Welcome to your August newsletter

This month we reported that just over 500 creative and cultural organisations registered their Intention to Apply for Multi-Year Funding, with an indicative annual request in excess of £113m.

Ahead of Stage 1 applications opening on 6 September, we're running Information Sessions for those who registered their Intention to Apply. If you registered your Intention to Apply but you have not received an email inviting you to book a session, please get in touch with us at events@creativescotland.com.

Also this month, we've got welcome news on the value of Scotland's film and TV industries to the economy, new opportunities for funding to support creative collaborations across the UK nations and beyond, and we've announced the latest round of Open Fund awards thanks to The National Lottery.

Plus, we've got all the latest news and opportunities from across Scotland.

https://www.creativescotland.com/news-stories/latest-news/archive/2023/08/multi-year-funding-update

Just over 500 cultural and creative organisations registered their Intention to Apply, with an indicative annual request in excess of £113m

Applications are now open for the Four Nations International Fund, which supports people working in the arts across the UK, Europe and beyond

The Scottish Government has provided £1m for Scotland's vibrant youth arts and youth work community through the new Youth Arts Open Fund

Two women smile at the camera holding pottery in progress

Spanning the length and breadth of Scotland, this month's Open Fund awards bring creativity to local communities thanks to The National Lottery

Composers, performance groups and music organisations across the four UK countries and the Republic of Ireland can now apply for Beyond Borders

Isabel David, Neil Gray MSP, Daisy Mount (Prime Video's Development Executive), and David Smith (Director of Screen Scotland) at FirstStage Studios in Leith. All four of them hold The Economic Values of Scotland's Screen Sector in 2021 Report in their hand. A large studio light can be seen behind them.

A new report from Screen Scotland shows the value of Scotland's film and TV industries to the economy, finding significant growth in all areas of production

The Cultural Bridge partnership between the UK and Germany will return this October, inviting applications for its 2024/2025 programme

Meet our new Board Members: Muslim Alim, Patrick Brown, Norah Campbell, Heather Stewart and Louise Wilson

Pitch Scotland celebrated a weekend of showcases, open mics and networking earlier this month in Glasgow - check out their highlights

The Scottish Awards for New Music announced their shortlist!

Check out the latest updates to our playlist

That's a wrap on EIFF 2023, which saw 6 days of outdoor screenings, inspiring films and engaging events

Discover the many ways we can support your funded activity if you've been supported through the Open Fund

Applications for Unlimited's UK and International Open Awards for Disabled Artists open on Thursday 31 August

Creatives across Northern Ireland, Scotland and France can apply for grants through the Spotlight on Culture UK/France 2024 Fund

This month's funding deadline highlights are from SURF Scotland, The Scottish Government and The City of Edinburgh Council.

The SURF Awards 2023 celebrate best practice examples of community regeneration projects in Scotland

Visit the SURF website

The Climate Engagement Fund aims to build understanding of the climate emergency across communities by offering support for climate engagement activities

Visit the gov.scot website

The Diversity and Inclusion Fund supports the work of ethnically diverse artists, developed and delivered through multi-art form collaborations

Visit the Culture Edinburgh site

For the full list of upcoming funding deadlines delivered by Creative Scotland, Screen Scotland and across the sector, visit our website

Visit the funding deadlines page

Connecting Scotland's creative community through Opportunities

We've got over 480 jobs, workshops, funds, awards, residencies and other professional development opportunities for the arts, screen and creative industries on the Opportunities website.

You can also advertise your own opportunities for free.

Visit the Opportunities website

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Open Fund - Image is courtesy of The Scottish Crannog Centre.

Screen Scotland report - Image by Julie Howden

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