8 Jul 2010

Artists AHM (Sam Ainsley, David Harding and Sandy Moffat) are seeking individual artists' 1 Minute Manifestos for an event on Saturday 9th October. Deadline: 29th July 2010.

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6 Jul 2010

The Scottish Arts Council has now become Creative Scotland.

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10 May 2010

Maggie Bolt Associates is a new multidisciplinary public art consultancy, aiming to create successful strategies for high quality public art.

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21 Apr 2010

Results of the ongoing public consultation, and funding update from Peacock Visual Arts.

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23 Feb 2010

Dr Nuno Sacramento will take up the post of Director of Scottish Sculpture Workshop (SSW) in April 2010.

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13 Feb 2010

The Chief Executive of Creative Scotland 2009 Ltd will be Andrew Dixon, who for the past 5 years has been Chief Executive of the NewcastleGateshead Initiative.

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13 Feb 2010

SSW are celebrating the news that their capital development and building project will now go ahead despite the recession.

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1 Feb 2010

A new online resource developed by artists Kate Davis and Faith Wilding in conjunction with their project 'The Long Loch: How Do We Go On From Here?'

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10 Dec 2009

Hilary Nicoll will leave her post as current Director of SSW in 2010.

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23 Nov 2009

Glasgow Women's Library are to develop a pioneering public art project which aims to put women firmly on the civic map.

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12 Oct 2009

The first recipient of the Leonore Annenberg prize, awarded to an artist who has committed her/his life's work to social change in powerful and productive ways is *The Yes Men.*

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12 Oct 2009

A course by artist/activists PLATFORM at Arnolfini, Bristol for people who want to study how social justice, the environment, arts and how activism work together.

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24 Sep 2009

A petition has been launched by ex-PAR+RS bloggers Alex Hetherington and Janie Nicoll to save The Park Gallery in Falkirk. Sign it!

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17 Sep 2009

Creative Scotland has committed £1 million from its £5m Innovation Fund for the ???Vital Spark??? awards to enable new collaborations by creative practitioners.

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17 Sep 2009

_Perspectives_ is the first Creative Scotland online discussion forum. It will be Live from 5 October 2009.

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13 Jul 2009

The Committee is interested to hear views on the establishment of Creative Scotland as a new arts body replacing the Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen. Deadline: 13/08/09.

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7 Jul 2009

A webcast plus audio and video recordings from the Lyceum Theatre meeting are now online.

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22 Jun 2009

The Work Office (TWO) is a multidisciplinary art project disguised as an employment agency. Deadline : July 9th, 2009.

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29 May 2009

Public art projects to be developed in locations throughout Scotland have been given a boost this week through funding from the Scottish Arts Council???s new Public Art Fund.

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14 May 2009

Artists Helen de Main (UK) and Maj Hasager (DK) seek a fundraiser to raise in the region of £100, 000 for new international collaborative project Between Here and Somewhere Else. Deadline: Friday 22 May at 5pm.

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26 Mar 2009

Artist Maurice Agis, whose inflatable sculpture Dreamspace killed two members of the public, has been fined £10,000 for breaching the 1974 Heath and Safety act.

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23 Mar 2009

This will be a vital opportunity for a wide range of people to historically locate contemporary cultural trends and to situate the politics and discourse of diversity in a comparative international context. CCA, Glagsow: Saturday 28th March 2009, 10.30am-5.30pm. Free but ticketed.

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17 Mar 2009

Fifty new modern apprenticeships are to be created in Scotland's creative industries in 2009-10, the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Fiona Hyslop, announced today.

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6 Mar 2009

The creator of the Dreamspace inflatable sculpture, which led to the deaths of two women in an accident in 2006, will not face a retrial it has been decided.

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5 Mar 2009

The Home Office recently introduced new restrictions on international artists and academics visiting the UK for talks, temporary exhibitions, concerts or artists' residencies. Visitors now have to submit to a series of arduous and expensive procedures to get their visa, and then more bureaucratic controls when they are in the UK. Already a series of concerts and residencies have been cancelled.

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25 Feb 2009

The TippingPoint Commissions are a new initiative for professional artists who wish to create new performance work in the context of climate change.

