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Full programme announced for Sonica Surge Festival

The full programme has been announced for Sonica Surge, Cryptic’s new intensive 48 hour festival which will run at Tramway and The Hidden Gardens in Glasgow across 29 and 30 September.

Published: 09 Jun 2023

Invitation to Tender | Assessing Officers

Creative Scotland is seeking to appoint up to 3 freelance Assessing Officers to work on the National Lottery Open Fund.

Published: 02 Jun 2023

Invitation to Tender | External Assessors

Creative Scotland is seeking to recruit a pool of independent external Assessors to assess Open Fund applications on an ad hoc basis.

Published: 02 Jun 2023

Scotland-Ukraine Art Residencies Announced

A new residency programme for Ukrainian arts professionals has been announced, delivered in partnership between British Council Scotland, Creative Scotland and the Ukrainian Institute.

Published: 01 Jun 2023

Update on Multi-Year Funding

This update provides information on the Multi-Year Funding Programme ahead of the briefing sessions for interested applicants, which begin on 5 June.

Published: 01 Jun 2023

Invitation to Tender | Researcher for the HR for Creatives: Action Research Project

Creative Scotland is seeking a research supplier to evaluate and capture the wider learning from the HR for Creatives: Action Research Project.

Published: 31 May 2023

After School Music Clubs Start Across The Highlands Thanks To New Funding For Fèis Rois

Children and young people across the Highlands will have the opportunity to learn about traditional music from Scotland and around the world in a new series of after school music clubs.

Published: 30 May 2023

Shining a spotlight on emerging Scottish musical talent at Perth Festival of the Arts

One of Scotland’s newest festivals – SCOTLAND TRENDING - returns to Perth as part of this year’s Perth Festival of the Arts, presenting 6 emerging musicians from Scotland in an acclaimed music series running all day at Perth’s Ice Factory.

Published: 29 May 2023

Telling Scotland’s Queer Stories

£195,000 National Lottery funding is empowering Scotland’s LGBTQIA+ voices to share their stories in the latest round of Creative Scotland’s Open Fund awards.

Published: 29 May 2023

£9.5 million to support young musicians

Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has confirmed £9.5 million funding for Scotland’s flagship Youth Music Initiative (YMI) this year.

Published: 25 May 2023