Live Music Now Scotland names new CEO
JUDITH ANDERSON has been appointed CEO of Live Music Now Scotland, succeeding CAROL MAIN, who has led the organisation since it wa…
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Chief executive departs Dundee Rep for National Theatre Scotland
Executive director and joint chief executive of Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre LIAM SINCLAIR will leave the organisation la…
Creative Scotland funding package sees small shift from Edinburgh and Glasgow
The share of core funding for arts and culture organisations in Edinburgh and Glasgow is set to fall slightly, following previous…
Wasps CEO departs after a decade
AUDREY CARLIN is stepping down as CEO of Wasps in April after 10 years in post. Before joining the organisation, which provides st…
Scottish multi-year grants: Cultural organisations receive big funding boost
A total of 251 cultural organisations in Scotland will be funded for the next three years through Creative Scotland’s multi-year f…
Creative Scotland orders review of Youth Music Initiative
The Scottish government’s Youth Music Initiative (YMI) will be subject to an independent review to find out whether it meets the…
Capital Theatres welcomes new board members
MICHAEL HARRISON and GILLIAN HARKNESS-MCKINLAY have been appointed trustees of Capital Theatres. Harrison is the director of Micha…
Chair named for Creative Scotland review
Scottish Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has confirmed that Dame Sue Bruce will chair a review of Creative Scotland to assess ho…
Edinburgh World Heritage welcomes interim director
MEGAN VERONESI has been appointed interim director of Edinburgh World Heritage. She succeeds CHRISTINA SINCLAIR, who leaves the or…
Glasgow Life boss to retire
SUSAN DEIGHAN will retire as chief executive of culture and sport charity Glasgow Life in June 2025. Deighan was appointed to the…
Edinburgh festival director calls for funding increase
The director of Edinburgh International Festival says the event is in need of a rise in public and philanthropic investment. Speak…
King Charles becomes patron of National Galleries of Scotland
The National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh has been awarded the royal patronage of KING CHARLES. The announcement follows a r…
Paisley Museum redevelopment costs increase by a quarter
Renfrewshire Council has added £12.5m to its budget for the redevelopment of Paisley Museum, taking the total to more than £65m….
Who leads the UK’s arts councils?
After a year of change across the government and arts councils of the UK, here’s a handy, end-of-year round up of the current chai…
University of Glasgow unveils virtual museum
The University of Glasgow is launching a virtual museum dedicated to scientist Lord Kelvin. The opening concludes celebrations of…
Citizens Theatre gets further £8m from Holyrood to complete delayed renovation
The Scottish government has stepped in to plug an £8m funding shortfall at Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre. The council-owned theatre…
Glasgow council votes in favour of arena music levy
Glasgow council has passed a motion to impose a levy on gigs at the city’s biggest concert venue to support struggling small venue…
Museums Galleries Scotland appoints new chair
Museums Galleries Scotland, the national development body for the sector, has appointed DUNCAN DORNAN as its new chair of the boar…
The Scottish Institute appoints new head of acting
WILL COWELL has been appointed head of acting at the Livingston-based performing arts organisation, The Scottish Institute. Cowell…
Scottish budget: Huge ‘relief’ that arts and culture funding will rise by £34m
The Scottish government has pledged to make a series of funding increases to the country’s arts and culture sector as part of it…
Former theatre chief jailed for embezzeling £75k
A former theatre leader has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting embezzling money from a children’s drama group…
Edinburgh International Festival ‘facing uncertain future’
The Edinburgh International Festival is facing an “uncertain” future until it receives news on funding, a festival spokesperson ha…
Edinburgh museum to reopen after ‘passionate feedback’
The People’s Story Museum in Edinburgh will reopen on 2 December after public and political outcry that it had been quietly shut…
Scottish creative ambition
Scotland’s arts sector has suffered continuing uncertainty in terms of public arts funding this year. Fiona Gibson, chief execut…
