This is shocking & horrendous, & feels particularly acute when announced amidst the Fringe. Artists & theatre companies come from all over the world for theatre in Edinburgh in August, but our own Scottish theatre ecology is in a state of complete collapse creativescotland.com/news-stories/l…

The stated Scot Gov funding shortfall for Creative Scotland's Open Fund (closing end of Aug) is £3m That's 0.005% of the SG budget. Five ONE-THOUSANDTHS of One Percent. Closing the Open Fund will devastate artists and *instantly* increase inequality in the arts. Sort it out.

now I know why my CS individual application outcome is over 2 weeks overdue 🤠

This is absolutely unacceptable and MUST be reversed. More cuts to funding for artists in Scotland will exacerbate already huge inequalities in the sector. This is terrible beyond words...

Creative Scotland @creativescots to close Open Fund for Individuals in 11 days - why this is devastating news for marginalised artists 🧵

sorry the fact that Creative Scotland pulled the individual fund with 11 days notice, during the busiest time of year for many freelancers, and not even a mention of mental health resources for artists... it is actually wild

If you're a Scotland-based artist and you're angry at the removal of the Individuals fund, let's meet at Holyrood on the 30th at 2pm, the time of the last deadline, and mourn the loss. Visibility, solidarity, optional wailing and hugs.

🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland’s cultural landscape is at risk of collapse, due to continued inaction and backtracking from the Scottish Government. Please join me in signing the Campaign for the Arts petition to urge ministers to deliver on their arts funding pledges now. campaignforthearts.org/petitions/scot…

Perhaps 'cultural leaders' should stop attending these events when the arts in Scotland are being diminished through broken funding promises. There are NO FESTIVALS WITHOUT ARTISTS. There is #NoArtWithoutArtists

I wonder how many Daniel Kaluuya's we've missed out on in the last two decades because the UK's creative industries refuse to recognise that casting from the same private schools can only get you so far. The story of Skins is a story of investing in working class talent.

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Break a leg to all the burnt out Scottish neurospicy artists that are doing a last minute CS app panic today. #NoArtWithoutArtists

Sending solidarity and encouragement to anyone working on an application before tomorrow's Open Fund deadline. Take care of yourselves and each other ❤️

Just like that, the @creativescots Open Fund for Individuals is closed indefinitely and marginalised artists lose a major lifeline. Good time to bring back this quote from Carrie Hope Fletcher: "If you don’t think this is important then you shouldn’t be allowed to enjoy it."

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NEW FELLOWSHIP: The Institute is delighted to announce a new Fellowship aimed at artists and creative practitioners of Palestinian heritage. The Artist at Risk Fellowship will support an artist to spend 2 months as a Visiting Fellow at IASH in May/June/July 2025. 🇵🇸

omg. that IS exciting news, Alan Cumming is a legend! my ultimate ultimate dream of life is to write the stage musical version of his iconic cult film Josie and the Pussycats - just putting it out into the theatre universe ✨

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