Music is one of the UK’s greatest strengths: a source of public pride, its cultural impact helps define how we are seen around the world. It enriches lives, supports wellbeing, brings communities together and creates shared experiences that strengthen identity, place and belonging.  Music also has a major economic impact: as the world’s second-largest music exporter, in […]

Today, Creative Scotland has launched the 2026 WOMEX Bursaries Programme. WOMEX 2026 will take place from 21-25 October in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain. This year, Creative Scotland are offering one bursary of £1250. This is considered a contribution towards registration, travel & accommodation costs which will be booked by the applicant themselves.  Who can apply?  Please […]

For many youngsters in rural Scotland, accessing educational opportunities in music can be a significant challenge as it often requires long travel distances to reach courses beyond their local community. We can provide financial support to cover the cost of additional travel and subsistence faced by youngsters (8-21) resident in rural Scotland who have demonstrated […]

Job Purpose To serve as the principal keyboard musician for the University, responsible for all aspects of organ playing, providing world-class organ accompaniment for chapel services, graduation ceremonies, and public recitals. The post-holder accompanies the Chapel Choir, and acts as a custodian of the university’s pipe organs and a mentor to student organ scholars. The Organist would also […]

Friday 25 Sept | 10am (3hrs) UHI Broadford Learning Centre, Isle of Skye Got a great project idea but not sure where to begin? Join Creative Scotland’s Siobhan Anderson and Catriona Hawksworth for a practical workshop covering funding opportunities, writing strong applications, project planning, and managing your funding. Perfect for traditional artists and organisations looking […]

Rock Choir, the UK’s leading contemporary choir, is looking for a musician to join its team of Choir Leaders and launch new choirs across the Scottish Borders, including Peebles, Galashiels, Hawick and Kelso. As these are brand-new choirs, there’s flexibility around scheduling. Choirs typically run on weekday evenings (Monday to Thursday), but since these groups […]

Following seller feedback on the new EU customs small parcel duty, Bandcamp has introduced a new setting that lets sellers disable shipping to the EU on a per shipping origin basis. What it does Sellers who ship from multiple locations can now turn off EU shipping for specific origins while keeping it active for others. For […]

Scotland Introducing is an initiative designed by Showcase Scotland Expo to introduce artists to new audiences across England. Following the year-long Scotland Unwrapped at Kings Place, a focus at Cambridge Folk Festival and The Visit delivered for the English market in 2024, we worked with venues across England to create a concert series which debuted […]

Connections Through Culture (CTC) grants are designed to enable meaningful partnerships, cross-cultural exchange and long-term collaboration between the UK and participating countries.   Grants of between £5,000 and £15,000 are available to support creative practitioners, cultural professionals, artists, organisations, festivals, biennials, hubs and collectives to develop and deliver projects across a range of themes and art […]

BAPAM’s free Physiotherapy clinic in Glasgow is open.  75% of those working in the performing arts will face a health problem that will impact their career.  Many of those injuries or health issues need specialist treatment or approaches.  BAPAM is a registered charity delivering free, expert health support in the creative sector. Focusing on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of physical […]