The Scottish International Storytelling Festival (14–31 October 2022) invites creatives within and beyond the storytelling community to join the Festival’s creative process by submitting a proposal on the theme of “Interpreting Scotland”, debating and shaping the stories that matter most for Scotland – past, present and future.   Through the struggles of recent times, storytelling […]

Emerging Composers is a fantastic professional development opportunity offering paid commissions for emerging composers creating exciting repertoire from new perspectives for Pipe Band. Now in our second year of the programme, Emerging Composers: 20 Years Young is a fantastic paid opportunity to write for Scotland’s only concert Pipe Band. We are calling for emerging composers […]

Snappy Operas is Mahogany Opera’s award-winning opera programme for primary schools, winner of the Primary School Achievement Award in The Creative Learning Gutld Hottonol Awards 2018/19 and outstanding music Initiative finalist in the Mustc and Drama Education Awards 2020. Since 2016, we have commissioned 12 new Snappy Operas — 10-minUte pieces created by primary school […]

We are looking for an enthusiastic musician to assist our Musical Director with weekly rehearsals and performances. The choir was set up in 2016 and sings mainly in three parts – first soprano, second soprano and alto, both accompanied and unaccompanied and now has 24 members. Not all members read music, but members are auditioned […]

Jordan & Skinner are looking to meet performers for a new production in Autumn 2022. We are looking for performers who are women, trans men, non binary people or performers of another minority gender. The production is a new radical adaptation of the Time Machine by H G Wells and will be created through devising […]

Jerwood Curatorial Accelerator is a new 12-month programme to support ten early-career curators from working class/low socio-economic backgrounds to develop their networks, skills and leadership. Jerwood Curatorial Accelerator Jerwood Curatorial Accelerator (JCA) is a new 12-month programme to support ten early-career curators from working class/low socio-economic backgrounds to develop their networks, skills and leadership ambitions. […]

You will be responsible for delivering a high standard of production and technical support to a wide range of performances across various genres of activity. Purpose of Role This role will form a part of our Technical Services division. You will be responsible for delivering a high standard of production and technical support to a […]

A couple of job opportunities just in from the Scottish Music Industry Association. The Executive Director will be our key management leader; working with the SMIA board and executive team to fulfil our mission. They’ll be responsible for designing, developing and directing an effective company strategy that drives favourable music industry growth, whilst successfully overseeing day-to-day business […]

Folk musicians in Scotland are being offered specialist support to improve their presence on social media platforms thanks to a new initiative from some of Scotland’s leading music organisations. SocialFolk, funded by Creative Scotland, offers musicians the chance to sign up to free one-to-one social media training with social media experts. Gill Maxwell, CEO of […]

Funding to support Scotland-based performing artists to take up new international touring opportunities as a direct result of their show being seen as part of the Edinburgh Fringe. One of the key aims of Made in Scotland is to maximise the benefit for Scottish artists on the international platform that is the Edinburgh Fringe. As […]