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Sixteen Books Shortlisted for Scotland’s Biggest Literary Prize
Sixteen Scottish authors are in the running to receive £30,000 and Scotland’s Book of the Year accolade as part of the Scottish Arts Council’s Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust 2010 Book Awards.
Posted on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:01:09 GMT


10 commissions announced for Unlimited, the UK’s largest programme celebrating arts, culture and sport by disabled and deaf people
10 commissions announced for Unlimited, the UK’s largest programme celebrating arts, culture and sport by disabled and deaf people - Over £400,000 committed to the first commissions from the unprecedented three-year programme to create new work for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad - applications for the second of three rounds of awards now open.
 
Posted on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:14:29 GMT


Cultural Enterprise Office March 2010 E-Bulletin
The March 2010 edition of the Cultural Enterprise Office E-Bulletin is now available to download.
Posted on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:03:37 GMT


HI~Arts Web Marketing Workshop tour of Scotland 2010
HI~Arts Web Marketing Workshop tour of Scotland 2010 A series of Web Marketing Workshops which are being run by HI-Arts are to take place throughout the Highlands and Islands from April - June 2010.
Posted on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:29:20 GMT


Orkney Spirit launch date in Kirkwall
Sandstone Press are delighted to announce that Orkney Spirit by Liz Ashworth, illustrated by Selena Kuzman, will be launched on 26 March 2010 at St Magnus Centre, Kirkwall in Orkney.
Posted on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:19:13 GMT


A fine romance - great new opportunity for Highland romance authors
A fine romance - great new opportunity for Highland romance authors Seminar series brings leading international best-selling romance fiction author Kate Walker to the Highlands during March.
Posted on Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:45:00 GMT


Open Call for Applications: Workspace Studio Residency for Emerging Visual Arists and Writers
Workspace is a nine-month studio residency program for emerging visual artists and writers focused on the creative process. They have put out a call for applications from both US and international artists and writers, with a closing date set as Thursday 25 March 2010 at 5pm.
Posted on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:50:42 GMT


IdeasTap funding
Details of two funds from IdeaTaps are now available, with a deadline for applications set as 29 March 2010.
Posted on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:18:29 GMT


Call for new plays
Aberdeen-based WACtheatre is an organisation set up specifically to produce new work and create opportunities for writers and actors in North East Scotland, in particular around Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
Posted on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:43:58 GMT


Comprehensive new handbook for teaching bellows-blown Scottish pipes
THE Lowland & Border Pipers’ Society announces the publication of The Wind in the Bellows, not a river bank yarn but an important, timely and comprehensive handbook for anyone teaching Scottish bellows-blown pipes, which have experienced a major revival over the past three decades.
Posted on Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:25:56 GMT


Shetland Arts Writer in Residence appointment
Shetland Arts Writer in Residence appointment Shetland Arts are delighted to announce that Choman Hardi will be returning to Shetland to take up a month long Creative Writing Residency in March 2010.
Posted on Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:53:27 GMT


Cultural Enterprise Office - Feb 2010 E-Bulletin
The February 2010 edition of the Cultural Enterprise Office's E-Bulletin is now available to download.
Posted on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:51:16 GMT


Scholarship Available to Gaelic Speakers for Television Fiction Writing Masters Course
MA Television Fiction Writing at Glasgow Caledonian University
Raw Talent, New Voices 
Posted on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:46:41 GMT


HiEx Comic Convention comes to Eden Court
HiEx Comic Convention comes to Eden Court The next HiEx comic convention in Eden Court Inverness, which will be held on the 27th and 28th of March 2010, will feature a number of exciting new events over the course of the weekend.

Posted on Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:39:43 GMT


£1 million Amb:IT:ous start for Arts Organisations
Fifty-five Arts organisation have been accepted onto the Scottish Arts Council’s £1million Ambition Scotland programme. Members will receive support for digital development and sustainable change to encourage and improve levels of public engagement. Ambition Scotland will enhance organisation resilience and effectiveness whilst increasing the overall level of the digital technology base in the arts sector across Scotland.

Posted on Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:45:10 GMT


UK Young Artists 2010 - Call for submissions going live soon
The first UK Young Artists event will take place in the Autumn of 2010. Artists who are selected to take part in this event could also be selected to represent the UK at the XV edition of the Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean.

Posted on Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:39:35 GMT


Ullapool Book Festival 2010 Guest Writers
Ullapool Book Festival 2010 Guest Writers Ullapool Book Festival has released the names of writers who will be guests at this year’s festival due to take place in Ullapool Village Hall from the morning of Friday 7 May to lunchtime on Sunday 9 May 2010.
Posted on Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:00:00 GMT


HI~Arts publishes Sara Lloyd's Manifesto revisited - what does the digital world look like for publishers one year on?
HI~Arts publishes Sara Lloyd's Manifesto revisited - what does the digital world look like for publishers one year on? HI~Arts announces the publication of Manifesto Revisited - what does the digital world look like for publishers one year on? by Sara Lloyd, Digital Director, Pan MacMillan.
Posted on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:11:44 GMT


Central Station - Online Creative Community
Central Station is made by digital studio ISO and is primarily funded by Channel 4's 4ip fund, the Scottish Arts Council's Inspire Fund and Scottish Screen. Central Station is aimed at creative people who are looking for a place where they can talk to their peers, share work and resources, access information and profile themselves.
Posted on Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:52:39 GMT


Starter for 6 On the Road - Application Deadline Approaching!
Applications for the Starter for 6 main programme close at midnight on Tuesday 2 February 2010. To help potential applicants understand more about the programme, if it is for them and how to apply, the Starter for 6 team are running a series of roadshow events.
Posted on Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:58:50 GMT


Calling young writers for a new literary project
The European Ghost Literary Project wants to collect stories based on European folklore, fairy tales, myths and legends, told by the people who know them best.  
Posted on Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:49:39 GMT


European Ghost Literary Project
The European Ghost Literary Project wants to collect stories based on European folklore, fairy tales, myths and legends, told by the people who know them best.  
Posted on Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:49:39 GMT


Covepark Residency Opportunities for 2010 - Call for Applications
Cove Park celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2010. They are an international residency centre based on the west coast of Scotland, for artists in all artforms cultures and career stages. They have publicised details of their residencies for 2010.
Posted on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:25:18 GMT


Funding News from Voluntary Arts Scotland
The latest edition of the Voluntary Arts Scotland E-Newsletter (dated 29th December 2009) has lots of news about funding for those involved in the creative sector.
Posted on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:58:41 GMT



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