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The festival offers a range of opportunities to get involved, from joining the festival team as a volunteer, to a huge range of events, workshops and participatory projects in which you are invited to take part.
To take part in some of the participatory projects and events at Futuresonic 2009 you need to sign up in advance. Information on these projects and how you sign up can be found below. Click on the project name for further information before you sign up.
Sign up to take part in a mini adventure walk through Philips Park in east Manchester where you will be guided by artists, along with ecologists from the Natural History Museum. Availability remains on Saturday 2 May and Sunday 3 May. To take part email env20@futuresonic.com or call Pete on 07951 642858. Free.
You do not need to sign up in advance. But you should download the instructions on how to do the bubble games and how to make your own bubbles kit. Information here futuresonic.com/bubbles. Free.
Start at CUBE and head out across the city to prospect for oil with artist Jon Cohrs. Sign up online for Thursday, Friday or Saturday prospecting sessions. Free.
Join volunteer readers in the first attempted public reading of the globally important, yet rarely read IPCC report, to take place over several days. Visit artist website to sign up. Free
Taking you on a night-time journey to experience 100 years of climate change in 100m. Date announced 10th May and confirmed 24 hours in advance, Sign up online to take part. Free
The festival offers a range of opportunities to get involved and get experience of staging music, art and technology events.
During the festival this may include working on marketing, production, artist liaison, front of house, and other areas.
We look for commitment and, above all, a willingness to get involved and get along with artists, audience and the rest of the team to make the festival a great success.
Please think seriously about the level of commitment you could offer before contacting us. Think also about your motivations and interests, to help us find the right opportunity for you.
We positively welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
For information on volunteering opportunities at Futuresonic email volunteers@futuresonic.com
We regret that we are cannot promise to find opportunities for everyone who applies, and at certain times are not always able to respond immediately to enquiries.
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