Scottish Screen have launched a new £300,000 Digital Projection Equipment Fund to help fit-out cinemas, multi-art spaces and other venues in rural and remote areas of Scotland with equipment to enable them to project films digitally.

bursaries of £1,500, £3,000, £5,000, to assist individual artists with the costs of creating and presenting work, for example research, production of new work, materials or exhibition costs, as well as professional development.

GoldStar is calling for applications for small grants to hold good practice events in the community.

Arts & Business is inviting organisations who deliver arts activity to make a pitch for sponsorship at a “dragons’ den “ style event called ‘Art of the Pitch’.

Beatback (YMI) Project Trainee
Part Time 16 hours per week (flexible)
Salary: £7.40 per hour (SCP 10)
Fixed-term post (initially to 31 March 2009)

Following the phenomenal international success of Max Scratchmann’s marketing guide for creatives, Illustration 101, Poison Pixie Publishing is pleased to announce Max’s new book of marketing secrets – Postcard Marketing, Fast & Effective Guerrilla Marketing Techniques for Visual Artists, Illustrators, Graphic Designers and Other Imaged-Orientated Creative Professionals.

Max is currently seeking examples of postcard mailshots employed by visual creatives to include in the book as illustration, plus, if you have a good marketing success story that’s related to your postcards then we want to hear it.

We are on the look-out for great, artistic, cutting-edge ideas for projects that will illuminate the complex topic of cultural diversity.

Artlink are currently seeking an enthusiastic and committed individual for a gallery internship opportunity with the Functionsuite hospital arts programme.

The internship is for between 14 - 21 hours per week for a period of 6 months, voluntary although reasonable travel and lunch expenses are covered.

Be part of a Collaborative Zine on "Where is Feminism now" for conference "Ending International Feminist Futures".

Who: everyone and anyone, bloggers, writers, academics, poets, artists, activists, creatives.

INTRODUCTION TO FUNDRAISING (half day/evening) 19th August 10.00-1.00 Previously provided April 2008, this explores the Fundraising Cycle and the Fundraising Pyramid and provides an introduction to 3 kinds of income generation.

The Skinny, Scotland's cutting-edge culture magazine is  putting down roots in Aberdeen over the next few month's and is looking for people on the ground to contribute. The magazine's reputation has been built on the words and pictures of contributors who know what they are talking about and are engrossed in the scenes they cover, so if you love going to gigs in the toon, know your Aberdeen DJs, or want to cover events in the shire please get in touch. Our main man in Aberdeen is Jaco Justice, drop him a line at jaco@theskinny.co.uk or phone The Skinny office on 01314674630 and we will sort you out.

East Lothian Council's Arts Service is looking to build on their existing portfolio of freelance artists who may be interested in tendering for future projects.

Artists must have experience of working with children and young people and specialise in any of the following art forms: circus skills, creative writing, drama, dance, visual arts, crafts, digital photography and media.

A relevant qualification, and experience of working in school or formal education setting or out with school hours is also necessary.

 Please send your CV to: Arts Service Administration, Brunton Hall, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh or e-mail info@bruntontheatre.co.uk

4Talent Awards Looking for Creative Under-30s

deadline: 29 August 2008

Channel 4 is scouring the country for the UK’s most exciting young creative talent for the 4Talent Awards 2008. Categories include:

• Short Documentary (screen)
• Dramatic Writing (stage and screen)
• Dramatic Performance (stage, film & TV)
• Directing (film & TV)
• Comedy Writing (stage, film & TV)
• Comedy Performance (stage, film & TV)
• Music
• Animation
• Photography
• & more...

Closing date is Thursday 28 August 2008

North Lanarkshire Council wish to call for ideas from artists for the upgrade and improvement of a series of three underpasses in Cumbernauld with public artwork.

DEADLINE: 6pm, 29 July 2008
INTERVIEW DEADLINE: 5 August 2008

Studio Voltaire wishes to appoint an experienced part-time Administration Manager to ensure the smooth running of the studio, exhibition and project spaces.  The post holder will be expected to manage (with assistance from the bookkeeper) the organisations finances, contribute to fundraising initiatives and ensure a safe environment for both staff, studio artists and visitors.

Application Submission date: 1pm, Tuesday 5 August 2008

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde seeks to contract a Freelance Curator and Project Manger to:

• Coordinate an art, architecture and community health dialogue
• Lead the development and presentation of an integrated art proposal
• Oversee design, production and installation of artist works into the new Barrhead Health and Social Care Centre.

