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NEAT is delighted to have received a funding award from The Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund managed by Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action. The fund was made available as part of the Scottish Government’s Recovery and Renewal Fund, for the delivery of the...

Explore current open calls from across Scotland for artists/creative practitioners to work on Remembering Together with communities and partners. CLICK HERE To find out more about the programme, including video explainers by the team, please visit the What Is...

During the first Board Meeting following our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 23 November 2021 our Trustees elected Cathy Guthrie as our new Chair. Cathy takes over the baton from Nicola Henderson who is stepping down as Chair. Nicola served as Co-Chair with Alistair...

Creative Scotland, in collaboration with people and organisations from across the culture sector in Scotland, and with the support of Scottish Government, today launches a new initiative aimed at promoting the value that art and creativity contributes to all our...

An exciting opportunity to establish a Highland Screen Network to add to A Cinema Near You’s portfolio of networks across Scotland. The post will enhance the offer of The Touring Network’s membership, which exists to empower and resource communities to host remarkable...

Neil McArthur, a North East Arts Touring Trustee, set himself a high challenge in May in support of the Gathimba Edwards Foundation. In 2017 Neil suffered a heart attack that resulted in open heart surgery and a successful triple bypass operation. In 2019 he was...

Image – line up from left to right: Line one: Sophie Amono, Barry Church-Woods, Professor Doris Ruth Eikhof, Michael Fellowes Line two: Lewis Hou, Ashe Hussain, Cate Ross, Fadzai Mwakutuya Line three: Jim Muotune, Kerieva McCormick, Kirin Saeed and Miss Annabel Sings...

Hands Up For Trad launch Say a Gaelic Phrase Day for Languages Week Scotland Hands Up For Trad are set to launch the organisation’s...

The Scottish Book Trust has announced the 11 recipients of the New Writers Awards 2021, which provide a selection of talented writers who have not yet published a full-length book or collection with professional guidance to help them move towards publication, as well...

The Touring Network are recruiting a Marketing & Development Manager with a diverse palette of marketing skills, a proven track record of income generation and a passion for arts and culture in Scotland. The Touring Network supports, represents and connects a...

NEAT are very proud to share the news that one of our Volunteer Promoters, Mel Shand, has recently been awarded a BEM (British Empire Medal) in the Queens Honours List.   Well done Mel! This is great news to start 2021 and we are very grateful for her hard work...

Federation of Scottish Theatre appoints Fiona Sturgeon Shea as the organisations new Chief Executive Officer Fiona will join Federation of Scottish Theatre as Chief Executive Officer in March of 2021, leaving her role as Creative Director of Playwrights’ Studio,...

A new book, sponsored by the Doric Board, from playwright and author Mike Gibb featuring five women from very different walks of life who were all born in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. The book costs £5.99 and will come signed. Available from the likes of Yeadons in...

On World Theatre Day, Rapture Theatre launched Rapture Mini Bites a series of online, bite-sized performances. Every Friday they publish online performances of a reading, speech, poem, song or dance routine! The series is curated by Rapture’s Co-Artistic Director...