Introducing our new strategy! 👇👇👇 Thanks to everyone who gave us their thoughts and experiences to help shape it up and looking forwards to working together to make great things happen! The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland

We’ve recently been enabled to preserve and pass our heritage on because of The National Lottery Heritage Fund grants - and we’re elated, grateful and proud. 🌈🌅

Shout out to all the fantastic organisations providing sanctuary and support for refugee women across Scotland this #InternationalWomensDay. Here are just a few of our favourites: ow.ly/eFpM50N73Fb

🏆MY PLACE AWARDS: WINNER🏆 Congratulations to Catherine Street Inclusive Park! 🎉 Local parents in Dumfries have redeveloped a run-down local playpark to create an accessible space for everyone to play & socialise: bit.ly/CatherineStree… Include Us #MyPlace23

📸MY PLACE PHOTOGRAPHY: SECONDARY-AGE WINNER📸 Congratulations to Grace Flynn from Kilsyth Academy in North Lanarkshire for their photograph ‘Life Through a Puddle’.🥳 #MyPlace23

Such a treat to attend the #MyPlaceAwards23 this morning Scottish Civic Trust. Wonderful community work been showcased and well done to all shortlisted and winners! A perfect way to start the week.

Such talented young people live in Scotland. I really enjoyed this morning seeing the #myplace 23 Photography awards Scottish Civic Trust - well done everyone!

I really enjoyed attending this celebration yesterday at City Halls Glasgow and meet the many projects that have been supported by the The National Lottery Heritage Fund through the #StepsToSustainability's programme delivered by Social Enterprise Academy Scotland. #SustianableHeritage is possible!

Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea are home to rich and diverse arts and technology ecosystems. In all three, digital innovation in the arts is becoming a government priority. Join Manami Yuasa, British Council Arts, East Asia, as she shares this new British Council report at BEYOND.

Very excited to be launching this research at this year's Beyond Conference tomorrow!

Finally here! It’s already started with an inspiring presentations from Event about the making of Oman Across Ages Museum Beyond Conference Royal Institution. Looking forward to the next speakers!

A business supported by British Council presented Beyond Conference today: bureau_555. They make digital fabric for a more sustainable and resilient future working between London, Hong Kong and Dhaka.

Great to be at Beyond Conference and hear Daniyar Amanaliev sharing the success story of ololo and incredible insight into opportunities for the creative industries in Central Asia

It’s Day 2 of BEYOND! If you’re joining us online, access the conference via our live stream: beyondconference.org/live If you’re with us in London today, our schedule starts shortly. Check out today’s events here: beyondconference.org/b23/schedule/

🎇 It has been a fantastic year for World Cities Culture Forum with major milestones, including welcoming 5 new cities to the network, hosting our Summit in São Paulo & becoming a registered charity. Thanks to our 44 cities & supporters for their contributions this year. lnkd.in/e2XZ5mQs

Very satisfying to finally see the end products!! Published by Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre The State of Creativity is now available in 8 languages thanks to British Council. This cutting edge piece reflects on the UK state of creative industries and how policies are addressing future demands.

🌏 Are you involved with a UK arts festival? We're offering grants up to £3,000 for you to dive into the dynamic world of mainland China's artistic festivals with our Travel Grants programme. Apply now: bit.ly/CNtravelgrant Deadline: 29 February 2024

It's not too late to join today's #TakingPlaceConf livestream to hear inspiring placemaking case studies from around the world. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/british-coun…

It’s finally happening: Taking Place conference-Inspiring Vibrant Communities. A British Council Arts and Department for Business and Trade event. Very excited to see a full crown joining the first discussion today on #placemaking in the post Covid era Cimatheque Cairo, Pempeople HOK (Designing the built environment) LEEDS 2023

Female voices in Urban design- diversity at the heart of of decision making when it comes to making place. With Jude Barber @taragbolade Selasi Setufe and Swati Janu at todays British Council Arts Taking Place Conference.