YDance are delighted to announce that after the success of the three year Dance in Schools Initiative (DISI) they are once again joining forces with the Scottish Government Health Department on a new Project to get teenage girls active through dance. As part of the Health Department’s ongoing commitment to combat obesity in the young people of Scotland they are funding this three year Initiative to encourage girls aged between 14 and 18 to explore dance as an alternative to PE and other sports activities.

09 May 2008

A last call for entries to this year’s Country Living Magazine’s The Balvenie© Artisan Awards has been issued to crafts people in the Highlands and Islands.


08 May 2008

Some of Scotland’s top musicians will join a host of leading artists from around the world including kd lang, Joan Armatrading, Levellers and Billy Bragg, at this year’s Cambridge Folk Festival.

08 May 2008

Scotland’s cultural and creative entrepreneurs are being sought to follow in the footsteps of Hollywood A-lister Kevin Spacey and present their work on the world stage. The event, known as Creative Clusters 2008, is in Glasgow from November 17 to 20.


07 May 2008

Two tickets for the 16 May sellout Kaiser Chiefs show at Strathpeffer Pavilion have been given back to the Pavilion by a mystery donor.

07 May 2008

Do enjoy a good yarn? Would you like to learn storytelling skills? Between the 4th -10th August 2008 audiences and prospective storytellers will get the chance to take part in the Shetland Arts Storytelling Festival.


07 May 2008

Air Disathairne 24mh Cèitean, bidh Ceòl ’s Craic (club oidhche Gàidhlig Ghlaschu) a’ comharrachadh àirdean cruthachail litreachas na Gàidhlig, agus tàlant ar bàird, sgrìobhadairean nobhailean is sgeulachdan goirid Gàidhlig. Nam measg, tha Ceol ‘s Craic fìor thoilichte innse gum bi na sgrìobhadairean is na bàird a leanas an làthair: Anna Frater, Rody Gorman, Griogair Labhraidh, Màrtainn Mac an t-Saoir, Fionnlagh MacLeòid, Aonghas MacNeacail, agus Tormod MacGill-Eain. A’ leantainn len dealais airson obrachadh tro chruthan-ealain Gàidhlig, tha Culture & Sport Glasgow a’ cur an tachartais litreachail ùr Ghàidhlig seo– Leabhar ‘s Craic, air chois, a’ chiad fhèis litreachail Ghàidhlig, ann an com-pàirt le Comhairle nan Leabhraichean, is iad ag amas air an tachartas dearbhaidh seo a leasachadh gu bhith na thachartas stèidhte ann an cùisean nan ealan Gàidhlig sa bhaile.

07 May 2008

On Saturday 24th May, Ceòl ’s Craic (Glasgow’s Gaelic night club) will be celebrating the creative heights of Gaelic literature, and the talents of our Gaelic poets, novelists and short story writers. Amongst these Ceol ‘s Craic are delighted to announce guest writers and poets to be attending as Anna Frater, Rody Gorman, Griogair Labhruidh, Martin MacIntyre, Fionnlagh MacLeòid, Aonghas MacNeacail, and Tormod MacGill-Eain. Continuing their commitment to work across Gaelic artforms, Culture & Sport Glasgow are initiating this new pilot Gaelic literary event – Leabhar ‘s Craic, the first all Gaelic literary festival, in partnership with the Gaelic Books Council, with the aim of developing this pilot event into an established date in the Gaelic Arts calendar in the city.

07 May 2008

Winners of the 2007 Critics' Circle National Dance Award for Best Repertoire (Classical), Scottish Ballet continues to garner critical acclaim and captivate audiences with the passion and athleticism of its performances. Among the Company's up and coming presentations is a mixed programme at various rural venues around Scotland. For details please see  http://www.scottishballet.co.uk/whats-on/current-productions/summer-season-2008/summer-season-2008.htm.

Organisers are preparing for the sixth year of the unique Fife Traditional Singing Weekend that takes place on Fri 16, Sat 17 and Sun 18 May. The event brings together some of Scotland's finest exponents of traditional singing for a weekend of old songs and bothy ballads in concerts, singarounds and workshops/talks on topics related to traditional song and culture. Described by the organisers as "A celebration of traditional singing for singers and enthusiasts", the weekend starts with three days of events all taking place at the Fife Animal Park in Collessie in the Howe of Fife.


07 May 2008

This is a collaborative Installation and Exhibition of Poetry, Printmaking, Writing and Photography by Visual Artists Rebecca Marr and Carol Dunbar and Writer and Poet Valerie Gillies, (the 2007 Edinburgh Poet Makar....Poet Laureate to the City).   The exhibition can be seen from the 9th May to 29th June - at Inchmore Gallery, Inverness.


07 May 2008

CURTAIN UP!
Alison Taylor (soprano) and Sheila Bruce (piano)

05 May 2008

The Watermill Gallery has on loan a very fine exhibition of abstract oil and acrylic paintings by contemporary Dorset artist, Brian Graham.
05 May 2008

Pitlochry Festival Theatre (PFT) learned today that the Scottish Arts Council (SAC) intends to convene a series of meetings with current and potential funders to discuss an entirely new funding arrangement for PFT in the future.
05 May 2008

Please read on for the latest information from Distance Lab.....
01 May 2008

Following sell out performances in recent years, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra makes a welcome return to Fraserburgh’s United Reformed Church and the Universal Hall in Findhorn between 6 – 7 June.

01 May 2008

The Scottish Arts Council was at Westminster yesterday (Wednesday 30 April) as part of a UK arts councils Art in Parliament day.

01 May 2008

Visitors from seventy countries look set to travel from around the world to attend the Hebridean Celtic Festival. 

They will even be joined by a Scottish couple who have chosen to schedule their marriage around the event with the first day of their honeymoon coinciding with the festival’s opening night.

01 May 2008

Following its recent award for Outstanding Repertoire (Classical) at the National Dance Awards, Scottish Ballet is delighted to introduce a brand new, second full-length production to its annual touring programme. This Spring will see the world premiere of critically acclaimed choreographer Krzysztof Pastor's Romeo and Juliet which starts touring venues in Scotland on Tuesday 13 May until Saturday 7 June.

01 May 2008

Fiddle Frenzy, Shetland Arts’ fiddle school and festival, will run from the 4th to the 10th of August this year. The weeklong event combines fiddle tutoring and concerts with tours of Shetland and cultural experiences.

01 May 2008