Press Releases

A celebration of African and Caribbean dance, a nationwide digital youth theatre initiative, and a programme to commemorate the work of Alasdair Gray are among the Glasgow-based projects and research and development initiatives sharing in over £1.6million of National Lottery funding through Creative Scotland in the latest round of Open Fund awards.  

A nationwide digital youth theatre programme, a celebration of African and Caribbean dance and a newly conceived poetry festival are among 82 projects and research and development initiatives sharing in over £1.6million of National Lottery funding through Creative Scotland in the latest round of Open Fund awards.  

New opportunities to help broaden socio-economic diversity in the cultural sector 

Delivery Partners confirmed for £5million Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers 

Bursaries of up to £750 available

Latest National Lottery awards made through Creative Scotland’s Open Fund: Sustaining Creative Development  

Fund receives additional £3.5m Scottish Government boost 

Fund threshold to rise to £100,000

Tha ionadan ealainean-cluich air feadh na Gàidhealtachd - Ionad Ealain Lyth, Ionad Nibheis agus Ionad Coimhearsnachd is Ealain Inbhir Narann ​​- air £236,000 fhaighinn uile gu lèir bhon ghairm fhosgailte airson tagraidhean gu Maoin Faochaidh Ionad Ealainean-cluich Riaghaltas na h-Alba tro Alba Chruthachail.  

The Town House (Hamilton), Rutherglen Town Hall, Lanark Memorial Hall, East Kilbride Village Theatre and East Kilbride Arts Centre have received funds as part of a £250,000 package awarded to South Lanarkshire Culture and Leisure Ltd, from the open call for applications to the Scottish Government’s Performing Arts Venues Relief Fund through Creative Scotland. 

Motherwell Concert Hall and Theatre Complex, Airdrie Town Hall and Bellshill Cultural Centre have received funds as part of a £203,743 package awarded to Culture and Leisure North Lanarkshire from the open call for applications to the Scottish Government’s Performing Arts Venues Relief Fund through Creative Scotland. 

South Ayrshire performing arts venue, the Ayr Gaiety, has received £250,000 from the open call for applications to the Scottish Government’s Performing Arts Venues Relief Fund through Creative Scotland. 

Performing arts venues across the Borders, including Heart of Hawick and Eastgate Theatre (Peebles), have received a total of over £168,000 from the open call for applications to the Scottish Government’s Performing Arts Venues Relief Fund through Creative Scotland. 

Falkirk Town Hall has received a total of £73,690 from the open call for applications to the Scottish Government’s Performing Arts Venues Relief Fund through Creative Scotland.