Creative Scotland has ‘no clear artistic priorities’, festival organisers claim
The Lammermuir Festival has released an open letter to Creative Scotland calling on the funding body to change its system. The let…
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Scottish communities to get creative funding boost
Communities in Scotland will receive more than £130k as part of a creative funding boost in the latest round of the National…
Campaign to save Edinburgh Filmhouse launched
Edinburgh Filmhouse has launched a campaign to secure its future, after it agreed a short-term lease with the building's owner…
Music festival suffers ‘crucial’ funding cut
Organisers of a prominent festival in the UK’s classical music calendar have said they are “appalled and saddened&rdqu…
Second report questions Scottish arts funding
A new report submitted to the Scottish government has warned that £104m of additional funding is required to secure the…
Further theatres affected by concrete concerns
More venues confirm presence of dangerous type of concrete with some closing as a precautionary measure.
Dundee arts centre facing closure
A contemporary art venue in Scotland has warned politicians that it is facing “unimaginable financial precarity” and w…
Holyrood pledges arts support amid funding ‘standstill’
First Minister Humza Yousaf has pledged to support Scotland's cultural sector, but did not announce any further funding for st…
Fringe venues come together to ‘ensure future’ of festival
A new association of 27 Edinburgh Fringe venues has been formed in a bid to “ensure the future of the Fringe ecosystem&rdquo…
Scottish museum returns totem pole to Nisga’a nation
A 163-year-old totem pole has been returned from Scotland to the Nisga’a nation in British Colombia in what is thought to be…
Scotland’s screen industries continue to grow
Scotland’s film and TV industries are continuing to grow, according to latest figures published by Screen Scotland. The inde…
Scottish project explores experiences of autistic adults
A new seven-month creative project hopes to highlight the experiences of older autistic adults with learning difficulties in Scotl…
Fringe organisers hit back at corporate sponsorship criticism
The chair of the Edinburgh Fringe Society says “the entire culture sector could implode” if a sure-footed approach isn…
Creative Scotland warns of ‘highly competitive’ funding round
The total amount requested by over 500 cultural and creative organisations in Scotland outstrips the funder’s annual income…
Additional funding to green Scotland’s museums
The Scottish Government is to make more than £1m available to museums and galleries to help them achieve net zero emiss…
Edinburgh Fringe cancellation sparks free speech debate
Questions around free speech and discrimination raised after Edinburgh Fringe show is cancelled due to concerns about comedian'…
Glasgow Council considers £36m People’s Palace refurb
A proposal to ‘restore, reimagine and enhance’ the 125-year-old People’s Palace and Winter Gardens claims struct…
Fringe operator ‘facing collapse’ over £1.5m debt
Assembly Festival, which operates a major venue at Edinburgh Fringe and delivers around a fifth of the annual festival, is set to…
Divided opinion over Scottish theatres plan
A new report calls for a commercially-driven theatre company specialising in popular work to be established in Scotland.
Edinburgh Fringe performers criticise ‘poster censorship’
Performers at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe claim posters advertising their shows are being censored or defaced as t…
Backlash over Edinburgh International Festival ticket pricing
Concerns raised that introduction of dynamic ticket pricing will impact overall sales and the composition of audiences.
Edinburgh Fringe programme grows to second largest ever
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is set to present the second-biggest programme in its history after an influx of last-minute additio…
Protests over proposed Glasgow Life staff cuts
Demonstrations to take place at Glasgow museums against staff cuts as union demands government help.
Guide to Scotland’s next multi-year funding programme
Applicants must register intent to apply before 10 August to be in with a chance of receiving multi-year funding from April 2025 o…
