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Hi 👋 We’re Creative Scotland, the national agency for the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland.
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🙌 MOOD 🙌 when you're the WINNER of The Scottish Album of the Year 2026! A huge congratulations to Aberdeen's very own @vagrantproducer.
Stream 'Neither Collar Nor Crown' now at sayaward.com via the link in bio #SAYDundee
05 Nov 2026
The Class of 2026 🫶 a huge congratulations to this year’s incredible Shortlist!
Our final 10 from a huge 303 eligible albums! #SAYDundee
05 Nov 2026
It gives us great pleasure to say that Counterflows Festival will be returning in 2027 on the 31st March – 4th April in Glasgow ❤️
Full Festival passes are now on sale in standard, solidarity & limited pay what you want tiers. Link in bio 💡
The festival line-up will be announced in early January. Expect a carefully webbed-together selection of local and international artists, with live performances, commissions, collaborations, a club night, hangouts, a small publishers fair, karaoke (!), workshops & more. All attendees will also receive a copy of our limited edition Counterflows on Paper zine, edited by Helen Charman & Joel White.
After 15 years of Counterflows we remain a small festival, with maximum capacity of 700 people. A lot has has changed over that time, but in many ways we’re staying the same. Instead of moving around venues loads, we’ll be positioning all our evening events in the Woodside Halls, a space that’s become a home of some sort for us. Day time events will be situated in different spots in the city, with late night hang outs and our one Saturday club night taking place at @theartskl. Everywhere will be walkable on foot, & we’ll leave plenty time in the programme (including dinner breaks) so you can catch everything.
This year our own team will be working closely on bespoke sound & lighting rigs, making sure everything sounds and looks as good as possible.
It also gives us great pleasure to be collaborating with some other Glasgow-based organisers on parts of the programme, including events with @listengallery, @tanumsound & more.
You will notice we have an extra day in the programme this year. On the 31st of March we’re excited to host the premier listening party of A Sound Map of the River Clyde, which we have been working on collaboratively over the past year. There’s still some time if you want to get involved and submit your own recordings as part of it. The deadline for submissions is 18th December 2026. More info in our link in bio.
We look forward to joining you all for 5 days of listening together, dancing together, and open up possibilities.
Artwork by @pitt.oliver
03 Nov 2026
For people in the market for a new position and those just browsing, here is a selection of job listings currently live in Scotland’s creative sector🌟
👷 @alhambradunfermline
💛 @edintfest
🏴 @scottishculturetraditions
🎻 @scottishchamberorchestra
👑 @queens_hall
📖 @villagestories
🎸 @drakemusicscotland
🎨 @appliedartsscotland
🎭 @trontheatre
✍️ @traversetheatre
Find these roles via the link in our bio, as well as all of the latest prospects on our Opportunities page 🔗
👷 @alhambradunfermline is looking for a proficient Deputy Stage Manager to help the team navigate the 2026 pantomime season. Fee: £3,750-4,250 (approx 250 hours total).
💛 @edintfest is looking for a dedicated ticket specialist to help deliver its large scale arts celebration. Salary: £30,500-32,000.
🏴 @scottishculturetraditions is hiring an individual to coordinate of its year-round programme for people aged 6-26. Salary: £19,200-21,000 (FTE £32,000-35,000).
🎻 @scottishchamberorchestra this senior position is key to bringing the SCO’s programme to life. Salary: £43,00-46,000.
👑 @queens_hall is looking for someone to build its event pages, sell tickets and ensure the smooth running of its box office. Salary: £28,000-32,000.
📖 @villagestories this fixed-term position will allow a storyteller to get involved with a range of rewarding projects. Salary: £15,856.80 (£26,428 FTE).
🎸 @drakemusicscotland is looking for an individual to take forward its fundraising endeavours. Salary: £28,000.
🎨 @appliedartsscotland this senior, part-time position is key to the everyday running and long term goals of Applied Arts Scotland. Salary: £21,000 (£42,000 FTE).
🎭 @trontheatre is hiring an individual to play a decisive role in the execution of its programme. Salary: £23,652 (£29,565 FTE).
