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Perform at signal festival
Want to perform at Signal Festival? We're running a series of open mic nights and open performances across our festival programme, and we'd love for you to be involved.
You could be a musician, poet, theatre maker, comedian... the choice is yours! This opportunity is open to performers aged 11-25.
Please complete and submit the form to let us know that you are interested in taking part in this year's festival. This will allow us to contact you about our open mic opportunities and give us the highest chance of being able to platform your art. The deadline for submissions is Monday 14th July 2025, 5.00 p.m. and we'll be in touch shortly after.
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Exhibit Your Art
The Look Here Exhibition is a key part of the Signal Festival Visual Arts programme, and takes place at Swindon Central Library from Friday 25 July - Saturday 16 August. We're welcoming submissions of art for this exhibition from artists aged 11-25. Exhibition pieces can be for sale, with no commision take by Signal Festival.
To submit your work:
- Complete the form in full via the button below.
- Email 2 images of each submission to signal@primetheatre.co.uk and include the title of the piece(s) along with your name. Please ensure that one of the images is a closeup. If you haven't yet made or completed the work you'd like to submit, we will accept up to 2 concept images per submission (e.g. sketches, work in progress, mood boards, etc.).
Full details and terms and conditions can be found on the form below.
Submit Your Work
Wild Words: Nature Writer Competition
Inspired by Swindon's very own original nature writer (a Victorian called Richard Jefferies), we are looking for writing on the theme of the natural world. You can submit a piece of writing which can be in almost any form: a descriptive piece, short story, personal reflections, letter, poetry, journalism, diary or academic article. It can be factual about a particular animal, bird, place etc., or a completely made-up story, straight from your head. Pieces need to be between 100 and 500 words long.
Anything you submit must be your own original work and there will be prizes! To learn more & enter, send your submission to info@richardjefferies.org along with your name, email and telephone number. The deadline is midnight on Monday 11th August 2025, with winners to be announced soon after.
Learn More & Enter
Swindon Dance- Youth Summer School Free Places!
Signal Festival are collaberating with Swindon Dance to offer 5 free places on their Youth Summer School programme!
About
Turn up the heat and move your heat with our Youth Summer School at Swindon Dance, where we aim to enrich lives through dance one step at a time!
Join us for 2 jam-packed days of Jazz, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Yoga, Street, Lindy Hop and Bharatnatyam!
Dates and Location
9:15am-3:30pm | 28th - 29th July | Swindon Town Hall
Who can apply?
You can apply if you are aged 8-15 years old by 28th July.
There is no experience needed! Just a passion or interest in dance. Whether you have never taken a dance class before or want to improve your current skills, we welcome all abilities to apply!
This application is NOT open to any current students at Swindon Dance.
How to Apply
Follow the link HERE to fill out our Youth Summer School Application Form.
The places will be assigned on a first come first serve basis.
Register Here“Showcase new talent that is ready to bloom!”
I look forward to seeing what new ideas spring up and watching new artists come forward, inspired about what they see.
“Showing everyone what Swindon has to offer!”
There’s the need to show everyone exactly what Swindon has to offer because a worrying amount of people (particularly young people) are unaware of what is happening in the local art scene and are of the belief that you need to leave town in order to explore the arts. Signal Festival was created to prove those assumptions wrong.
“I'm excited to be part of the team!”
I’m most looking forward to the development and wider reaches of the festival as it grows over the next few years. I’m excited to be a part of a team that is going to be the spark for young people’s artistic journeys.
“Swindon is home”
Swindon is home to so many incredible artists who deserve to be celebrated and all artists should feel confident and secure in calling Swindon home, knowing that it has a place for them.
“Beginning of a new chapter”
Signal is important because it marks the beginning of a new chapter for Swindon. Bringing all the local companies together and highlighting all the opportunities that are present in Swindon feels like a fresh start for local young creatives.
Supporters
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