Press Releases

Scottish designers are at the forefront of an innovative new project creating covetable pieces, ready to wear, from one another’s studio trash. 

Bursaries of £500 and £750 available 

Deadlines: Tuesday 25 October 2022 (5pm)  
and Tuesday 7 February 2023 (5pm) 

Eleven of Scotland’s award-winning and pioneering contemporary dance artists and companies are headed to one of the industry’s most important international gatherings, Tanzmesse in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 31 Aug-3 Sept. 

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

Seeking a safe space to foster connection, an opportunity for honest discussions and a renewed sense of identity, new mum Catrin Kemp set up The New Mothers' Writing Circle at the beginning of her own writing journey post-motherhood in 2020. With a grant of £56,390 from The National Lottery through Creative Scotland’s Open Fund, Catrin’s now able to offer nearly 100 new mothers in Glasgow time for creativity and reflection at a key point of change in their lives. 

A new independent report published today, Thursday 11 August confirms that emergency Covid-19 funds of £85.3million from the Scottish Government, distributed through Creative Scotland, reached individuals and organisations working in Scotland’s culture and creative sector, between March 2020 and September 2021.

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