Hands Up for Musicians

Scottish musicians expanding their creative horizons into other other areas of musical practice.

Applications Open For EXCITE 2017

EXCITE is a collaborative project featuring partner organisations in Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, the Netherlands and Germany. Following the initial application process, a total of three acts from the Highlands and Islands will be presented to partners, with successful artists securing a range of opportunities across mainland Europe and Scandinavia. Partner festivals include […]

Distil Showcase submission time!

Distil are looking for submissions to write for our annual Distil Showcase. It’s a great opportunity for musicians who have attended a Distil Residential Course to work with and write for the fab Mr McFall’s Chamber. The rehearsal week is 27th – 30th March 2017 and the concert is on Friday 31st March in Stirling Tolbooth. In […]

LORIENT FESTIVAL 2017 – ARTIST APPLICATIONS

Don’t miss this! ARTIST APPLICATIONS FOR LORIENT INTERCELTIQUE FESTIVAL 4 – 13 AUGUST 2017 SHOWCASE SCOTLAND EXPO have negotiated a Year of Scotland at the Lorient Interceltique Festival in Brittany, France. The Focus is supported by, the Scottish Government, Creative Scotland, Visit Scotland, TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland), Feis Rois, Scottish Music Centre, British […]

Career Development Bursaries

This scheme helps young professional musicians access exceptional career development opportunities in the UK and internationally. WHO CAN APPLY? We want to invest in talented artists who are performing or creating great music and are already making an impact in their field. You could be an instrumentalist, singer, conductor, composer, songwriter or a small group, […]

Gaelic for Beginners (The National Piping Centre)

The National Piping Centre is hosting its very first Gaelic for beginners class this January! Join us every Thursday from 19th January – 23rd March 2017 from 6pm until 8pm for these fantastic new series of lessons. The classes will start from complete beginner level, with the conversational basics, as well as other useful Gaelic […]

Julie’s Bicycle – Creative Climate Leadership programme

Creative Climate Leadership is a new programme for artists and cultural professionals to explore the cultural dimensions of climate change, and take action with impact, creativity and resilience. The international Creative Climate Leadership training courses will take place in the UK and Slovenia in 2017. They are facilitated by Julie’s Bicycle, a UK charity with […]

Photography Industry Associate

Cultural Enterprise Office (CEO) is Scotland’s dedicated business support for creative businesses. Delivering advice, digital content and sector programmes for creatives, by creatives. As part of this, we’re looking for a new Photography champion to join our ensemble of creative sector Industry Associates. Our Industry Associates not only work directly with our clients, but we […]

Nominate for the Scottish Awards for New Music

The Scottish Awards for New Music will celebrate and champion composers, musicians, sound artists and ensembles that are making innovative and experimental new music right now. Created by New Music Scotland, the awards will recognise the diversity and quality of music being made by Scottish and Scottish-based new music creators and help create a wider […]

Fancy a month in rural France to focus on your writing?

Yes please! Supported by Creative Scotland, we’re delighted to offer professional writers living in Scotland the opportunity to apply for the Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship 2017. There are four fellowships available, allowing writers to enjoy a month-long residency at the Hôtel Chevillon International Arts Centre at Grez-sur-Loing in France during the months of June, July, […]