The positive role that art and creativity plays in enhancing our mental health and well-being is at the heart of activity taking place in communities across Scotland and backed by £800,000 of National Lottery and Scottish Government support in the latest round of Creative Scotland’s Open Fund awards.
Culture and events sectors to benefit from £16 million. The government’s Omicron business support fund will help cultural organisations, events, museums and freelancers recover from the economic impact of coronavirus restrictions.
The Webster Memorial Theatre in Arbroath is calling on the community of Angus to return to their local theatre following the easing of restrictions. One of the oldest theatres in the region, the Webster was closed for 18 months since the start of lockdown in March 2020 and reopened in (...)
In-person performances at Europe’s premier winter music festival Celtic Connections came to a close on Sunday 6 February 2022 after almost three weeks of world-class concerts, exhibitions and screenings.
New research, Going Places: Touring and shared exhibitions in the UK commissioned by Art Fund in partnership with Creative Scotland, has been published providing an overview of current practice and future potential for touring and sharing museum and gallery exhibitions and visual arts programmes within the UK.
Lines from a collective poem by the people of Stirling celebrating their home city were projected onto the National Wallace Monument on Tuesday 1 February.
Tìr Ìseal nan Òran (Tiree: low land of song) is an island-wide creative project, taking place as part of Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022, which aims to celebrate and promote Tiree’s stories, heritage, culture and Gaelic language.
Travel bursary fund for freelancers working in the visual arts in Scotland launched to honour Stephen Palmer, Visual Arts Officer at Creative Scotland.