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A quick chat with Big Wig - the blue furry mascot of Wigtown Children's Festival

For your delectation, Creative Scotland has secured an exclusive interview with the newest member of Scotland's literati. Big Wig is, of course, a large, blue furry creature that lives in a secret reading den in the woods outside of Wigtown.

Caithness Film School puts the focus on young filmmakers

The Caithness Film School offers filmmaking activity for local young people, with workshops and creative exercises covering every part of the filmmaking process.

Get to know: Magnetic North

Magnetic North is an award-winning and much-loved theatre company based in Edinburgh.

Had National Lottery funding? Join us in saying Thank You!

If you've received National Lottery funding for your project, join us in December 2018 to say #ThanksToYou, and help raise awareness of the value of creativity to the people of Scotland.

How Creative Traineeships are helping young people to 'get a foot in the door'

In February 2018, we announced nine year-long full time traineeships for young people aged between 16-24, which were developed to help young people progress a career in the arts, screen and creative industries. We caught up with a handful of trainees to find out how they're getting on.

Interactive tool from Dundee collective helps young people discuss mental health

Can video games help young people talk about mental health? Dundee-based video game designers Biome Collective think so, with a new interactive tool that aims to do just that.

Last Night From Glasgow: The independent record label championing artists

Last Night From Glasgow is a not-for-profit independent record label based in Glasgow. Ian Smith founded the label in 2016, to support artists who says he felt were "being forced down costly commercial routes", when it came to making records.

Paul Burns: At Tanzmesse 2018, Dance from Scotland went global

Paul Burns, Interim Head of Dance at Creative Scotland, reflects on Tanzmesse 2018: the largest professional gathering dedicated exclusively to contemporary dance.

Ragadawn: The sunrise performance on Skye worth waking up early for

On Saturday 25 August, over 100 people rose before dawn on Skye, to watch Ragadawn: a performance from the internationally-renowned Norwegian artist, writer and performer, Caroline Bergvall.

Singer/songwriter Martha L. Healy on her new album, recording in Nashville and the buzz of Glasgow Americana

Scottish singer-songwriter, Martha L. Healy, says she was raised on a diet of Americana music. It’s only fitting, then, that now she’s producing it on an international scale.

The multi-lingual play that tells of a forgotten tragedy

Theatre Gu Leor Artistic Director Muireann Kelly shares the process of co-writing Scotties, a play about the young Irish potato pickers who tragically lost their lives in the Kirkintilloch bothy fire of 1937.