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Creative Scotland supports culture and creativity in Scotland as a development organisation, a funder, an advocate, and as a public body that seeks to influence others to increase opportunity and maximise the impact our resources can offer. As a Non-Departmental Public Body, we are sponsored by Scottish Government and Scottish Ministers, with funding from both the Scottish Government and the UK National Lottery.

Image: Sounds of Scotland Showcase at Celtic Connections.

  • Multi Year Funding Programme

    Multi-Year Funding

    The Multi-Year Funding Programme offers funding for creative and cultural organisations - supporting core costs and their programmes of work for the initial period April 2025 - March 2028.

  • Dancer Laura Fisher performs FORGED in the tender heat of your embrace - she is a blonde woman wearing a black top, moving with a piece of copper metal in front of a light background

    Showcasing Scotland

    Projects that aim to showcase Scotland's arts, screen and creative industries to the rest of the world.

  • Two women stand on stage, one with her arms in the air and her tongue out

    Open Funding

    Open Funding is one of our key funding routes, supporting the wide range of activity initiated by organisations, artists, writers, producers and other creative practitioners in Scotland.

  • A woman with long blonde hair wearing a black top looking pensive. In the background black ink-like blotches on paper and the walls form abstract shapes.

    Nearly £1 million distributed to Scotland’s artists and creative activities

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    Read our Climate Emergency and Sustainability Plan

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    Our Creative Voice

    We’ve launched Our Creative Voice to highlight the value and impact of creativity and culture.

  • Targeted Funding

    Targeted Funds exist to support specific activities - learn more about what's available.

  • The Illustrated Freelancer's Guide

    Supporting freelancers to understand their rights and navigate their careers.

Latest News

  • A man in a black flat cap and black and white striped jumper in a wheelchair (choreographer and producer Marc Brew) pictured in front of an old building with a colourful light show projected on to it.

    UK-first AI artwork, to honour seven arts and film ‘Game Changers’ to mark The National Lottery’s 30th birthday

    4 November 2024

  • Scottish Jazz Awards. Cast your vote by Thursday 14 November. jazzfest.co.uk.awards.

    Nominees announced for Scottish Jazz Awards 2024

    31 October 2024

  • A composite of headshots of the authors Shortlisted for the First Book Award at Scotland’s National Book Awards 2024. Top row from left to right: A woman with white skin and a short fringe and brown hair, this is Jen Stout; A woman with dark skin, black curly hair and glasses sitting with a book in her hands, this is Elle Machray. Bottom row left to right: A woman with white skin, short brown hair looking up off to her left, this is Nuala Watt; A woman with white skin, long black eyeliner and dark red curly hair, this is Genevieve Jagger; A man with white skin and very short greyish hair, this is Allan Radcliffe.

    Scotland's female writers dominate the Shortlist in this year's Scotland's National Book Awards

    30 October 2024

  • Two figures on a stage, one on the left sitting at a Cello and one standing to the right. Their figures and actions are obscured by soft, overexposed points of light and shadow and colour that give the impression of movement.

    One of the world’s oldest festivals of new classical music and sound works, Nordic Music Days opens in Glasgow

    30 October 2024

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