{"id":27009,"date":"2026-03-08T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/?p=27009"},"modified":"2026-03-06T12:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:11:25","slug":"hands-up-for-trads-women-in-music-and-culture-2026-eunice-olumide-mbe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/hands-up-for-trads-women-in-music-and-culture-2026-eunice-olumide-mbe\/","title":{"rendered":"Hands Up for Trad’s Women in Music and Culture 2026: Eunice Olumide MBE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hands Up for Trad\u2019s Women in Music and Culture 2026 list has been announced to celebrate just some of the women working in Scotland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Launched as part of International Women\u2019s Day 2026<\/a>, we shine the spotlight on 12 women who all contribute towards Scotland\u2019s cultural landscape through their work. Read the 2026 list here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eunice Olumide MBE is Scotland’s first black supermodel, and a remarkable multihyphenate who has dedicated her career to social justice and equity. Holder of an MBE for services to Broadcasting, Arts and Charity, she has graced the pages of Vogue<\/em> and Harper’s Bazaar<\/em> and worked with Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen. A BAFTA and ARIAS-nominated broadcaster, her screen credits include Star Wars<\/em>, BBC’s Noughts and Crosses<\/em> and a Netflix debut in The Outsiders<\/em>. Founder of Olumide Galleries and Orun Films, she is also a best-selling author and V&A Design Champion. Her new podcast Level Up<\/em> \u2014 launching with an unfiltered interview with First Minister John Swinney \u2014 promises frank conversations with people who shape the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out more about Eunice Olumide MBE here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the Hands Up for Trad\u2019s Women in Music and Culture 2026 List<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hands Up for Trad are an organisation who work with Scottish traditional music, language and culture. If you would like to support our work you can donate here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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