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Trustee
Portobello Town Hall
We are looking for individuals with skills and experience to join our Board of voluntary Trustees as the organisation seeks to strengthen its position as Edinburgh's seaside events venue.
Location: Edinburgh
Deadline: 13 November 2025
Youth ART Connects Artists Open Call 2025
Fruitmarket
Fruitmarket is looking for three freelance artists to deliver innovative, inclusive and accessible creative projects with young people. Youth ART Connects is a new programme funded by the Young Start Lottery Fund which is designed to support young people aged 16-24 who are underrepresented within the cultural sector. It's about changing who gets to make and shape culture – opening up Fruitmarket and saying clearly: you belong here! In Year 1 we will deliver three Youth ART Connects projects with our partner organisations: LGBT Youth Scotland, Intercultural Youth Scotland and RNIB Haggeye. Each project will include 10 x 2-hour workshop sessions delivered at Fruitmarket. What does it involve? • You will plan and deliver a creative project using a co-production model working alongside a paid trainee, our partner organisations and young people (aged 16-24). • You will work with and mentor a paid youth trainee (aged 18 –24). • You will be supported by the Fruitmarket Connecting Communities Manager. • We will select three freelance artists to work with each one of our partner organisations: LGBT Youth Scotland, Intercultural Youth Scotland or RNIB Haggeye. • You will be paid in line with Scottish Artist Union rates. • All successful applicants will be subject to a PVG check for working with young people. We will also ask you to provide two references. Please email info@fruitmarket.co.uk with the subject line ‘Youth ART Connects Artist’ and send us a maximum of 2 pages pdf or word document that includes: • Your full name and pronouns • No more than 250 words on what interests you about participatory arts work. • No more than 250 words outlining a creative project you have delivered that was accessible and broke down barriers to participation. • No more than 250 words about your skills and experience in delivering youth arts projects. • No more than 250 words which outlines your experience of working with either: LGBTQ+ communities, Black and POC communities, or Blind and Visually Impaired communities. • Links to your website and social media that demonstrate your creative practice. You can send this information as a video or audio file if preferable. Please contact info@fruitmarket.co.uk if you have questions about the application process. Deadline to apply: 5pm Monday 17 November 2025 Interview dates: Week of 1st December 2025 Please see our website for the job description and Equalities Monitoring Form.
Location: Fruitmarket Gallery
Deadline: 17 November 2025
Articulation Webinar: Beyond Borders
Articulation
Articulation is delighted to welcome Axel Satgé to our winter webinar programme. Axel is part of Yellow Everything – who connect boundary-pushing artists with global stages and audiences. Axel will lead this session, which will explore the challenges of International Touring for contemporary circus/cross-disciplinary artists and producers. Aimed at artists, producers and venues wishing to learn more about the process of producing contemporary circus and international touring, this packed session will provide practical tips on a range of topics, including; admin, finance, organising tours, logistics and security, parenting, disability, diversity. From identifying opportunities to negotiating dates, Axel will share his insights and help your work reach the audiences around the globe. Date: Thursday 20 November Time: 10am-1pm (with comfort breaks) Cost: £5 / Free for Articulation members Tickets: Book tickets via https://articulation.scot/events/winter-webinars/ About Articulation Our vision is that Scotland is a place where outdoor arts, circus and spectacle can flourish, now and in the future. We seek to realise this by growing and developing a network of members working across all areas of outdoor arts, circus and spectacle in Scotland; supporting their needs, celebrating their work and giving collective voice to these artforms.
Location: Online
Deadline: 20 November 2025
Make It Happen 2025
Daysix
We’re offering our creative and digital services—up to the value of £10,000—to individuals, businesses, and charities who are working on ideas with real potential for positive impact. At Daysix, we love starting things, transforming ideas into reality, spreading brilliant stories and creating digital tools that make a difference, but we also know that many inspirational and important ideas never get the chance to take shape. That’s why we want to make it happen. Please apply through our website.