✍️ @traversetheatre last, but not least: the Traverse is on the look out for an artistic administrator to provide support to various aspects of the Edinburgh city centre theatre. Salary: £27.976.
30 Oct 2026
👀 'You're working behind the counter... all while a presence is slowly building in the basement'
💀 Grease Trap '99 is a horror game set on a busy weekend in a Scottish fish and chip shop, in which players must work the deep fat friers while dealing with tricky customers and an ominous presence looming in the basement.
🏆 Winner of the Best in Show award at the 2026 @glasgowgamesfestival, Grease Trap '99 was developed with support from The National Lottery through Creative Scotland. The game is voice acted in Scottish Gaelic and is inspired by developer James Muirhead's experience working in an East Coast chippy.
🍟 Back in July, we caught up with James to learn about the process of developing the game and how it helped him develop his Gaelic skills.
🐟 Learn more about Grease Trap '99 via the link in our bio
29 Oct 2026
📣🐒 The internationally acclaimed Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey 品川猿の告白 returns for a Scottish and international tour in 2027. 📣🐒
Step into the surreal world of Haruki Murakami in this multi-award-winning production, created by Matthew Lenton and Sandy Grierson, and featuring a cast from Scotland and Japan.
When an ordinary woman forgets her own name and a traveller encounters a beer-drinking monkey who speaks 'human language', reality begins to shift in unexpected ways.
★★★★★ "A gorgeous fusion of style and substance" – The Herald
★★★★★ "Stunning" – The Scotsman
Scottish dates are on sale now, link in bio!
📍 @thebeaconarts, 11-12 Mar (Previews)
📍 @glasgowtramway, 18-21 Mar (limited earlybird tickets available)
📍 @traversetheatre, 26 Mar-3 Apr
📍 @dundeerep, 8-10 Apr
European and Japan dates to be announced.
Presented in partnership with @thebeaconarts (Greenock) and @japanfoundation.
Monkey illustration: @chitosekato.
Poster design: @niall_on_seil, with thanks to Kenji Asazuma
@creativescots
28 Oct 2026
Tell us your thoughts 💡
📣 We're running a survey to learn more about the experiences of neurodiverse artists working in the Scottish music sector. This is so that we can align our funding, development support and partnership working to effectively address identified needs and create opportunity within the sector.
🔍 This is part of a scoping exercise to learn more about the challenges currently facing neurodiverse artists in the Scottish music sector and what would make things better.
📚 Findings from this survey will be considered alongside discussion with artists and organisations in November. Information gathered will feed into a short report which will be shared on the Creative Scotland website in early 2027.
The deadline to complete the survey is 5pm on Wednesday 11 November - find out more via the link in our bio 🔗
01 Jan 1970
🎵 In Motion 2027 applications are now open.
In Motion is for UK-based creators working in any genre or discipline who are ready to invest time, attention and energy in deepening, expanding or reimagining their practice over an 18-month period.
There is no single route through In Motion and no predetermined version of what success should look like. Instead, the programme is built around each artist’s ambitions, creating time and space to reflect, experiment, take creative risks and make meaningful changes in their work.
⏩ The application process is in two phases.
Phase 1️⃣
The first phase is a public open call to any creators interested in being considered for the programme.
In this first phase of application, you will be asked to:
• Submit your personal information, including your biography
• Respond to the application questions
• Share two links to examples of your work
Phase 2️⃣
If you are longlisted, we will invite you to submit answers to further questions. Applicants who are invited for interviews after the second phase will either be offered a place on In Motion or the Seed Award. We offer feedback to all applicants.
📅 Applications close Monday 2 November 2026.
Sound and Music is a @prsfoundation Talent Development Network Partner supported by @ppl_uk. In Motion 2027 is supported by @aceagrams, @prsfoundation and @creativescots.
🔗 Learn more and apply via the link in our bio.
#SoundandMusic #InMotion2027 #ArtistDevelopment #NewMusic #OpenCalls
23 Oct 2026
Scotland + Venice Open Call for 2028
We are now welcoming Expression of Interest from curatorial teams working with an identified artist or artists to create and deliver and ambitious exhibition for the 62nd International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia (May - November 2028).
