From the Highlands to the Borders, an impressive range of creative and cultural opportunities have received £734,873 of National Lottery funding through the latest round of Creative Scotland’s Open Fund awards.
Innovators of Trad music fusion, Elephant Sessions and Matt Carmichael have secured showcasing slots at the prestigious World Music Expo, WOMEX, taking place in A Coruña, Spain from 25 - 29 October 2023.
Read Creative Scotland’s third edition of its Gaelic Language Plan, detailing commitments for support of Gaelic language and culture across the arts, screen and creative industries over the next four years.
World-renowned Glasgow festival Celtic Connections will once again light up stages, venues and dark winter nights from Thursday 18 January to Sunday 4 February 2024, for what will be one of its biggest-ever capacity festivals.
£293,199 of support has been awarded to 13 organisations across Scotland from the Participatory Arts & Mental Health Fund, helping to improve participatory arts and mental health provision in their local communities.
Folk and traditional music fans are being encouraged to have their say on the best in the business, as nominations for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards open.
Funding applications open for Scottish dance, theatre and music artists to present work at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 and take up international touring opportunities.
£897,099 of National Lottery funding is bolstering creative activity across Scotland and its many artforms, from seasonal Celtic music to Shetland wool, in the latest round of Creative Scotland’s Open Fund awards.