Following on from the success of the 2017 Alasdair Gray Bursary, which saw folksinger Iona Fyffe produce her album Away from My Window through the bursary and go onto be announced as Scots Singer of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2018, the Saltire Society is again offering a £1000 bursary […]

The aim of this role is to enable as many sound resources as possible to be included for online dissemination by conducting rights clearance activities and to ensure that the rights clearance process is recorded to a high standard to ensure proper due diligence audit trails are in place.  This job is part of “Unlocking […]

Room to Play is an exciting new course exploring interactive live and digital processes in music, art, performance and game-development.  It is part of a new Digital programme that we are developing in 2019. A  group of 8 emerging artists (musicians, visual artists, game developers and other disciplines), will work closely with award-winning musician, game developer […]

Spotted this on web from artworkarchive.com Get ahead of the game this year. We sent our team on a mission to find the best art opportunities, artist grants, and calls-for-entry for you in 2019. From that, we present you a list of the top international open calls, residencies, fellowships, and awards that we believe will […]

I love this! https://www.johnbyrneaward.org.uk/enter-now-1 2018/2019 THEME: CREATIVE WORK – CRITICAL QUESTIONS “We are looking for thought-provoking, creative work that asks a critical question about something that is important to you” INSTRUCTIONS: • Entries should be submitted using the form below. • An entry should include: (1) A single piece of creative piece of work (any […]

Radiophrenia announce an open call for sound and transmission artworks for their upcoming broadcasts in May 2019. Radiophrenia is an artist run FM radio station broadcasting in Glasgow and online. We are seeking soundscapes, spoken word pieces, radio experiments, found sound, innovative approaches to drama and documentary, and radical and challenging new programme ideas. The station […]

More men than women are performing at the highest professional level in the folk scene in Scotland. This can be seen in festival lineups, where more men than women are booked as headline acts. This is not due to a lack of female performers, as almost equal numbers of men and women claimed to have […]

The Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) is looking for a Development Manager to help the company achieve its objectives of representing and developing the music industry in Scotland. This new role will have two elements: 1 Raise finance and secure additional funds for the company. Sell sponsorship for some of our projects, monetise some of […]

Showcase Scotland Expo have now opened artist applications for several showcasing opportunities in 2019. To simplify the process we have combined applications for three events into a single form. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION FORM The events are East Coast Music Association (ECMA), the Visit and English Folk Expo. You’ll find further information about […]

This fund is provided by Youth Music Initiative and administered on their behalf by Scottish Music Centre. Read this article at Scottish Music Centre. What is the Purpose of the Fund? To support individuals, organisations and networks who work outwith school settings to undertake training and continuing professional development that will strengthen youth music in […]