Creative Scotland

We had a brilliant day yesterday presenting the Scottish showcase with @creativescots 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎡 A packed out Horatio’s and incredible sets from @alicefayemusic @beckysikasa @fright_years @jamesemmanuelofficial And it’s not over yet... there are 13 acts playing across the festival today. Check out our stories for the full schedule. 📸 @jannicahoney

Artists, creatives and collectives working in Hip Hop across Scotland can now apply for grants of £500 to £1,500 ✨ The Scottish Hip Hop Bursary supports artists, producers, DJs, dancers, writers, beatboxers, filmmakers, photographers, designers, organisers and culture-builders based in Scotland. It supports activity like small scale creative projects to test out ideas and foster new relationships, and professional development/technical equipment for creative practitioners. They are especially keen to support under-represented artists, people testing new ideas, artists developing their practice, and those who may not have had access to public funding before. Link in bio to find out more! 🌟 In partnership with @sunnygradio , @up2stndrd and @644studios_ , and supported with funding from Creative Scotland through @thenationallottery

📣 Calling all Shetland writers! We are seeking applications for our Scots Scriever residency - and this year, the focus is on Shetland. This is a unique opportunity for a writer to create original work in Shaetlan while championing the language across communities. What’s on offer? ✍️ A 12‑month residency 💵 £1,250 per month ⌚ Dedicated time to write and develop new work 🫂 Opportunities to engage with audiences in Shetland and beyond You can find out more about our work in person this week - the National Library team are currently visiting Shetland (12–15 May) delivering school sessions, community workshops, and events across the islands. Head to our website or @shetlandlibrary 's page to find out more! 🔗 Apply by midday, Friday 12 June.

Level up your practice this May 🗓️ A packed month of professional development opportunities for creatives, artists and arts organisations across Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🎪 BSL Interpretation for Aerial Performance Workshop - @catherinewheelstheatre 🧠 Dementia-Inclusive Storytelling - @scottishstorytellingcentre 🎭 BOP Young Artists (Theatre-Makers) - @boptheatre 🌱 Make Space - Open for applications - @catherinewheelstheatre 🎵 Managing Stress and Burnout in the Music Industry - @wearethemu ✍️ Poetry Translation with Peter MacKay - @moniackmhor 💸 Freelance Tax Club for Creatives - @ptbopoetry 🏡 Common Ground: Residencies in Practice - @cabnscotborders 🌆 Taking a Creative Approach to Regeneration Plus loads more opportunities available on the Creative Scotland Opportunities platform, check them out via the link in bio 🔗

📖 POV: You're flipping through the Illustrated Freelancer's Guide 🫶 Created by @heatherparrywriter and @maria_stoian , the Guide contains insightful information on topics like: 🏁 Getting started - how to become a creative freelancer in the first place, with a successful business set up 🛠️ Operating as a Creative Freelancer - setting your rates, dealing with clients, pensions and best practices 🛡️ Protecting yourself - contracts, copyright, and how different types of leave work as a freelancer 🤒 What to do when things go wrong - late payments, theft, plagiarism and how to navigate legal remedies 🤝 Collective organising - from informal social media groups to unions and professional bodies 🌟 Plus, this year it's been updated to include information on Making Tax Digital ⬇️ Download the updated Guide via our link in bio, or comment 'guide' and we will happily send you the link 💌 Updated print versions will be available in the coming months at all the venues listed on the webpage

What could you do with £10,000? 🎨🎶📚 Creative Scotland’s match fund has reopened on Crowdfunder. Whether you’re recording an album, making a documentary or telling a story only you can tell — your creative idea could receive up to £10,000 in match funding. These 5 projects all did it. You could be next. Swipe to see what’s possible 👉 Start your project today by heading to the link in bio.

