Welcome to your November newsletter

In this month's edition, we're showcasing the latest creative projects to bring empowering activities and events to communities across Scotland through the Open Fund, including Power & Word: The Arbroath Town Writers Programme, a new festival and development programme for Ullapool’s An Talla Solais community arts hub, travel-writing from Esa Aldegheri and poetry from Julie McNeill. All this and more thanks to funding from The National Lottery.

We've got exciting news for music artists in Scotland, who can now apply for international development opportunities at jazzahead! and the Celtic Connections industry event The Sounds of Scotland Showcase in 2024.

Also this month we're recruiting for an inspirational and experienced Head of Visual Arts with a deadline of 18 December 2023.

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

Stylised promotional shot of DLU band members: Moilidh NicGriogair, Zach Ronan, Aidan Spiers, Jack Dorrian and Andrew Grossart.

Introducing the 45 creative projects showcasing the power of words in the latest round of Open Fund awards thanks to funding from The National Lottery

We're seeking someone inspirational and experienced to lead our visual arts work across Scotland, the UK and internationally

Woman in bright yellow jumper stands in the stalls of a theatre auditorium surrounded by red seats

Sign up to All In, a UK-wide access scheme to improve the experiences of D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people going to creative and cultural events

We announced the projects awarded funding awarded funding for international cultural exchange in the second round of the Four Nations International Fund

A person walks through the exhibition quickly, blurred, surrounded by colourful blue and teal walls and items pinned up representing language used across Scotland

#AFragileCorrespondence is Coming to V&A Dundee in November 2024 following its May to November run this year in Venice

In The Frame. A Comics Creators' Resource.

Scotland's comics creators and graphic novelists can discover insights on contracts, intellectual property, copyright and funding with In The Frame

Learn about what we've done to ensure children and young people's rights in our latest report on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)

Susi Briggs has been appointed as the Galloway Scots Scriever, with a year-long residency at the National Library of Scotland

Jazz artists in Scotland can now apply for a bursary to attend jazzahead! 2024 in Germany through Glasgow Jazz Festival

Looking for a small grant for an arts or sports focussed project? National Lottery Awards for All Scotland may be able to help

The Scottish Alternative Music Awards take place this Friday 1 December in Glasgow - grab your tickets before they're gone

Festivals in Edinburgh have received additional funding from The Scottish Government through Creative Scotland to support continued strategic development activity

Applications are open for Gaelic and Scots artists in traditional/folk music to apply to perform at The Sounds of Scotland Showcase 2024

Get ready for the 21st edition of the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards coming up on 2 December

This month's funding deadline highlights are from Print Clan, Sustrans Scotland and Kickstarter.

Print Clan are looking for three mid-career artists and one early-career artist to undertake a fully-funded four week residency at Print Clan in Glasgow

Visit Print Clan's website

ArtRoots is a grant fund to support community engagement, and help communities shape their local National Cycle Network with creative ideas: artworks, events, performances and more

Visit the Sustrans site

The Kickstarter Forward Funds programme supports Scotland-based creators running Kickstarter projects and is open until all funds are allocated

Visit Kickstarter website

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 450 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 - DLÙ, photo by Somhairle MacDonald.

Four Nations fund - EVA performers of Where Our Shadows Meet, photo by Michael Smith.

A Fragile Correspondence - Work on display in Loch Ness section, photo by Daniele Sambo

All In image courtesy of the campaign

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