Enterprise Music Scotland, Scotland’s national body for chamber music, are pleased to announce that registration for our Tours Book 2017 is now open! The Tours Book will feature chamber music ensembles and musicians available for touring in Scotland in 2018/19. The directory is used for concert planning by our network of over 75 Scottish chamber […]

Arts and Business Scotland are delighted to confirm that bookings are open for upcoming training events Introduction to Fundraising (Tuesday 13 June in Edinburgh) and A General Tax Guide for Arts and Heritage Organisations (Wednesday 21 June in Glasgow and Friday 23 June in Perth). Introduction to Fundraising Tuesday 13 June 2017 | Arts & Business […]

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The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a national and international centre of excellence for performing arts education. Ranked in the global top three of performing arts learning and teaching institutions by QS in 2017, we are one of very few in the world offering a degree-level education across music, drama, dance, production skills and film. […]

Twenty outstanding Scottish albums were unveiled tonight as The Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award Longlist to a crowd of eager music fans at the O₂ ABC in Glasgow. Now in its sixth year, The SAY Award is Scotland’s most popular and prestigious music prize, boasting a lucrative £20,000 prize for the winner and […]

New Writing Scotland publishes works by writers resident in Scotland or Scots by birth, upbringing or inclination. All forms of writing are invited: autobiography and memoirs; creative responses to events and experiences; drama; graphic artwork (monochrome only); poetry; political and cultural commentary and satire; screenplays; short fiction; travel writing or any other creative prose may […]

What is the Artist’s Attachment? The Magnetic North Artist’s Attachment is a major new paid development opportunity for Scottish-based artists with a significant track record from any art form. It is funded by Creative Scotland and the Jerwood Charitable Foundation. The selected artist will be attached to Magnetic North for up to 18 months with […]

Have you ever noticed lots of companies offering free 10 day courses on how to do things – learn the guitar, learn Facebook marketing etc? When you click on the link they ask for your email address and then the emails start arriving – sometime every day, often every few days. These emails are called […]

Capital XTRA’s Music Potential helps young people aged 18-25 who are not in employment, education or training to improve skills, develop talent and enhance their employability prospects. What Is Music Potential? If you have a passion for radio, aspire to be a performer, like creating your own music or are just really keen to learn […]