Scotland's creative communities are getting a boost with support from the National Lottery Open Fund 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 57 grants have been awarded to artists across Scotland, with some brilliant new work heading to the far north ✨ Highlights include: 🎶 The Musical Trail of Caithness, a permanent sound experience along the John O'Groats Trail led by Gordon Gunn, developed with @lythartscentre 🧶 K2TOG by Cynthia Fong, exploring Scottish and Chinese textile traditions through a new collection of wearable artworks 🎙️ Storm, a new storytelling and music performance from Colin MacDonald, inspired by Wick's ship-to-shore radio history, performing at @mackayshotel 's Ballroom Find the full list of awards in our bio link 🔗

🌿 Fresh roles just dropped! Here's this month's arts and culture jobs roundup 👇 🌊 @weareoneren 🏛️ @dunoonburghhall 🩰 @scottishballet ✨ @thebeaconarts 📚 @edintfest 🧵 @craftscotland 🎭 @forgan_arts_centre 🎬 Media Co-op 🎶 @aberdeenperformingarts These are just some of the roles on offer - find more on our Opportunities page, link in bio 🔗

📢 Glasgow Jazz Festival celebrates 40 years with a series of shows that reflect our past, present and future. 📍40 performances for 40 editions @stlukesglasgow @OranMorGlasgow @nicensleazy @glasgowlifepresents @mackintoshqueenscross @drygateglasgow @therumshack & more. 🗓️ 10–14 June 2026 🎟️ Tickets on sale now: 
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➡️ Swipe for stories of climate action and creativity. Crucial work is taking place across Scotland - this #EarthDay, discover some of the projects showing up for the climate crisis 🌱 Featuring: 🌳 @edartfest , working internationally yet sustainably 🇯🇵 @vanishingpointvanishingpoint , reducing emissions on the world stage ⚖️ @trontheatre , telling thought provoking stories 🎥 @edinstacam @supernaturefilm , living and breathing the importance of nature 🌷 @forgan_arts_centre , reimagining what it means to be an arts centre 📖 The Story Wagon, getting the message out about our rare habitats 👗 @alis_le_may / @clonatire , practicing sustainably with heritage to the fore 🔗 Visit the link in our bio to read the full review

This August, Edinburgh fills with some of the most vital, ambitious art around 🎨 This year's programme gathers around alternative archives, queer histories and community-held stories. From photography and sculpture to performance and craft, @edartfest 2026 runs from 14 to 30 August. Here are some of the highlights: 🎭 @jupiterrising_fest a festival within a festival at @jupiter.artland curated by @sgairewood 🏛️ Catherine Opie: To Be Seen at the @royal_scottish_academy , the first major museum exhibition of Opie’s work shown in Scotland 🌿 A new @studio.katie.paterson commission at @collective_edin , comprising nearly 200 amulets made from materials sourced from endangered landscapes 📸 The largest ever presentation of work by Sandra George at City Art Centre 🏠 Love Bites Back at EAF's brand new home at 92 Constitution Street in Leith, featuring work by @dellagracevolcano drawn from the Queer Archive of Resistance A programme built to surprise, challenge and move you. Find out more via the link in our bio 🔗 📸 Photo credits: - Jupiter Artland, Sgaire Wood, Tiger, 2024, image by Spit Turner. - History is a Home, Trans Masc Studies, EAF26, image by Ellis Jackson Kroese and Katherine Blamire. - Sandra George, Self-Portrait, Bread Street, 1994. Courtesy Craigmillar Now © Sandra George Estate. - Queer archives, Courtesy of Del LaGrace Volcano.

The Scotland at @greatescapefest lineup is here, and we can’t wait to be back in Brighton next month with @creativescots , presenting snapshot of Scotland’s vibrant music scene 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 On Thursday 14 May, @alicefayemusic @beckysikasa @fright_years and @jamesemmanuelofficial will play the official Scotland at TGE matinee showcase from at Horatios on Brighton Pier from 12:00-16:00. You can also catch a host of Scottish artists across the TGE and Alt escape lineup: @archiecwmusic @blairdaviemusic @brodiebarclay @cowboy_hunters @hamishishish @heliconglasgow1 @kerrmercer @kuleeangee @luciabestboys @meganblackmusic @pat.h.official @quiethouses @quietmaaan @shayodowdd @tanzana.band @therooksofficial ℹ️ For full details, visit wide.ink/tge 🎨 Artwork by @m.mrtnstudio