MerseyDee Collective
For local freelance creatives
About the Collective
The MerseyDee Collective is a network for freelance creatives working in all aspects of performing arts and arts engagement.
It is open to any freelance creative living or working in the Wirral, Cheshire West, Flintshire, Denbighshire and Conwy County.
Launched by Cheshire Dance, Storyhouse, Theatre Porto and Theatr Clywd in autumn 2024, the Collective has been established to build networks and help freelancers find opportunities to sustain their careers.
By collaborating, the four lead organisations involved hope that they can:
• Create a better sense of an artistic community for freelancers living and working in the area
• Retain artistic talent in the region by making it easier to find opportunities, make connections and see it as a place with a variety of artistic opportunities
• Be better connected to local artists and freelancers
• Increase the skills and expertise of artists in the areas by providing free and/or subsidised training opportunities
Are you a freelance creative living or working in the Wirral, Cheshire West, Flintshire, Denbighshire and Conwy County?
Join the MerseyDee Collective here!
Once you have submitted your details, you will receive a confirmation email.
It’s free to sign up, and members of the collective will receive:
• Invitations to special ‘freelancer gatherings’ held at least twice a year, hosted by one of the lead organisations
• Regular information about forthcoming job opportunities, in all aspects of performance, backstage and engagement activity
• Training aimed at supporting freelancers to further their careers
• Opportunities to book onto surgeries to meet creative staff in each lead organisation
• Ticket offers and other opportunities to see work, including access to rehearsals and work in development
• Regular information about forthcoming job opportunities, in all aspects of performance, backstage and engagement activity
• Training aimed at supporting freelancers to further their careers
• Opportunities to book onto surgeries to meet creative staff in each lead organisation
• Ticket offers and other opportunities to see work, including access to rehearsals and work in development
Associate Organisations
Other organisations that have regular employment opportunities for freelancers working in performance and engagement are welcome to join as associate organisations. Please get in touch via exec.support@storyhouse.com
Coming up:
The first MerseyDee Collective Gathering will take place at Storyhouse in Chester on Tuesday 21 January at 2pm. It will be an opportunity to meet staff from all four of the lead organisations as well as other creatives.
It’s free to attend – please sign up here.
Training Sessions
Thanks to support from Cheshire West Voluntary Action, we are pleased to offer a series of training courses free to MerseyDee Collective members. Please follow the links below to book training sessions at Storyhouse, but please note that places are limited so individual members can sign up for a maximum of three courses:
MerseyDee Collective Training: Marketing and Promotion
MerseyDee Collective Training: Pitching Your Creative Ideas