Location: UK
Deadline: 14 November 2025
Securing Corporate Partnerships
Culture & Business Scotland
This practical course, led by Alice Samtoy, provides comprehensive training to deepen your knowledge and take your corporate fundraising to the next level. This course will equip you with critical skills for sponsorship, including effective prospecting, aligning your pitch and delivering a partnership ready for renewal. By the end of the course, you’ll have a new toolkit of key skills, tactics and knowledge to support your corporate fundraising, all the way from prospecting to renewal, giving you the resources you need to build strong and lasting relationships with businesses.
Location: Online
Deadline: 18 November 2025
Bridges Across Time: Writing Friendship and Allyship in Historical Fiction with Anbara Salam
Scottish BPOC Writers Network
Join us for this in-person workshop 23 November with Anbara Salam exploring how historical fiction can illuminate pathways to friendship. Participants will explore how historical fiction serves as a bridge between past and present, offering insights for building meaningful allyship in our contemporary world. Tickets are Pay What You Can (suggested donation £5). Venue: The Melting Pot.
Location: The Melting Pot (Edinburgh)
Deadline: 22 November 2025
Call for Consultations
Scottish BPOC Writers Network
Have your say in helping us build creative programming that builds justice-focused and greener futures in Edinburgh! We’re inviting BPOC residents of Edinburgh to take part in this paid consultation opportunity! Are you a Black person or a person of colour living in Edinburgh with direct experience of socioeconomic barriers or poverty and racism? Do you want to have your say in helping us build creative programming that builds justice-focused and greener futures in Edinburgh? We’re looking to connect directly with those living in Edinburgh (defined as all locations within the City of Edinburgh Council area) on how we can create more creative programming and writing opportunities that fit your day-to-day life and lived experiences through The Regenerative Futures Fund. Honorarium participation payment: £160. To find out more, read the full description : https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/call-for-consultations/
Location: Edinburgh
Deadline: 16 November 2025
Board Recruitment
Independent Arts Projects
We’re looking for passionate new trustees to help shape the future of Independent Arts Projects (IAP). If you care about creativity, community and positive change, we’d love to hear from you! Commitment: Around five days a year for three years. Voluntary role (reasonable expenses covered). Deadline: 12pm, Tuesday 18 November Download the information pack from the IAP website (see the ‘Work With Us’ section).
Location: Edinburgh
Deadline: 18 November 2025
creative soundLAB NOVEMBER 2025 Music Sync Networking and Showcase Event
opera.agency
creative soundLAB NOVEMBER 2025 Music Sync Networking and Showcase Event Come meet and interact with super-talented musicians, composers sound designers and explore, discover sample perfect music, audio and sound for your creative multimedia projects and content creation. creative soundLABs are regular music networking and showcase events connecting super-talented, experienced music creators, music producers, composers and sound designers with multimedia industries and creative sectors. These are free, informal events where music creators meet, interact, collaborate and negotiate with music users. creative soundLAB is a regular music sourcing, placement and facilitating event for multimedia industries. With an audience from creative agencies / studios and decision makers it is a prime opportunity to showcase audio work and conduct music business in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Please visit http://opera.agency for more info. For creatives working in multimedia sectors using music / audio / sound in creative projects. For creative agencies, music decision makers, music supervisors, music commissioners, producers, film, video, game DEVs, animators, visual artists, content producers, creative studios, podcasters, illustrators, storytellers, etc. Music creators will have laptops / devices to deliver music via headsets. Everything needed for music discovery participation will be provided. PROGRAMME* 18:00 Intro (Welcome) 18:00 - 19:00 Explore, Discover, Sample, Network 19:00 - MASS (Minute Announcement SlotS) 19:00 - 20:00 Explore, Discover, Sample, Network 20:00 - 20:30 Outro (Event Outro/Fade Out) Light Refreshments will be available throughout the evening. At creative soundLAB NOVEMBER 2025, you'll have the opportunity to expand your knowledge, connect with like-minded individuals, and unleash your creativity in an inspiring environment. Don't miss out on this regular audio event that will take your sound game to the next level. We hope to see you there! ---
Location: Bright Red Triangle Startup Studio 10 Bainfield Drive Edinburgh EH11 1AR
Deadline: 24 November 2025