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25 Feb 2009

Free event - all welcome! Leigh French and Guyan Porter will lead an artists' briefing & open discussion looking at recent events leading to the proposals for Creative Scotland. TONIGHT Wednesday 25th Feb 2009, at Glasgow School of Art, Mackintosh Lecture Theatre 167 Renfrew St Glasgow G3 6RQ.

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25 Feb 2009

Work is continuing to de-commission Thomas Hetherwick's sculpture 'The B Of The Bang' in Manchester, after safety concerns over the work's structure could not not be resolved.

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24 Feb 2009

Artist Maurice Agis has been found guilty of causing the deaths of two people when his inflatable sculpture Dreamspace broke free of its moorings in high winds.

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23 Feb 2009

The Guardian newspaper is reporting a Good News credit crunch story - that artists are exploiting the increase in empty retail spaces by opening up temporary gallery spaces in urban centres.

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10 Feb 2009

Scottish Culture Minister Linda Fabiani lost her job today in First Minister Alex Salmond's first cabinet reshuffle since taking power almost 20 months ago.

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3 Feb 2009

North East England newspaper The Journal have posted youtube footage of the moment when Maurice Agis' inflatable Dreamspace sculpture lifted into the air, killing two women. Agis has been charged with gross negligence and two counts of manslaughter, and his trial continues at Newcastle Crown Court. The prosecution allege that the artist is liable because he did not ensure that independent tests were conducted on the sculpture by any qualified engineers.

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26 Jan 2009

The BBC has reported that Maurice Agis, a London based sculptor, has appeared in court in Newcastle, charged with manslaughter and a breach of the Health and Safety Act. The charges were brought after a tragic incident in July 2006 when 2 people were killed and 13 injured after an inflatable sculpture by Mr Agis turned over and apparently became airborne.

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20 Jan 2009

The following is a reply to the letter written in response to the artists meeting in Glasgow on December 10th 2008. (read Leigh and Guyan's letter "here":http://www.publicartscotland.com/news/230-Politics-Creative-Scotland-Letter-to-Parliament ). The letter reflected the concerns of artists who attended the meeting about the formation of Creative Scotland, and was forwarded to the relevant parties. This reply is from Aileen Campbell MSP, South of Scotland Region. Meeting organisers Leigh french and Guyan Porter have since circulated a respone to this letter, which raises further points they wish to be clarified. To receive updates on this matter, email: arts.futures.scotland@googlemail.com

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9 Jan 2009

A closing date of 2 February 2009 has been set for applications to the Scottish Arts Council's Lottery Capital Small Grants Scheme. This is because SAC are considering changing the scheme from a rolling programme to fixed application submission dates in 2009/10. A further announcement will be made regarding future submission dates in the spring of 2009.

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18 Dec 2008

Artists are invited to sign a letter composed following the public meeting in Glasgow on Wednesday 10th December 2008. The letter reflects the artists who attended the meeting's concerns about the formation of Creative Scotland, and will be forwarded to the relevant parties listed. Click the header to read the invitation and letter in full, and for a link with which to register your e-signature. * To be included, please sign and return by 20th December 2008*

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8 Dec 2008

Artists-led meeting to discuss the proposed formation of Creative Scotland Wednesday 10th December 7pm for 7.30pm start Uisge Beatha (upstairs bar) 232-246 Woodlands Road Glasgow G3 6ND

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4 Oct 2008

STRUGGLES IN THE CITY - Public Discussions and Film Screenings OCTOBER 2008 Glasgow / Edinburgh

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16 Sep 2008

The Guardian Newspaper is this morning reporting that the credit crunch seems to have passed the commercial art world by, as all 96 lots in the Sotheby's auction of Damian Hirst's 'greatest hits' sold yesterday for a total of around £70.5m.

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27 Aug 2008

As part of its new Public Art Plan (see news article below), the Scottish Arts Council has announced a new fund aimed specifically at supporting contemporary public art practice.

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27 Aug 2008

The Scottish Arts Council's new Public Arts Plan is now available on the SAC website. The document outlines the SACs intention to help public art practice contribute to the vibrant, creative environments that the people of Scotland live in and enjoy.

