Arts for Social Change
an Open Call, Join Now, No Deadline
- for artists, creatives, dancers, makers, movers, cultural, craft, visual, musical and all other embodied practitioners and scholars -
Scroll down to join the GIRIC network for all UK and Internationally based practitioners and scholars!*
- scroll down for our full 2025 Spring / Summer curriculum
* Please note that there is a small admin cost for each module of GBP£5 that is reduced to £3 for GIRIC members
We are inviting practitioners and scholars who would like to join this international programme that will encompass the following opportunities:
* Peer-to-Peer Support and Co-Mentoring
* Network Building opportunities
* Structured, Peer-Led Fortnightly Zoom Sessions: 5 per term during 2025
* Opportunities to propose and co-develop income generating workshops, courses and intensives
* Opportunities to co-develop projects that respond to the needs of your community (geographical or of shared interest)
* Asynchronous online 24 / 7 access to shared resources, support and forum via our Basecamp platform
Intercultural Roots launched GIRIC as a new ONLINE programme for UK-based and International arts practitioners of all forms in January 2023, supported by the Social Enterprise Support Fund. Join over 280 practitioners from over 50 countries [January 2025] to help transform your artistic passion into professional practice! Become a GIRIC member free of charge and receive a discount on our programme modules.
Inclusion to our Basecamp Network by Application Only:
Click Links to Book - limited places, book asap.
* Please note that there is a small admin cost for each module of GBP£5 that is reduced to £3 for GIRIC members
THEMES: Practice <-> Pedagogy <-> Projects
Supported by our unique 'passion to profession' model to help arts practitioners reach and impact more people across local communities. Here is our GIRIC curriculum of themed modules for 2025. The modules were compiled from an analysis of what artists who have joined GIRIC have requested:
Peer-to-Peer Sessions (Theme: Topic)
14 MAY
Practice: "Creative Labs & Devising Performance"
Focus: Creative labs, devising performance, and developing one’s artistic practice. Examine techniques for incubating ideas, experimenting collaboratively, and bringing new performances to life.
28 MAY
Practice: "Embodied Research & Ideas Inspiration"
Focus: Embodied research, somatic inquiry, and sparking fresh ideas. Practice documenting movement-based or arts-based explorations, and discover how to channel creative inspiration into concrete outputs (performance, exhibitions, or publications).
11 JUN
Pedagogy: "Planning & Preparation for Workshops"
Focus: Step-by-step guidance on planning and preparing courses, residencies, or community events. Explore scheduling, resource allocation, trauma-informed facilitation, and methods for welcoming diverse participants safely and meaningfully.
25 JUN
Pedagogy: "Assessment & Evaluation Approaches"
Focus: Techniques for assessing and evaluating learning in embodied arts. Learn to measure impact, gather evidence for funders, and capture the qualitative dimensions of creative processes while retaining a participant-cantered ethos.
9 JUL
Projects: "Digital Promotion & Community Building"
Focus: How to engage groups and build communities through digital promotion. Covering social media, email outreach, website presence, and online events—plus strategies for building long-term connections and increasing reach.
[Links for registration will be available in June 2025]
15 OCT
Practice: Performing Ecologies & Intercultural Exchange
Focus: Blending eco-somatic approaches, cultural rituals, and site-specific performance. Delve into intercultural dialogue, environmental activism, and collaborative art-making that honours ancestral knowledge and ecology.
29 OCT
Practice: Self-Care & Resilience for Creative Practitioners
Focus: Balancing creative work with personal well-being. Address burnout, isolation, and finances from a place of somatic awareness, developing sustainable self-care strategies and community support networks.
12 NOV
Pedagogy: Neurodiverse & Marginalised Learners: Approaches & Techniques
Focus: Advanced strategies for facilitating workshops with neurodiverse, disabled, or otherwise marginalised participants. Emphasise trauma-informed practice, universal design, and empathetic communication methods.
26 NOV
Projects: Freelancing, Startups & Beyond
Focus: Support for becoming a self-employed freelancer or forming a social enterprise/charity. Learn business planning, marketing, budgeting, plus essential legal frameworks—empowering you to scale up responsibly and confidently.
10 DEC
Projects: Advanced Partnerships & Policy Engagement
Focus: Building large-scale collaborations with local authorities, NGOs, or international networks. Explore how to shape policies, influence decision-makers, and craft projects that have lasting social and environmental impact.
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