Scotland to stage cultural events alongside COP26
Details of the cultural events set to mark COP26 across Scotland have been confirmed. Scotland's five national performing arts…
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Printmakers to lead European refugee arts project
A Europe-wide project for refugee artists has opened for applications. In from the Margins offers artists from refugee a…
Scotland starts enforcing vaccine passports
Venues that fail to comply face a maximum £10,000 fine but policing falls to overextended local authorities and un…
Scottish National Gallery revamp faces further delays
Managers of the Scottish National Gallery’s refurbishment have asked the Scottish Government for a bailout after further del…
City of Culture 2025 a ‘springboard’ regardless of longlist
The challenge now for some of the latecomers will be completing years' worth of planning in weeks.
International partnerships fund ‘not a replacement Creative Europe’
The pilot responds to the UK's withdrawal from Creative Europe and prioritises European partners but is "not in…
Yousaf causes confusion over Scottish vaccine passports
Vaccine passports for large events in Scotland are off to a rocky start after the country's Health Secretary urged people to i…
UK Government pledges to address Glasgow culture funding crisis
The UK Government has said it will help Glasgow address its culture funding crisis. The city’s cultural operator Glasgow Lif…
Aberdeen commits to digital music teaching
Aberdeen City Council has approved plans to provide online instrumental lessons for pupils. It first introduced digital music less…
Legal challenge to vaccine passports in Scotland fails
The policy has taken effect but tech issues are rife, guidance is lacking and venues say there hasn't been a "meaningful…
Immersive exhibition merges art with science at COP26
An immersive art installation opening this weekend will mark the UN's Convention on Climate Change (COP26) in Glasgow. Polar Z…
Scotland hires freelancers as arts tutors
Up to 50 freelancers will be employed as arts tutors in some of Scotland's most remote and culturally distinctive communities….
Falkirk Council to vote on arts centre location
Falkirk Council is set to vote on a site for its new arts centre and council headquarters. The £45m arts centre, which…
Scotland says yes to vaccine passports, U-turns on mask rule
The Scottish Parliament has voted to make vaccine passports mandatory at nightclubs, concerts and other large events. The nation&#…
Nations press ahead with vaccine passports for events
More concrete plans to require certification at large events come as research indicates the policy could put people off…
Academy Music Group acquires Edinburgh venue
Academy Music Group (AMG) has acquired the Edinburgh Corn Exchange. The 3,000 capacity venue, set to become the 20th owned and ope…
Cross party MPs go in to bat for Glasgow
Scotland’s Labour and Conservative parties are calling on the Scottish and UK Governments to agree a new funding deal for Gl…
Scottish Government pushes for EU visa-free touring
Scottish Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has urged the UK Government to negotiate visa-free travel for the creative industry by…
National Theatre of Scotland opens digital education portal
The National Theatre of Scotland has launched an online education portal. It launches with a full version of Hannah Lavery's L…
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Disastrous’ one metre rule for performers in Scotland
New guidance for shows in Scotland will be practically impossible to enact and a financial blow to the recently reopened indu…
City of Culture 2025 contest attracts explosion of interest
Adding a seventh city to the longlist of bidders who will receive funding would allow more places to "complete their jou…
Scotland scraps music tuition fees in schools
The Scottish Government has become the first in the UK to commit to free instrument tuition. A similar policy in England “se…
The essence of a festival is congregation
With artists no longer able to travel freely across Europe post-Brexit, and with no sign of the Covid pandemic abating, Francesca…
Backlash forces Scotland to revisit two-metre distancing rule
The measure could make up to 95% of the country's theatres financially unviable, with only a quarter physically able to a…
