3rd June 2021
Theatres Trust Small Grants Programme.
Theatres Trust's Small Grants Programme, supported by The Linbury Trust, funds small projects that make a big impact to a theatre’s resilience, sustainability or accessibility. This new scheme will provide grants for essential works to enable not-for-profit theatres across the UK to be viable and thrive in the future.
Grants: Up to £5000
Deadline: Monday 7th June
Stanley Picker Fellowships in Design & Fine Art 2021
Two contemporary practitioners will be granted a monetary award and valuable access to the extensive material workshops, technical resources and expertise within Kingston School of Art and the wider University departments, to support a practice-based, innovative research project that will result in an exhibition of international standing at the Stanley Picker Gallery.
Award: Up to £16,000
Deadline: Monday 21 June 2021
Netflix Screenwriters’ Fellowship
A new talent initiative that will offer up to six successful applicants the opportunity for a year long programme of professional development. The fellowship will support each writer to write a spec script for an original idea over the course of a year, monthly development events and workshops, and a paid placement in a writers room of a Netflix or Sky series.
Eligibility: Writers of Black, Asian and other racial and ethnic backgrounds that are under-represented in the High End TV and film industry.
Award: Bursary of £22,568 over 12 months, paid placement in a writers’ room on a Netflix or Sky show, writers room credit + additional programme benefits.
Deadline: Friday 18th June 2021
Residencies
HOME x ArtWorks No Entulho Residency
This opportunity invites one black woman-identifying artist to spend two months in Portugal at the ArtWorks facility, to work on a body of work, or spend the time learning a new skill/developing their practice using the surplus materials from the manufacturing of art production. With a development-oriented focus, the aim of this residency is to open up the possibility of working with large scale industrial materials which are difficult to access within the UK.
Eligibility: Black Women-Identifying Artists, of Caribbean and African Descent, based in the UK.
Residency Dates: 15th September - 15th November 2021
Artist Fee: €1000
Deadline: Sunday 20th June 2021
Open Calls
Our Place will commission an artist to co-create new work that is representative of place. This new work will be filmed by a commissioned filmmaker in a showcase feature of between 3-10 mins duration per community/residency and edited together for a final web broadcast of between 45-60 minutes long. The broadcast will be curated to showcase a diversity of artforms, content and communities that make up our diverse East Midlands, featuring each of the 7 individual pieces linked together by the theme ‘this is our place’.
Budget: £3000 (including VAT, travel, materials and equipment)
Deadline: Friday 4th June 2021
North Lincolnshire Festival of Creativity 2021 - New Digital Artwork Commission
The festival is looking to co-commission a new digital artwork that will be presented online (via the Local Cultural Education Partnership’s website) and through the festival’s social media channels prior to the festival’s live multi-artform programme going ahead on 2-4 July. They are particularly interested in works or projects that explore and respond to themes of Place, ‘Creativity’ and/or Children and Young People.
Eligibility: 18+ UK-based and international artists/creatives, of all ages and experience levels. This opportunity is not open to students.
Budget: Up to £3000 including all fees, design, production and digital/online presentation.
Deadline: Friday 4th June 2021
Coventry City of Culture Commissions
Coventry City of Culture Trust and the Heart of England Community Foundation have made two funds, totalling £60,000, available for new commissions and projects that will take place before the end of May 2022.
The Under 5s Project Grants aim to support live, creative projects aimed at engaging audiences aged under 5 years old and their families.
Grants: 4 x grants of up to £7,250.
The Black Artists Fund has three grants available to support Black artists and creatives or Black-led organisations, based in Coventry and Warwickshire, to create new projects to be realised by May 2022.
Grants: 3 x of up to £10,000 each
Deadline: Sunday 16 June 2021
~Plan~
Tune in to the movements of the universe and use them to support your decision making and forward planning. There is no bad astrology, nor can it be used to predict the future. Astrology is best used as a tool to help you navigate the different areas of your life.
Key Astrological Transits for June
Thursday 3rd June ~ Sun trine Saturn retrograde (Rx) (Gemini - Aquarius 13 degrees)
Today’s trine between the Sun and Saturn brings with it the gift of self discipline and structure enabling us to accomplish our goals in a manner that brings long term security and happiness. Saturn in Aquarius is a gifted observer and encourages emotional detachment to allow a birds eye view of the bigger picture. It is the planet of hard work and long term yield. When in Aquarius, one of its home signs (the other being Capricorn) you are encouraged to review the structures and systems that are no longer working for you.