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27 Aug 2008

A site-specific event combining the arts and extreme sports in Aberdeen, a 25ft high ???Big Man??? walking through Scotland to inspire creativity among communities, and a performance by young Asian groups in Glasgow inspired by graphic novels and video games. These are just some of the exciting, innovative projects that have been shortlisted for funding from the Scottish Arts Council???s Inspire Fund.

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2 Jun 2008

The BBC today reported that a Holyrood committee has voiced criticism of the plans for Creative Scotland - the merging of the Scottish Arts Council with Scottish Screen into a new cultural body.

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30 May 2008

University of Aberdeen invites students, academics, poets, local community workers, activists, and artists to participate in this unique event ??? the last in a series of events convened to celebrate 20 years of British scholarship on gender and global politics. Send proposals and presentation ideas by 20 June 2008 to m.zalewski@abdn.ac.uk

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16 May 2008

Public discussion with Stevphen Shukaitis on issues raised by the publication: 'Cultural Activism Today; The Art of Over-Identification' 1pm, Sunday 18th May -- all welcome Uisge Beatha 232 Woodlands Road Glasgow G3 6ND

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7 May 2008

Five shortlisted artists, Mark Wallinger, Richard Deacon, Rachael Whiteread, Daniel Buren, and Christopher Le Brun, have released their outline designs for a new landmark public artwork for Kent, England.

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7 May 2008

Collective Gallery Edinburgh announce the appointment of their new director, following Sarah Munro's recent move to Tramway in Glasgow.

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14 Apr 2008

A public discussion with Stevphen Shukaitis on issues raised by the publication 'Cultural Activism Today - The Art of Over-Identification.' 1-3pm, Sunday 18th May 2008 -- all welcome

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6 Apr 2008

The BBC website is reporting controversy over artist Wilhelm Sasnal's new work for Gi 08, which has been inspired by the murder of Polish student Angelika Kluk in Glasgow last year.

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6 Apr 2008

The art community of Aberdeen have been celebrating this month in the light of two fantastic announcements.

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10 Mar 2008

The National Lottery Awards are an annual search to find the UK's favourite Lottery-funded projects. Lottery players raise £25 million each week for Good Causes and the Awards are one way to highlight how that funding has been used.

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10 Mar 2008

Glasgow based visual artists Rob Kennedy and Karen Cunningham have been selected to take part in the Scottish Arts Council???s New York and Amsterdam residencies, providing them with the opportunity to meet and work with key figures and organisations in the visual arts and promote their work to an international audience.

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10 Mar 2008

Sculptor Anthony Gormley has criticised the quality of many contemporary public sculptures, in an interview for The Independent newspaper, published last Thursday.

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4 Feb 2008

The Pier Arts Centre will be competing with The Shetland Museum and Archives for the prestigious Art Fund Prize (see News Item below). The two highly regarded Scottish venues join eight English institutions in the competition for the £100,000 prize, the winner of which will be announced on May 22nd.

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4 Feb 2008

The Pier Arts Centre in Orkney has made it onto the long-list of 10 UK museums and galleries competing for the prestigious Art Fund Prize 2008. Go to "www.artfundprize.org.uk":http://www.artfundprize.org.uk to add a comment about the Pier and support their bid to win the £100,000 award.

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14 Jan 2008

Sir Brian McMaster, former director of the Edinburgh International Festival, has claimed that Britain may be fostering "the greatest art yet created." The new document, 'Supporting Excellence in the Arts' was commissioned by culture Secretary James Purnell, as part of a policy review published by the government in Westminster.

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14 Jan 2008

A chance to show your support for Aberdeen's new Centre for the Contemporary Arts.

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12 Dec 2007

Fly-posting in Vienna is set to disappear by 1 January 2008. A private company - KULTUR:PLAKAT GmbH ('Culture:Poster Company') - has been employed to ensure that Vienna becomes cleaner and 'prettier'. This may impact on artists by preventing the free distribution of images and information.

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12 Dec 2007

On 15 November 2007, the Government published the eagerly awaited Scottish Planning Policy 11: Open Space and Physical Activity, which, for the first time, requires all Scottish Council's to carry out audits of the open space within their settlements and to produce Open Space Strategies. Local Authorities must now assess their open spaces, and address how they meet communities needs. Will this lead to more opportunities for public art commissioning?

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