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PhD funding news!
@ucl
Dept of Information Studies &
@britishlibrary
have announced a fully-funded Collaborative Doctoral Studentship, 'Rediscovering a Woman Collector at the BL: New Sources and Perspectives on Sarah Sophia Banks'. The deadline for applications is 14 April 26 🧵
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Here’s our weekly slate of upcoming events with spaces still available!
These events cover our open grant schemes, heritage science, community engagement, carbon literacy and more: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Book now to avoid disappointment!
📣📡 Calling all #archives with collections of #audiovisual recordings of performance or rehearsals! We need your help! With a *very* short and friendly survey: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/aud... 📽️📼🎭🪩 @apac-ssn.bsky.social 🙏
JOB ALERT 🚨
The Victoria and Albert Museum are looking to recruit a Curator of Dance.
More information & how to apply can be found here: vam.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...
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Applications are now open for @theatreresearch.bsky.social's research & practitioner research & development grants. Available grants range from £100 to £600.
More info can be found here: www.str.org.uk/grants-prize... & www.str.org.uk/grants-prize...
SIBMAS will be hosting its next symposium in Reykjavik from 8 – 10 June 2026. You can find out more about the event here: www.sibmas.org/conference/r...
If you have any questions about the symposium, please contact info@sibmas.org
We can't wait to hear your ideas! 🤹♀️
Find out more about the #WomenInCircus Symposium on Wednesday 5 August 2026: tinyurl.com/WomenInCircu...
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Committee Board opportunity!
SIBMAS are looking for Board members, inc. the role of Membership Secretary.
If you are considering joining the ExComm or this role specifically, please email them at info@sibmas.org
Head over to their site for more info: www.sibmas.org
The Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts & Humanities is inviting applications for the Collaboration and Innovation Grant.
Funding of up to £10,000 is available.
For details on how to apply and for more information head to: engagementpractice.org
Our membership prices for everyone are now:
Institution: £40
Individual: £25
Student: £10
If you would like to discuss Membership in more detail, or are struggling to pay, please contact us at: membership@performingartscollections.org.uk
Great news for all our London members! 🎉
The APAC Board of Trustees has decided to reduce membership fees for all London-based members going forward to bring them in line with those outside of London.
@beinghumanfest.bsky.social have launched their 2026 funding grants! Open to researchers at universities & research orgs across the UK, to collaborate with local community & partners to create exciting public engagement projects.
For more info, head to: www.beinghumanfestival.org/get-involved
Have you checked out our resources page? We have comprehensive guides on digital preservation, archive records, storage and funding.
For more information, head over to: performingartscollections.org.uk/resources/?s...
🎉Congratulations 🎉 to our student showcase Research Poster Competition Winner, Cerys Swain, from the December 2025 APAC Student Showcase! This is a wonderful achievement, and a testament to the quality, rigour, and originality of your work.
Exhibition alert!
@strawbhillhouse.bsky.social exhibition 'Henry VIII’s Lost Dagger' closes on Feb 15 & traces a dagger owned by Horace Walpole that he believed was owned by Henry VIII & later bought by the actor-manager, Charles Kean.
More info here: www.strawberryhillhouse.org.uk/lost-dagger/
Calling all members!
Check your emails for details of the next member meeting on 12th Feb.
The meeting is hybrid, w/ the in-person part being held at Derby Museums.
Email or DM us if you have not received your email!
📚Our Book of the Month is 'David Bowie Is', edited by Victoria Broackes & Geoffrey Marsh. Rereleased & extended to coincide with the opening of The David Bowie Centre @V_and_A East, the book explores the artist’s continuing influence & inspiration🧑🎤
www.vam.ac.uk/shop/david-b...
Exhibition announcement!
A pop-up exhibition, Advertising Antiquity, offering a snapshot of the variety of posters held in the @apgrd.bsky.social's archival collections.
The exhibition will open from 2.30pm on 12 January.
More info here: www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/events/2026/...
We were delighted to host @apac-ssn.bsky.social AGM and annual Research Showcase last week 🥳🥳
We loved talking about our performance-related archives and Special Collections, as well as hearing about some of the fantastic research being undertaken using performance-related collections 😍
Huge thanks to ask those that presented at our annual Research Showcase! Extra special thanks to the National Fairground and Circus Archive for being such wonderful hosts 🤹
DanceMap are mapping Europe’s dance heritage to shape cultural policy, support practice & broaden public engagement.
If you work within 🇪🇺Dance Heritage as an artist or organisation, they are looking for you to take part in a survey. Visit dancemap.eu for more info
📣 Today is the last day to sign up for the APAC research poster competition next! For more details head over to our LinkedIn page:
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Tomorrow! Last tickets available. Visit Eventbrite to get your free ticket.
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JOB ALERT!
National Theatre are looking for an Archive Engagement Coordinator.
Details of how to apply here: jobs.nationaltheatre.org.uk/job/archive-...
✨Call for Research Posters ✨– @apac-ssn.bsky.social Annual Research Showcase 2025
📍University of Sheffield
📆12-12-25
Submit: abstract (300w), title + short bio (100w) ➡️info@performingartscollections.org.uk
#PerformingArts #Archives
Tickets to the APAC Member Meeting & Research Showcase 2025 are now available! 🎭
This event is hybrid & will be held at the National Fairground & Circus Archive. Please check your emails for more details & how to sign-up.
The event is open to all APAC members & is free.
Thank you to all our symposium speakers and to the Glyndebourne team for hosting! From the Greeks to Bowie via Shakespeare - curating performing arts collections has never been so fresh and exciting!!
Tickets for our 2025 Symposium at @glyndebourne are still available! This year's theme is curation & our speakers will explore how performing arts collections & individuals approach the policy & practice of curation. More info here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/apac-sympo...