We’re seeking a Community Lead

Purpose: To collaboratively lead and develop Spectra’s Community Programme of radically inclusive creative workshops. 

Aim: To lift everyone’s capacity to influence change

Radical Policy Writing in Practice

Policies and processes take a long time to get right, and making them easy to understand takes longer still. At Spectra, we’ve been working out how we can create functional, accessible policies that serve both employer and employee equitably, and which are also fit for purpose as an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation.

Introducing… Buzz Stop!

Spectra is very happy to share that we have been successful in our application for a Community Green Grant from West Midlands Combined Authority to build a beautiful and biodiverse garden at Sandwell General Hospital. Situated directly outside the entrance to the hospital, the Buzz Stop garden will provide a place for rest, reflection and nature connection for staff, patients and visitors to the hospital.

We’re seeking a graphic designer!

Spectra is looking for a talented graphic designer to create an animated illustration and poster. The illustration will be a visual representation of a manifesto for Midland Metropolitan University Hospital’s Arts Programme. Spectra has been commissioned to co-create this manifesto on behalf of the hospital and Your Trust Charity, part of the Sandwell and West…

Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!

Three wonderful opportunities to come work with Spectra are now open. From fundraising to design; content creation to strategy, we are looking for three great people to fill the following roles. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch to discuss ways we can make the application process accessible to you. Design Assistant A development opportunity…

Concocting plans and growing our brains

Today marks the start of our work as part of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio. After nearly 10 years riding the project to project roller coaster, we are raring to spread radical inclusion more widely and deeply thanks to the stability this core funding brings. Over the next three years, we’ll be welcoming new team members…

We’re Recruiting an Impact Lead!

We are thrilled to be recruiting for an important new member of our team: an Impact Lead. In April, Spectra will be joining Arts Council England’s National Portfolio and will enter into a period of thoughtful growth. Over the next three years, this new role will establish new systems within our organisation, team and working…

Anti-Racist Action Plan Update – November 2022

Back with an update a bit later than the end of September deadline we’d hoped for. This one is going to be a transparent stock take of where we’re at and what we’re finding hard. It’s taken a lot of roundabout thinking and hours of trying to parse trackers for us to understand that this…

Seeking a Chair for our Board

We are excited to open applications for the first Chair of our Board. Full information can be found below. You can view it in its own window by clicking on the link ‘Spectra – Chair Recruitment Pack’ underneath the document. There is also a download button available below too. Please don’t hesitate to get in…

Can you help us take Abundance to its new homes?

Abundance, our garden play space on Birmingham City Hospital’s site, closes on Saturday 3rd September. Parts of the site, need to be dismantled and taken off to new homes. We are looking for people who are able to lend a hand to helping dismantle the space the week commencing the 6th September. All help is…

Come and Volunteer on Abundance

We are looking for volunteers between June to September 2022 to support the building and visitor experience for Abundance, a garden and sensory play space on the grounds of the Birmingham City Hospital.  There are a wide variety of roles available suited to those looking for a one off day of volunteering and those looking…

Anti-Racist Action Plan – June 2022

This Anti-Racist Action Plan is a working document that has been prompted by our commitment to the More Than a Moment pledge. It offers a good opportunity to share work we have been doing and intend to do as we consider how Spectra, which is founded on principles of radical inclusion, actively contributes to dismantling…

Eat The Stars

Six ingredients, that’s all it takes. Six ingredients to make the stars, your sandwich, goats, flowers and you. Well, six and a little shake of this and that. In Eat the Stars you’ll use all your senses to triumph in a game of extraordinary imagination, whimsy and fun. We are all made of stardust after…

I am Me. We Are Kindred.

With trademark whimsy and intense positivity, this May 2018 show saw Spectra return with a new adventure for all the senses. All ages and abilities were welcomed as we set off on an extraordinary journey to find out whether you can be you and still be part of your crew. Is it only what we…

Forge

In May 2018, with partners Open Theatre Company and MotherShip, Spectra hosted a symposium that aimed to defy perceptions and provoke change. Attached to a performance of I am Me. We are Kindred., this was a day of engaging, impactful enquiry and action that sought to increase programming of performances by learning disabled artists. 

