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19/03/2009
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Artists Taking the Lead for 2012
Major new work to be created for Scotland as Artists take the lead in new £5.4m competition for the Cultural Olympiad |
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12/03/2009
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£4.07m investment to ensure a creative legacy from London 2012 in Scotland
Four diverse and unique programmes to bring learning, culture and sport together, and engage with thousands of artists and volunteers will celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games as part of the Legacy Trust UK’s Scottish Project. |
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05/03/2009
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New Book Awards sponsor confirmed as category shortlists announced
Scotland’s richest book awards have secured a new sponsor granting a generous increase for the overall Book of the Year prize to £30,000 and to category prizes of £5,000. Twenty shortlisted titles announced today (Thursday 5 March) are in the running for the awards across the categories of fiction, literary non fiction, poetry and first book.
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25/02/2009
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£3 million Inspires more to take part in the arts
The Scottish Arts Council has today awarded more than £3 million of National Lottery funds towards inspiring ‘more, better and wider’ participation in the arts. |
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12/02/2009
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Sixteen Inspiring Communities
Inspiring Communities was developed from the Inspire Fund, using National Lottery investment, to allow communities whose ambitious ideas met the aims of Inspire but where further detail was needed to ensure that communities were genuinely involved in creating lasting connections to the arts. More than 170 projects applied and these final 16 projects complete the Inspire programme. |
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11/02/2009
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Texas calling for ten Scottish Bands
Ten Scottish bands will receive support to appear at this year’s South by South West (SxSW) music festival in March in a prestigious American showcase co-ordinated by the Scottish Arts Council. |
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10/02/2009
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Fifteen arts organisations supported to LEARN
Fifteen of Scotland’s leading arts organisations have been awarded funding to develop their education activity through the Scottish Arts Council’s LEARN Fund.
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05/02/2009
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What are the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects?
Fresh from strutting her stuff on Strictly Come Dancing, Lisa Snowdon is calling on Scots to nominate their favourite Lottery-funded project in The National Lottery Awards 2009 – the annual search to find the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects. |
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27/01/2009
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Taking part proves degrees have influence
New research released today by the Scottish Arts Council has shown, for the first time, the significance of higher education on those attending or taking part in the arts. |
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22/01/2009
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Introducing Tune Up 08/09 Part 2
The Scottish Arts Council present TUNE UP a potent brew of new and established, local and international musical artists and inspired collaborations on tour across Scotland from Drumnadrochit to Langholm. |
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