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CPA Winners 2012
2012 Creative Place Awards Winners Announced!

Five Scottish communities are celebrating awards, totalling £380,000, in recognition of being one of the country's most creative places.

Congratulations to the main prize winners - Wigtown, West Kilbride and St Andrews and to Creetown and Huntly who were both presented with the Special Awards.


Read the full story.
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Giants in the Forest
First in a Lifetime

We've invested over £1.2 million to create First in a Lifetime opportunities for people to enjoy, or take part in, creative activity.

The first round of successful applications has been announced and features 10 projects, stretching from the Shetland Islands to Dumfries.

Find out more.

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Festivals Guide 2012
New Publications

Festivals Guide 2012

Our new printed Guide to Scotland's Festivals 2012 is now available, and can be picked up at venues throughout Scotland. Get a sneak preview on our website.

Year of Creative Scotland Calendar
To help celebrate Scotland's creativity in the Year of Creative Scotland 2012, we've produced a wall calendar that showcases the nation's rich and diverse cultural landscape. Copies are available from our Edinburgh and Glasgow offices while stocks last.

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Insights & Ideas
Insights & Ideas: Philanthropy

Organised by Creative Scotland and Museums Galleries Scotland, Insights & Ideas is a creative café style meeting place for researchers, practitioners and policy makers.

Events take place on the first Thursday of every month, with each café focussing on a different topic. The next event will explore Philanthropy and takes place on the 2 February in our Edinburgh office. Spaces are limited, so book now!
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Outpost 2 Set
Creative Scotland Locations

Our Locations service works to promote and facilitate screen production across the country.


We are always looking for interesting locations to add to our database, as well as production buildspace and office space that can be let on a short-term basis. Please get in touch with us at locations@creativescotland.com if you would like to know more.
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ArtWork Networking Event 2011
ArtWorks Scotland Research

As part of the ArtWorks Scotland Programme
, we have commissioned a research project into the skills, knowledge and qualities that artists (across all creative areas) need to develop, in order to work to a high standard in participatory settings.

If you would like to support this research and submit any relevant information then email us at artworks@creativescotland.com.
Image Credits
Header: Mirrie Dancers © Mark Sinclair
Creative Place Awards: Winners © Chris Watt
First in a Lifetime: Giants in the Forest © Vision Mechanics
Locations: image from the set of Outpost 2