This August, Edinburgh City of Literature Trust is celebrating 10 years of emerging writers performing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival as part of Story Shop, the Emerging Writers’ Programme – and Edinburgh City of Literature Trust needs your help! From friends and family to literary fans, the Trust is calling for photographs, anecdotes and … Continued

ATLAS Arts is delighted to present GATHER | CONNECT | INSPIRE // TALENT DEVELOPMENT, a FREE two day event in Portree, Isle of Skye (29 – 30th July 2016). Building on the success of the inaugural event last year, GATHER | CONNECT | INSPIRE // TALENT DEVELOPMENT aims to offer audiences and creative individuals living … Continued

As part of the Scotland-wide celebrations of the Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017, HLF want to inspire people to get involved in learning about and enjoying their heritage for the first time. Stories, Stones and Bones will encourage people in communities across Scotland to dig deeper into their past and to find out … Continued

Book now for Cooperation Projects Development Workshop in Edinburgh. This workshop is aimed at arts, creative and heritage organisations who have already attended one of our regular information seminars and are considering submitting an application for the Cooperation Projects deadline in October 2016. Thursday 21 July 201611am-3.00pmThe Melting Pot, 5 Rose Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PR … Continued

Are you available on Tuesday 19th July for the next Creative Salon at Summerhall, and are you able to share details of the event with your artistic friends who live and work in the city?   A gathering from across the artistic community to discuss work and inspire each other, find future collaborations and form new … Continued

The Haining is delighted to be hosting a brand new Festival of Fairy Tales, inspired by the work of Selkirk born author Andrew Lang and his Rainbow Fairy Books. One of Lang’s favorite boyhood haunts, there could be no more fitting backdrop to this event than the Haining with its romantic woodland, loch and landscaped … Continued

Come along to this free interactive event to find out about exciting new arts project Sensing Place, and learn how to use archive film screenings and storytelling to engage your local community. When: Saturday, 16 July 2016 from 2pm – 5pm Where: The Usual Place – Academy Street, Dumfries, DG1 – View Map Sensing Place … Continued

Are you an artist or filmmaker interested in storytelling and with a commitment to working with community participants? Sensing Place was founded by creative producers Andrew Ormston (Drew Wylie Projects) and Shona Thomson (A Kind of Seeing) to pioneer projects that deliver new models of cultural participation opportunities to people in locations with reduced cultural … Continued

Aged 14-20 and live in Scotland? Need funding for a creative project? The Nurturing Talent Fund provides the money needed to help grow your talent and vision, whether it’s in Drama, Dance, Music, Film, Visual Arts, Literature, Digital Arts or a mixture of the above. Whatever your creative passion, apply for £50 – £600, either … Continued

  The archive website Tobar an Dualchais has joined forces with Cuillin FM radio station to showcase examples from the Isle of Skye’s rich oral tradition in a series of three programmes. This will feature recordings from the website include songs, stories, music and poetry. The first of the three programmes will air on Saturday … Continued