Funding Guidance for the Scottish Government’s £8million Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers through Creative Scotland has been published today. The Fund offers one-off awards of between £500 and £2000 to creative freelancers working in the arts, screen and creative sectors who are experiencing immediate financial hardship due to the loss of income as a result of the […]

The new EJBF INTERNATIONAL TALENT DEVELOPMENT FUND aims to provide an opportunity for Scottish jazz and blues artists to take their music to the wider world by providing funding to help contribute to one international performance.  We are looking for artists and bands who have international ambitions and we will work with them to ensure they have the networking […]

Hospitalfield are delighted to announce a new flexible residency programme funded by Creative Scotland’s Radical Care Action Research. Hospitalfield are delighted to announce a new flexible residency programme. This is the first time we have opened up an opportunity like this and we look forward to working with artists to tailor a programme that best […]

NYCoS National Youth Choir of Scotland) are currently recruiting staff to work with East Lothian YMI, and although the advert for the posts is no longer live, practitioners are still required. If you are interested or know anyone who might be, then please get directly in touch with Anna Ghazal   anna.ghazal@nycos.co.uk . More info below, […]

Iconic stories, people and places across the Highlands and Islands will be celebrated this year in a new piece of music to be performed during this September’s Blas Festival. In conjunction with Scotland’s Year of Stories, the organisers of this year’s Blas Festival are seeking proposals from musicians and composers for the creation of a […]

ITAC and our strategic partner Community Arts Network are delighted to announce the second ITAC: IMPACT Climate Open Call!! We invite teaching artists (also called participatory, community, citizen, or social practice artists) with a passion for using their artistry to combat climate change to submit applications. Three teaching artists from around the world will be […]

For too long, record labels, streaming platforms and other internet giants have exploited musicians and songwriters without rewarding them fairly.  We must put the value of music back where it belongs – in the hands of music makers.  Streaming is quickly replacing radio as our main means of music listening. But the law has not […]

The Highland Youth Music Forum (HYMF) is delighted to announce the launch of a new youth group called the ‘Highland Music Influencers’. Thanks to the Creative Scotland Strengthening Youth Music Fund and Fèis Rois, the HYMF, in partnership with High Life Highland, are on the lookout for young people aged 13-18 who are interested in […]

Musician in Residence Open Call The Musician in Residence will respond to, and create work, linked to the new Unexpected Garden spaces being developed with each Dandelion partner organisation. This response may involve a participatory programme and/or creation of a new piece of work to be presented at the culminating Harvest events. The Musician should […]

Under Canvas, our outdoor summer festival is back! From 1 July – 27 August 2022 we’re presenting 42 days of live music, performance and DJ sets on our lawn. Welcome! Tha Under Canvas, ar fèis shamhraidh a-muigh, air ais! Bho 1 Iuchar – 27 Lùnastal 2022 bidh sinn a’ taisbeanadh ceòl beò, DJan agus eile […]