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Help Musicians: Next Level awards
Designed to support musicians ready to pursue a career-changing opportunity. If you’re a musician with a strong track record but lacking the resources to embark on larger and longer-term projects, then our Next Level award might help. With a programme of one-to-one business advice and peer support, alongside financial support to help you pursue your opportunity, this is … [Read More...] about Help Musicians: Next Level awards
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Scottish Landscape Awards Bursaries
Bursaries cover fees, framing, delivery of work and travel to the 2025 preview. Open to works in all media by talented artists in Scotland affected by low income, discrimination & any other obstacle. Scottish Arts Trust Bursaries provide opportunities for skilled under-represented writers and artists to obtain free entry to our writing and visual arts […]
Culture Investment Programme 2025 (Aberdeen City Council)
Aberdeen City Council are seeking proposals for its Culture Investment Programme, to deliver cultural activity in Aberdeen for the benefit of residents. From 2025, The Culture Investment Programme will replace the Council’s current grant schemes for arts and culture. At present Council funding supports a diverse range of activities, ranging from the day to day […]
April Song by Josie Duncan, Willie Campbell, Scott C. Park and Alastair Caplin
Next to You is a collection of original songs written by Josie Duncan, Willie Campbell, Scott C. Park and Alastair Caplin, four Hebridean artists who have come together to collaborate on an album informed by their varied experiences of the pandemic and the effects it had on their communities. This record is part of Remembering […]
Highland Art Prize 2024
The third edition of this annual competition (organised by the Highland Society of London) is taking place at the Rockfield Centre, Oban from Friday 11th October to Saturday 19th October (10am-3pm every day), and includes 60 artworks submitted by 14 art organisations from across the Highlands and Islands. There is an “opening night” from 5.30pm-7pm […]
Inverness to host star-studded Scots Trad Music Awards on St. Andrew’s Day
The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards will return to the city of Inverness on Saturday 30th November for the first time in a decade, with the ceremony set to celebrate and showcase Scotland’s flourishing traditional music scene. The single most important awards ceremony for folk and trad musicians, bands and artists, the MG ALBA […]
All go for Seachdain na Gàidhlig (World Gaelic Week) 2025
Dates, theme and funding opportunities take off for Gaelic celebration Seachdain na Gàidhlig (World Gaelic Week) has unveiled dates for its fourth edition and will return from 24th February – 2nd March 2025 under the theme Ceanglaichean gun Chrìch (pronounced kyeh-leech-un gun chreech), which signifies Building Connections in English. With funding support from Bòrd na Gàidhlig, Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2025 will continue to promote and preserve […]
Radiophrenia 2025 Open Call Announcement
Radiophrenia announce an open call for sound and transmission artworks for their upcoming broadcasts beginning in March 2025. 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 […]
The Dog Song by Anna Cassidy
Contemporary folk artist and singer-songwriter Anna Cassidy is set to release her highly anticipated new single, ‘The Dog Song’, a refreshingly unique take on love that is far from your typical ballad. Drawing from her Irish roots and inspired by modern singer-songwriters, Anna brings an engaging, light-hearted, and heartfelt perspective on love – this time, through the eyes […]
Battle of The Folk Bands 2025
Hands Up for Trad are inviting bands to send in a demo to take part in The Battle of the Folk Bands 2025 competition to be held at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections Festival on Saturday January 18th 2025 at 1pm. TO ENTER FILL IN THE FORM HERE If you are in a band or have an […]
Glory for Scots speakers at national awards
The winners of the Scots Language Awards 2024 were crowned last night at a celebratory ceremony in Ayrshire. Held at Cumnock Town Hall, in partnership with East Ayrshire Council, thesixth annual awards ceremony saw 13 individuals, projects and organisations celebrated for their contributions. First hosted in 2019, the Scots Language Awards showcase the Scots leid – one of the […]