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Funding hope for outdoor arts organisation Surge ahead of festival

SURGE is a unique organisation. For one, it is the only outdoors arts organisation in Scotland who are a Regular Funded Organisation (RFO) with…

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Creative Scotland says no 'systematic problem' despite explicit project funding

THERE is no systemic problem at Creative Scotland despite the decision to fund a sexually explicit project, MSPs have been told.

The National (Scotland)

Government probes how hardcore sex show received £100k arts funding

National arts agency awarded lottery funding to the explicit live show that outraged parliamentary ministers

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Creative Scotland knew project included ‘genital contact’ before awarding funds

CREATIVE Scotland knew a controversial theatre project would include “a scene with genital contact” nine months before almost £85,000 of public…

The National (Scotland)

Cancelled Glasgow book festival Aye Write receives lifeline donation

£65,000 gift will not restore the full, 10-day occasion but organisers say it will make pop-up events possible

The Guardian - UK

Scotland’s artists fear ‘cultural black hole’ after festival and film project cancelled

Calls for Scottish government to increase support grow, following funding cuts to public arts body

The Guardian - UK

Scottish authors criticise cancellation of Glasgow literary festival Aye Write

Val McDermid and Douglas Stuart were among many writers to express outrage after Creative Scotland turned down the literary festival funding application

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'I canna wait': New Scots Scriever announced for year-long residency

A NEW Scots Scriever is set to promote Galloway Scots during a year-long residency with the National Library of Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

Cultural traditions across Scotland ‘at risk of being lost’ to time

RESEARCHERS have warned that culture and traditions which have shaped communities across Scotland are at risk of being permanently lost.

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Nominees announced for Scots Trad Music Awards

NOMINEES have been announced for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards, with more than 110 artists and organisations in the running across 22…

The National (Scotland)

Labour bid to 'immediately' reverse Creative Scotland funding cut rejected by MSPs

A SCOTTISH Labour bid to reverse the £6.6 million funding cut for Creative Scotland was rejected by MSPs.

The National (Scotland)

Culture sector brands funding cut 'huge betrayal' during Holyrood protest

WORKERS in Scotland’s culture sector have railed against the re-imposition of a £6.6 million cut to Creative Scotland funding.

The National (Scotland)

Arts organisation chief warns 'biggest casualty of cuts is trust in government'

THE head of a leading organisation that champions Scottish traditions has joined the chorus of condemnation over a multi-million-pound funding cut…

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Warnings for Scottish culture after £6 million cut to arts body funding

ARTS body Creative Scotland could have to cut the funding it provides to organisations unless there is a “significant change” in its overall…

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West Lothian theatre facing threat of closure thrown lifeline by Regal trust

Bathgate's Regal Reconnect team will take on management of Howden Park Centre at the end of August

Insider UK

MSPs seek views of culture sector over rising cost ‘perfect storm’

Holyrood committee will also examine how the latest Scottish Government budget affected the industry

The National (Scotland)

Ukrainian artists to find haven in Scotland

IN March last year, Lyubov Panchenko was found unconscious in her home in the Russian-occupied town of Bucha, in the Ukrainian province of Kyiv…

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian theatre could be saved by charity trust behind art deco cinema

Reconnect which runs the Regal, Bathgate's art deco cinema/ theatre could be the long term solution to the running of Howden Park Centre as doubts on local authority funding for services continue

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The illustrated Fair Work guide for Scottish creative and cultural sectors

Today Culture Radar have published a practical guide to putting Fair Work into practice for employers in the creative and cultural sectors in...

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Scotland’s queer community to receive £195,000 from lottery to elevate LGBTQ+ voices

Scotland’s queer community will receive £195,000 from the National Lottery to share LGBTQ+ voices and stories.

The National (Scotland)

Late night contemporary arts festival announces ten events across Scottish city

A CONTEMPORARY art festival has announced ten major commissions for its first iteration outside London – in Dundee.

Insider UK

Scottish councils to receive extra £100 million Budget boost

The windfall came from extra Barnett consequentials and a forecasting error

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney U-turns on culture cuts as councils get 11th hour cash boost

JOHN Swinney has announced a U-turn on plans to slash cultural funding as he unveiled a last-minute cash boost of £100 million.

The Independent UK

Scottish councils to receive extra £100m boost, reveals John Swinney

The Deputy First Minister revealed the additional money had come from the UK Government because of a forecasting error.

The National (Scotland)

Union leaders warned 8500 jobs could be at risk by cuts in arts industry

Eight unions representing actors, musicians, artists, writers, crew and technicians called for a rethink over £7m cuts in the arts agency’s grant…

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