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Summerhall Arts, an independently registered charity launched in October 2023 to support and develop the artistic community of Edinburgh, are in the closing stages of signing a lease in order to take over the consistent arts provision within Summerhall during and beyond its current transition. Summerhall Arts underpins the six different artistic disciplines that makeContinue reading “Summerhall Arts Make Urgent Appeal to Help Preserve Iconic Venue’s Future”

Dance Base, Scotland’s National Centre for Dance, announces that its new Chief Executive will be Jeanie Scott who will join the organisation in early November, taking over from current Chief Executive Jim Hollington on 15th November. The Board has also confirmed that Artistic Director Tony Mills has been invited to renew his initial term asContinue reading “Scotland’s National Centre for Dance Announces Jeanie Scott as New Chief Executive”

Summerhall Arts, an independently registered charity launched in October 2023 to support, develop and enrich the artistic community and cultural fabric of Edinburgh, is close to signing a new lease to secure the future of consistent arts provision within Summerhall. In order to preserve the year round programme of events, Summerhall Arts is also launchingContinue reading “Summerhall Arts Launches Fundraising Campaign for Its Artistic Output”

After a worldwide search, Festivals Edinburgh has appointed Lori (Lorraine) Anderson as its new Director, succeeding Julia Amour who is stepping down from the role in October 2024. Lori  is currently Director of Culture Counts a network of Scotland’s arts, heritage and creative industries organisations which provides a collective voice for Scotland’s culture sector through advocacy andContinue reading “Festivals Edinburgh Appoints New Director”

Best known for large, long running events such as the Royal Highland Show, the Royal Highland Centre is turning to a new tradition this September with Tabletop Scotland, one of the UK’s premier festivals of analogue gaming. With over 120 different exhibitors, gamers will be spoilt for choice as they unplug from technology and enjoyContinue reading “Analogue Gaming Festival Tabletop Scotland Comes to Royal Highland Centre”

Ken Cockburn is an Edinburgh based writer, translator and poet who has read his work at venues and events both across the UK and abroad and has worked collaboratively with artists across genres. For several years Ken, who established Edinburgh Poetry Tours, has been leading poetry walks in the Auld Toun and this year seesContinue reading “Ken Cockburn Announces Edinburgh Poetry Walks 2024”

The teams behind The Skinny and Fest magazines, Capital Theatres and Premier Scotland have come together to create a new series of awards spanning all of Edinburgh’s August festivals with the quirky name of The Besties. Reflecting the broad and diverse coverage both magazines produce every summer and responding to the need for a pan-festivalsContinue reading “The Skinny, Capital Theatres and Premier Scotland Announce New Awards – The Besties”

Remembering Together is a nationwide project commissioned by Greenspace Scotland that seeks to give each of Scotland’s local authorities their own way to remember and mark their experiences of the pandemic with the creation of varied and highly imaginative schemes that include ideas as diverse as  a new Scottish dance; a labyrinth; tree planting andContinue reading “Scottish Borders Remembering Together Creates New Borders Together Tartan”

East Lothian Council (ELC), in partnership with greenspace Scotland, has launched a call-out to commission an artist or artists to contribute to the region’s Covid community memorial, that is part of the Scotland-wide Remembering Together project. Remembering Together East Lothian is managed by the Council Arts Service and is being developed by artists Barbara Gardner-Rowell and Sophie Ferguson. InContinue reading “East Lothian Council Sends Call-out for Artists to Help Create Covid Memorial”

Established in 1974, Calibre Audio is a pioneering audiobook charity that aims to use the full range of technology to make books accessible to everyone. From cassette tapes through to Alexa, Calibre has made books audible for 50 years and gives its members the power to read their way through a choice of audiobook platforms.Continue reading “New Short Story Competition Launched by Calibre Audio in Celebration of 50 Years”