The latest round of Creative Scotland’s Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance has been announced. The funding is enabling new tours of acclaimed theatre and dance projects - including circus for babies, gritty drama, and musical comedy capers exploring themes from international friendship to mental health.
Cultural organisations across Scotland are today, Thursday 5 December, invited to take action to broaden socio-economic diversity and inclusion in the arts, by hosting paid, year-long creative Fellowships through the Weston Jerwood Creative Bursaries programme.
A new round of funding has been announced today, to support talented young Scots traditional musicians and dancers. Arts and cultural organisations across Scotland are invited to apply for a share of £150,000 from The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Youth Development Fund to support traditional cultural activity.
The Saltire Society announced the winners of the 2019 Literary Awards at a glittering ceremony at the National Museum of Scotland on Saturday 30 November.
In the latest round of Open Project Fund awards, over 40 creative projects and activities taking place across Scotland have received more than £927,000 of National Lottery Funding through Creative Scotland.
From a packed launch event at Sydney Opera House, attended by Australia’s music festival directors and promoters, Creative Scotland’s Head of Music, Alan Morrison joined Amanda Jackes of Australia’s legendary Woodfordia festival, to announce the first details of what is set to be the largest showcase of traditional Scottish music and heritage in Australia, ever. (...)
The latest funding round for applications to the newly enhanced £350,000 Create:Inclusion Fund, has been launched. Set up to increase the diversity of people working in the arts, screen and creative industries by improving access to career progression, the Fund is backed by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland. (...)
Young people across Scotland will enjoy access to high-quality music-making opportunities thanks to £1.3million funding from the Youth Music Initiative (YMI).
This year’s commission at Blas Festival, Gaol no Gonadh?, will see three artists featured in a series of concerts take a light-hearted look at Gaelic songs of love and loss.
