Scotland pledges additional £10m for Edinburgh Festivals
Money for cultural content and skills development will be delivered across a five-year programme, starting in 2018.
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Scottish arts sector is “far from a level playing field”
A country-wide snapshot shows men remain more likely to work in senior roles, and half of BME arts workers feel their ethnicity is…
Calls for Edinburgh Fringe to take action on ‘exploitation’
MP Tommy Sheppard has echoed calls by a new union-led campaign for fair wages and working conditions at the Fringe festival.
Families go free
A ‘pay it forward’ pilot campaign aimed to help families most in need attend dance theatre performances, but it wasn&r…
Lottery arts funding plummets by £55m
National Lottery operator Camelot expects “disappointing” sales to decline further this year.
Scotland’s perfect stage
Scotland’s year-round programme of cultural events attracts huge numbers of international visitors, but it takes careful str…
Succession planning
Young people in remote parts of Scotland have gained the skills to organise rural tours in a project designed to generate a new br…
Applications to Creative Scotland drop significantly
The introduction of two-year Open Project Funding is thought to have led to a drop in the number of arts organisations applying fo…
Shaping audience behaviour
Performing in concert halls around the world makes setting ticket prices tricky. So, explains Jane Donald, the RSNO begins by aski…
Creative Scotland warns of cuts to Regular Funding
Arts organisations working on their funding bids have been asked to “budget realistically and focus on core need”.
Touring Scottish classrooms
Every child in Scotland will see a performing arts production in their school each year if the National Theatre of Scotland’…
Scottish arts organisations prepare for funding standstill
National companies funded directly by the Government have reacted positively to the Scottish Government’s draft budget for 2…
Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative develops life and learning skills
News of the scheme’s holistic benefits follows the announcement of £660k funding to music charities across the country…
Connecting with industry
A consortium of Scotland’s universities and art schools place researchers within arts and cultural organisations. Anna Scott…
Selecting a showcase
Productions chosen for the Made in Scotland showcase gain a stamp of quality, but how are they selected? Wendy Niblock asks member…
Visual arts review reveals challenges for Scotland
Thinking differently about how arts organisations talk to the private sector will be one of the keys to sustainability as limited…
Cultural engagement in Scotland at all-time high
Nine out of ten adults engaged with a cultural activity in 2015, but the Scottish Household Survey reveals engagement is lower in…
Survey to track arts diversity in Scotland
Creative Scotland is to gather evidence on individuals’ occupation, employment status and career progression across the coun…
Spotlight on Scotland’s arts workforce
Click to read ArtsProfessional’s latest news, research and feature on diversity in the arts
Scotland’s National Performing companies commit to gender equality
National Theatre of Scotland and Scottish Ballet are among the performing arts companies pledging to have a gender balanced board…
Strategy aims to put artists at the heart of society
Paying artists fairly is listed in Creative Scotland’s new Arts Strategy among a range of measures to raise the profile of a…
Edinburgh’s festivals generate £313m for Scotland
A large-scale study has found that the growth of the festivals is benefiting the tourism and hospitality sectors.
Creative Scotland warns Brexit may limit RFO funding
Deputy Chief Executive Iain Munro has said that new arts funding models will have to be considered in these unprecedented times.
A space to thrive
To nurture and retain new artistic talent, you need affordable studio space. Audrey Carlin explains how Wasps is helping Scotland…
