Welcome to your June newsletter

We've got important updates for you on the Multi-Year Funding programme this month, as we share a reminder of the key things cultural organisations need to know right now.

The latest round of Open Fund recipients are here, with arts accessibility at the heart of creative projects from Krazy Kat Theatre, the Benedetti Foundation and Music at Paxton, just a few of the 89 awards made this month thanks to The National Lottery.

And there's been a flurry of festival announcements including Cryptic's Sonica Surge in Glasgow, Stirling's Bloody Scotland, and Edinburgh's festivals.

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

Multi-Year FundingUpdate from the Briefing Sessions

Read the latest reminder of key things potential Multi-Year Funding applicants need to know right now

A man from Krazy Kat theatre performs while dressed as a clock

Krazy Kat Theatre's free Sign Language workshops are just one of the 89 projects supported by The National Lottery in the latest round of Open Fund awards

The next round of the Four Nations International Fund will open for applications on 16 August 2023, thanks to co-investment from across all four UK nations

We’ve published our 2023/24 Annual Plan, setting out how we’ll support the arts, screen and creative industries over next 12 months

A fun performance where someone dressed as a dog is pretending to sing at the front of the stage, in front of someone else wearing a metal colander as a hat, as though they're dressing up like children, in a colourful environment

Scotland-based artists, companies, producers and venues can now apply for the latest round of the Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance

The Illustrated Fair Work Guide. For the creative and cultural sectors in Scotland

Employers in the creative and cultural sectors in Scotland can check out the Illustrated Fair Work Guide for super useful information about how to put Fair Work into practice

There will only be one round of funding for the Youth Music Initiative's Access to Music Making and Strengthening Youth Music funds in 2023/24 - applications open on 18 July

Experience the joy of words at the Edinburgh International Book Festival this year as they celebrate their 40th anniversary

We've partnered with British Council Scotland and the Ukrainian Institute on a new residency programme to bring Ukrainian arts professionals to visit arts organisations in Scotland

Check out the latest updates to Now Playing at Creative Scotland on Spotify

Edinburgh Art Festival have announced their 2023 festival plans - the first under new Director Kim McAleese

Be part of the world’s largest celebration of storytelling in Scotland this October

Explore the full programme of Cryptic’s new intensive 48 hour festival Sonica Surge which will run at Tramway and The Hidden Gardens in Glasgow in September

#FillYerBoots with shows from nearly 70 countries across theatre, dance, music, exhibitions and so much more at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023

Complete the Scottish Traditional Crafts Survey 2023 by 31 July to help build a picture of traditional craft makers in Scotland

Bloody Scotland has revealed its 2023 line-up - check out what's on

This month's funding deadline highlights are from the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, the AHRC and the UK arts councils, and Creative Scotland with the Baring Foundation and the Mental Health Foundation

Creative industries employers can get free HR support through the HR For Creatives project including 1-to-1 advice, policy audits and access to learning

Visit the SCVO website

Apply for funding to lead a consortium to deliver a new three-year creative research and development innovation programme, XRtists

Visit the UKRI website

New funds are available to help groups increase and improve participatory arts and mental health provision in Scotland’s local communities

Visit the Creative Scotland 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 550 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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Image credits

Open Fund - Photography by Stephen Foster, courtesy of Krazy Kat Theatre.

Touring Fund - Paper Moon by Shaper Caper funded through the December 2022 Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance. Photographer credit: Laura Mumby.

Illustrated Fair Work Guide - design and illustration by Maria Stoian

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