Press Releases

Scotland+Venice and LUX Scotland, with support from Art Fund, are delighted to announce the UK Premiere and Scottish cinema tour of Alberta Whittle’s new film, Lagareh – The Last Born, at venues across Scotland between September 2022 and March 2023.

88 creative projects receive over £1.9m in latest round of  Creative Scotland’s Open Fund

Issued under strict embargo for publication on 00:01 Thursday 28 July 2022.

Ten theatre and dance productions have received nearly £1m National Lottery funding through Creative Scotland’s Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance. 

Application deadline: Friday 12 August 2022.

 58 creative projects receive over £1,368,000 in latest round of Creative Scotland’s Open Fund 

46 groups and individuals receive over £535,200

58 creative projects receive over £920,000 in latest round of  Creative Scotland’s Open Fund  

For immediate release, 2pm, Tuesday 24 May 2022

Following an open recruitment process, Creative Scotland is pleased to announce the appointments of Anne Langley as Executive Director of Operations and Dana MacLeod as Executive Director of Arts, Communities, and Inclusion.

Creative Scotland today, publishes details of more than 6,200 awards to cultural and creative organisations and freelancers across Scotland who have received a total of £54 million in emergency COVID-19 funds from the Scottish Government through Creative Scotland, in the first few months of 2022. 

117 creative projects receive total of £2.7 million in latest round of Creative Scotland’s Open Fund  

Today, to coincide with Earth Day, 22 April 2022, Creative Scotland publishes its bold new Climate Emergency and Sustainability Plan.

New funds are available for Scottish based artists, companies, producers and venues for touring live theatre and dance work from the Spring of 2023.