Starcatchers chief executive steps down after two decades
RHONA MATHESON will depart Scottish arts and early years organisation Starcatchers, where she has been chief executive since 2006….
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Palestine Museum to open Edinburgh venue
The Palestine Museum US will open a satellite venue in Edinburgh on 17 May. The museum’s director Faisal Saleh says it will be �…
Visitor attraction numbers draw closer to pre-pandemic levels
Visitor numbers to the UK’s leading attractions reached 157.2 million in 2024, according to figures published by the Association…
New model for Scottish artists
Shân Edwards is the founder and director of the Scottish charity Outer Spaces, helping to forge new ways for artists to make work…
BBC Scotland soap cancellation ‘devastating’ for writers
The cancellation of the BBC drama River City is “devastating news” for writers, the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain has said…
Brunton Theatre appoints new trustees
East Lothian-based charity Brunton Theatre Trust has welcomed six new trustees to its board. They include theatre director TONY CO…
Scottish Contemporary Arts Network appoints new director
VERONIQUE AA LAPEYRE has been announced as the new director of the Scottish Contemporary Art Network (SCAN). Lapeyre will join the…
Fringe venue operator signs 10-year lease
The charity that runs one of the best-known Edinburgh Fringe venues has secured a ten-year lease for the building. The Stage repor…
Edinburgh concert hall opening pushed back four years
A 1,000-seat concert venue in Edinburgh, which had been due to open this year, has been delayed until 2029 after a change in build…
Robertson announces Scottish culture funding review
Scottish Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has outlined details of a review into how the nation’s culture sector is supported, w…
Edinburgh Fringe awarded funding to ‘safeguard’ its future
The Scottish government has announced new funding worth £300,000 for Edinburgh Fringe Society in 2025/2026, to help safeguard the…
Chair withdraws from Creative Scotland review
Dame SUE BRUCE has stepped down from chairing an independent review of Creative Scotland on health grounds. Scottish Culture Secre…
Association for Cultural Enterprises CEO to depart
The CEO of the Association for Cultural Enterprises, GORDON MORRISON, has announced he will be stepping down in May to become dire…
Glasgow theatre launches £5 ticket scheme for locals ahead of delayed reopening
The Citizens Theatre in Glasgow will make tickets available to local residents for £5 ahead of its reopening in August. People wi…
Edinburgh International Children’s Festival director to step down
Director of the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival, NOEL JORDAN, will depart at the end of October after 10 years in…
Dundee theatre faces council funding cut
Dundee-based theatre Dundee Rep has said a cut in funding from the local council will result in a reduction of its offer to the lo…
New creative director at Aberdeen Arts Centre
Aberdeen Arts Centre is welcoming EVE NICOL to the role of programming and creative director. A theatre director and playwright or…
Glasgow International festival director to step down
Glasgow International’s festival director RICHARD BIRKETT is leaving his role this spring. A curator, writer and former chief cu…
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…
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…
