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Welcome to your February newsletter

This month we have welcome news from the Scottish Government reversing the £6.6m reduction proposed in the Draft Budget and restoring our Grant-in-Aid budget to £63m. We've also launched two brand new funds for organisations supported by the National Lottery, and introduced sector sessions to help you prepare an application for them.

Also this month, we've announced the latest round of Open Fund recipients, supported UK-based games studios through a development programme with Indielab Games and provided recent Visual Arts graduates with a new must-have resource on working in the sector.

Plus, we've got all the latest news and opportunities.

Creative Scotland responds to reinstatement of Scottish Government Budget 2023/24

We warmly welcome the announcement from The Scottish Government on their 2023/24 Budget, reversing the proposed £6.6m reduction for Creative Scotland

Songs from the Last Page is among 37 projects receiving a total of £791,837 National Lottery funding in this latest round of Open Fund awards

A new report from Literature Alliance Scotland urges arts organisations to offer fair and fast pay for freelancers

New National Lottery funds for organisations now launched

As part of our ongoing work to reshape our funding approach, we've launched two new funds for organisations supported by The National Lottery

Indielab Games UK Accelerator 2023 Applications Open

Focus potential and facilitate growth for your emerging UK-based games studio through a new programme, delivered by IndieLab Games

Primer Scotland. By Artquest in partnership with Creative Scotland and The Glasgow School of Art

Find out everything you'll need to know in your first couple of years after graduating from art school

Fourteen Scottish creative business owners have received backing from The National Lottery in the latest round of Go See Share funding

We've updated our playlist with the latest releases from Scotland's music scene

Twenty-four Hip Hop artists have received bursaries thanks to a growing programme of support for Scotland’s Hip Hop community

Preparing for your next move? We're looking for a Dance Officer (Fixed Term). Apply by 14 March

Author and former Head of Literature and Publishing at Creative Scotland Mairi Kidd pays tribute to Aonghas ‘Dubh’ MacNeacail

Share your views on Scotland's International Culture Strategy

The 2023 programme for the Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival is here!

Brooke Combe, Dead Pony, Elephant Sessions, Fergus McCreadie, Redolent, Poster Paints and VLURE will play at the Wide Days showcase at SXSW

This month's funding deadline highlights are from Singapore International Foundation, PRS Foundation and Street Level Photoworks.

The Arts for Good Projects programme brings together artists and different sectors to collaborate on arts-based initiatives for social good

Visit the SIF website

Women Make Music supports the development of women, trans and non binary songwriters and composers of all genres and backgrounds at all career stages.

Visit the PRS Foundation site

[im]PACT offers supported creative development opportunities for photography graduates whose studies or work was affected due to the pandemic

Visit Street Level Photoworks

For the full list of upcoming funding deadlines delivered by Creative Scotland, Screen Scotland and across the sector, visit our website

Visit the funding deadlines page

Connecting Scotland's creative community through Opportunities

We've got over 600 jobs, workshops, funds, awards, residencies and other professional development opportunities for the arts, screen and creative industries on the Opportunities website.

You can also advertise your own opportunities for free.

Visit the Opportunities website

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Open Fund - Gareth Williams and Deidre Graham, image by Kris Kesiak.

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