Scottish Women Inventing Music (SWIM) is a collection of female music creators and industry professionals, based in Scotland. Membership is comprised of those working in all areas and genres of music, who are committed to achieving a level playing field for women. SWIM exists to: BE A NETWORK FOR MEMBERS. SWIM will achieve this by: […]

The Traditional Music Forum is delighted to be presenting workshops (supported by Creative Scotland) in response to some of the points that came out of our recent report ‘Working as A Traditional Musician in Scotland’. The topics covered are Rights and Publishing, with Stuart Fleming, Negotiating Skills with Chris Grady, and Stage Presence with Kath […]

Tasgadh is a fund devolved from Creative Scotland, managed by Fèisean nan Gàidheal and open to organisations and individuals. Tasgadh is designed to provide support for traditional artists and organisations to create, perform, tour and showcase work. The fund can also support professional development projects. Tasgadh cannot support the purchase of equipment nor can the […]

Mental health and wellbeing is beginning to get spoken about a lot more often in the arts nowadays but too often this is focused on those on stage and not behind the scenes. This session, facilitated by Arts Practitioner and Personal Development Coach Pat O’Toole, aims to explore how we can better support backstage staff […]

The Gaelic Critics Mentoring Programme will offer three aspiring Gaelic-fluent writers the opportunity to respond to work presented in the language across artforms including literature, performance and music. The scheme aims to enrich Scotland’s pool of reviewers and critics working in the Gaelic language by equipping them with the skills, and providing opportunities to pitch […]

The Weston Jerwood Creative Bursaries 2020-2022 programme provides a step-change opportunity for talent from socio-economic backgrounds that are currently under-represented across the arts. Are you a leading arts or cultural organisation looking to support the next generation of outstanding artistic and creative talent, and tackle socio-economic diversity and inclusion in the arts? The Weston Jerwood […]

REMT Youth Talent Development Fund is now open with a deadline of 3rd February 2020. Arts and cultural organisations are eligible to apply for funds from the £150,000 budget which is donated by the charitable arm of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The fund aims to nurture the ambition and talent of young people (aged […]

I’ve been using this great app on my iPhone / iPad for making short social media videos. I really like it and find it very useful. It is great also for Instagram videos. It does most of the things that you would need that you get in the bigger programs like Final Cut and Premier […]

If you are a Board of Trustees of an arts or heritage organisation or charity in Scotland that recognises the need to bring more diverse voices to your decision making processes, then read on! The Challenge One of the main concerns for board diversity is the lack of young trustees, given that the average age […]

The HND Traditional Music Performance Open day takes place on Monday 9th December! Get in touch via the buttons below, or give us a call on 0141 644 5571, to find out more and book your place. This is a great opportunity to visit the creative campus, meet the lecturers and take part in a […]