Fèis Phàislig was established in November 2014 to provide traditional music opportunities for young people in Renfrewshire. We now offer a year-round programme of events including our weekly instrumental lessons in accordion, fiddle and guitar. Participants currently receive a mix of online lessons and in-person tuition at Castlehead High School, Paisley. We are currently seeking […]

Artists touring to Spain will no longer need visas for short-term engagements in a dramatic change to the current onerous rules. The change follows months of dedicated work from LIVE and the Association for British Orchestras (ABO), working alongside Spanish counterparts Asociación Promotores Musicales. The development represents a significant boost for the sector which has, […]

ISF offers vital export support for UK-based artists, bands, songwriters and producers who have been invited to perform or create new music at international showcasing festivals or conferences. International Showcase Fund 2020-2021 The International Showcase Fund (ISF) offers vital export support for UK-based artists, bands, songwriters and producers who have been invited to perform or […]

Grand Plan offers three £1,000 grants a month for people of colour based in the UK who want to make a new creative project. What’s the Grand Plan? Here are the basics: • We want to help you to get your idea for a creative project off the ground. • We’re supporting artists and creatives […]

We offer a no-strings-attached grant of £500 every 2 months to awesome ideas ABOUT US We’re the Glasgow Chapter of the Awesome Foundation. A fun way of giving £500, no-strings-attached mini-grants to cool projects that will make the world – and Glasgow – more Awesome! Remember: Awesome Glasgow gives just one £500 grant away every […]

Hello! We are thrilled with the applications we’ve received so far for Scotland on Tour. With the deadline approaching (22nd November at 6pm!), we want to give you the opportunity to learn more about the project and ask us any questions you might have about the application process.  The Scottish Music Industry Association will host […]

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. ❗ NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS ❗ Made in Scotland is a curated showcase that promotes high quality music, theatre and dance from Scotland-based artists, to international promoters […]

Drake Music Scotland has a vacancy for a Development and Evaluation Manager post, full-time.  This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Development function at a dedicated, nationally recognised charity, in a full-time role. The post-holder will play a crucial part in communicating this new vision to our stakeholders. The successful candidate will have a […]

The Open Fund supports a wide range of activity initiated by organisations, artists, writers, producers and other creative practitioners in Scotland. The Open Fund is one of Creative Scotland’s key funding programmes, supporting the wide range of activity initiated by organisations, artists, writers, producers and other creative practitioners in Scotland. The total budget for the […]