Welcome to your May newsletter

We're kicking off Pride Month early thanks to the National Lottery, whose funding is empowering LGBTQIA+ voices from across Scotland to share their stories in the latest round of our Open Fund awards.

In more funding news, there's £9.5 million for the Youth Music Initiative from the Scottish Government, plus a boost for Tasgadh and Maoin nan Ealan Gàidhlig, and a brand new fund for arts and mental health provision supported by and delivered in partnership with the Baring Foundation and the Mental Health Foundation.

We're looking forward to hosting our Multi-Year Funding Briefing Sessions in June, and while these are now fully booked, a recording of the live session - including FAQs - will be made available in July.

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

The company of Sanctuary Queer Arts Cabaret

£195,000 in National Lottery funding is empowering Scotland’s LGBTQIA+ voices to share their stories in the Open Fund this month

Three young musicians play wind, percussion and string instruments

We boosted funding f or Tasgadh and Maoin nan Ealan Gàidhlig, with Bòrd na Gàidhlig providing additional funding for Gaelic arts

Tinderbox Orchestra members hold up their instruments in the National Library of Scotland reading room

Meet the artists and companies staging music, dance and theatre at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as part of the Made in Scotland showcase 2023

YMI Tutor Julia Main plays the ukulele with a pupil at a YMI session at Murrayburn Primary

During a visit to Murrayburn Primary this week, Culture Secretary Angus Robertson confirmed £9.5m Scottish Government funding for the Youth Music Initiative

The Participatory Arts and Mental Health Fund is open for applications, aiming to improve participatory arts and mental health provision

Alyesha Choudhury, member of the curatorial team for Scotland + Venice commission ‘A Fragile Correspondence’, with birch trees from the Ravenscraig section of the exhibition in Venice

A Fragile Correspondence is now officially open as a Collateral Event at La Biennale di Venezia, with Skye-based Dualchas Architects also presenting

We've published an update on our plans for the implementation of Multi-Year Funding for cultural and creative organisations

The second phase Evaluation of Creative Scotland COVID-19 Emergency Funding Programmes has been published, covering January to March 2022

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

From Orkney to Sussex through stately homes and Scottish bogs: Find out more about the 11 recipients of the Stephen Palmer Travel Bursary Fund 2023

Submit your nominations for the Scottish Awards for New Music 2023

Apply to lead a consortium to deliver Xrtists, a 3-year creative research and development programme

Graduating from art school? Check out Primer Scotland - a new resource that covers everything you need to know about working in the visual arts

The Bookseller's Scotland edition is out now - including a free supplement on #ScotlandsPageturners

Congratulations to the 2023 New Writers Award winners, who will now embark on a year-long development programme with Scottish Book Trust

This month's funding deadline highlights are from Youthlink Scotland, Luminate and Creative Access.

The Youth Arts Open Fund supports children and young people living in poverty and those who face significant barriers to opportunity

Visit the Youthlink Scotland site

Luminate's Small Grants programme offers funding to Network members who provide participatory singing activity for people affected by dementia

Visit the L uminate site

The Mo Siewcharran Fund is for theatre, publishing or music organisations wishing to support internships for those from under-represented communities

Visit the Creative Access 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 600 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 - Image by Newsline Media: The cast of Eat the Rich II Cabaret, produced by Aberdeen Performing Arts and Sanctuary Queer Arts, March 2023.

YMI funding news - Image by Creative Scotland.

Tasgadh and Maoin nan Ealan Gàidhlig - Image courtesy of Fèisean nan Gàidheal.

Made in Scotland - Members of Tinderbox Orchectra for Made in Scotland. Image by Colin Hattersley.

A Fragile Correspondence - Alyesha Choudhury, member of the curatorial team for Scotland + Venice commission ‘A Fragile Correspondence’, with birch trees from the Ravenscraig section of the exhibition in Venice. The exhibition opens to the public in Venice on Saturday 20 May.

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