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Further £17m emergency funding for Culture Organisations and Performing Arts Venues

331 cultural organisations and performing arts venues across Scotland have received a total of £17million in the latest round of emergency Covid-19 funds from the Scottish Government through Creative Scotland.

From comedy clubs and theatres to galleries and production companies, the second round of the Culture Organisations and Venues Recovery  Fund is designed to help prevent insolvency and/or significant job losses due to the impact of COVID-19, and the Performing Arts Venues Relief Fund (PAVR) is helping venues to remain solvent, return staff from furlough, and enable new artistic commissions from freelance artists.

In Edinburgh, the Usher Hall receives £182,445 from the PAVR 2 fund, DanceBase Scotland £223,887 and there’s £500,000 for Capital Theatres. There’s also £342,000 for Leith Theatre, £150,000 for the Traverse and £97,500 for The Queen’s Hall.

Organisations receiving COVR Round 2 support in the capital include North Edinburgh Arts, Hidden Door and Edinburgh Printmakers.

Culture Minister Jenny Gilruth said: “I am delighted that this vital funding is reaching the culture sector, which has endured some of the most challenging restrictions over the past 18 months.

“It’s exciting that the sector can now plan for full reopening. The communal experience of being part of an audience cannot be replicated, and it has been sorely missed since the start of the pandemic.

“The move beyond level 0 will allow the sector to reopen fully, but I know that it will take some time to rebuild. This funding will play a key role in stabilising many venues and businesses as the sector begins to recover.

“The Scottish Government has provided almost £175million of emergency support to the culture, heritage and events sector since the start of the pandemic, and I look forward now to working with the sectors to build for the future.”

Caroline Morgan, Managing Director at Aberdeen’s Tivoli Theatre commented: “This money will mean we can retain our current staff, recruit part time staff, bring our freelance technicians back to work and undertake all necessary requirements to reopen in a safe way at the end of August.

“We’re full steam ahead now with testing equipment, organising staff training, first aid training, implementing a new app for ordering and setting up hand-held scanners for ticketing and deep cleaning the building. We’ll also be able to support local youth groups who perform with us who have also had a really tough time of it. This funding is a life-line having been closed with no income for 17 months.”

Joan Parr, Interim Director of Arts and Engagement said: “Our first priority continues to be supporting the recovery and renewal of Scotland’s art and creative sector as Covid-19 restrictions are eased and the sector can open up again more fully.

“Nevertheless, we remain acutely aware of the critical challenges faced by so many cultural organisations, and we know how vital this funding is in continuing to help protect jobs and support the sustainability of a sector that has felt the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic so significantly.”

A full list of organisations and venues receiving funding in this round of the Culture Organisations and Venues Recovery Fund and the Performing Arts Venues Relief Fund can be downloaded below:

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Emergency funds for youth arts in Edinburgh and Midlothian

Three youth arts and civil society organisations have received a total of £223,530 to help the recovery of youth arts provision across the city of Edinburgh, ensuring employment for youth arts practitioners and creative opportunities for children and young people continue despite the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Action for Children, Edinburgh International Jazz and Blues Festival, North Edinburgh Arts, SambaYaBamba, Made in Midlothian CIC and Wheatley Foundation will use the funding to distribute grants of between £500-£5,000 directly to freelance artists/creative practitioners, across all artforms, for artist led youth arts activities. 

Minister for Children and Young People, Maree Todd said: “Youth music and youth arts organisations across Scotland are playing an important role in the lives of young people during these difficult times.

“This funding will widen access to high quality opportunities for young people, allowing them to participate and engage with music and other art forms. It will also provide welcome employment opportunities to more than 200 youth arts practitioners, including freelance musicians, across Scotland.” 

Genevieve Kay-Gourlay, Depute to Director, North Edinburgh Arts said: “North Edinburgh Arts (NEA) is delighted to be awarded funding from Creative Scotland to deliver a youth arts residency programme, in partnership with Independent Arts Projects (IAP), for freelance artists and creative practitioners working across a range of artforms. 

 “The programme will empower freelance arts practitioners to take the lead in the design and delivery of accessible creative opportunities for children and young people living in Muirhouse and North Edinburgh.

“Artists will be supported through mentoring, advice and training, and will have access to a regular peer forum; trying out ideas as part of new or longer-term piece of research and development, whilst strengthening and broadening longer-term connections with the individuals and organisations involved.” 

Paul Carberry, Director for Scotland, Action for Children said: “We are very pleased to have secured funding from Creative Scotland to undertake youth arts projects within our services in Scotland.

“This money will allow our services to deliver a range of arts projects, with the young people themselves deciding the arts they want to explore.  

“This fund will also enable us to work collaboratively with a range of artists across the country, allowing the children and young people we work with to benefit from a rich and diverse creative experience to support them.” 

The organisations will open for individual grant applications early in the new year.  

Gaynor Milne, SambaYaBamba said: “SambaYaBamba are delighted to be involved in this exciting new way of distributing funds from Creative Scotland directly to practitioners in the street band network.

“This will open up opportunities for freelancers to create their own youth projects, with support from our organisation. We’re really excited to welcome applications from individuals in early 2021, and look forward to seeing the new projects that emerge from this process.” 

Giles Agis, Carnival and Community Manager, Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival said: “Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival’s Small Grants Fund project ‘Routes to Roots’ will see a diverse range of freelance musicians, dancers, circus artists, spoken word performers, street theatre artists and carnival costume makers re-imagine Edinburgh Festival Carnival 2021 through ‘artists led’ projects. 

“The selected artists will work with children and young people across Edinburgh’s diverse communities, creating new mobile performance work which will animate our annual carnival parade, or static work which will be performed in Princes Gardens after the carnival has finished.” 

Lorraine McLaren, Director, Wheatley Foundation said: “Many people in our communities just don’t have the opportunity or the means to access the arts.  We’re always keen to find new ways to support tenants and their families to take part in art, drama or music and this tranche of funding will enable us to do exactly that.

“We’re looking forward to working with Creative Scotland and artists to bring some great projects to our communities right across central and the south of Scotland.” 

Iain Munro, CEO, Creative Scotland said: “These vital emergency funds being delivered by Creative Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government are ensuring that creative opportunities continue to exist for young people and across Scotland at this critical time and provide important work for freelance artists whose opportunities have been so severely impacted by Covid-19.” 

