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Welcome to your January newsletter

More than 50 creative projects have received National Lottery funding this month, including a long-term participatory artwork involving oak trees, Art Night’s first national iteration in Dundee and the return of Aberdeen Jazz Festival.

Also this month, we opened a new fund to support publishers with Scottish Poetry Library, we've got a great job on our legal team up for grabs and the first festivals of 2023 are kicking off with music, literature and visual art events taking place across Scotland.

A reminder that as part of our ongoing work to reshape our funding approach, we'll be launching two refreshed funds on 15 February 2023, and so our existing Open Fund for Organisations will close to applications on 08 February 2023.

A man, slightly out of focus, holds out a bare branch

Large-scale public artwork akin is among 55 projects receiving more than £1.1m in National Lottery funding through the Open Fund

The Poetry Pamphlet fund is a one-time opportunity for eligible publishers to apply for grants of £500 to £750

The Poetry Pamphlet fund aims to support Scottish poetry pamphlet publishers with grants of £500 to £750

Apply by 5 February to Creative Scotland Crowdmatch, to be in to win up to £10,000 for your creative project

Follow the journey of groundbreaking Scottish band Shooglenifty as their film Heading West tours cinemas in 2023

The artists commissioned to deliver Glasgow Life Artists in Communities programme

We're working with Glasgow Life on a residency programme to help people take part in creative activities

#ArtNightDundee will take place on 24 June with a programme of live events, installations and performances

7 February is the deadline for you to apply to be our legal team's new Contracts Officer

#ArtNightDundee will take place on 24 June with a programme of live events, installations and performances

We've updated our playlist with the latest releases from Scotland's music scene

Bookbug's Head of Early Years shares the story of how the Youth Music Initiative has helped provide songs and rhymes to little ones and their families over the years

Aberdeen's Crime Writing Festival Granite Noir returns with a packed programme of events from 23 February

Black music creators and industry professionals can apply for support via PRS Foundation's Power Up programme

Keen to find out more about the Creative Scotland Clore Fellowship? Sign up to the free Q&A on 2 February

The shortlist for the Margaret Tait Commission 2023 has been revealed

Celtic Connections continues until 5 February - see what's on now

This month's funding deadline highlights are from Disability Arts Online, VACMA and the John Yorke Story.

Diverse Critics is a development opportunity offering a cohort of disabled and/or BPOC writers the chance to gain skills for a career as a professional arts writer

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The Visual Artist and Craft Makers Awards (VACMA) support Scotland-based visual artists and craft makers in their creative development

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Apply for a 25% bursary for the Story for Video Games online training, open to women who want to tell engaging stories through games

Visit the John Yorke 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 - akin project, image by Colin Andrews.

Glasgow Life residency - The artists commissioned to deliver Glasgow Life Artists in Communities programme. Image courtesy of Glasgow Life.

Crowdmatch - image courtesy of Crowdfunder UK

Shooglenifty film - Angus R Grant, former frontman of Shooglenifty best known for creating the folk-fusion genre that became known as ‘acid croft’. Photo by Douglas Robertson.

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