Live and learn in the inspiring Canadian Rockies. The Banff Centre's work study program provides internship-style opportunities that attract talented and creative individuals who are seeking opportunities to enhance their education and pursue a career in the arts. 

The Clore Performing Arts Awards fund performing arts education initiatives aimed at children and young people (aged 0 to 18) across the UK. The Awards will fund education programmes that cover every aspect of the performing arts including opera, dance, music, musical theatre, the spoken word and theatre.

deadline: 1 September 2008

Shape is calling for applications from disabled and deaf artists for the Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary. In 2009, this £5,000 artistic residency will be offered in conjunction with the Bluecoat in Liverpool, with advice and consultancy from Tate Liverpool.

cultural domains

The Merchants Hall, 22 Hanover St, Edinburgh EH2 2PE

Thursday 28 August 2008, from 1.30pm

VAGA, the Visual Art and Galleries Association, is organising a networking and professional development event in Edinburgh on Thursday 28 August 2008, during the Edinburgh Art Festival.

Set up in June 2008, Rosa is a new charity which aims to help women and girls turn their ideas into reality. It champions and invests in exciting initiatives to improve the lives of all women and girls in the UK. At the moment Rosa is still growing, with the intention of distributing grants in 2009. In the meantime, you can sign up for their e-newsletter at www.rosauk.org.

Spring Fling Open Studios Coordinator

28 hours per week £19,750 pro rata (£15,800 per annum for 28 hours per week)

Closing deadline: 28 July 2008

Manchester City Council and Eastlands Homes Artists (or artist collectives or partnerships) are invited to submit expressions of interest to undertake a commission as part of the rebuild of a boundary wall near Alan Turing Way in Openshaw, Manchester.

A photography competition challenging entrants to capture striking images of archaeological sites in the North East of Scotland is launched today (Tuesday 1st July).

An overall adult winner will be chosen from across both the monochrome and colour categories, and will win a cash prize of £1000. 

The closing date for entries to the Picturing the Past photography competition is 30 September 2008.

deadline: Stage one: 19 August 2008; Stage two: 30 September 2008

Mediabox is a fund for disadvantaged 13 to 19 year olds that offer the opportunity to develop and produce creative media projects. It offers three types of grants ranging from £1,000 to £40,000 to create and distribute youth-led media projects

deadline 31st July 2008

Cimatics - Brussels International Festival for Live Audiovisual Art & VJing - invites all artists, creatives and producers to send their submissions for the next Cimatics festival.

deadline: 1 October 2008

The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund is a charity which makes grants to voluntary organisations that are actively engaged in the care of people with learning disabilities. To be eligible for an award, applicants must demonstrate that they belong to a voluntary organisation that is a registered charity or is associated with a registered charity

deadline: 18 July 2008

The Barrow Cadbury Trust has launched a new funding stream aimed at fostering greater cohesion in some of Britain's most diverse towns and cities. Through the new stream the trust will fund voluntary and community projects with grants typically worth £30,000.

Deadline: 30 June 2008

Development Director, 3 days per week.

Timespan Heritage and Arts Centre has recently reopened after substantial redevelopment, including
new museum design and a new education suite...

New Webpages for EU Funds

EUCLID now offers a range ofrevised and additional webpages for EU funds relevant to the cultural sector:

• www.culturefund.eu - about the Culture programme - REVISED
• http://eufunds.culture.info - the funds in summary - REVISED
• http://transnat.culture.info - about the trans-national funds - NEW
• http://structural.culture.info -about the structural funds - NEW
• http://interreg.culture.info -about the Interreg programme - NEW
• http://thirdcountries.culture.info -about third country programmes - NEW

Deadline: 23rd June 2008

Stills - 23 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh
Stills is seeking highly motivated individuals with a passion for and dedication to contemporary art. Stills Summer Internships have been developed to provide opportunities for professional career development in the visual arts sector.

Deadline: 30 June 2008

Salary Lead Artist: £17.00 per hour
Graduate Artist: £10.00 per hour

Following on from a successful six-month pilot project, Grampian Hospitals Art Trust (GHAT) is now looking for two artists (a Lead Artist and a recently graduated Artist) to further develop our exciting new project, Artroom, at Roxburghe House, a specialist palliative care facility in Aberdeen. Artroom offers patients, visitors and staff at Roxburghe House the opportunity to engage with a variety of art activities in a relaxed and informal setting, enabling individual creative expression and development. We are looking for two visual artists who will bring energy and enthusiasm to this project.