Action for Children has received £50,000, Edinburgh International Jazz and Blues Festival £30,000, North Edinburgh Arts £36,025, SambaYaBamba £27,505 and Wheatley Foundation £50,000. 

These organisations are five of 18 across Scotland to have received a share of share in over £690K funding. 

The full list of recipients is: 

Organisation (Trading name) Local Authority Area Funding Amount 
Aberdeen City Council, Creative Learning Aberdeen £50,000 
Action for Children Edinburgh, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Clackmannanshire £50,000 
Angus Council Angus £30,000 
Dundee Rep & Scottish Dance Theatre Limited Dundee £40,625 
East Ayrshire Council East Ayrshire £35,000 
Edinburgh International Jazz and Blues Festival Edinburgh £30,000 
Fèis Rois Highland, Moray, Aberdeenshire, Dumfries & Galloway £48,000 
Fife Cultural Trust Fife £50,000 
Findhorn Bay Arts Moray £50,000 
Glasgow Connected Arts Network Glasgow £25,000 
Made in Midlothian CIC Midlothian £30,000 
North Edinburgh Arts Edinburgh £36,025 
PACE Theatre Company Renfrewshire £20,000 
SambaYaBamba Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Edinburgh £27,505 
Scottish Borders Council Scottish Borders £50,000 
Shetland Arts Development Agency Shetland £39,150 
The Pier Arts Centre Orkney £29,058 
Wheatley Foundation Glasgow, Edinburgh, National £50,000 

The Small Grants Scheme is the second strand of funding to be announced as part of the Scottish Government’s £3million funding package for Youth Arts, being delivered through Creative Scotland.  At least £1.2million has already been distributed through the Youth Arts Targeted Fund and £50,000 assigned to the Nurturing Talent: New Routes Fund. 

Updates on all emergency funds are being published regularly on this website and publicised through media and social media communications. 

Image: Zoo Arts participants, project led by Alice Betts at North Edinburgh Arts

Emergency funding for sport

£55 million to help cover lost ticket revenue

A £55 million emergency sports funding package to tackle lost ticket revenue during the pandemic has been announced today by Sports Minister Joe FitzPatrick.

The funding will comprise grants and low-interest loans, including £30 million for Scottish Football at all levels of the game.

Scottish Rugby will benefit from £20 million, alongside funding for basketball, netball, motor sport, horse racing and ice hockey, including support for ice rinks that support Scotland’s world-class curling programmes as well as recreational and professional skating. 

The package comes in addition to sportscotland’s £1.5 million COVID Recovery Support Fund. In partnership with the Scottish Government, the agency also loosened the criteria for its £32 million planned annual investment for the sports sector during the pandemic, allowing sports organisations to protect 1,600 jobs.

Mr FitzPatrick said: “I am pleased to announce this substantial funding package, which will help to ensure those sports which have been worst affected by the loss of ticket revenue during the pandemic are able to bridge the gap in revenue until spectators are able to return safely to sports events in larger numbers.

“While restrictions on supporters at events have been vital in stopping the spread of the virus and saving lives, there can be no doubt that they have created real hardships for many sports clubs.

“These clubs are at the heart of our communities and, without urgent financial support, the survival of some could be in question. I’m delighted that we are able to provide significantly more support than the Barnett consequential funding received from the UK Government Sports Winter Survival package.

“I recognise that for football in particular, governing bodies, clubs and, of course, supporters themselves are desperate to see fans back as soon as possible. Sport brings great enjoyment to the many people who watch and play, and we don’t want supporters to be delayed in returning to stadiums for any longer than is absolutely necessary.”

sportscotland Chief Executive Stewart Harris said: “This announcement is very welcome as the funding will help protect the immediate future of many clubs over the coming months.

“We will continue to work with a range of Scottish Governing Bodies of Sport and the Scottish Government to prioritise this funding to ensure the survival of the sports at the heart of our communities.

“With the roll out of the vaccine this week there is real hope that we are beginning to see our way out of this pandemic, and we need to make certain that sport is in a good place and is a prominent part of the overall recovery plan.”

Creative Scotland: Latest Scottish Government emergency funding

Further awards from the Culture Organisations and Venues Recovery Fund

Thirty further organisations across Scotland have received a total of £1.4million through the Scottish Government’s Culture Organisations and Venues Recovery Fund.

The funding provides welcome emergency support to a range of venues and organisations covering comedy, music, nightclubs, performing arts, publishing, visual arts, as well as festivals and cultural support infrastructure.

Designed to protect jobs and support the sustainability of organisations threatened with insolvency by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, today’s news follows the announcement of £11.75million awarded to 203 organisations and venues through this fund on Thursday 5 November.

Culture Secretary, Fiona Hyslop said: “The £15 million Culture Organisations and Venues Recovery Fund is crucial for supporting the culture sector through this pandemic, and is designed to help organisations cope with the immediate issues they are facing and to help save jobs.

“This emergency funding will be a lifeline for a wide range of organisations from craft to theatre, galleries to production companies.

“We are determined to do everything within our powers to support the culture sector and we will continue to work closely with stakeholders and Creative Scotland to provide additional help where needed.”

Iain Munro, CEO, Creative Scotland said: “In addition to those announced previously, these funds provide much needed emergency support to even more venues and organisations across Scotland which are experiencing significant difficulties as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Today’s announcement forms part of a broader package of support for people and organisations that we are working at pace to deliver on behalf of the Scottish Government, with more to come.”

The further 30 organisations receiving funding from the Scottish Government’s Culture Organisations and Venues Recovery Fund are:

