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
Also known as tanabata, meaning ‘evening of the seventh’ in Japanese, the Star Festival is an ancient Asian celebration of star lore and legends. Held in Japan, Korea and China on the seventh night of the seventh lunar month – this year, Monday 8 August – the festival stems from ‘The Weaver Girl and the … 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
Who is Scotland, Where is Scotland, We are Scotland.Celebrate Scotland’s Living Traditions and build Scotland’s dynamic, diverse and inclusive national identity. TRACS is delighted to be supporting a new initiative by BEMIS Scotland in collaboration with the Scottish Government that aims to practically enable Scotland’s ethnic and cultural minority communities to participate in and enhance … Continued
Cothrom do luchd-ealain òga Albannach Luchd-ciùil Seinneadairean Sgeulaichean Tha Sabhal Mòr Ostaig & An Lòchran a’ sireadh luchd-ealain Albannach gus pàirt a ghabhail ann am pròiseact eadar Èirinn & Alba, ag obair le buidheann òga ann an Èirinn airson taisbeanadh a chur ri chèile airson cuairt. ’S e cothrom iongantach a tha seo do luchd-ealain … Continued
The Tay Landscape Partnership are offering two £1000 awards to enthusiastic individuals to develop a project which includes the creation of an original piece(s) of art inspired by the landscape of the TayLP area, its people and the TayLP projects, information about the projects can be found at www.taylp.org. One award is aimed at those aged … Continued
The BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year competition is now the premier award for young traditional musicians in Scotland, and many past winners have gone on to have successful careers in the world of traditional music. The final of this annual event takes place during the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow and performing … Continued
Showcase Scotland has extended the deadline for applications to Australian Music Week until Monday 4th July. Taking place in the Sydney beachside suburb of Cronulla from November 2-4 inclusive, AMW is a fantastic opportunity to perform live in front of some of Australia’s and the world’s most influential and successful promoters, agents, venue bookers, managers, … Continued
TRACS (Traditional Arts & Culture Scotland, SCIO SC043009) is a co-operative network which champions our shared traditions of music, song, storytelling, dance, crafts, customs and local languages. TRACS brings together the Traditional Music Forum (SCIO SC042867), the Scottish Storytelling Forum (SCIO SC052330) and the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland (SCIO SC045085). Together we celebrate the local distinctiveness of Scotland’s places: our intangible cultural heritage. TRACS and the Forums have their registered office at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR.
