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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame plans for CCA building blasted as 'betrayal for Glasgow'

PLANS to turn a former Glasgow-based art centre into a Rock and Roll Music Hall of Fame have been described as “a betrayal of what that building…

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Bard in the Botanics celebrates 25th birthday with a Scottish summer of Shakespeare

SUMMER in Glasgow is incomplete without Bard in the Botanics. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Bard team have programmed a “Lovers and…

The National (Scotland)

Creative Scotland to sell CCA building after art hub collapsed into liquidation

CREATIVE Scotland is looking to sell the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) building after the Glasgow-based art centre fell into liquidation at the…

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Creative Scotland chief executive steps down after nearly eight years

The chief executive of Creative Scotland has announced he will step down from the role

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Creative Scotland’s chief executive to step down from role after eight years

Iain Munro will leave the more than £110,000-a-year role at the end of the year after nearly eight years in charge.

Evening Standard

Creative Scotland too bureaucratic and slow and needs overhauled, review finds

The 70-page report said the national arts body lacked ambition and needed to modernise but said it was still relevant.

Evening Standard

'Please support!': Sam Heughan backs bid to save Scottish theatre

Outlander actor Sam Heughan has backed a campaign to save the Cumbernauld Theatre in North Lanarkshire

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Arts companies come together in bid to tackle issues caused by funding cuts

Remember the date. Friday, October 24, could mark the beginning of a new era of co-operation among Scottish arts companies to counter years of…

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Nicola Sturgeon and Irvine Welsh among headliners for Aye Write 2025

THE full programme for the 20th anniversary of the Aye Write has been announced as the popular book festival returns to Glasgow after it was…

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon and Irvine Welsh among line-up for Aye Write book festival

The event takes place in Glasgow in November.

Evening Standard

Culture Secretary announces £1.8 million for arts and culture festivals

Angus Robertson said the money would ensure Scotland’s ‘cultural highlights can be enjoyed at home and abroad’.

Evening Standard

While Hollywood visits Scotland, homegrown filmmakers are at ‘breaking point’

BIG-BUDGET movie Spider-Man has begun filming in Glasgow – the latest in a series of blockbusters to be shot in Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government announces £3 million in funding for 14 festivals

The Scottish Government has awarded £3 million in funding to 14 festivals, the Culture Secretary has announced

The National (Scotland)

Festivals given £3m in Government funding

The funding was announced on Saturday.

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The dates for a popular Scottish book festival have been confirmed for 2025 as it gears up for a special anniversary edition after last year's…

Evening Standard

Aye Write festival to return in November

The programme will be unveiled in the coming months.

The Independent UK

Edinburgh Festival highlights to include theatre premiere starring Brian Cox

More than 1,700 artists will take to the stage for 133 performances throughout August.

The National (Scotland)

Petition launched after decades-old theatre 'unfairly deprived' of vital funding

Cumbernauld Theatre says it is fearing for the future after being 'unfairly deprived' of vital funding.

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Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts is set to reopen.

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Angus Robertson hails Creative Scotland funding deals as 'truly transformational'

THE culture sector has received funding deals which could be “truly transformational”, Angus Robertson said after 144 further organisations…

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Scottish artists slam 'inaccuracies' after Tory MSP attacks award-winning project

THE team behind an award-winning Scottish performance piece have hit out after being criticised by a Tory MSP who they say got his facts wrong ...

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Creative Scotland tried to 'embarrass government' on open funding, says Alan Cumming

SCOTTISH actor Alan Cumming has alleged that Creative Scotland's closure of an open fund for artists was “intended to embarrass” the Scottish…

Evening Standard

Scottish culture sector to get ‘transformational’ spending boost, Robertson says

Culture Secretary Angus Robertson welcomed a £34 million increase in funding for the sector.

Evening Standard

Edinburgh band wins Scottish Album of the Year with debut album Dinny Greet

The Scottish Album of the Year Award ceremony was being held in Stirling for the third year.

The Guardian - UK

Arts sector in Scotland at risk of ‘death by slow cuts’, leading figures warn

Exclusive: Heads of organisations say lack of funding clarity and wider policy could cause temporary closures in months

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