Organisation (Trading name) Funding Amount Local Authority Area 
Active Events           £15,000  North Ayrshire 
A-Line Group            £70,000  Aberdeenshire 
Alzatar Ltd (B Bar)            £65,000  City of Edinburgh 
BD 2011 Ltd (Blue Dog)            £16,000  Glasgow City 
Ceilidh Club            £29,917  Midlothian 
Charco Press            £15,000  City of Edinburgh 
Compass Gallery             £42,203  Glasgow City 
Cove Park             £20,795  Argyll and Bute 
Cuba Club Ltd (Club Cuba)            £37,517  City of Edinburgh 
East Ayrshire Leisure            £71,000  East Ayrshire 
Edinburgh Open Workshop            £30,000  City of Edinburgh 
Edinburgh Science          £115,000  City of Edinburgh 
Elderco (Word Up)          £104,482  Inverclyde 
F4F event services Ltd.            £50,000  Fife 
Flag Promotions Ltd            £15,214  Glasgow City 
Great Junction Events Ltd (Old Dr Bells Baths)            £75,000  City of Edinburgh 
Hemelvaart Bier Cafe Ayton Ltd            £24,000  Scottish Borders 
Kelburn Arts Limited (Kelburn Garden Party)            £65,000  North Ayrshire 
Panoptic Events            £15,299  Glasgow City 
Red Bridge Arts            £85,000  Fife 
Rogue City Productions            £26,500  City of Edinburgh 
Scottish Sculpture Workshop            £36,580  Aberdeenshire 
Shazam Theatre Company             £20,000  Aberdeenshire 
Skye Live            £40,000  Highland 
SS Press             £40,000  City of Edinburgh 
The Birchvale Players            £15,746  Dumfries and Galloway 
The Biscuit Factory             £50,000  City of Edinburgh 
The Dovecot Foundation          £125,000  City of Edinburgh 
Venue 45 Ltd (the SpaceUK)            £40,000  City of Edinburgh 
West End Festival (Glasgow)             £24,000  Glasgow City 
Total £1,379,253 

Updates on all emergency funds are being published regularly on this website and publicised through media and social media communications.

Image: Sparks from the iron furnace at the Scottish Sculpture Workshop’s 40th birthday celebrations (Creative Scotland)

Scottish Government emergency funds update

Culture Organisations and Venues Recovery Fund

A broad range of 203 organisations and venues across Scotland have received a total of £11.75million in emergency support through the Scottish Government’s  Culture Organisations and Venue Recovery Fund. 

Support has been provided to a range of venues and organisations working in comedy, festivals, music, nightclubs, performing arts, publishing, visual arts, as well as the cultural support infrastructure. 

Designed to protect jobs and support the sustainability of organisations threatened with insolvency by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, eligibility criteria and guidelines for applying to the Fund were published on Thursday 10 September ahead of opening for applications on Thursday 17 September. 348 applications were received totalling over £22million. 

This is the first tranche of awards to be made from this Fund, which is being delivered through Creative Scotland, and a further announcement will follow regarding the remaining applications and funds within the next two weeks. 

Culture Secretary, Fiona Hyslop said: “The Scottish Government is determined to do everything within our powers to see the sector through this crisis. 

“This emergency funding will provide vital support to a wide range of cultural organisations and venues across Scotland currently facing extreme challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic. It has been designed specifically to help organisations cope with the immediate issues they are facing and to help save jobs. 

“I am pleased to see such a wide range of organisations supported, from comedy clubs and theatres to galleries and production companies.” 

Iain Munro, CEO, Creative Scotland said: “The funds being announced today offer some further welcome support to help protect jobs across a wide range of businesses in Scotland.  

“The negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on Scotland‘s creative and cultural sector are clearly ongoing, and we will continue to keep focussed, with the Scottish Government and other partners, on helping those people and organisations in most need.”    

Recipients of funding from the Scottish Government’s Culture Organisations and Venues Recovery Fund, so far, are: 

