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29/3/2025
Family To Be Reunited With Nazi-looted Artwork After Eight Decades
The heirs and great-grandchildren of Jewish Belgian art collector Samuel Hartveld are set to receive a painting by Henry Gibbs currently in the collection of the Tate. Hartveld and his wife fled Belgium prior to the German occupation during the Second World War, leaving behind their most treasured possessions.
28/2/2025
Boost For Gaelic Broadcasting - Supporting Gaelic Dramas
Gaelic language broadcasting is to receive an additional £1.8 million to help build on the success of BBC Alba's crime thriller An t-Eilean. The increase is contained in the Scottish Government's 2025/26 Budget and raises total funding for MG ALBA (the Gaelic Media Service) to £14.8 million in the upcoming financial year.
21/2/2025
A Palestinian Film Is An Oscars Favorite − So Why Is It So Hard To See In The United States?
For many low-budget, independent films, an Oscar nomination is a golden ticket. The publicity can translate into theatrical releases or rereleases, along with more on-demand rentals and sales.
21/2/2025
Regional Growth To Be Boosted By £67 Million For Culture Projects
Growth in jobs, tourism and regional regeneration to be ushered in by funding for major cultural projects across the UK. egional growth and regeneration will get a much-needed boost as 10 major culture projects across the UK will receive more than £67 million, the government confirmed this week.
21/2/2025
Jennie Lee Lecture - Arts For Everyone
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy yesterday (Thursday 20 February 2025) made an inaugural lecture marking the 60th anniversary of the first ever arts white paper. In 2019, as Britain tore itself apart over Brexit, against a backdrop of growing nationalism, anger and despair I sat down with the film director Danny Boyle to talk about the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony.
21/2/2025
Major Investment To Boost Growth And Cement Britain's Place As Cultural Powerhouse
Over £270 million Arts Everywhere Fund for arts venues, museums, libraries and the heritage sector in major boost for growth. Intervention is next step of Government's Plan for Change to help boost local economies and increase opportunities to gain creative skills.
21/2/2025
Gaelic Teaching Hub Announced - £200,000 funding for sports bus and accommodation
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in Skye is to be a Gaelic hub in the new Centre for Teaching Excellence, Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth has announced during a visit to the college. The Cabinet Secretary met with staff at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture, during a visit to discuss the aims of the new Centre in providing opportunities for Gaelic teachers across the country.19/2/2025
UK Government To Invest £2.6 Million In V&a Dundee
Scottish Secretary confirms £2.6 million for V&A Dundee - investment on top of £20 million for Dundee regeneration projects. V&A Dundee is to receive £2.6 million in UK Government capital funding.
19/2/2025
Iarrtasan Air Fhosgladh Airson Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail Loch Abar 2025
Tha luchd-eagrachaidh A' Mhòid Nàiseanta Rìoghail, an fhèis chultarail is ainmeil a thachras gach bliadhna, a' sireadh iarrtasan airson Mòd na bliadhna ann an Loch Abar. A' tilleadh dhan Ghearasdain agus an sgìre mun cuairt 10 - 18 Dàmhair, an naoidheamh uair a bhios an tachartas 133 bliadhna a dh’aois sa sgìre.
A Landmark Year Ahead For Lyth Arts
2025 promises to be a vibrant and transformative year for LAC as we bring bold creative experiences and meaningful community engagement to the far north of Scotland. From historic collaborations to touring theatre and family-friendly activities, our upcoming programme is set to inspire and connect audiences of all ages.
10/2/2025
The National Archives To Establish New Hub For Community-led Research In The Cultural Heritage Sector
Staff working in galleries, libraries, archives and museums around the UK will soon be able to ask The National Archives for help funding community-led research projects, following a generous £1 million award by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The project, known as Spaces, Places and Belonging, will help a wider range of people engage with cultural organisations.9/2/2025
Gaelic Digital Challenge Fund - Exciting Opportunity For Storytellers
Young Gaelic speakers with a passion for digital storytelling are invited to register their interest for the chance of receiving one of five grants of £5,000, designed to bring their innovative ideas to life. The Gaelic Digital Challenge Fund is being launched by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to develop creative approaches that bring authentic Gaelic stories to life on digital platforms.31/1/2025
Creative Scotland multi-year funding: Ministerial statement
Statement made by Angus Robertson MSP, Culture Secretary to Parliament on Thursday 30 January 2025. Presiding Officer, thank you for the opportunity to address parliament today regarding Creative Scotland's Multi-Year Funding programme and today's announcement of successful applicants.27/1/2025
Seizure Of Sally Mann's Photographs In Texas Revives Old Debates About Obscenity And Freedom Of Expression
The following article is from the Conversation web site. The author Amy Werbel, Professor of the History of Art, Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) has gathered a large number of links describing the situation and the history of the problem.24/1/2025
Culture Secretary Speech At The Creative Industries Growth Summit
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy's speech on government plans to grow the creative industries, at the Creative Industries Growth Summit in Gateshead. Welcome to the first Creative Industries Growth Summit.23/1/2025
Free Exhibition At National Galleries Of Scotland - Works By Everlyn Nicodemus
Spanning the gallery's entire ground floor, Everlyn Nicodemus opens on 19 October 2024 until 25 May 2025, and is free for everyone to enjoy. Experience Everlyn's joyful, defiant and searingly honest artworks, with over 80 drawings, collages, paintings and textiles from over 40 years of her career, from 1980 through to the present day.Kate Young Trio At British Legion Club Thurso
Growing up immersed within a Folk music background in Edinburgh, Kate Young has emerged as one Scotland's most innovative composers and musicians. Her recently released album, Umbelliferæ, is largely inspired by plantlore and the traditional uses of wildflowers from across the UK.
Cocoon: A Collaborative Textile Installation A Swanson Gallery
Cocoon is a collaborative textile installation and sharing of work, showcasing work co- created by a group of women in Caithness, in collaboration with artist Laura O'Kane. The exhibition presents a collection of silk scarves designed during the 2024 Caithness Community Artist in Residence programme, led by Lyth Arts Centre (LAC) in partnership with Rape and Sexual Abuse Service Highland (RASASH).
23/1/2025
The National Gallery - The Carracci Cartoons: Myths In The Making
Coinciding with our 'C C Land: The Wonder of Art' re-hang, this spring the National Gallery will present the Carracci cartoons (about 1599) in Room 1. This is a rare chance to see these extraordinary works which, at nearly four metres wide and two metres tall and in the delicate medium of charcoal and white chalk, are not often displayed.
23/1/2025
Celtic Connections Banishes Winter Blues In Glasgow
Celtic Connections in partnership with Innis & Gunn will transform Glasgow into a global epicentre of traditional, folk, world and roots music, at the premier winter festival underway with household names, secret line ups, debut performances, unique collaborations and the piloting of a new venue. The UNESCO City of Music will welcome "the music of the people" to the biggest possible stages for thousands to enjoy over the next 18 days as the 32nd edition of the world-renowned festival, delivered by Glasgow Life, gears up to do what it does best - banish the January blues.
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