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Northern Scottish Touring Fund 2010-2012

The guidelines and form are available to downloadable from our own site on www.hitn.co.uk

Introducing Flexible Training Opportunities

The Flexible Training Opportunities programme gives Scottish businesses (1-50 employees) the opportunity to apply for up to £500* towards employee training costs.

Announcing the launch of flip

flip is a new company working to improve disability equality in the arts across Scotland. We are partnering with organisations and individuals to support their training and development needs. flip knows that most people working in our sector want to be more inclusive and accessible – we can offer the experience and knowledge to make disability equality an easier goal to reach.

Arts leaders seek out and nurture new talent across arts sector

The Federation of Scottish Theatre (FST), the professional body for the performing arts sector in Scotland, has been awarded funding from the Scottish Arts Council to deliver STEP UP, an initiative to support the development of a new generation of cultural leaders, for a third year.

Creative & Cultural Skills Scotland Leadership Programme - 2010 Programme is open for applications

The Creative & Cultural Future Leaders Programme is an industry-led and Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Government supported year-long programme which aims to prepare Scotland’s creative and cultural leaders for the future.

Professional Doctorate in Applied Theatre – Open meetings

Are you a theatre-maker interested in theatre practice that combines artistic exploration with a social, educational or political focus? Have you ever considered the possibility of developing your practice by means of PhD research?

Dublin Fringe Festival invites submissions for 2010 ABSOLUT Fringe

Dublin Fringe Festival is delighted to welcome submissions for the 2010 edition of ABSOLUT Fringe, running from 11-26 September. For two weeks in September Dublin will be captivated by theatre, dance, music, visual art, live art and street performance from Ireland and around the globe. We invite you to join us in making it happen.

Four Corners of Europe: Call for artists

Intercult, the Scottish Arts Council, Aberdeen City Council and Umeå European Capital of
Culture 2014 announce an international research and development opportunity for Scottishbased
artists from across disciplines to participate in the Four Corners of Europe to develop proposals for international co-productions for European touring and presentation in
2011 onwards.

FST Mentoring Programme Seeking Mentees

FREE PERSONAL / CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

The Federation of Scottish Theatre is offering individuals from all areas of the performing arts – artistic, management, audience development, production, technical, education – 6 to 8 FREE mentoring sessions with a senior arts professional from January to October 2010: one to one time for analysis, reflection and action to achieve success.

Starting Points

The first Starting Point document from the Access Project has been uploaded to the Access Resource Centre in the members pages.

Federation of Scottish Theatre and Scottish Arts Council launches new actor training programme in partnership with Dundee Rep

Following a tendering process amongst the FST membership, the Federation of Scottish Theatre and the Scottish Arts Council have appointed Dundee Rep to deliver an exciting new CPD and Training initiative for actors working in Scotland.

Federation of Scottish Theatre and Scottish Arts Council to Unleash Theatre Artists’ Potential with Two Creative Practice Bursaries

The Federation of Scottish Theatre and the Scottish Arts Council are delighted to announce the launch of Unleashed and Unplugged 2009 – two bursaries for creative artists working in Scottish theatre. The bursaries, Unleashed (£25,000) and Unplugged (£5,000), offer a unique opportunity to support two theatre artists to develop their potential by exploring, evolving and experimenting in their practice.