Organisation (Trading name) Local Authority Area Award 
21CC Group Limited West Lothian £134,722 
373 Sauchiehall Ltd (Mango Tropical) Glasgow City £130,000 
A Live Sound LTD  Glasgow City £95,000 
A Modern Way Limited City of Edinburgh £10,000 
Aberdeen Stage Crew Ltd Aberdeen City £39,804 
Adlib Audio Limited Renfrewshire £148,000 
The Admiral Bar Co Ltd Glasgow City £75,000 
afrobeats Dundee City £20,700 
Agile City CIC Glasgow City £26,612 
The Albany Theatre (Greenock) Limited Inverclyde £40,000 
All or Nothing Dance Aerial Theatre (pictured above)City of Edinburgh £30,000 
Alyson Orr LTD West Lothian £10,000 
AM Lighting Ltd Dundee City £25,000 
Apex Music International LTD East Dunbartonshire £22,500 
Arrifana Ltd Glasgow City £61,828 
Art in Healthcare City of Edinburgh £12,500 
Artemis Scotland Ltd Dumfries and Galloway £17,500 
Assembly Festival Ltd City of Edinburgh £150,000 
The Audio Lounge Glasgow City £18,000 
AudioCP Ltd Glasgow City £20,000 
Autauric ltd (PCL) Glasgow City £88,286 
Bath Street Entertainment Ltd (Lola’s) Glasgow City £100,000 
BELMONT BARS LTD (The Sanctuary) Glasgow City £150,000 
Beyond Presents Ltd Highland £25,000 
BGS Productions Ltd North Lanarkshire £16,000 
Big Hand Events Ltd East Ayrshire £28,560 
Birnam CD Limited, Perth and Kinross £30,000 
Bulgarian Cultural and Educational Centre Scotland Ltd. City of Edinburgh £15,000 
Bunbury Banter CIC Dumfries and Galloway £16,788 
Cabaret Express East Renfrewshire £14,200 
Celery AK (The Buff Club) Glasgow City £45,000 
City Falkirk Limited Falkirk £140,000 
Clara House Ltd (Caley Bar/Bar57) Aberdeenshire £50,000 
CLS ABERDEEN Aberdeen City £59,000 
Coda Production Services Ltd Glasgow City £10,000 
Collective Gallery Ltd City of Edinburgh £144,620 
Comic Enterprises Ltd (The Glee Club) Glasgow City £128,495 
Community Central Hall Glasgow City £31,500 
Cryptic Glasgow Ltd Glasgow City £70,000 
Cutting Edge Theatre City of Edinburgh £15,000 
Dave Miller Dumfries and Galloway £10,500 
David Dale Gallery & Studios Glasgow City £10,000 
DD Tours Dundee City £20,000 
Dechomai Ltd Glasgow City £12,500 
Deveronside Community Social Club Aberdeenshire £50,000 
DH Promotions Ltd North Lanarkshire £25,000 
DM Audio Ltd East Lothian £105,000 
Edinburgh International Magic Festival Ltd City of Edinburgh £13,199 
Edinburgh Printmakers Limited City of Edinburgh £100,000 
Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop City of Edinburgh £98,434 
Edinburgh Showtec East Lothian £150,000 
Electric Theatre Workshop Ltd.  Dumfries and Galloway £84,809 
Elephant Sessions Highland £10,000 
The Emerging Artists Partnership Ltd Glasgow City £14,000 
Encore Bars Ltd (Bourbon) City of Edinburgh £55,000 
The Epic Group (The Ministry/Paramount/The Priory) Aberdeen City £100,000 
ESP Music Rentals Limited Glasgow City £52,980 
Fair Pley Limited Glasgow City £35,000 
Fatherson Music Limited City of Edinburgh £18,659 
FE LIVE AUDIO LTD Renfrewshire £142,000 
The Ferry Limited Glasgow City £80,000 
Festival Beverage and Property Services Ltd City of Edinburgh £45,198 
FIRE STATION CREATIVE LTD Fife £25,000 
Flashlite Technical Services Ltd Glasgow City £70,000 
FLY EVENTS LTD City of Edinburgh £50,000 
The Friends of The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall Trust (SCIO) Glasgow City £20,000 
The Fruitmarket Gallery Ltd City of Edinburgh £208,167 
Fubar Stirling Ltd Stirling £145,000 
FUNBOX LTD Perth and Kinross £40,000 
Fusion Concerts Ltd Falkirk £26,000 
Gardyne Theatre Ltd Dundee City £15,000 
Geezit Ltd. Glasgow City £116,000 
George Walker Event Management Limited Aberdeenshire £73,118 
Glasgow Lunchtime Theatre Glasgow City £100,000 
The Glasgow Markets Glasgow City £11,596 
Glasgow Photography Group Ltd Glasgow City £46,550 
Glasgow Sculpture Studios Ltd Glasgow City £55,000 
Grand Ole Opry (Glasgow) Limited Glasgow City £75,000 
The Green Door Studio Community Interest Company Glasgow City £10,800 
Groove Tunnel Midlothian £18,394 
Hebridean Celtic Festival Trust Ltd Na h-Eileanan Siar £20,000 
Hidden Door Charitable Company City of Edinburgh £30,000 
Highland Bar Services Ltd (Playhouse, Nairn) Highland £20,000 
Hope Consulting Services (Scotland) Ltd Dundee City £10,500 
Hopscotch Theatre Company Glasgow City £12,000 
Hospitalfield Angus £85,000 
House for an Art Lover Glasgow City £60,000 
Inhouse Event Solutions CIC Glasgow City £22,000 
Inner Ear Glasgow City £15,000 
Innes and Campbell Communications (formerly Hannah Innes Communications)  Glasgow City £15,000 
Innes John Bolt (Opal/Eastside/Lulu) City of Edinburgh £150,000 
International Entertainment Holdings City of Edinburgh £145,750 
International Purves Puppets South Lanarkshire £35,000 
Jendagi Productions Limited East Renfrewshire £150,000 
JONES AND POHL LLP City of Edinburgh £18,000 
Just Like Flying Ltd (CC Blooms) City of Edinburgh £53,500 
Kaka Kazz (Boteco do Brasil ) City of Edinburgh £25,000 
karaoke express East Renfrewshire £11,619 
Karwacki Ltd (The Barony) City of Edinburgh £75,000 
KATHRYN JOSEPH SOLO Glasgow City £10,000 
Kevin McMahon Magic City of Edinburgh £10,000 
Kiss Nightclub Moray £47,088 
Knockengorroch Dumfries and Galloway £38,654 
KSG Sensors Limited Glasgow City £40,000 
Limelight Music Glasgow City £28,800 
Limelights UK LTD Highland £130,000 
The Liquidroom Ltd City of Edinburgh £150,000 
MacGregor’s Bar Highland £30,000 
Mambo Bars & Clubs Edinburgh Ltd (El Barrio) City of Edinburgh £102,000 
Manorview Investments Ltd (30s/Sugar) Renfrewshire £150,000 
Mànran Ltd East Renfrewshire £35,000 
Marco’s Leisure Ltd (The Corn Exchange) City of Edinburgh £100,000 
Margaret McIver Ltd (Barrowlands) Glasgow City £250,000 
Markev Limited (Kokomo) Glasgow City £149,000 
Michael Murison T/A Audiowave  Dundee City £10,000 
Monkey Barrel Comedy Ltd City of Edinburgh £150,000 
Morsecode Management Ltd Renfrewshire £25,000 
Mr Ian T Muir South Ayrshire £14,138 
Mr Louis McMahon Trading as LAMF North Ayrshire £20,000 
Music at Paxton East Lothian £10,000 
Music Base Limited City of Edinburgh £33,000 
Music in Hospitals & Care City of Edinburgh £110,997 
Neil Adams PR Limited City of Edinburgh £15,000 
Nethergate Pubs Limited (Society) Fife £70,000 
Nicol street ltd, (The Duchess of Kirkcaldy) Fife £34,582 
NMBRS LLP Glasgow City £40,000 
North Edinburgh Arts  City of Edinburgh £23,554 
North Lands Creative Glass Highland £45,000 
PACE Theatre Company Renfrewshire £75,000 
Paragon Power Services Limited South Lanarkshire £150,000 
Pavilion Theatre (Glasgow) Ltd Glasgow City £150,000 
Perth Festival of the Arts Limited Perth and Kinross £16,000 
Pitch Village Limited Perth and Kinross £30,000 
Project Ability Glasgow City £35,000 
Protec Angus £10,000 
Purple Sand Limited (The Garage) Glasgow City £150,000 
Pyr Productions Limited City of Edinburgh £14,500 
Radge Media  City of Edinburgh £113,000 
Raw Material Arts Limited Glasgow City £20,000 
Regular Limited City of Edinburgh £75,000 
Robert Heatlie t/a Colorsound Studios City of Edinburgh £10,000 
Rockhouse 666 Limited (Cathouse) Glasgow City £150,000 
Rogue Village Productions Ltd East Lothian £10,000 
Rollerstop CIC Glasgow City £66,000 
Room 2 Manoeuvre East Lothian £10,000 
Rowanbank Environmental Arts & Education  East Lothian £10,000 
Rumba Kazz (Boteco de Brasil) Glasgow City £100,000 
S & G ABERDEEN LTD (Cheerz Bar & Nightclub) Aberdeen City £140,000 
S M Lighting Scot Ltd Glasgow City £90,500 
THE SAD INTERNATIONAL LTD East Lothian £10,000 
Salt ‘n’ Sauce Promotions Ltd. (The Stand) City of Edinburgh £250,000 
Scoozi r us (The Shed) Glasgow City £75,000 
Scotia Arts Ltd South Ayrshire £10,000 
Scotpanel Display Ltd North Lanarkshire £50,000 
Scottish Comedy Agency Ltd Glasgow City £10,000 
Scottish Youth Theatre Ltd Glasgow City £71,671 
SEALL  Highland £44,000 
Selba Group Ltd (St Vincents) Glasgow City £80,000 
Sets In Motion Limited Aberdeenshire £21,500 
Shaper Caper Ltd Dundee City £26,271 
Signature Works Scotland Ltd (Pitchers) North Ayrshire £77,000 
Skerryvore Ltd (Oran Mor) Glasgow City £250,000 
SKERRYVORE MUSIC LTD (Band) East Dunbartonshire £20,000 
Slam Events Ltd Glasgow City £65,000 
Smalltown Audio Ltd South Ayrshire £10,000 
Soulisquoy Printmakers Orkney Islands £10,000 
Sound Acoustic Productions Ltd Glasgow City £120,500 
SOUTHSIDE FRINGE CIC Glasgow City £25,000 
Stills Ltd City of Edinburgh £38,100 
Storytelling PR LTD City of Edinburgh £35,000 
The Stove Network Ltd Dumfries and Galloway £29,500 
Strathearn Artspace SCIO Perth and Kinross £30,000 
String them up ltd Glasgow City £10,000 
Stuart McCredie Stirling £19,315 
Swings & Roundabouts Glasgow City £10,000 
Tardis Enterprises Limited (AXM) Glasgow City £70,000 
TGC Leisure Ltd (Aura/Fat Sams plus others) Dundee City £150,000 
Think Circus CIC City of Edinburgh £15,107 
Three Stroke Two LTD Glasgow City £10,000 
Tickets Scotland Ltd City of Edinburgh £80,000 
Tin Roof Dundee City £11,000 
Tiree Music Festival CIC  Argyll and Bute £34,000 
Tivoli Theatre Company Ltd Aberdeen City £150,000 
Toremar Ltd  (BAaD) Glasgow City £125,000 
Tortoise in a Nutshell City of Edinburgh £11,000 
Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland City of Edinburgh £15,605 
TV Events Limited City of Edinburgh £150,000 
TwentyTwo Promotions Glasgow City £10,000 
Twisted Artists Limited Glasgow City £20,000 
two have wits ltd Glasgow City £20,000 
Unique Events ltd City of Edinburgh £100,000 
Venice of the North LTD Glasgow City £15,000 
Venturayr Ltd South Ayrshire £12,000 
The Village Storytelling Centre Glasgow City £12,500 
VISION MECHANICS City of Edinburgh £29,850 
VSL Scotland Limited Dundee City £30,000 
Watercolour Music Ltd Highland £10,000 
Wearethedolls Ltd West Dunbartonshire £59,724 
Welcome Home Glasgow City £15,500 
Westbeach Limited (Cosmopol) Glasgow City £80,000 
Whitecart Group Ltd (Savoy) Glasgow City £150,000 
Wickenburg Ltd (Firewater) Glasgow City £105,000 
Yo Soy Group Limited (Paradise Palms) City of Edinburgh £10,000 
Total  £11,751,84 

