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Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the creative and cultural sector across all parts of Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits here.
Find out how to get funding from Creative Scotland through our main funding routes, and learn more about how our funding works, including who funds us.
We enable people and organisations to work in and experience the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland by helping others to develop great ideas and bring them to life. We distribute funding from the Scottish Government and The National Lottery.
The Open Fund for Individuals is one of Creative Scotland’s key funding programmes, supporting the wide range of activity initiated by artists, writers, producers and other creative practitioners in Scotland. The overall annual budget for this fund is £5 million.
Creative Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba Chruthachail [ˈal̪ˠapə ˈxɾuhəxal]; Scots: Creative Scotlan) is the development body for the arts and creative industries in Scotland. Based in Edinburgh, it is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government.
4 days ago · Over £30 million has been distributed by Creative Scotland to festivals through the fund since its inception. Culture Secretary Angus Robertson said: “Our aim is to support a thriving culture sector in Scotland, which is why it is fantastic to learn 14 arts festivals will benefit from £1.7 million through our Festivals Expo Fund.
Find out how to get funding from Creative Scotland through our main funding routes, and learn more about how our funding works, including who funds us.
