Hands Up for Musicians

Scottish musicians expanding their creative horizons into other other areas of musical practice.

The Hands Up for Musicians website offers opportunities for musicians, providing resources and news to help musicians get the best out of their careers. The opportunities are mainly Scottish based but if you have any suggestions for anything else we are here to listen.

Latest Opportunity

Open Call: Radiophrenia 2022

Radiophrenia announce an open call for sound and transmission artworks for their upcoming broadcasts in February 2022. Radiophrenia is an artist run FM radio … [Read More...]

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Distil Showcase 2019

Distil Showcase 2019: HEISK Disco by Catriona Hawksworth

The Distil Showcase will return again to the Tolbooth in Stirling on Friday 29th March 2019 at 8pm. The concert showcases the new and exciting music of traditional … [Read More...]

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Post Brexit working for Musicians – Talk – The National Piping Centre

  Want to perform shows in the EU or UK but are unsure about the new restrictions? The good news is: It’s probably easier than you think! https://pipinglive.co.uk/events/post-brexit-working-for-musicians-talk Calling … [Read More...]

UK – Russia Creative Bridge grants programme

Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy in Moscow is accepting grant applications to fund projects which aim to showcase contemporary UK arts to Russian audiences offline or online. The Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy in … [Read More...]

Fancy a career change?? BBC New Comedy Awards 2021

The BBC New Comedy Awards is a nationwide talent search to find the best new stand-up, sketch and digital comedians. Since they first launched in 1995 the prestigious awards have helped launch the careers of many of the UK’s best-loved comedians. This year, … [Read More...]

Sound of Young Scotland Award

New for 2021, the Sound of Young Scotland Award – supported by Youth Music and Youth Music Initiative – exists to drive Scottish music of the future by giving an annual award to a young and emerging artist to facilitate the creation of their debut … [Read More...]

Arctic Connections Fund

The Arctic Connections Fund has been established to help Scottish organisations and communities collaborate with partners in the Arctic. It promotes exchange of expertise on shared issues and aims to raise awareness of common ambitions. The fund will … [Read More...]

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