View the awards by sector and local authority area.  

Updates on all emergency funds are being published regularly on this website and publicised through media and social media communications. 

Emergency funding to secure the immediate future of Independent Cinemas in Edinburgh

The Dominion, Filmhouse Edinburgh and Edinburgh-based touring cinema operators Regional Screen Scotland and the INDY Cinema Group are among 30 independent cinemas and two touring operators to receive £3.55 million from the Scottish Government’s Independent Cinema Recovery and Resilience Fund and The National Lottery, through Screen Scotland. 

The Fund, which aims to bridge the immediate financial gap faced by independently owned cinemas as a result of COVID-19, will now support these cinemas who can operate in the short-term, within Scottish Government guidelines, and help others towards reopening, when it is safe to do so. 

Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture said: “We understand the severe impact this pandemic has had on businesses across Scotland, including our independent cinemas which play such an important role in communities across the country.  

“We have had to make some really difficult decisions recently that will impact on cinemas which have worked so hard to re-open safely, but we have to put health considerations above everything else and I hope this funding, along with the business support that will be available, will help independent cinemas cope with all the challenges they face.    

“Culture is vitally important to all of our lives, and we are determined to do everything within our powers to see the sector through this crisis. This fund is part of the ongoing financial support the Scottish Government is making available to the sector.” 

Empty Cinema 1 (c) Abbie Dobson

Sambrooke Scott, Head of Audience Development at Screen Scotland said: “Independent cinemas have always played a vital role in communities across Scotland, bringing people together to immerse themselves in great film experiences from filmmakers around the world, and around the corner.  

“It’s been the most challenging of times for these hard-working venues but, with the help of this Scottish Government and National Lottery support, they will continue to open and operate safely as local restrictions allow.

“By putting stringent measures in place to protect staff and audiences alike they will open where able and bring the magic and escapism of cinema back, which is something we need now more than ever.” 

The Dominion

The Dominion Cinema said: “We are very fortunate to be in a position to benefit from the Recovery and Resilience Fund for Independent Cinema.

“This will allow us to maintain our position in the industry and help enable us to welcome our loyal patrons back when the time is right.”

Indy Cinema Group Stirling Castle Screening

Ian Brown, Group CEO and Founder of Edinburgh-based touring cinema operator the INDY Cinema Group said: “This support from Screen Scotland has been crucial in ensuring that INDY Cinema Group and its team are here both now and for the future to support our cinemas and communities across Scotland.

“Without the support all our work over the past 10 years to assist in building community cinemas, commercial independents and ever growing cinema support services for our industry was at risk of being lost.

“Now we are in a position to not just survive but ensure that we are ready for the challenge to come and helping all of our communities and cinemas grow again”

Filmhouse External (c) Abbie Dobson

Ken Hay, CEO of Centre for the Moving Image (Filmhouse Edinburgh) said: “Cinemas are the heart of many communities and Filmhouse and Belmont Filmhouse are no different.  

“Our communities want us to be open so that we can dim the lights and help people escape everything else for a couple of hours with the magic of cinema – and they’ve already donated over £100,000 so that we can do just that.  

“And this funding from Screen Scotland will be integral in keeping both cinemas open over the next 5 months – when we’re allowed to be.”

