Published: 03 Mar 2015
£100,000 funding has been awarded through Creative Scotland to support 10 full time, year-long traineeships across the arts, screen and creative industries.
The Traineeships Programme aims to support the employment prospects for people aged 20-30yrs interested in developing a career in arts and culture, by creating valuable work experience opportunities.
Traineeships will take place at Africa In Motion (AiM) Film Festival, Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, Media Education, Starcatchers and Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland (TRACS) in Edinburgh; GMAC Film and Barrowland Ballet in Glasgow; Ayr Gaiety Theatre in Ayrshire; The Pier Arts Centre in Orkney, and with Jewellery designer Eileen Gatt in the Highlands.
Leonie Bell, Director of Arts & Engagement, Creative Scotland said:
“Creative Scotland is committed to supporting the creation of opportunities for young people to gain employment, work experience and vocational qualifications in the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland.
“These traineeships will offer young people the opportunity to develop the skills and professional experience needed to progress in their chosen profession by removing barriers to paid work experience.
“At the same time, organisations will benefit from fresh, innovative ideas and enthusiasm of the trainees.”
Traineeships will be offered across the following areas:
Visual Arts
Assistant Curator (Programme Team) - Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
Gallery Programmes Trainee: Exhibitions, Learning & Digital (Curatorial and Education) - The Pier Arts Centre
Film
Shadow Curator - Africa In Motion (AiM) Film Festival
Online Film Content Developer - GMAC Film
Trainee Project Assistant / Member of Production Team - Media Education
Theatre and Dance
Starcatchers Trainee Associate Artist - Starcatchers Productions
Programme Officer (Programming Department) - Ayr Gaiety
Dance Participation Artist, Participation and Outreach Department - Barrowland Ballet
Craft
Eileen Gatt: Jewellery designer/maker
Literature
Digital and Language Resources Trainee - TRACS based at the Scottish Storytelling Centre.
All Traineeships will be advertised on Creative Scotland’s Opportunities site.
On hosting a trainee Irene Kernan, Director Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, said: “The Creative Scotland Traineeship will support Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop’s aims of developing talent and supporting young artists in their careers. Being able to employ a trainee for a full year provides a valuable opportunity for us to bring new approaches and skills to the staff team and further develop our public programme to connect with local audiences.”
Ends
Organisations are being offered up to £10,000 for a full-time, year-long Traineeship. Organisations will be expected to offer a contract of employment and contribute all other costs towards the salary and development of the Trainee. We support a Living Wage and Trainees must be paid a minimum of £7.85 per hour. Should the Living Wage rise, employers will be expected to match this (please note the Living Wage is normally announced in November each year). More info on the Traineeships programme can be found here.
Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all parts of Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits here. We enable people and organisations to work in and experience the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland by helping others to develop great ideas and bring them to life. We distribute funding provided by the Scottish Government and the National Lottery.
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