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Young Highland musicians to appear at on BBC National Lottery Awards - posted 02.9.2010  dates: Saturday 4 September 2010
A group of young musicians from the Highlands are set to perform at this year’s National Lottery Awards, being shown on BBC One at 7.40pm on Saturday 4 September. As well as revealing the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects, for the first time the event will also include a special showcase performance from Lottery-funded groups, one of which is Gaelic arts body Fčisean nan Gŕidheal.
Taking part in the showcase are four young fiddle players, two of which (17-year-old Iain Macfarlane from Ullapool and 22-year-old Sarah Barbour from Inverness) are regular Fčis Rois participants, whilst 18-year-old Catriona Murray and 16-year-old Caitlin Sinclair have recently taken part in the Fčis Chataibh Ceilidh Trail across Sutherland. All four have played the fiddle from a young age and benefited from music tuition through Fčisean nan Gŕidheal, the independent umbrella association of the Fčis movement.
‘We’re delighted that these very talented musicians are going to be appearing at this year’s National Lottery Awards representing the Fčis movement on national television,’ says Arthur Cormack, Chief Executive of Fčisean nan Gŕidheal. ‘Over the years, Lottery funding has greatly supported the Fčisean, improving the quality of our work and offering opportunities to young people. The chance to celebrate that is great for these young musicians.' The Awards have seven categories, including ‘Best Arts Project’. For more information about the programme go to www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/awards
Join us at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! - posted 20.8.2010  dates: Sunday 22 August 2010, 2pm
Voluntary Arts Scotland will be holding its latest Make a Splash! session at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Designed to help people explore ways to increase participation in their events/activities, the workshops are also a good starting point for applying to the Make a Splash! fund. For more information, and to book your free place, visit www.peoplemakingwaves.org.uk/makeasplash/events or tel: 0131 225 7355.
Voluntary Arts Scotland - Voluntary Arts Ambassadors - posted 20.8.2010  area: Angus, Fife and Edinburgh
deadline: Wednesday 25 August 2010, 9am
We are currently organising interviews for potential Voluntary Arts Ambassadors in Angus, Fife and Edinburgh. If you live in any of these areas and would also like to be considered for this exciting role in your local arts community, then we need to hear from you as soon as possible! Ideally we would like to be able to interview you in time for successful candidates to attend our VAA Induction Training on 9th & 10th September. Application forms and full details on what being a Voluntary Arts Ambassador entails can be found at www.vascotland.org.uk/14601
Palme Dewar film competition - posted 20.8.2010  deadline: 31 August 2010 (intention to submit); 30 September 2010 (film submission)
There are no age limits for entrants submitting films to the Palme Dewar, and filmmakers are welcome to submit more than one film. These can be non-fiction, fiction or animation but must be made in Scotland (or the filmmaker based in Scotland), completed in the year leading up to September 2010, be no longer than 10 minutes and submitted in DVD format.
All films will be viewed by a four person jury, and they will choose a shortlist of at least 6 films to be shown at the Palme-Dewar event at the Heartland Film Society Film Festival to be held at Dewar’s World of Whisky in Aberfeldy on 13 November 2010. The final vote will take place at this event. For more information go to www.palme-dewar.co.uk/html/register.html
Been to the Edinburgh Festival? Don’t throw out your flyers! - posted 20.8.2010
A walk down the Royal Mile during the Edinburgh Festival usually results in a bagful of flyers, most of which end up in the bin or recycling. But Edinburgh Central Library has a much better use for them. Instead of throwing away leaflets you’ve been handed, or programmes for shows you’ve seen, hand them into the Central Library on George IV Bridge, so they can be added to the Edinburgh Room’s fascinating collection of theatre and Festival memorabilia. They’ve been collecting material associated with the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 1947, and judging by the amount of printed matter flying around the Capital at the moment, there’s no shortage of new material for their collection . . .
The Herald Society Awards 2010 - posted 20.8.2010  deadline: Friday 3 September 2010
The Herald Society Awards were set up to ‘celebrate and recognise the achievements, innovations, great partnership working and dedicated staff working every day to improve the lives of ordinary Scots’. The awards are open to private, voluntary / charitable organisations and community bodies as well as public sector organisations. You can nominate individuals and organisations in the following categories:
• Education initiative of the year
• Community project of the year
• Health provider of the year
• Service provider of the year (children or young people under 24)
• Service provider of the year (65 plus)
• Environmental initiative of the year
• Campaigner(s) of the year
• The Partnership Award
• Equalities Award
• Outstanding public service worker of the year
• Outstanding public service team of the year
• The Unsung Hero Award
For more information go to www.heraldscotland.com/go/societyawards10
Survey captures feelings about artists’ loans - posted 20.8.2010 deadline: 30 August 2010
Commissioned by Shetland Arts and Mission Models Money, a survey is being carried out to examine the possibility of providing small loans to artists and creative practitioners in Scotland, and how this may complement existing grants and bursaries. If you have something to say on this matter and would like to contribute to the survey please visit www.surveymonkey.com/s/loans_for_artists_survey
Minority language song competition – deadline approaches - posted 20.8.2010  deadline: 1 September 2010
Liet International, one of the only song contests for singers and bands who sing in a European minority language, invites bands and artists to submit newly composed music and lyrics in any of the lesser used, regional or minority languages in Europe (including Gaelic). Send your songs on CD to Liet International or by e-mail to lietint@gmail.com before the 1st of September 2010. For more information visit: www.liet.nl
Glenrothes Film Festival - call for shorts - posted 20.8.2010  deadline: 10 September 2010
Budding filmmakers of all ages are invited to submit their short fims to the G::2010 Film Festival. Films must be 2-3 minutes in length, suitable for family viewing and have been completed within the past two years. Entrants must be based in Scotland. Winning entries will be shown at the Glenrothes Community Cinema at the Glenrothes Film Festival on 9 October 2010. For more information go to www.glenrothesfilmfestival.co.uk
Culture and Sport Glasgow re-brands - posted 04.8.2010 
Culture and Sport Glasgow has re-branded itself as ‘Glasgow Life’. The new brand was chosen to help residents become more aware of the various services available to them. Glasgow Life is a charity charged with the delivery of the city’s sport, leisure and cultural services. It stages major events and festivals, such as the World Pipe Band Championships and Celtic Connections, and support the arts through the management of grants to dozens of organisations throughout the city.
There are eight clear categories to Glasgow life: Glasgow Sport, Glasgow Arts, Glasgow Museums, Young Glasgow, Glasgow Music, Glasgow Events, Glasgow Libraries and Glasgow Communities. Glasgow Life’s vision is to ‘inspire Glasgow’s citizens and visitors to lead richer and more active lives through culture and sport. You can read more about it at www.glasgowlife.org.uk
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