A Lanarkshire council was among those to benefit from hundreds of thousands of pounds in emergency funding from the Scottish Government for cultural groups and arts venues.
North Lanarkshire Council was given £124,558 to help support Motherwell Concert Hall and Theatre, as covid-19 forced arts venues to be closed.
A total of £378,958 was awarded to 10 cultural organisations and performing arts venues across the region from the Scottish Government.
The emergency Covid-19 funds delivered through Creative Scotland are part of £17 million distributed to 331 organisations and venues across the country.
Also in North Lanarkshire, DH Promotions Ltd received £25,000 and BGS Promotions, £16,000.
Acrss South Lanarkshire, seven financial support packages were handed out.
Paragon Power Services Ltd received £75,000, Keenan Music Services Ltd was given £34,700 and Artistes International Management Ltd, £22,500.
Steve Cameron Event Logistics was awarded £22,200, Tribute Act Entertainment, £14,000 and Byrne yer hoose doon and International Purves Puppets received £10,000 apiece.
From comedy clubs and theatres to galleries and production companies, the second round of the Culture Organisations and Venues Recovery Fund (COVR) is designed to help prevent insolvency and/or significant job losses due to the impact of Covid-19, and the Performing Arts Venues Relief Fund (PAVR) is helping venues to remain solvent, return staff from furlough, and enable new artistic commissions from freelance artists.
Culture minister Jenny Gilruth said: “I am delighted that this vital funding is reaching the culture sector, which has endured some of the most challenging restrictions over the past 18 months.
"It’s exciting that the sector can now plan for full reopening. The communal experience of being part of an audience cannot be replicated, and it has been sorely missed since the start of the pandemic.
“The move beyond level 0 will allow the sector to reopen fully, but I know that it will take some time to rebuild. This funding will play a key role in stabilising many venues and businesses as the sector begins to recover."
Joan Parr, interim director of Arts and Engagement said: “Our first priority continues to be supporting the recovery and renewal of Scotland’s art and creative sector as Covid-19 restrictions are eased and the sector can open up again more fully.
“Nevertheless, we remain acutely aware of the critical challenges faced by so many cultural organisations, and we know how vital this funding is in continuing to help protect jobs and support the sustainability of a sector that has felt the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic so significantly.”
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