Christmas photo In Glencoe the mountain is Buachaille Etive Mor

Robert Livingstone of Edinburgh-based Regional Screen Scotland, operator of the touring cinema The Screen Machine said: “The Independent Cinema Recovery Fund is a crucial measure to help to sustain cinemas across Scotland. 

“At Regional Screen Scotland we’re very grateful for this support, as it will allow us to begin touring again with the Screen Machine, by compensating for the box office income lost through the need to maintain 2m physical distancing.

“This means we can bring at least some Christmas cheer to many smaller communities in the Highlands.”

Recipients of the Fund are: 

Organisation Cinema Name Funding Amount 
An Lanntair An Lanntair (Stornoway) £44,200 
Caledonian Cinemas Limited Moray Playhouse (Elgin) £149,583 
Campbeltown Community Business Campbeltown Picture House (Campbeltown) £65,000 
Centre for the Moving Image Filmhouse (Edinburgh), Belmont Filmhouse (Aberdeen) £627,849 
D&G Council Robert Burns Centre (Dumfries) £24,896 
Dundee Contemporary Arts Dundee Contemporary Arts £143,588 
Eden Court Highlands Eden Court (Inverness) £158,814 
Falkirk Community Trust Bo’ness Hippodrome (Falkirk) £51,552 
G1 Group Perth Playhouse  £128,622 
Glasgow Film Theatre Glasgow Film Theatre £415,171 
Granada Cinemas (Edinburgh) Ltd. Dominion Cinema (Edinburgh) £224,846 
INDY Cinema Group Ltd INDY Cinema Group (Various) £216,035 
Kino Entertainment Ltd The Kino Leven, The Kino Glenrothes £106,313 
Lonsdale Cinema Annan Lonsdale Cinema £43,842 
Macrobert Macrobert (Stirling) £111,244 
Newton Stewart Cinema Newton Stewart Cinema (Newton Stewart) £32,878 
NPH Cinema New Picture House (St Andrews) £87,723 
Oban Phoenix Cinema Oban Phoenix Cinema (Oban) £61,818 
Pavilion (Galashiels) Ltd Pavilion (Galashiels) £207,362 
Premier Leisure Premier Leisure (Saltcoats) £71,259 
Regional Screen Scotland Screen Machine (Various) £24,521 
Shetland Arts Development Agency Mareel (Lerwick) £40,860 
The Birks Cinema Trust Ltd The Birks Cinema (Aberfeldy) £68,500 
The Pickaquoy Centre Trust The Phoenix Cinema (Kirkwall) £21,244 
The Tower Digital Art Centre The Tower Digital Arts Centre (Helensburgh) £81,328 
Universal Sounds (Arbroath) Limited Bathgate Cinema, Alloa Cinema, Arbroath Cinema £96,875 
West Coast Cinemas LLP Studio Cinema (Dunoon), Waterfront Cinema (Greenock) £244,441 

More emergency funding for Capital Theatres

Flagship venues are to receive funding as part of the ongoing emergency coronavirus (COVID-19) support for cultural and heritage organisations. The news comes as Scotland is allocated £97 million from the UK Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund.

Capital Theatres – which operates the Festival Theatre, the King’s Theatre and The Studio in Edinburgh – will receive £500,000 in addition to £250,000 already awarded through the Performing Arts Venue Relief Fund to help weather the effects of the pandemic.

The Burrell Renaissance Project in Glasgow has been awarded £750,000 to help cover increased project costs caused by the COVID-19 crisis and V&A Dundee will receive £1 million of support.

The funding is part of the Scottish Government’s commitment to support culture and heritage sectors as they recover from the impacts of COVID-19. So far almost £98 million of emergency funding has been allocated. 

Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: “Culture is vitally important to all of our lives, and the Scottish Government is determined to do everything within our powers to see the sector through this crisis. This includes providing financial support to our flagship cultural venues, as well as the work already underway to help smaller organisations and individuals within the culture sector.

“This latest funding announcement brings the Scottish Government’s total COVID-19 support package for our culture and heritage sectors to just under £98 million. We know further support will still be needed, and the major issues presented by the pandemic are not going away, which is why we will continue to work in partnership with the sector to support them to not only survive the pandemic but to thrive in future.”

CEO of Capital Theatres Fiona Gibson said: “Today’s emergency funding announcement from the Scottish Government for Capital Theatres is greatly appreciated. It is the short-term financial lifeline that we have campaigned tirelessly for in recent months. 

“We would very much like to thank the Scottish Government for their support and recognition, acknowledging the crucial contribution our theatres provide to the local, national and cultural sector economies. This will enable us to continue supporting our core staff, freelancers and communities alike.”

Scottish Government emergency COVID-19 funding for cultural and heritage sectors also includes:

  • £12.5 million for Performing Arts Events Venues Relief Fund
  • £2.2 million for Grassroots Music Venues
  • £4 million for Museums Recovery and Resilience Fund
  • £10 million for the Events sector
  • £3.8 million for National Trust for Scotland to protect jobs
  • £15 million for a Culture Organisations and Venues Recovery Fund
  • £5 million to address hardship faced by creative freelancers
  • £5 million to support artists developing new creative work that will make a significant contribution to Scotland’s recovery from COVID-19
  • £3.5 million for independent cinemas
  • £3 million for youth arts, including the Youth Music Initiative
  • £21.3 million for Historic Environment Scotland
  • £5.9 million to support heritage organisations through committed grants
  • £270,000 for the New Lanark Trust World Heritage site
  • £4 million for historic environment recovery
  • £1 million for Scotland’s Science Centres

And in England, 35 of the country’s leading cultural organisations and venues will be the first to receive grants between £1 and £3 million from the UK Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden announced this morning.

£75 million will protect some of the nation’s most significant stages, from the iconic Shakespeare’s Globe and the internationally renowned Sadler’s Wells to major theatres like the Old Vic, Sheffield Crucible, Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre, the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the Theatre Royal Plymouth.

These famous organisations have been essential stepping stones for some of the UK’s brightest stars including Adrian Lester, Abi Morgan, Mark Rylance and David Tennant.

More than £500 million has now been allocated from the Culture Recovery Fund to nearly 2,500 cultural organisations and venues of all sizes, including cinemas, heritage sites, museums, circuses, festivals and comedy clubs across the country, to help them plan for reopening and restarting performances and programmes.

