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A one-woman army â the solo performance of Antigone, Interrupted
Produced in association with Perth Theatre, Antigone, Interrupted re-imagines a classic story for a contemporary world through the body and the voice of a single performer, the classic story being that of Greek tragedy Antigone. Joan Cleville, Artistic Director of Scottish Dance Theatre, talks to us about the ambitious endeavour.
17 January 2020
Remembering Alasdair Gray
Mairi Kidd, Head of Literature, Languages and Publishing at Creative Scotland, reflects on the life and work of Alasdair Gray.
14 January 2020
Our guide to Celtic Connections 2020
From 16 January â 2 February, Celtic Connections brightens the winter months with a creative and collaborative programme of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, art exhibitions, workshops and free events in Glasgow.
9 January 2020
Meet the multi-disciplinary artist behind We Eagerly Await Your Complete Submission
Sweætshops® is a multidisciplinary artist based in Aberdeen, and is winner of the BUZZCUT Emergent Artist Award. Learn more about their project, We Eagerly Await Your Complete Submission, which was a recent recipient of Open Project Funding.
27 November 2019
Surge: Breaking down barriers through street arts and physical theatre
Surge runs projects to develop street arts, physical theatre and circus in Scotland. We speak to Melanie Jordan, Physical Theatre Practitioner at Surge, on the importance of street theatre and their recent trip to Chongqing in China.
26 November 2019
Photo series: Scottish Sculpture Workshop turns 40
View the photos from our visit to the Scottish Sculpture Workshop in Lumsden, Huntly, for their 40th birthday celebrations.
8 November 2019
Catching up with the Touring Network
We had the pleasure of catching up with Jo McLean, Chief Executive Officer of the Touring Network, to talk about the journey the organisation has been on since we last spoke, as well as the future of the organisation.
6 November 2019
Ten great films funded through The National Lottery
National Lottery players make a massive contribution to UK films and film culture each year. To celebrate its 25th birthday, we're looking back over just ten 10 of the many great films that have received funding.
23 October 2019
Dovecot's curators on tapestry legend Archie Brennan: 'A brilliant undiscovered pop artist'
We speak to Kate Grenyer, Exhibitions Curator at Dovecot about the enduring appeal of Archie Brennan.
21 October 2019
Thinking about status and value: a visit to Childrenâs Books Ireland and a Scottish childrenâs literature opportunity
Our Head of Literature, Mairi Kidd, reflects on a visit to Children's Books International.
16 October 2019
Dreaming Big Dreams: Childrenâs Literature in Scotland
Mairi Kidd is Head of Literature, Languages and Publishing at Creative Scotland. Here she talks about the landscape of children's literature in Scotland.
10 January 2020
How the SoundPlay Dome encourages exploration and experimentation through music
With support from Creative Scotlandâs See Learn Share Fund, Ellie Turner shares her experience of learning more about the Soundplay Dome. Ellie is a designer of interactive materials and objects.
23 July 2019
Playing politics in Scotland: The potential of theatre to involve people in the decisions that affect their lives
How can theatre empower people to have their say? With the help of Creative Scotlandâs See Learn Share Fund, Active Inquiryâs Artistic Director Gavin Crichton explores how participatory theatre can enable people to have a deeper say in the decisions that affect their lives.
18 July 2019
Digital technology and dance: Does motion capture offer an alternative to film?
With support from the See Learn Share fund, Julia McGhee and Fraser MacDonald have begun a new collaboration together and carried out the background work for a six month proof of concept project called Perception Experiments, which aims to use motion capture technology to map the movement qualities of young people who have learning and physical disabilities.
5 July 2019
Helping regularly funded organisations tackle climate change
From double glazing and thermal curtains to smarter travel and forming Green Teams, this guest post by Creative Carbon Scotland explores some of the ways in which the 121 organisations in our Regular Funding Network 2018-21 are working to reduce their carbon footprints.
31 January 2019
Martin O'Connor: Change anything that makes it better to play
Theatre maker and participatory artist Martin O'Connor reflects on ideas of risk and play inspired by the latest Creative Learning event from Creative Scotland. Tassos Stevens from Coney invites to play a series of games that asks us to question our own sense of playfulness, participation and rule-making.
28 January 2019
Imaginate's Paul Fitzpatrick: How IPAY put the spotlight on Scotland's work for young audiences
Imaginate's Chief Executive Paul Fitzpatrick reflects on the power of the Scottish presence at IPAY 2019 - the International Performing Arts for Youth showcase event in Philadelphia.
25 January 2019
Help us investigate radical approaches to childcare for creatives
We're inviting representatives from the arts and creative industries in Scotland to join us on a fully-funded research trip to Birmingham in April 2019 to explore innovative solutions to flexible childcare.
18 January 2019
Power in culture and the arts part two: Martin OâConnor reflects on new approaches in shifting the power balances
In November, our Creative Learning team hosted a professional development event in Perth, with Henrietta Imoreh and Liz Moreton from Battersea Arts Centre, who discussed how shifting power could have a profound effect on participants and organisations. Martin O'Connor reflects on the event.
7 January 2019
Who knows what's going to happen? Martin O'Connor learns how to take a risk in participatory arts
Writer and theatre maker Martin OâConnor reflects on ideas of risk and play inspired by the Decemberâs Creative Learning event from Creative Scotland.
7 January 2019