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Welcome to your May newsletter

From Scotland's first ever grime and hip hop conference, to the latest recipients of the Open, Youth Arts, Touring and Nurturing Talent Funds, this month's newsletter is jam packed with exciting news and opportunities.

Don't miss your chance to apply for Stay See Share, for those who would benefit from some research time to investigate a project, idea or a business - applications close 12 noon tomorrow (1 June).

Read on for all this and more!
Mugenkyo Taiko drummers perform
Over £2.3m funds for creative development and projects
Top left - two people flying high on swings outdoors, top right: a person emerges from a dark sparkly material, bottom left: a woman stands on the street wearing a large cape made of light material that looks like hay or straw, bottom right: two people stand next to each other looking shocked or concerned
Thirteen theatre and dance productions supported through Touring Fund
HANG A new event for Scotland's hip hop and grime communities 31 July 2021, 12:00 - 22:00, Online and at SWG3, officialsama.com/hang
Scotland’s first ever grime and hip hop music conference taking place July
A child sits in front of an electronic keyboard playing music with sheet music in front of them
160 projects supported through Youth Arts Fund
Our Voices
Apply to Our Voices, a development programme for emerging prose writers
Pictured left: Sami Omar, grime and hip hop label/promoter, right: TAAHLIAH, DJ/Producer
POWER UP announces Scottish participants of ground-breaking Programme
Stay See Share fund supports creative businesses in Scotland looking for ways to improve their future business sustainability - closes tomorrow (June 1)
Creative Scotland and Counterpoints Arts are offering four artists with first-hand experience of displacement the chance to join the Mutual Affinities Learning Lab pilot programme
Scotland + Venice: What if…?/Scotland now on at V&A Dundee, asking citizens to share hopes and dreams for the future of the places they call home
Glasgow Jazz Festival announces digital edition for 2021 and early bird tickets
Don't miss our May Spotify playlist featuring new releases from all over Scotland
Queen Margaret University is offering a series of short/day courses during May and June including Applying for Funding, Project Management, Digital Content Creation, Creativity for Self-Reflection and more - free places available
Read the feature: Aberdeenshire YMI have been working with local hip hop artist Jackill to deliver a hip hop project to primary schools
Scotland’s writers invited to apply for the 2021 Dr Gavin Wallace Fellowship
Meet the latest Nurturing Talent Fund recipients, with 50 projects receiving over £40,000 of support
Watch our interview with Arts Culture Health & Wellbeing Scotland and find out why you should join the network
Two artists from Scotland among twelve D/deaf, neurodivergent and disabled artists commissioned to produce new works for BBC
This month's funding deadline highlights are Nurturing Talent - Time to Shine, the New Writers Award 2022, and the Dr Gavin Wallace Fellowship.
The Nurturing Talent – Time to Shine Fund aims to support the creative ideas and ambitions of young people aged 11 to 25. Deadline 6 June.

Find out more about Nurturing Talent - Time to Shine
The New Writers Award 2022 champions a group of emerging writers, providing them with time and support to take their writing to the next level.

Find out more about the New Writers Award 2022
The Dr Gavin Wallace Fellowship supports mid-career and established writers, allowing time to create work rather than deliver workshops or other activities.

More about the Fellowship
For the full list of upcoming funding deadlines from Creative Scotland, Screen Scotland and partners, visit our website.


Visit the funding deadlines page

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Image credits

Open Fund - Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers, image by Martin Reynolds
Youth Arts Fund - image courtesy of Feis Rois
Touring Fund - Top left: All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre. 'The Swings', Credit - Suzanne Heffron. Top right: Suzi Cunningham 'Rules To Live By', Credit - Chantal Guevara. Bottom left: Rob Heaslip. Summer Street Festival, Credit - Erika Stevenson. Bottom right: Farah Saleh. 'PAST-inuous', Credit - Lucas Kao.
 

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