The certainty and security provided by these grants will also help to support organisations as they plan for the future and create opportunities for freelancers.

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said: “As part of our unprecedented £1.57 billion rescue fund, today we’re saving British cultural icons with large grants of up to £3 million – from Shakespeare’s Globe to the Sheffield Crucible.

“These places and organisations are irreplaceable parts of our heritage and what make us the cultural superpower we are. This vital funding will secure their future and protect jobs right away.”

All four nations are benefiting from the UK Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund, with £188 million barnetted to the Devolved Administrations to run their own process – £97 million for Scotland (see above), £59 million for Wales and £33 million for Northern Ireland.

This funding will enable them to increase the support already available to the arts and cultural sectors in each nation.

Delivery Partners confirmed for £5 million Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers

 Fund Guidance to be published: Thursday 22 October 

Applications invited from: 12 noon, Monday 26 October 

Crafts Council & Craft Scotland, Help Musicians, Society of Authors and Visual Arts Scotland have been confirmed as partners to assist Creative Scotland in the delivery of the Scottish Government’s £5million Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers. 

Subject to confirmation, BECTU will also be partnering with Creative Scotland on the delivery of this funding. 

The specific sector expertise of these partners will help ensure the hardship funds reach as many freelancers across different creative sectors as possible, working with Creative Scotland who will deliver the funds to creative freelancers who work in the sectors not covered by the partner organisations 

Eligibility criteria for the fund will be published on Thursday 22 October followed by the fund opening for application at 12noon, Monday 26 October.  

Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: “Culture is vitally important to all of our lives in Scotland. This is an extremely worrying time for many people involved in culture and creative industries, particularly creative freelancers and practitioners whose work is integral not only to the economy, but to the wellbeing of individuals and communities. 

“Many continue to face uncertain futures while much of their sectors remain unable to operate, and it is important that we can offer financial support while we continue to navigate our way through the pandemic. 

“This fund will provide emergency support to creative freelancers in Scotland who are experiencing hardship as a result of the pandemic. Working closely with partners in industry to deliver this fund will help Creative Scotland ensure support reaches people as quickly as possible.” 

Iain Munro, CEO at Creative Scotland said: “There is no end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemic and the significant impact it is having on Scotland’s creative sector. 

“With welcome financial support from the Scottish Government, this Hardship Fund offers much needed support for creative freelancers who have been particularly hard hit by the inability to work due to necessary restrictions. Creative Scotland is working hard with our partners to ensure this support reaches those in need as quickly as possible.” 

CraftsCouncil’s Executive Director, Rosy Greenlees OBE said: “We are delighted to partner with Craft Scotland to deliver much needed financial support to craft freelancers in Scotland.

“We know that craft professionals from curators, and educators to individual makers and businesses are struggling. Creative Scotland’s investment will offer a lifeline to ensure the Scottish craft sector remains a thriving and creative force.”

 Help Musicians’ Chief Executive, James Ainscough said: “With no end in sight to the restrictions that prevent musicians earning a living from live performance, we are delighted to see Creative Scotland providing this much needed funding for the community of Scottish musicians. 

“The team at Help Musicians are pleased to play a supporting role by administering this funding, ensuring that musicians experiencing financial hardship are given a real financial boost as quickly as possible.” 

Society of Authors Chief Executive, Nicola Solomon said: “This funding will be invaluable to the many Scottish writers, illustrators and translators who have fallen between the gaps in financial support during the health crisis. 

The grants we will now be able to distribute through the Authors’ Contingency Fund will enable some authors to keep working in spite of financial losses, others to stay afloat while dealing with their own ill health, others to fulfil caring responsibilities – and others simply to keep a roof over their heads. We are grateful for the opportunity to make a difference for Scottish authors.” 

Sarah Calmus, President of Visual Arts Scotland said: “Visual Arts Scotland are proud to be partnering with Creative Scotland to help deliver these new funds which follow on from our own Emergency Art Workers Support Fund.

“In this unprecedented period, Visual Arts Scotland are dedicated to helping the creative community and are committed to stand in solidarity through distributing funds to Visual Artists who are most in need of support at this time.” 

The Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers is one of a series of Scottish Government emergency funds for creativity and culture being administered through Creative Scotland. 

These funds have been put in place to help mitigate the immediate impacts of COVID-19 on the creative and cultural sector. There are five new emergency funds which were announced by the First Minister on Friday 28 August and which are being delivered through Creative Scotland as follows: 

  • £15million Culture Organisation and Venues Recovery Fund which opened for applications on Thursday 17 September with a deadline of Thursday 24 September. 348 applications have been received totalling over £22million. Application assessments are now taking place and decisions will be communicated early November. 
  • £5million Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers, for which an open call for partner organisations to help us distribute this fund was launched on Friday 11 September, with a deadline of Friday 25 September.  18 Expressions of Interest were received with five organisations now selected.  The £700,000 Screen element of these Hardship Funds opened for applications on Tuesday 22 September and closed on Friday 2 October.  Assessments are taking place and decisions being communicated to applicants. 
  • £3.5million Independent Cinemas Recovery and Resilience Fund, which opened for applications on Monday 14 September with a deadline of Monday 5 October.  27 applications have been received totalling £3.55million. Assessments are taking place and decisions will be announced w/c 26 October. 
  • £3.5million additional funds for Creative Scotland’s Open Fund which is open for applications to individuals and organisations now.  The application threshold has recently been increased from £50K to £100K. 
  • £3million Youth Arts funding package comprises of at least £1.2million through the Access to Youth Arts Fund which will be open to applications until Thursday 12 November; the £700,000 Small Grants Scheme which launched onThursday 24 September and will be open to applications until Monday 2 November; £50,000 assigned to the Time to Shine Nurturing Talent Fund, and anadditional £1,050,000 allocated to support a number of targeted national and local area youth music and wider youth arts organisations. These organisations will be invited to apply for the Youth Arts Targeted Fund by Tuesday 13 October. 
  • £1.5million for the Culture Collective programme (part of the £5million Sustaining Creative Practice Fund, referred to in the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government), supporting organisations employing freelance artists to work in and with communities across Scotland. More details to be announced in the coming weeks. 

Previously announced funds from the Scottish Government are: 

Updates on all emergency funds are being published regularly on the Creative Scotland website and publicised through media and social media communications. 