This is a two-stage application, the deadline for Stage One is 5pm, Monday 30 November. Visit the link in our bio for the full information and how to apply.
01 Jan 1970
💡 Now open | Submissions of Expressions of Interest in Multi-Year Funding
*** Update: Please note, there is a typo in the image asset - the correct deadline is Wednesday 18 November as noted on the website ***
🗺️ To support planning for the next stage of Multi-Year Funding, organisations in Scotland’s cultural and creative sector are invited to submit an Expression of Interest for them to be part of the next Multi-Year Funding cohort.
🔭 This process is asking both current and prospective Multi-Year Funded Organisations to submit their interest in staying and/or joining the cohort from April 2028 at the earliest.
ℹ️ The Expression of Interest is an information gathering exercise, to provide us with insight on the likely demand for future Multi-Year Funding, in terms of both the number of organisations seeking this type of funding support, and the likely financial ask.
💻 It consists of a short, simple online form asking organisations to confirm if they have the intention to apply for Multi-Year Funding from 2028 onwards and the indicative amount they are seeking per year.
✏️ No supporting materials or business plans will be required. We estimate it should take around 10 minutes to complete.
Link in bio to find out more
21 Oct 2026
The Scottish Album of the Year Award Shortlist 2026 has landed 🏴
@barrycantswim ‘Loner’
@boardsofcanada ‘Inferno’
@brichaimbeul ‘Sunwise’
@heirofthecursed ‘Heir of the Cursed’
@hen_hoose ‘The Twelve’
@michaelmcgovernn ‘Thin White Road’ (public vote winner)
@_sonedo_ ‘From Here On Out’
@weareswimschool ‘Swim School’
@vagrantproducer ‘Neither Collar Nor Crown’
@vlure.gla ‘ESCALATE’
Congratulations to our Shortlist of ten of the best Scottish albums 👏 Explore this year’s Shortlist 2026 via the link in bio #SAYDundee
Join us in Dundee for this year’s ceremony @cairdhalldundee on Thursday 5th November for the live reveal and a celebration of 15 Years of crafted Scottish sound with @fettercairnwhisky.
15 Oct 2026
New exciting music projects supported to tour across the UK and Republic of Ireland through PRS Foundation’s Beyond Borders announced 💥
🏆 Uri Agnon (UK) commissioned by @coma_newmusic (CoMA) (England), in partnership with @focuswales (Wales), @soundfestival (Scotland) and the University of Newcastle (England), to present three performances of “MARCH”✨
🏆@mayayoussefmusic (England) commissioned by @liverpoolarabartsfestival (England), with support from the Bagri Foundation (UK) and presenting partners across England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland, to create and tour “New Paths to Old Worlds”✨
🏆Dave Milligan, Fergus McCreadie, and Seonaid Aitken (Scotland) commissioned by the @the_snjo (Scotland) in collaboration with Breabach (Scotland), to create a large-scale ensemble concert programme with performances across Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland ✨
🏆Áilís Ní Ríain (Republic of Ireland) presented by @unitedstringseurope (England) as part of “Send Back the Echo” to explore deafness, communication and different ways of listening✨
🏆David Fennessy (Republic of Ireland) commissioned by @dubintchambermusicfest (Republic of Ireland), Cowbridge Music Festival (Wales) and Kings Place (England) for The Hermes Experiment ✨
🏆Ben Lunn (England) and four D/deaf, neurodivergent and disabled composers from Wales, Scotland and north-east England commissioned by @tycerdd (Wales) in partnership with Drake Music Scotland (Scotland), working with the Zöllner-Roche Duo and mentors Ben Lunn and Sarah Lianne-Lewis, to create new works for clarinet and accordion for tywynu | leoma | afterglow ✨
To know more about our Beyond Borders grantees and their exciting projects, check out the entire story on our website 🔗
Thank you to our partners: @creativescots @celfcymruarts @artscouncilni @artscouncilireland
13 Oct 2026
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