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Emerging Voices in Storytelling
The Village Storytelling Centre (VSC) is committed to supporting the development and diversity of Oral Storytellers and narrative performers within Glasgow.
With funding from Creative Scotland, we are delighted to present an opportunity for three Emerging Storytellers to take part in a fully paid, 12-week placement.
Emerging Storytellers will receive structured support throughout the 12-week placement from the VSC team to hone their craft in oral storytelling and gain skills in applied methods. The placement will include:
- training in both oral performance and applied storytelling
- shadowing Village Storytellers during applied storytelling workshops with a range of participants
- attending and performing at events in a range of settings, including small groups, schools and community events
They will work collaboratively and independently to develop their own performance skills and to find their own, authentic voice with ample opportunity to practice their performance skills. Ultimately, they will develop a new, contemporary oral performance collectively that will be shared during The Scottish International Storytelling Festival on Thursday October 22nd 2026. The performance will to be curated and marketed by them, with full support and guidance from the VSC team.
Following three successful years of Emerging Voices in Storytelling this placement will continue to extend our approach in supporting new, emerging voices within Storytelling. This supports us to contribute to a thriving storytelling scene within Glasgow that promotes diverse voices, reflecting the city and its stories as it is now.
Please note: We are committed to contributing towards a more diverse arts industry. For that reason, we prioritise application from groups that are historically under-represented in the arts, due to age, disability, ethnicity, faith or belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, education, socio-economic background, or those with caring responsibilities. You are welcome to let us know in your application if you identify as coming from an under-represented group.
Emerging Storytellers will be engaged for two days per week (flexibly) and be paid a fee of £2100 for their participation in this opportunity.
We also have a separate budget to support access requirements.
Please submit a completed application to: opportunities@villagestorytelling.org.uk by 5pm on Thursday 17th July 2026. You are welcome to submit an audio or video recording of your application of no more than 5 minutes.
We also invite applicants to complete our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. This is anonymous and not mandatory.
Informal conversations with invited applicants will be held on Thursday 23rd July (support can be provided).
Placements will take place from week commencing 3rd August to week commencing 26th October 2026.
The Village Storytelling Centre is delighted to present 2x year long Artist in Residency posts as part of our Connecting Pollok, Culture Collective Programme. The artists will have the opportunity to be embedded within some of the area’s exceptional natural and heritage assets and to respond to challenges and opportunities that matter to people here in Greater Pollok. These residencies will suit creative practitioners with a strong track record of working in socially engaged / participatory contexts.
The residencies will both run from 10 August 2026 to 9 August 2027.
Each residency fee is £25,000 to cover 2 x days per week for 45 weeks.
Each residency will receive an £3000 production budget and there is an additional budget available for access costs.
The deadline for applications is 9am on Tuesday 21st July 2026.
The posts include:
CROOKSTON CASTLE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Crookston Castle is Glasgow’s only remaining medieval Castle and a significant point of growing local pride for the community of Greater Pollok where it proudly sits. A geophysical survey was undertaken last year, re-writing the Castle’s history. Five Bronze or Iron age roundhouse remains and a fenced enclosure were detected on Castle Hill, connecting people with this land as far back as pre-historic times.
We are looking for a Creative Practitioner who has an interest and experience of working within heritage contexts to interpret and bring alive one or more themes related to the recent archeological discoveries, through the design and delivery of a creative engagement programme.
HEALTH & WELLBEING ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
We are looking for a creative practitioner with an interest and/or experience of working with people who face barriers to participation due to poor physical or mental health, including those affected by dementia and individuals experiencing isolation or loneliness.
Based in Greater Pollok, South Glasgow, the Artist in Residence will develop and test creative, inclusive approaches that prioritise accessibility. With this in mind this post will also have an emphasis on research and reflection and the Artist is invited to test and evaluate new ideas.
How to apply
We welcome applications from creative practitioners working across a range of disciplines, including collaborative and interdisciplinary teams. Applicants should demonstrate experience of participatory practice.
We particularly encourage applications from Artists based in, or connected to, Greater Pollok.
For further information, please contact: hannah@villagestorytelling.org.uk
For further reading,
See the Greater Pollok Arts and Creativity Strategy here
Applications should be submitted to hannah@villagestorytelling.org.uk by 9am on Tuesday 21th July 2026.
Informal interviews will take place at the end of July.
Citizen Storytellers
We are recruiting an intergenerational network of volunteers (Citizen Storytellers) living in the Greater Pollok area, to help gather, shape and share the story of Pollok. See the flyer opposite for full details or contact colin@villagestorytelling.org.uk to register your interest!
Volunteering
We welcome expressions of interest from potential volunteers.
If you have any questions about volunteering with us, please contact us at info@villagestorytelling.org.uk.
We have two new exciting volunteering opportunities – for our up coming Kite Festival that will take place on the 24th of May 2026, and for our Village Storytelling Festival that will take place between 3rd – 6th of June.
There are a range of roles available, from helping welcome visitors to assisting with event setup, running activities, and general support on the
