We currently have two opportunities open:
Spine Festival 2026 | Artist In Residency
We are seeking fourteen artists from a range of different creative disciplines including spoken word/literature, graphic artists, music, dance, visual and digital arts to be part of SPINE Festival 2026; a festival for children and families.
Now in its eleventh year, the SPINE Festival works with libraries across 14 London boroughs. In 2026 activities will be delivered in-person from 16 May to 30 June 2026.
We are keen to recruit artists who reflect the diverse communities within London.
The Role
We are recruiting fourteen artists in total. Artists will be paired based on their art discipline with the aim of one of the artists being a poet/spoken word artist.
The paired artists will be partnered with paired library boroughs to tour their work in-person. For example, two artists would work with Newham and Tower Hamlets to creatively design workshops and events to be delivered in both boroughs during the festival month.
At the heart of the role is collaboration.
The theme of this year’s festival is ‘Magic & Imagination’ and we are interested to hear how you would explore this theme with children aged 0-11 and families with a collaborative approach. We would like a legacy as a result of the residency eg. an exhibition/anthology/artefact/video/training.
Please note, aside from poetry and spoken word, we are keen to see applications from artists who work with these disciplines: Music, Dance, Illustration (i.e. comic books/zines/graphic novels), Visual Arts, Clay/Sculpting and Placard-making. We usually receive a huge number of applications for creative writing, however this year we are de-prioritising that art form.
Key Dates and Information
14 days (with a willingness to work evenings/weekends) including:
- 5 days of planning with paired artist and library staff
- 8 workshops and/or events at paired library boroughs (4 per borough)
- 1 day for post-festival evaluation
You must be available during May and June 2026.
Interviews:
Please note interviews will take place week commencing 13 April 2026 for the duration of 30 minutes between 9am to 3pm in person at our offices in The Albany, Deptford. If you are offered an interview and have any access needs, please do let us know so we can accommodate.
Introduction meetings with libraries:
Should you be successful post interview and paired with your co-artist and boroughs, there will be introduction meetings week commencing 27 April 2026. During the interview you will be asked to confirm availability for the boroughs you may be paired with.
Artists in Residents Photoshoot:
Should you be successful post interview, you will need to be available for a photoshoot on 2 May 2026.
If the photoshoot date needs to move due to photographer availability, we will give you notice. The photoshoot will be a half day session and take place in a studio based in Deptford, close to The Albany (Apples & Snakes office base). Details will be confirmed in the offer letter to successful applicants.
The Fee
£2,800 in total (£200 per day and workshop/event)
Person Specification
- Experience of working with children and families.
- An interest in/experience of library settings.
- Experience of working with diverse communities
- Experience of working collaboratively with other artists or in a team/collective to agreed goals
- Ability to respond to the workshop context and problem solve
- Ability to work on one’s own and work towards deadlines
- Ability to run creative engaging workshops around the theme of Magic & Imagination for children and families
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of working with challenging groups such as PRUs / excluded young people
- Confident with digital knowledge/experience of social media
- Confident of delivering work digitally (i.e. workshops, performances) or have a willingness to learn
- A current DBS and public liability insurance.
How To Apply
The application process is as follows:
- Complete this application form where you can share what excites you about the role and how you would plan to use your time to explore the theme
- After submitting the application form, complete the Equality & Diversity form.
- Once you have submitted the Equality & Diversity form, send your CV (max. 2 sides) to [email protected] for the attention of Marcelle Akita. Please include your name in the title of your CV document – this really helps our admin team!
closed – Marketing and Communications Coordinator (Part-Time)
This opportunity has now closed, we are keeping this information up for a few days to allow those who applied to look back on the role details.
Contract terms: 12-month fixed-term contract.
Part-time: 2.5 days p/w
Days of working: Available days Mon – Thurs. Ideally able to work Tuesdays (team day) e.g. Mon, Tues, Weds – half day, or Tues, Weds, Thurs – half day, with twice monthly in-person meetings at our London office.
Salary: £32k FTE
About the Role
We have an exciting and rare opportunity to join the core Apples and Snakes team.
We are seeking an experienced, part-time, Marketing and Communications Coordinator to support the planning and delivery of high-quality, inclusive marketing campaigns for our live events, learning activities, and digital projects, working closely with artists and partners.
This role plays a key part in audience development, ensuring our work reaches diverse communities, aligns with Arts Council England priorities and upholds our commitment to equality, diversity, and access within the arts and cultural sector.
The successful candidate will be a marketing professional with at least three years’ experience with strong digital marketing skills, creative flair, a collaborative approach and an understanding of marketing within the arts, cultural, or third-sector context.
How to apply
This job opportunity has now close. We will be in touch this week (w/c 30 Mar) with the outcome.
Closing date: 5pm, Monday 30 March.
Interviews: w/c 7th April & second interviews w/c 14th April.
We look forward to hearing from you, do get in touch if you have any questions.
Deadline is Monday 6 April 2026, 23:59 GMT.
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