The Traditional Arts and Culture Fund is supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland and delivered by TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland), the national network for traditional arts in Scotland. TRACS works to promote, develop, and sustain traditional music, song, storytelling, dance and crafts across the country, supporting artists, communities, and organisations at all levels.
Applications to the Traditional Arts and Culture Fund are welcome from both organisations and individuals. The fund is designed to support traditional artists and organisations to create, perform, tour, and showcase work, as well as to develop professional skills and learning opportunities. The fund offers small grants of up to £1,200. The fund does not support the purchase of equipment, nor can it be used to match other Creative Scotland funding. See below for eligibility requirements and application guidelines.
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Traditional Arts and Culture Fund Logos
You can access and download the official Traditional Arts and Culture Fund logos below for promotional and partnership use.
If your application is successful, you are required to acknowledge your funding by including the Traditional Arts and Culture Fund logo alongside the TRACS and Creative Scotland logos on all relevant promotional and communication materials.
Tha Maoin Ealain is Cultair Traidiseanta a’ faighinn taic bhon Chrannchur Nàiseanta tro Alba Chruthachail agus tha i air a lìbhrigeadh le TRACS (Ealain is Cultar Traidiseanta na h-Alba), an lìonra nàiseanta airson ealain thraidiseanta ann an Alba. Bidh TRACS ag obair gus ceòl, òrain, sgeulachdan, dannsa agus ciùird thraidiseanta a bhrosnachadh, a leasachadh agus a chumail suas air feadh na dùthcha, a’ toirt taic do luchd-ealain, coimhearsnachdan agus buidhnean aig gach ìre.
Tha fàilte air tagraidhean bho bhuidhnean agus bho dhaoine fa leth dhan Mhaoin Ealain is Cultair. Tha a’ mhaoin air a dealbhadh gus taic a thoirt do luchd-ealain agus buidhnean traidiseanta airson cruthachadh, cluich, cuairtean agus gus obair a thaisbeanadh, a bharrachd air sgilean proifeasanta agus cothroman ionnsachaidh a thoirt air adhart. Tha a’ mhaoin a’ tabhann thabhartasan beaga suas ri £1,200. Cha ghabh a’ mhaoin a chleachdadh gus uidheamachd a cheannach, agus chan urrainnear a chleachdadh airson co-mhaoineachadh le maoin Alba Chruthachail eile. Faic gu h-ìosal airson riaghailtean ion-roghnachd agus stiùireadh tagraidh.
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Suaicheantasan Maoin Ealain is Chultair Traidiseanta
Faodaidh sibh suaicheantasan oifigeil Maoin Ealain is Cultair Traidiseanta fhaighinn agus a luchdachadh a-nuas gu h-ìosal airson adhbharan sanasachd agus com-pàirteachais.
Ma shoirbhicheas leis an tagradh agaibh, feumaidh sibh aithne a thoirt dhan mhaoineachadh a fhuair sibh le bhith a’ cur suaicheantas Maoin nan Ealan is a’ Chultair Thraidiseanta ri taobh suaicheantasan TRACS agus Alba Chruthachail air na stuthan sanasachd is conaltraidh buntainneach uile.
The Tradeitional Airts an Cultur Fund is supportit bi the National Lottery throu Creative Scotland an bi TRACS (Tradeitional Airts an Cultur Scotland), the national netwark fur tradeitional airts in Scotland. TRACS wirks tae forder, growe an haud gaun tradeitional music, sang, storytellin, dance an crafts the kintra ower, giein a heeze up tae airtists, communities an organisations at aa levels.
Applications tae the fund is walcome baith fae organisations an indiveeduals. The fund ettles tae forder tradeitional airtists an organisations tae mak, pit on, tour an shawcase wark, an professional skills an lairnin opportunities forby. Siller canna be uised tae buy graith, nor tae eik til ither Creative Scotland funds. See ablow fur mair information on wha can apply, alang wi the application guidance.
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Tradeitional Airts an Cultur Fund Logos
Ye can get a haud o an doonload the offeicial Tradeitional Airts an Cultur Fund logos ablow fur promotional an pairtnership uiss. Gin yer application is successfu, ye maun mak shair ye uise the Tradeitional Airts an Cultur Fund logo thegither wi TRACS an Creative Scotland logos on aa yer projeck promotional an communication materials.
If your project is ineligible for the Traditional Arts and Culture Fund, or your application is unsuccessful, you should consider applying for one of the funds listed below instead.
Remember that any fund either delivered directly, or delegated by, Creative Scotland cannot be used to match-fund another such fund.
TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland, SCIO SC043009) is a co-operative network which champions our shared traditions of music, song, storytelling, dance, crafts, customs and indigenous languages. Together we celebrate the local distinctiveness of Scotland’s places: our intangible cultural heritage. Registered office at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR.