ARTS EVENTS quicklinks

these links take you directly to our website:
Kites Over Howden - scotland - west lothian 
How do I look in this? - scotland - falkirk 
Bags of Fun Holiday workshops - scotland - falkirk 
Design your own logo t-shirt - scotland - falkirk 
Meet the Maker: Millinery Demo - scotland - falkirk 
Pret-a-Porter - scotland - falkirk 
Ceilidh - featuring the Absolutely Legless Irish dance group and the Islander Band - scotland - east lothian 
Corstorphine Fair 2008 - scotland - edinburgh 

If your organisation is having a positive social or environmental impact you could be in with a chance to win up to £10,000 and be featured in The Times Public Agenda. The Enterprising Solutions Awards 2008 recognise the UK’s best social enterprises solving social or environmental problems through their business ideas.

deadline: 30 September 2008

The Yapp Charitable Trust is an independent grant making trust that aims to make grants totalling £300,000 to about 100 small charities each year.

Portfolio Magazine (Contemporary Photography)

Jerwood Photography Awards Portfolio offers two paid Internships commencing July 2008, involving production of Portfolio Magazine, the UK s leading photography journal, and the 2008 Jerwood Photography Awards. The first is for a six-month period, and applicants should be recent graduates of visual arts/English or other appropriate degree and have good administrative skills. The second is for a three-month period during

Cultural Co-ordinator (Museums, Galleries & Heritage)

Current: £30,084 Proposed: £27,725 - £31,708 (37 HRS)

Cultural Co-ordinator (Visual Arts, Film & Literature)

Current: £18,050 Proposed: £16,635 - £19,025 (22.2 HRS)

Exciting new post within a new specialist online service for artists and the visual arts sector, working in tandem with Rosemary Shirley (Interface online editor) and Andrew Bryant (Artists Talking online editor)

Exposing the diversity and complexity of contemporary visual arts through publications and research, we re at the forefront of analysis and critical debate around the contexts for artists and their practice.

area: Edinburgh
dates: 9 to 30 August 2008

As a charitable organisation we are dependent on the invaluable contributions of volunteers to help make the 29th annual festival a success.

The Festival of British Youth Orchestras requires volunteers for front of house duties at any of its 23 concerts at Central Hall, Tollcross in Edinburgh. You can volunteer for as many concerts as you like. Volunteers will receive a free t-shirt, help with travel costs and receive an invitation to the festival party. All volunteers are also admitted into any number of the concerts, free of charge. Concerts are at 12.30pm and 7.30pm.

We invite students, academics, poets, local community workers, activists, and artists to participate in this unique event – the last in a series of events convened to celebrate 20 years of British scholarship on gender and global politics. Potential issues to explore in tackling the theme of feminism’s global/local future include: the role of feminism in the 21st century; feminism and the contemporary analyses of international politics; the impact of the critical studies of race, postcolonial studies, masculinity studies and queer theory on the feminist study of gender and sex in global politics; how the local and global intertwine, and what new forms of violence have emerged in the 21st century.

·        The conference will include film viewings and art/photographic exhibitions and an associated workshop.

·        It is also anticipated that social events will include a whiskey tasting evening and a ceilidh.
 

Send proposals and presentation ideas by 20 June 2008 to m.zalewski@abdn.ac.uk

Promote YT are delighted to be working in partnership with the City of Aberdeen Council to deliver an extensive outreach project in support of the National Festival of Youth Theatre 2008 (NFYT 08).

deadline: 18 July 2008

Schools within the UK that wish to improve their play spaces have the opportunity to apply for funding through the Playground Partnerships Initiative 2008. A total of £500,000 is available to fund specific improvements and developments to their play environments. Schools can apply for awards of £1,000, £2,000, £5,000 or £10,000.

deadline: 1 October 2008

The European Youth Foundation is an independent, international, non-governmental organisation dedicated to the positive development of children and young people. The Foundation makes grants to international not-for-profit youth organisations and networks for activities such as international youth meetings, specialised publications, exhibitions and the production of audio-visual materials, the development of websites or the production of CD-ROMs. Previously funded activities include a promotional booklet and educational handbook for intercultural amateur art based activities.

Cardboard Citizens, the UK's only homeless peoples’ professional theatre company, are seeking intern support for its busy Fundraising and Marketing Department....

 The David Canter Memorial Fund offers awards to give financial assistance to those working in the Crafts - for special projects, travel for specific research and for educational work. Awards are made every other year, each time focusing on a specific craft discipline. For 2008 this will be wood.