Youth Arts: Emergency funding details announced

Details have been announced of the first two funds of a £3million Scottish Government emergency funding package designed to ensure creative opportunities for children and young people continue across Scotland in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A total of at least £1.2million in now available through the Access to Youth Arts Fund. Building on the successful Youth Music Initiative (YMI) Access to Music Making Fund, this is designed to support an increased range of music-making projects, as well as introducing projects delivering across wider art-form areas.

Fund guidelines including eligibility criteria and application forms can be accessed on the Creative Scotland website.

The roll out of the Youth Arts funds will continue on Thursday 24 September with the launch of a £700,000 Small Grants Scheme which will be open to organisations and local authorities and will provide funding directly to freelance artists to undertake artist led youth arts activities within communities. Full details will be announced on Thursday.

A further £50,000 is being assigned to the Time to Shine Nurturing Talent Fund which provides direct support to young people to develop and produce their own creative projects.

In addition, £1,050,000 is being allocated to support a number of targeted national and local area youth music and wider youth arts organisations with established track records and existing relationships with freelancers working with the fund’s priority groups to support the recovery and renewal of youth arts provision.

These organisations will be invited to apply for the Youth Arts Targeted Fund by Tuesday 13 October.

Culture Secretary, Fiona Hyslop said: “We are determined that our children and young people will not miss out on creative opportunities a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

“Art and music in particular have helped many people during lockdown, so the launch of these funds is very welcome. Our musicians, artists and other practitioners working in the youth arts sector are also highly skilled and often highly specialised, and this funding will provide jobs and opportunities within the sector.”

Iain Munro, Chief Executive, Creative Scotland said: “I’m pleased to be able to announce today the roll out of additional funding support for Youth Arts, a vital part of Scotland’s cultural sector and an important part of the emergency funding package announced a few weeks ago by the First Minister.

“It’s right that part of that overall emergency package supports artists, freelancers and organisations working with young people and that creative opportunities for young people continue despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.”

The Youth Arts funds are the latest of five new emergency funds from Scottish Government through Creative Scotland, announced by the First Minister on Friday 28 August, as follows:

  • The £15million Culture Organisation and Venues Recovery Fund, which has opened for application today, Thursday 17 September, with a deadline of Thursday 24 September.
  • The £3.5million Independent Cinemas Recovery and Resilience Fund, which opened for applications on Monday 14 September with a deadline of Monday 5 October.
  • The £5million Creative Freelancer Hardship Fund for which we issued an open call for partner organisations to help us distribute this fund on Friday 11 September with a deadline of Friday 25 September. We aim to be able to distribute funds from October. The Screen element of these Hardship Funds will open for application on Tuesday 22 September.
  • The £5million Sustaining Creative Practice Fund includes £1.5million for the Culture Collective programme, mentioned in the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government, supporting organisations employing freelance artists to work in and with communities across Scotland. The remaining £3.5million has been added to Creative Scotland’s existing open fund which is open for applications from individuals now.

Previously announced, the £2.2million Grassroots Music Venue Sustainability Fund closed for applications on Thursday 3 September. The fund has received 97 applications and awards will be announced on Tuesday (22 September).

And the £5million open call element of the Performing Arts Venue Relief Fund closed for applications on Thursday 27 August. The fund received 42 applications and awards will be announced by Thursday (24 September).

Updates on all emergency funds are being published regularly on the Creative Scotland website and publicised through media and social media communications.

Emergency funding for culture and heritage organisations

Culture and heritage sectors are to benefit from a £59 million funding package to protect jobs and help the industry weather the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 

A new £15 million Culture Organisations and Venues Recovery Fund will provide critical support to a range of businesses such as art galleries, studio facilities, comedy venues, large music venues, commercial theatres, orchestras, dance companies and nightclubs.

It will help to reduce the threat of insolvency, protect jobs and create conditions for a more viable and sustainable future for the sector.

The funding also includes £21.3 million for Historic Environment Scotland (HES) to protect jobs and support the reopening of properties in their care.

An additional £5.9 million will be made available to support heritage organisations through committed grants, and £270,000 for the New Lanark Trust (above) will help secure the future of one of Scotland’s six World Heritage Sites.

The package also includes:

  • £5 million to address the immediate financial hardship faced by creative freelancers
  • £5 million to support artists to continue developing new creative work that will make a significant contribution to Scotland’s recovery from COVID-19, including £1.5 million for the Culture Collective programme to support organisations employing freelance artists to work in communities across Scotland
  • £3.5 million for independent cinemas
  • £3 million for youth arts including a funding boost for the Youth Music Initiative which will provide work for musicians

Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: “It’s been an extremely trying time for everyone in the culture and heritage sectors over the last few months. The major issues presented by the pandemic are not going away but as we slowly start to reopen, this funding will provide much needed emergency support and aid the recovery.

“We have taken time to work closely with and listen carefully to the sectors, to understand exactly what they need. We want to reach as many people as possible and I do believe these funds will make a marked difference in ensuring our culture and heritage sectors not only survive the pandemic but thrive in future.

“As extensive as this package of support is, we know there will still be more needed. Culture and heritage are vitally important to all of our lives in Scotland, at this time more than ever. Without significant borrowing powers, there is only so much the Scottish Government can do.  I urge the UK Government to consider extending the furlough scheme, to ensure longer term support as we continue to navigate this crisis.”

Iain Munro, Creative Scotland Chief Executive, said: “We very much welcome this significant announcement of much needed emergency support. This follows a great deal of work involving Creative Scotland and the Scottish Government, but also many people and organisations from across Scotland’s cultural community.

“We appreciate the challenges that everyone working in culture is facing and are pleased to now be able to offer some clarity. Creative Scotland will continue to work at pace to deliver this emergency funding to where it’s needed as quickly as possible.”

The culture funds will be delivered through Creative Scotland and follows on from the previously announced £12.5 million Performing Arts Venue Relief Fund and £2.2 million support for Grassroots Music Venues. It comes as part of the £97 million in UK Government consequentials for the culture and heritage sectors.

Creative Scotland are establishing the details of the funds and how they can be accessed. More information will be made available next week.

Funding that has been announced so far to support the culture and heritage sectors includes:

  • £10 million funding package for events
  • £4 million Museums Recovery and Resilience Fund
  • £3.8 million to protect jobs at the National Trust for Scotland
  • £12.5 million Performing Arts Venue Relief Fund
  • £2.2 million for Grassroots Music Venues