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Creative Spotlight

Our Creative Spotlight aims to shine the light on a specific branch of the arts – looking at upcoming events, highlighting some of the key practitioners, and pointing you in the direction of some of the main organisations working in the sector. These features will be developed throughout the year, and will build a picture of just what a creative place Scotland is.

Jeremy Deller's Scrilege Installation on Glasgow Green © Steven Robertson
This year’s Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art (GI) runs until the 7 May and features...
Beltaine @ Shetland Folk Festival © Dougie Coulter
The 32nd annual Shetland Folk Festival takes place from the 3 – 6 May, offering a programme of over...
Shortlisted Books
First established in 1972 as the Scottish Arts Council Book Awards, the Scottish Mortgage...
Behaviour
Curated by Glasgow’s Arches, Behaviour is a festival of live performance that stretches across...
enLIGHTen
On display in Edinburgh until the 18 March, enLIGHTen is a celebration of our world-renowned...
UNRAVEL
#UNRAVEL: a Creative Scotland Vital Spark project featuring FOUND and Aidan Moffat.
Glasgow Film Festival Logo & Image of Gene Kelly
Since launching in 2005, Glasgow Film Festival has continued to grow and expand year on year. This...
Image from Plucked - A True Fairytale
Presented by Puppet Animation Scotland, and taking place at Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre,...
Arika12
Taking place in Glasgow across three long weekends, Arika12 features an innovative and diverse...
Wigtown Book Festival Logo and Girl Reading Book on Bench (c) Colin Tennant
Established in 1999, the biannual Wigtown Book Festival now attracts over 12,000 visitors to its...
Still from Red Dog - Screening at Inverness Film Festival 2011
This year’s Inverness Film Festival programme offers up over 30 films and events, including 20...
Bob Pegg (c) Scottish International Storytelling Festival
Coordinated by the Scottish Storytelling Centre, the 21st annual Scottish International...