The Young Composer Award The Young Composer Award is an annual competition based award issued by The Clarsach Society. This year the award name has been updated in memory of John Macleod. The Award is now called The Iain Macleòid Young Composer Award. Composers aged between 16 & 25 years of age are invited to […]

From Help Musicians email. This year we’ve been listening to music creators and representatives from across the industry and have gained invaluable insights to inform our thinking about the need for a truly holistic package of support for independent music creators. We have created the brand new Do It Differently Fund, which launched this week and […]

I received this email the other day. It’s good news for anyone who puts music on SoundCloud (at bloody last). I don’t know if it has rolled out to everyone (I don’t have it yet) or what the criteria is however it is good to be aware of it. This is from their Creator Guide. […]

The See Learn Share fund aims to support better Creative Learning activity. See Learn Share is a small fund to enable freelance artists or creative learning staff in arts organisations to spend time working with people from another sector, observing work and discussing, exploring or testing ideas. The fund allows applicants to connect with another […]

THE TRADE FAIR The 2018 Trade Fair takes place on Friday 1st February 2019 between 9.30am and 2.30pm: bookings are now open for trade stands (which may be shared by more than one business*). Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Showcase Scotland requests a contribution of £150 […]

From Suzanne Houston. Dear players/singers, I’m thinking of organising a festival over 27th-28th December “The Gift Of Music”, getting live music into care homes across the country. A funny time of year when we’re often at a loose end between Xmas and Hogmanay, and residents in care homes are potentially needing a pick up too! This would […]

If you have a traditional arts project that could use between £250 and £1,000, Tasgadh offers a simple application process and a decision within a month of the deadline date. The second of three application deadlines for 2018-19 is 28 October. Information and application form here feisean.org/en/tasgadh/. Ma tha taic eadar £250 agus £1,000 a […]

Nevis Ensemble is hosting musician auditions for its upcoming activities. Nevis Ensemble is thrilled to announce auditions to join the orchestra for its activities in late 2018 and into 2019. Interested musicians are asked to complete the Application Form on the website by Thursday 4 October 2018. Auditions will take place on Saturday 13 October […]

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society and Creative Scotland will run information sessions for potential Made in Scotland 2019 applicants. Made in Scotland is a curated showcase that promotes high quality music, theatre and dance from Scotland-based artists, to international promoters and audiences at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It is a partnership between the Edinburgh Festival […]

The City of Edinburgh Council has partnered with The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo to stimulate and support artistic and cultural projects that benefit Edinburgh and those who live in and visit the city. The aim of this fund in 2018/19 is to support artist-led projects in Edinburgh that extend the reach of arts and cultural engagement […]