The Purpose of the Fund The purpose of the Teacher Development Fund is to support delivery of effective arts-based teaching and learning opportunities in the primary classroom, and to embed learning through the arts in the curriculum. It aims to do this through supporting teachers and school leaders to develop the necessary skills, knowledge, confidence … Continued

Latvia along with other Baltic countries will be participating in London Book Fair 2018 as a Market Focus country and also celebrating its 100 years of independence. Visiting Arts and the International Writers and Translators House of Latvia in the UK are planning a cultural exchange to promote a greater awareness of endangered languages and the rich contemporary literature and … Continued

To celebrate the Year of Young People 2018, Creative Scotland and The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo are working in partnership to create a pilot fund aimed at nurturing the ambition, enthusiasm and talent of exceptional young artists engaged in traditional music and dance – with a priority focus on piping, drumming, Highland dance and traditional … Continued

North Atlantic Fiddle Convention 11-15 July 2018University of Aberdeen, Scotland www.abdn.ac.uk/nafco Confirmed keynote speakers: Jacqueline Codgell DjeDjeMark SlobinHeather Sparling As with all NAFCo Conferences, we welcome papers and panels on any aspect of current research into fiddle music and dancing. The 2018 theme will be Dialects and Dialogues: Fiddling and Dancing across Oceans and Continents. Fiddle and fiddle-dance … Continued

Renfrewshire Leisure, in partnership with Imaginate has been awarded funding from Creative Scotland to host a Drama or Dance Artist in Residence based at Paisley Arts Centre for a period of approximately one year, part time. The artist will embed themselves within the community, working with groups and partners across Renfrewshire to develop a fully … Continued

Booking is now open for this year’s RSCDS Conference Weekend at the Bell’s Sports Centre in Perth from Friday 3rd November to Sunday 5th November. In addition to the dances, classes and our Annual General Meeting, the Weekend will include some extra events to provide members with more information and to develop the profile of … Continued

International Conference: Glasgow 2017 Tramway, Glasgow, 3-5 October  People Dancing’s second international conference, produced in partnership with Scottish Ballet and Tramway, is coming to SCOTLAND! From 3-5 October 2017, the conference will bring together dance artists, teachers, organisations and managers from across the globe to explore current issues and practices in community and participatory dance. … Continued

As part of Dance Base‘s ongoing free Catalyst workshops and discussion groups, for anyone working in dance, members of the Dance Base team will deliver a number of bespoke funding sessions, focusing on applying to Creative Scotland’s Open Fund. These are aimed at dance artists who wish to apply for support from Creative Scotland for a … Continued

“Newer Researchers: Newer Approaches”. A one day conference jointly hosted by The Folklore Society and The Elphinstone Institute. Thursday 9 November 2017, 10:15 to 17:30 at The Warburg Institute. Keynote speaker: Prof. Nick Groom (University of Exeter) CALL FOR PARTICIPATOR CONTRIBUTIONS. The Study of Folklore has long been lamented as a marginalised discipline, but times are … Continued

Dance Development Worker for Inverness and Inner Moray Firth Full time Salary £22,238 Eden Court is the Highlands’ major arts venue. As well as providing a wide range of performances and films in our two theatres and two cinemas, we also run the largest Arts Education programme of any theatre in Scotland. Over the past … Continued