Welcome to your July newsletter

Following our recent round of briefing sessions, we've now published the guidance for applicants to Multi-Year Funding, and opened the portal for organisations to register their intention to apply.

If you are intending to apply for Multi-Year Funding on behalf of your organisation, you should familiarise yourself with the guidance and register your intention to apply before 2pm on 10 August 2023, or your organisation will not be eligible for the fund.

We'll be hosting a series of information sessions for registered applicants in August and September, and you can see dates and times for these in our latest Multi-Year Funding update.

Also this month, we've announced the latest round of Open Fund awards, we've got news about exciting visual arts residencies and music awards for emerging artists, as well as a shiny update for the Illustrated Freelancer's Guide.

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

Guidance for organisations looking to apply to Multi-Year Funding is now live, and you can register your intention to apply by 10 August

Scotland-based professional artists working in the visual arts can apply to the Villa Arson residency as part of the Magnetic residencies in France and the UK

Applications for the Sound of Young Scotland Award are open - emerging artists could win a package worth £10k to create their first album

Drag Kings gathered together onstage at a Shut Up and King event

The spotlight turns to Scotland's drag king scene in the latest Open Fund awards, thanks to the National Lottery and a support programme from Shut Up & King

Two people wear white balaclava-like garments on their heads. There are no eye or mouth holes. A red wiggly straw connects from the mouth of one person to the other. A blue hammer is suspended by the straw. A pinecone also hangs from the ceiling

14 awards are on offer to disabled artists in England, Scotland and Wales through the Unlimited UK and International Open Awards

There's been a bright and shiny update to the Illustrated Freelancer's Guide by Heather Parry and Maria Stoian for 2023/24

Acclaimed Scottish producer Andrew Macdonald has been appointed to form and chair the new Edinburgh Film Festival for 2024 and beyond

Register your interest for Buain by 1 August, where arts practitioners and development workers in Gaelic arts can discuss the work that's happening in Scotland today

More artists have been announced for the Pitch Scotland Glasgow showcases including AjForty7, Eyve, JusHarry and Queen of Harps

Exciting news for Glasgow-based musician, Gill Eliver (Uninvited) and manager, promoter and activist, Mark Tremaine from Edinburgh, who are among 40 people across the UK to join POWER UP 2023

Check out the latest updates to our playlist

£65,000 of funding has been delivered to young people across the country to pursue creative arts experiences thanks to the youth-led Step into the Arts fund

Congratulations to the fourteen games studios selected to be part of the very first Indielab Games UK-wide Accelerator programme

Join our team! We're looking for a Place, Partnerships and Communities Officer to support our work with local authorities

Read part one of the Culture Collective evaluation - a network of 26 participatory arts projects shaped by local communities, artists and creative organisations

This month's funding deadline highlights are from We Are Here Scotland, Bold Studio and Publishing Scotland

The Creator Fund provides practical funding opportunities for Black People and People of Colour artists and creatives across Scotland

Visit We Are Here Scotland

Brand for Growth offers charities and social enterprises the chance to access a fully-funded rebrand, equipping them with a starter pack that best suits their needs

Visit the Bold Studio site

The Translation Fund supports publishers outside the UK to buy rights from Scottish and UK publishers and agents through a grant for translation costs

Visit the Publishing 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 Dan Redican, courtesy of Shut Up & King

Magnetic residencies - Cove Park

Unlimited UK & International Awards - Aidan Moesby & Pum Dunbar's 'Fragmenting The Code(x)'. Photo Mairi Taylor

Sound of Young Scotland - Berta Kennedy, 2022’s Sound of Young Scotland winner

The Illustrated Freelancer's Guide - design and illustration by Maria Stoian

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