Hanging in the Balance

Hanging in the Balance was performed at MAC Birmingham in May 2017. Our audiences were invited to delve into a mystical world of enchanting sights, sounds, tastes, smells and things to do. With our world hanging in the balance, they joined our courageous characters on an adventure through the MAC, enjoying delicious nibbles, mesmerising music,…

Seek/Find

In May 2016, we invited audiences to come along on a beautiful beast of a multi-sensory promenade, immersive performance experience made by a mixed community and professional cast. The audience was invited to taste, feel, see, smell and hear their way on a daring quest through Cannon Hill Park. With the help of Spectra’s intrepid…

We Are Hiring Access Hosts for Abundance

Our natural, inclusive garden playspace, Abundance, is opening on 25 June. Sited outside the Birmingham Treatment Centre on Dudley Road, Abundance is an oasis in the midst of the city.  Our Access Hosts will provide a welcome for all visitors and offer specific support for any visitors who have additional needs. Abundance has been designed…

Builders wanted for sensory play space

Spectra are looking for talented and creative set builders or landscapers to work on Abundance, a sustainable art installation on the grounds of Birmingham City Hospital. You will be working with mostly reclaimed materials to build a variety of structures and create interactive features. The builds will not be ‘ordinary’ so you should have good…

Seeking a Filmmaker For Our Sensory Community Designed Adventure

Spectra Seeks Filmmaker for Abundance Spectra is looking for a filmmaker to help us document our journey as we create Abundance, a natural, all ages, inclusive play space on the site of the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital. Through this project, we will be working with the Birmingham 2022 Festival, a six-month celebration of creativity across…

Builder-Maker-Artists Wanted!

Spectra is looking for two Builder-Maker-Artists to help us realise our vision for Abundance, a natural, all ages, inclusive playspace on the site of the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital. Through this project, we will be working with the Birmingham 2022 Festival, a six-month celebration of creativity across the region and part of the Birmingham 2022…

We’re Looking for an Artist Grower for Abundance

Spectra is looking for an Artist Grower to help us realise our vision for Abundance, a natural, all ages, inclusive playspace on the site of the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital. Through this project, we will be working with the Birmingham 2022 Festival, a six-month celebration of creativity across the region and part of the Birmingham…

Spectra Seeks Producer for Abundance

Spectra Seeks Producer for Abundance Spectra is looking for a Producer to help us realise our vision for Abundance, a natural, all ages, inclusive playspace on the site of the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital. Through this project, we will be working with the Birmingham 2022 Festival, a six-month celebration of creativity across the region and…

Our Anti-Racist Work: More Than a Moment Pledge Statement

Our Anti-Racist Work: More Than a Moment Pledge Statement In many ways, it feels as if Spectra is coming out of hibernation. We’ve had a tough year tucked away writing funding applications without much time being creative together – it has felt a bit like being a bear stuck in a cave! Because of this…

Spectra Seeks Fundraiser

Spectra Seeks Fundraiser Spectra is looking for a Fundraiser to contribute to the development of our Fundraising Strategy, to investigate appropriate funding opportunities, and to write funding applications on our behalf.  Spectra Arts CIC creates fierce and joyful performance through authentic collaboration. We seek to cultivate a world that celebrates brains that work in different…

Spectra Seeks Storyteller/Writer

Spectra Seeks Storyteller/Writer – Woods for the Trees Spectra Seeks Storyteller/Writer Spectra is looking for a Storyteller/Writer to contribute to the development of our new show, Woods for the Trees. During the challenges brought by 2020, we researched and developed our first online multi-sensory show. Woods for the Trees is the next stage of that…

All Roads Lead to Bearwood

All Roads Lead to Bearwood (June 2019) was an interactive, playful performance with original music, movement and stories inspired by interviews with the local community in Bearwood, which is due west of Birmignham City by about 4 miles. Audience members were asked to join in games and enjoy performances across five festival sites – there…