In collaboration with V&A Dundee, Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre can share a new video, We Can Ah Kick a Ba, that brings together young people from across Dundee in a celebration of creativity, language and football to mark the start of the men’s momentous Football World Cup. Filmed within five schools across Dundee, theContinue reading “Creativity and SunSafety Come Together in a New Video Celebrating the World Cup”
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Andy Hunter Storytelling Bursaries Now Open for Applications
Andy Hunter, who died in 2015, was passionate about the Earth, its people and live oral storytelling. He was an avid cyclist and through his project Storybikes, he combined storytelling, sustainable travel and deep attention to place, encouraging people to slow down, listen and connect more meaningfully with landscapes, communities and one another. To commemorate Andy’s lifeContinue reading “Andy Hunter Storytelling Bursaries Now Open for Applications”
Ken Cockburn Returns to This Year’s Fringe with His Summer Poetry Walks
This August, Edinburgh poet Ken Cockburn returns to some of his favourite haunts in the Auld Toun to lead his well-loved poetry walks that are now an established part of the Edinburgh Fringe programme. The walks have again been called Embro, a word for Edinburgh used by, among others, Robert Louis Stevenson and Robert Garioch.Continue reading “Ken Cockburn Returns to This Year’s Fringe with His Summer Poetry Walks”
New Open Call for Public Space Artwork Commission Announced by Summerhall Arts
Summerhall Arts announces an open call for a site-specific public artwork to activate the foyer of the key performance space within the Summerhall venue that is the Anatomy Lecture Theatre. Artists are invited to propose ambitious, thought-provoking work that engages diverse audiences and responds to the dynamic, high-footfall environment of Summerhall. Proposals may be inContinue reading “New Open Call for Public Space Artwork Commission Announced by Summerhall Arts “
Scottish International Storytelling Festival Announces New Festival Director
Chiming with World Storytelling Day on Friday 20th March, Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland (TRACS) announced the appointment of Daniel Abercrombie as the new Director of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF). Daniel, who is a creative arts producer with experience deeply embedded within the storytelling community in Scotland, will take up his appointment from April 2026. DanielContinue reading “Scottish International Storytelling Festival Announces New Festival Director”
Irvine Welsh Set to Appear in Paper Trails Programme at Muirhouse Library
Paper Trails is a five-year initiative launched in June 2025 supporting Edinburgh’s libraries as creative community hubs bringing year-round author events, creative workshops, and book distributions directly into neighbourhoods across Edinburgh. As part of the programme, author Irvine Welsh links up to the Muirhouse library this February as the Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF) bringsContinue reading “Irvine Welsh Set to Appear in Paper Trails Programme at Muirhouse Library”
Summerhall Arts Announces Artist Call Out and New Festival Awards
In an initiative that invites proposals for the design and creation of a physical object to be awarded to recipients of an inaugural award, Summerhall Arts announces an open call to all artists and makers across Scotland. The award in question is the Bragi Award- The Shepherd and Wedderburn and Summerhall Arts Festival Awards for excellence and creativityContinue reading “Summerhall Arts Announces Artist Call Out and New Festival Awards”
An Evening with Carlo Rovelli: Celebrating 10 Years of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Internationally recognised as one of the most inspiring scientific thinkers of our time, is Carlo Rovelli who currently directs the quantum gravity research group at the Centre de Physique Théorique in Marseille, France. This September marks a decade since Rovelli’s book Seven Brief Lessons on Physics first presented to the world its poetic vision of science.Continue reading “An Evening with Carlo Rovelli: Celebrating 10 Years of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics”
Royal Scots Regimental Community Outreach Exhibition 2025 Named GRETNA 110
The annual week-long community outreach exhibition hosted by the Royal Scots Regimental Community Museum is this year entitled GRETNA 110 in commemoration of the 110th anniversary of Britain’s worst rail disaster at Quintinshill, near Gretna, on 22nd May 1915. The exhibition raises awareness of the 227 people killed in the crash, including the 216 RoyalContinue reading “Royal Scots Regimental Community Outreach Exhibition 2025 Named GRETNA 110”
Embro: Poetry Walks in the Auld Toun
This year’s Fringe sees the return of well-respected writer and translator Ken Cockburn to the streets and vennels of the Capital’s Auld Toun for his popular poetry walks. Ken has read his work at venues and events both across the UK and abroad and has worked collaboratively with artists across genres as well as beingContinue reading “Embro: Poetry Walks in the Auld Toun”
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