Glasgow based grime and hip hop label/promoter, Sami Omar and DJ/producer TAAHLIAH are among 40 UK music creators and industry professionals to work with POWER UP to address anti-Black racism and racial disparities in the music sector.
The first ever digital edition of Edinburgh Tradfest came to a crescendo on Monday 10th May with the rearranged Rebellious Truth lecture from Karine Polwart, with performances from Mike Vass and Mairearad Green and presented in partnership with the Department of Celtic and Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh.
Following the cancellation of the 2020 festival and an exceptionally challenging period for the creative sector, we are delighted to confirm that Edinburgh Art Festival will return from 29 July to 29 August this year.
Two artists from Scotland are among twelve D/deaf, neurodivergent and disabled professional artists from across the UK to have been commissioned to produce new film and audio works for BBC platforms this summer.
Edinburgh Tradfest is set to return this year with an exciting online programme running from 30 April -10 May 2021, thanks to continued support from Creative Scotland’s open funding programme and the William Grant Foundation.
Glasgow International, one of the UK’s largest and most influential visual arts festivals, has announced details of its ninth edition, which will take place across the city from 11 – 27 June 2021.
The North Ayrshire Place Partnership announced its Microgrants Programme available to artists living and working in North Ayrshire to develop their creative practice.
The Aye Write book festival has announced its full programme of online events featuring 140 authors from Scotland and around the world, over two weekends in May.