 This programme from the Heritage Lottery Fund offers grants of £50,000 or more. Projects should conserve and enhance the nation's diverse heritage, or encourage more people to be involved in their heritage, or both. Projects should also make sure that everyone could learn about, have access to and enjoy their heritage. Heritage includes many different things from the past that are of value and need to be preserved for future generations.

CSV has small grants of between £50-£250 to give to community groups, youth groups and schools that want to get involved in 'Dare to Care: Make Time to Help End Child Poverty'.

AIMS the Foundation supports projects which are genuinely original in their field and also favours those which take place outside London.  In addition to accepting applications for projects that fit within its designated programmes, the Foundation increasingly sees the value in initiating a series of strategic partnerships. Exceptionally, they may
consider ideas which fall outside their programmes if they think these to be of particular interest to them and they have the potential to be truly innovative.

GRANT SIZE As a guide, grants made by the Foundation rarely exceed £15,000. The Foundation does not give grants in response to general fundraising appeals or towards the simple continuation of existing services.

The Foyle Foundation will support charities working in the fields of Learning, the Arts or Health.

GRANT SIZE The Foundation will consider both revenue and capital projects. grants awarded range between £10,000 and £50,000.

National Youth Organisations in Scotland have the opportunity to apply for grants of up to £50,000 through a new fund set up by the Scottish Government....

New Webpages for EU Funds

EUCLID now offers a range ofrevised and additional webpages for EU funds relevant to the cultural sector:

During the last seventeen years, the Pépinières Européennes pour jeunes artistes have fostering and supporting promotion and mobility of young artists amongst the European artistic scene.

The Pépinières launches a new mobility programme for the period 2008-2009, offering more than 50 residency opportunities between September 2008 and September 2009 in a diverse and wide range of artistic fields, aiming to reach new audiences.

The program addresses various artistic movements within a young generation of artists. It offers a wide range of opportunities for artistic residencies and is developed in partnership with a large number of partner organizations. The program includes three types of residency projects: open art programme, artshare, and artventure.

Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop - Co-ordinator Artists Professional Development Programme

International Summer Camp for Contemporary Art Professionals Symptoms of nationalism and critique of nationalism in the practice of contemporary art

July 10--17, 2008, Pärnu, Estonia

Public Preparation, an international platform for knowledge-production and  network-based communication, calls for applications to participate in the  2nd thinking camp for contemporary art professionals which will be held in  July 10--17, 2008, in Pärnu, Estonia. Focusing on the symptoms of  (anti-)nationalism and the critique of nationalism in contemporary art  practice, we invite art professionals, especially curators, theoreticians  and art historians, but also artists, who have been dealing with the issue  and related topics in their previous practice to participate, to share
their knowledge, experience and ideas in the thinking camp which might  also take a form of summer school without lectures but a week-long  discussion instead.

for more information please follow this link

WALL OF STATEMENTS

The sites have been selected. The former E&M building on Union Street and the covered space that runs along by the new Bus Terminal.

YOU ARE INVITED TO BE PART OF THIS.

WHAT VISUAL STATEMENT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE ?

Your work will now be seen in PUBLIC ON the STREETS OF Aberdeen IN APRIL.

THE BIG DAY Is LOOMING 22ND APRIL. THE WORK WILL BE SEEN WEEKLY BY 10,000 people.

Deadline: 6 June 2008

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has produced a consultation paper in response to Ofcom's recent review of community radio and to seeks views on the future scope of community radio funding. To contribute to the consultation, please visit http://tinyurl.com/2fn3kw.

engage Scotland wishes to commission a researcher / programmer to develop the concept for the engage Scotland Interpretations Conference taking place in Edinburgh on Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 September 2008 and to programme this important annual event. [more]

Cupar Arts and Heritage Project is currently planning its inaugural arts festival due to take place from
10 26 October 2008.

The festival will showcase artists across all disciplines including musicians, poets, visual artists and performers. We hope to include local organisations to exhibit work or present events of their own as part of the festival and we would like to include a wide range of creative activities and workshops for both adults and children......more

The Gordon Highlanders led project: Camouflage'08 was successfully launched today (April 1st 2008).

Tim Newark, authour of "Camouflage: Now You See Me, Now You Don't" opened the event with an introduction to what camouflage was, is and can be...

Events run from April - October and the Gordon Highlanders would like Aberdeen's creative forces to join with them to create new work, projects, classes, workshops etc to make this event Aberdeen's most encompasing, engaging and interactive art experiences in a long time!

