Why there should be more art in prisons
When prisoners are actually requesting more arts activities, why are we not giving them what they want, asks Jess Thorpe.
When prisoners are actually requesting more arts activities, why are we not giving them what they want, asks Jess Thorpe.
The contracts for Scottish arts organisations currently in receipt of regular funding will be extended until the end of May 2018 t…
Culture Secretary Karen Bradley has ignored a second plea from Scotland to offset the severe decline in Lottery funding for cultur…
Research commissioned as part of a Creative Scotland programme for young people who have experienced additional challenges stresse…
Declining Lottery receipts will mean less cash for RFOs, although final funding decisions will be made after the national funding…
The cultural attendance gap between those living in the most and least deprived areas is at its smallest for five years, according…
Scottish Ballet’s first digital season gave the company the opportunity to experiment with new technologies, but would audie…
Andrew Miller, a regular visitor to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, shares his shocking experiences of inaccessible venues, poor se…
Money for cultural content and skills development will be delivered across a five-year programme, starting in 2018.
A country-wide snapshot shows men remain more likely to work in senior roles, and half of BME arts workers feel their ethnicity is…
MP Tommy Sheppard has echoed calls by a new union-led campaign for fair wages and working conditions at the Fringe festival.
A ‘pay it forward’ pilot campaign aimed to help families most in need attend dance theatre performances, but it wasn&r…
National Lottery operator Camelot expects “disappointing” sales to decline further this year.
Scotland’s year-round programme of cultural events attracts huge numbers of international visitors, but it takes careful str…
Young people in remote parts of Scotland have gained the skills to organise rural tours in a project designed to generate a new br…
The introduction of two-year Open Project Funding is thought to have led to a drop in the number of arts organisations applying fo…
Performing in concert halls around the world makes setting ticket prices tricky. So, explains Jane Donald, the RSNO begins by aski…
Arts organisations working on their funding bids have been asked to “budget realistically and focus on core need”.
Every child in Scotland will see a performing arts production in their school each year if the National Theatre of Scotland’…
National companies funded directly by the Government have reacted positively to the Scottish Government’s draft budget for 2…
News of the scheme’s holistic benefits follows the announcement of £660k funding to music charities across the country…
A consortium of Scotland’s universities and art schools place researchers within arts and cultural organisations. Anna Scott…
Productions chosen for the Made in Scotland showcase gain a stamp of quality, but how are they selected? Wendy Niblock asks member…
Thinking differently about how arts organisations talk to the private sector will be one of the keys to sustainability as limited…