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Edinburgh Festivals launch vision for 2030
The Edinburgh Festivals are aiming for the Scottish capital to be a world leading sustainable festival city, according to a new vi…
Scottish Ballet pilots new care home initiative
A pilot programme called SB Duet will be launched in three Independent Sector Care homes within Inverclyde Health and Care Social…
Edinburgh’s first Deaf Festival set for August
The first Edinburgh Deaf Festival will take place from 12 -19 August. Organised by Deaf Action, with the support of Edinburgh Fest…
Edinburgh Festival Fringe announces partnership with TikTok
TikTok and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society have announced that the entertainment platform will become the festival’s f…
Scottish theatre company launches programme for disabled people
A Scottish theatre company has launched a new initiative to help disabled people get involved with performing arts. Cutting Edge T…
Edinburgh Fringe producers get £1.3m resilience funding
Edinburgh Festival Fringe producers have received financial support to help them recover and remain resilient following the Covid-…
Scotland to tie arts funding to net zero progress
Creative Scotland says it will expect all funding recipients to demonstrate how their work contributes to making the sector carbon…
Row over trans label in museum collection
A Glasgow museum has received mixed responses to a display label supporting transgender rights. The Burrell Collection, whic…
Future of culture in Edinburgh
Recent research urged Edinburgh’s cultural sector to adopt a values-led approach to addressing inequities and precarities. V…
Edinburgh to appoint music-writer-in-residence
The city of Edinburgh will hold a competition to select a music-writer-in-residence. The appointee will chronicle the recovery of…
Bringing the classical closer
Struggling with the elitist nature of the concert hall, Matthew Whiteside decided it was time to bring contemporary classical musi…
£25m pledged for Edinburgh concert hall
£25m has been committed to build the Dunard Centre, a long-awaited and much-debated concert hall in Edinburgh. The Royal Ban…
UNBOXED launches first event
UNBOXED, the 2022 festival of creativity and innovation, has launched its first event in Scotland. About Us, a multimedia projecti…
Fringe Festival volunteering ‘leans into ableism’
Allegations of discriminatory practices ignite calls for the festival to adopt new principles to tackle inequalities.
Scotland gives £16m for cultural recovery
The Scottish Government is giving £16m to Scotland’s culture and events sector. Delivered through the Omicron business…
Inverness opens £6m artists’ residence
A £6m arts facility in Inverness has opened to its first residents. Sited in a former Victorian school, construction on The…
Alleged sex abuse at Scottish music festival
Female artists working on the Celtic Connections festival have claimed they were pressured into having sex in return for bookings….
Edinburgh commits to £4.7m culture funding
Edinburgh has committed to £4.7m of culture funding for 2022/23, £2m of it for Edinburgh International Festival. Recog…
Scots Culture Secretary slates BBC licence fee freeze
Scotland’s Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has voiced "profound concern" over the UK Government’s decision…
Three-year inquiry into GSA fire inconclusive
A three-year investigation into a fire at Glasgow School of Art has given no answers. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service&rs…
Indoor restrictions to be lifted in Scotland
Scotland will ease its Covid restrictions from Monday (January 24), removing limits on attendance at indoor events. Nightclubs can…
SWG3 to build £1.5m artist studio
Glasgow event space SWG3 is building a £1.5m artist studio on its premises. The new Yard Works premises will house artists,…
£8m freelancers’ fund to open in Scotland
The cover for cancelled work is part of £65m in support for the arts announced in recent weeks. What's available in the…
