Tag: arts

‘Ambitious’ City Deal to bring 21,000 jobs to Edinburgh

Keith Brown: ‘Ambitious’ city deal will deliver opportunities across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders.

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 The Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal will deliver inclusive economic growth across the region through housing, innovation, transport, skills and culture.  It is expected that the new deal will deliver 21,000 new jobs for the area – but the city’s Green councillors say the deal sells Edinburgh short.

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Take your seat at The Big Sit In

The Big Sit In is Scotland’s newest and most exciting micro music festival. On Sunday 28th May, Lebowskis and Henry’s Cellar Bar in Edinburgh will transform into a space for music, spoken word and artistic appreciation.
The festival is free but donations will be taken for Nordoff Robbins, a music therapy charity. See below for details:

Culture Fund cash to support perfoming arts initiatives? I’ll drink to that …

Up-and-coming performing artwork will benefit from a new culture fund launched by the City of Edinburgh Council. Designed to support Capital-based collaboration in the arts, the Culture Project Fund is awarding grants to 14 performing arts-based projects in its first year. North Edinburgh Arts is a partner in ‘Champion’s Tale’, one of the succesful applications. Continue reading Culture Fund cash to support perfoming arts initiatives? I’ll drink to that …

Edinburgh to take centre stage on World Fringe Day

Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs and Shona McCarthy, Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society have announced plans for the inaugural World Fringe Day, an international day of celebration that will take place on Tuesday 11 July. Continue reading Edinburgh to take centre stage on World Fringe Day

Call for new applications as Lothians benefit from over £2.8 million in business/arts partnership funding

Cultural organisations across Edinburgh and the Lothians are being urged to get their funding applications in now as a pioneering programme that promotes collaboration between Scottish business and culture celebrates a decade of success, investing more than £2.8 million across 175 individual arts and heritage projects in the Lothians. Continue reading Call for new applications as Lothians benefit from over £2.8 million in business/arts partnership funding

Polar Bears at Potterrow!

Fiona Manson (left) and Eilidh MacAskill (right), are performing in the relaxed performances of The Polar Bears Go Up at The Studio, 22 Potterrow this week for pupils of Edinburgh’s special schools. The show about two intrepid polar bears and their journey into space is touring to Cumnock, Stirling and Greenock in February.

Picture: Phil Wilkinson