Saturday 5th June ~ Mercury Rx square Neptune (Gemini - Pisces 23 degrees)
This could be a difficult day as the combination of a Neptune square with Mercury retrograde means that things are not quite what they seem. Beware of smoke and mirrors which serve to impair your judgement. The addition of Mars opposing Pluto retrograde may see challenges from a competitor, stay on your toes as a high level person may try to manipulate you.
Thursday 10th June ~ New Moon solar eclipse (Gemini 20 degrees)
The finale in the series of four eclipses (the first which occurred on December 14th 2020) will present us with a full circle moment regarding events that started in December 2020 in preparation for new beginnings. Solar eclipses magnify our New Moon intentions presenting us with a new expansive horizon of opportunity that may not yet be in our sight line. A New Moon in Gemini encourages us to ask ourselves the right questions so that we may continue to learn, move and go beyond intellectual boundaries.
Friday 11th June ~ Mars enters Leo
Having left Cancer, (the sign where Mars is at its fall) Mars in Leo invites us to be courageous while utilising our charm and charisma to the best of our ability when tackling difficult situations or going after what we want. We will feel driven to lead and may crave applause and adulation for our efforts. During this time it would be wise to keep egos in check so that our awareness of how valuable we are is not misinterpreted as entitlement. While we may feel tempted to perform for the crowd and accept our bouquets it’s imperative to remember that the best leaders act for the interest of the collective.
Sunday 13th June ~ Sun square Neptune (Gemini - Pisces 23 degrees)
When the Sun squares Neptune it alludes to deception and a blurring of boundaries. There may be a situation where someone is trying to present an untrue version of events or a best case scenario. Ask probing questions that allow you to stay grounded, consistent and realistic in your expectations.
Monday 14th June ~ Saturn Rx square Uranus (Aquarius - Taurus 13 degrees)
This is the second of three hard angles between Saturn and Uranus in 2021 (the first occurring on 17th February 2021) which are asking society to decide which traditions and values to keep and where urgent change and disruption is needed. Saturn in Aquarius is a rebel with a cause and Uranus in Taurus asks us to be revolutionary about what stabilises and grounds us. The final segment of this chapter will take place on 23rd December 2021 where we will see a culmination of sorts.
Sunday 20th June ~ Sun enters Cancer
Cancer season calls upon us to feel, care and nurture. It asks us to create spaces where we can form and deepen emotional bonds as well as turn our energy to support the causes, people and places that we love. One of the cardinal signs, Cancer represents the waters of creation and holds all memory of our human story. The breakthrough we are seeking is within our ancestral history. While journeying through and reminiscing about our histories we will without a doubt encounter challenging emotional residue. Be sure to incorporate cleansing rituals within your practice to help you let go of emotional blockages that are preventing you from evolving.
Tuesday 22nd June ~ Mercury goes direct
Although Mercury retrograde officially ends today, much like when you wake up with a killer hangover, it takes a while for the planet to feel like its usual self again. This shadow period of any retrograde (two weeks pre-retrograde and two weeks post) is when the planet is at its most mischievous so don’t rush to launch, sign or purchase anything significant during this time. Mercury will have returned to full strength on Wednesday 7th July.
Wednesday 23rd June ~ Sun trine Jupiter Rx (Cancer - Pisces 2 degrees)
This transit invites us to indulge in luxury and artistic expression. At work, luck and abundance will find you if you show up in an expansive, inspiring and exuberant way. By generating opportunities for others you will find the right opportunities for yourself.
Thursday 24th June ~ Full Moon (Capricorn 3 degrees)
A Full Moon in Capricorn creates safety and security through accomplishing tasks and being a productive member of society. When in Capricorn the moon is at its detriment, often encouraging us to exercise self denial as a coping mechanism to ensure that we get the job done. It is important to recognise the areas where you are malnourished so that you can repair and replenish for the next cycle. Jupiter is sending positive energy to both the Full Moon and the Sun delivering good fortune. Additionally, Saturn’s influence (Capricorn’s natural ruler) will reveal a clear direction for our next steps.
~Rest~
Nurture the needs of your mind, body and soul so that your personal wellness is placed at the centre of your actions.
June’s meditation taps in to the energy of Wednesday 26th May’s Full Moon lunar eclipse in Sagittarius to support you in the process of letting go.
Music: Crystal Bowls to Open the 7 Chakras by Tibetan Singing Bells Monks.
The full TRINE guided meditation series is now available on our Soundcloud page.