For more information, please visit : www.camouflagecity.co.uk

Deadline: 17 September 2008

The Clore Performing Arts Awards fund performing arts education initiatives aimed at children and young people (aged 0 to 18) across the UK. The Awards will fund education programmes that cover every aspect of the performing arts including opera, dance, music, musical theatre, the spoken word and theatre. The following are eligible to apply:

- Registered charities
- Limited companies
- Early years settings, primary, middle and secondary schools, sixth-form colleges, SEN schools
- Pupil Referral Units
- Voluntary youth organisations
- Professional and amateur arts organisations

Applicants must be able to demonstrate both artistic excellence and fully participatory experiences for young people. The Awards will fund project costs ranging from £1,000 to £10,000.

To read the guidelines and download an application form go to www.cloreduffield.org.uk/page_sub.php?id=71&parent=35 or phone Clore Duffield on 0207 351 6061.

dates: 28 April 2008

Nationwide Community & Heritage Awards recognise the thousands of people who give their time and energy to improve the life of members of the community. Initially three regional winners in each of the categories (young people, groups, individuals) will be selected, making a total of nine community winners and nine heritage winners in each of the twelve regions. The 216 regional winners will each receive an award, along with £50 dining out vouchers for individuals or £100 for groups.

From each region, three community and three heritage national finalists will receive an award, vouchers to the value of £250 and a £500 donation to the charity or cause of their choice, presented at the regional presentations.

To find out more and download an nomination form, go to http://tinyurl.com/ywzhnw.

Community Cash Awards are grants of up to £5,000 to help young people set up a project that will benefit their community. You just have to come up with an idea for a project that will improve life in a local community in the UK. Maybe a new basketball court, a music studio, a youth club, sex education workshops in schools, a youth advisory board, even a local magazine. Anyone who is aged 14 to 16 and is in school but struggling, or aged 16 to 25 and unemployed or working less than 16 hours a week are eligible to apply.

Projects must:
- be run and managed by people between the ages of 14 and 25;
- clearly benefit the local community;
- benefit the people running the project;
- be a new or developing project.

The following are not eligible:
- formal groups or organisations;
- expeditions or overseas travel;
- fundraising activities for charity;
- trips and outings, unless they have educational value.

Funding of up to £1,000 is available for 14 to16 year olds and up to £5,000 is available for those aged 16 to 25.

Call free on 0800 842 842 or visit the Prince's Trust website for more details.

deadline: 14 April 2008

The Centre for Social Justice Awards 2008 is looking for small grass roots charities, voluntary groups and community groups who are tackling poverty in your local area. If you are people focused, tackling causes as well as symptoms, driven by conviction and motivated by compassion then it wants to hear from you.

There is no application form. Simply describe in 500 words or less how your organisation makes an exceptional contribution to tackling poverty.

For more information, see www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/awards.

deadline: 31 March 2008

Charities with a turnover below £2 million are invited to apply to have a short, awareness-raising film made at a fraction of the usual cost. This is the fourth series of Volunteer Films launched by Media Trust, and as well as a broadcast quality film, with guaranteed airtime on Community Channel, a DVD and internet version is supplied, for a total cost of £1,000. Applications have to be in by 31 March.

See www.mediatrust.org/latest-news for details or email volunteerfilms@mediatrust.org.

Salary £23,292 £28,296
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to develop and manage our outreach programme. With experience of coordinating education projects in a community setting, a passion for art and a commitment to increasing access for a diverse range of audiences, you will have a good knowledge of current issues and legislation in the  community sector.

Call for proposals for the Edinburgh International Book Festival's Art in the Garden initiative. We seek work which will be sited out of doors, in Charlotte Square Gardens, during the Festival, from 9 25 August 2008.

Gray’s School of Art is committed to supporting and encouraging innovative professional practice within the national and international context of the North East. As part of this goal Gray’s is committed to encouraging the retention of our graduates within the city of Aberdeen & to keep and support artists who have arrived here independently. In partnership with the Scottish Arts Council, Gray’s will continue to administer the Gray’s Aberdeen Visual Artists Award scheme.

North East Arts Touring (NEAT) has announced an exciting performing arts job opportunity.

What best sums up the distinctive nature of Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire – the oil industry or fishing? Farming or information technology? What do people imagine when they hear of the City and Shire – is it Doric, or a cosmopolitan community? The weather, or the granite?

Aberdeenshire Arts* in partnership with the Cultural Enterprise Office are offering a series of one-to-one advice sessions to creative individuals and organisations across Aberdeenshire.