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Making Tax Digital / Tax Webinar
Otis Tax
If you're a freelance creative earning over £30,000 a year, there's a significant change coming to how you report your income to HMRC. It's called Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, and depending on your turnover, it affects you between April 2026 and April 2028. We are running a free online workshop to explain what this means in practice – especially for creative businesses where income is irregular and "quarterly reporting" sounds like it was designed for someone else's work. What's changing Instead of one annual Self Assessment return, you'll keep digital records and send quarterly updates to HMRC using approved software. Your actual tax bill doesn't change – you still pay by 31 January – but the reporting rhythm shifts. The timeline: April 2026: applies if your gross income exceeds £50,000 April 2027: threshold drops to £30,000 April 2028: expected to drop to £20,000 This is based on gross income (turnover before expenses), not profit. So if you invoice £35,000 but your profit is £18,000, you're within scope from April 2027. What we'll cover How quarterly updates actually work and what information you'll submit Software options that integrate with HMRC, including free and low-cost tools Managing irregular income within a quarterly reporting system Common creative expenses: studio space, equipment, materials, professional development The cash basis versus traditional accounting (and why the default might work better) The year-one penalty waiver and what HMRC expects during transition Why this might be useful Most creative freelancers I speak with haven't heard about Making Tax Digital yet, or assume it's for larger businesses. It's not – it's specifically aimed at sole traders, which includes most creative freelancers. Once you understand what's required, it's manageable. The quarterly rhythm can actually help you track finances better throughout the year. But the transition needs planning, particularly around software and establishing new habits. This workshop simply demystifies the process, with clear information about what's changing and what your options are.
Location: Uk Wide
Deadline: 8 August 2026
Sensory Producer
Independent Arts Projects
IAP is seeking a Sensory Producer to join the Sensory Collective. The Sensory Collective co-creates sensory arts projects with people who face multiple barriers to accessing mainstream arts activities. The Producer will support a team of 4 artists co-creating multi-sensory arts projects with autistic, neurodivergent, and disabled people of all ages (including people who may have complex needs or be living with dementia). The role is an 18-month fixed-term contract, offered at 0.8 FTE, worked as 28 hours/4 days per week. Salary: £32,000 per annum (£25,600 actual). Independent Arts Projects is committed to equity, inclusion, and warmly welcomes applications from candidates from underrepresented backgrounds. Application deadline: 12 noon, Monday 24th August. To apply please visit the IAP website to download the application pack. Independent Arts Projects gratefully acknowledges support from Scottish Government and Creative Scotland through the Culture Collective programme.
Location: Edinburgh or hybrid
Deadline: 24 August 2026
Inches Carr Craft Bursaries 2026
Craft Scotland
Craft Scotland is delighted to invite makers to apply for the Inches Carr Craft Bursaries 2026. The awards consist of two categories: Inches Carr Craft Bursary: Established Maker: There will be two bursaries awarded in 2026, each for an amount of £5,000. Inches Carr Craft Bursary: Emerging Maker: There will be four bursaries awarded in 2026, each for an amount of £2,000.
Location: All Scotland
Deadline: 31 August 2026
Sensory Artist
Independent Arts Projects
Independent Arts Projects is seeking 4 Sensory Artists to join the next Sensory Collective. The Sensory Collective works to co-create sensory arts projects with people who face multiple barriers to accessing mainstream arts activities. The Sensory Artists will work collaboratively together to co-create multi-sensory arts projects with autistic, neurodivergent, and disabled people of all ages (including people who may have complex needs or be living with dementia). The roles are a 15-month fixed-term contract, offered at 0.6 FTE, worked as 21 hours/3 days per week. Salary: £32,000 per year (£19,200 actual). Independent Arts Projects is committed to equity, inclusion, and warmly welcomes applications from candidates from underrepresented backgrounds. Application deadline: 12 noon, Monday 21st September. To apply please visit the IAP website to download the application pack. Independent Arts Projects gratefully acknowledges support from Scottish Government and Creative Scotland through the Culture Collective programme
Location: Scotland
Deadline: 21 September 2026
Treasurer
Portobello Town Hall
The Treasurer plays a key role in supporting the financial health, transparency and long-term sustainability of Portobello Town Hall. As part of the board of trustees the Treasurer helps ensure that our finances are properly managed, accurately reported and aligned with our charitable aims as a community and cultural hub in Portobello.
Location: Edinburgh
Deadline: 31 October 2026
Cripping Culture Community Call Out
Disability Arts Online (DAO)
Disability Arts Online (DAO) has launched an open call for contributions for national project Cripping Culture: A Journey into Disability Arts Heritage DAO would like to hear about the most significant disability arts projects and events that you’ve been involved in or experienced. We want to know how they contributed to both your life and the Disability Arts movement. These will play an important part in the stories told through the Cripping Culture project, saving our heritage for future generations. Your contribution could be about an event, show or exhibition you attended, something you read, an artist you met, an organisation you were involved with or anything else related to disability arts. This could be submitted in text, video, audio or photo format. All contributions will be reviewed and used to inform our research for the project. They may also be used as part of our interactive digital timeline. If this is the case, we will be in touch to discuss your submission further. You might be an artist, writer, producer, performer, curator, musician, activist or audience member. It doesn’t matter who you are, as long as you have a story to tell that involves disability arts in the UK. It is important that we capture stories and events from all regions of the UK that may previously have been missed to celebrate the vast breadth of disability arts activity that has occurred across time. We are especially keen to hear from people who are part of the global majority, have intersectional experiences of disability, and/or can tell stories from regions that are currently underrepresented in collections or narratives.
Location: UK-wide
Deadline: 14 August 2026
Noisy Nights – Call for Scores
Red Note Ensemble
Noisy Nights are informal new music nights that provide an outlet to hear emerging new musical ideas and voices. Three Red Note musicians will perform up to 8 short new 5-minute works selected from the open call. The concert will take place on Tuesday 29th September, 19:30 at Drygate in Glasgow. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday 26th August 2026, 23:59. CALL FOR SCORES • Maximum length: 5 minutes • Instrumentation: Viola, Cello, Percussion (vibraphone plus small cymbal, floor Tom, triangle, shake)* • Only new works composed for this call and including all three instruments will be accepted. *For percussion please write for vibraphone plus any of the other percussion listed above. • Deadline: Wednesday 26th August 2026 (23:59 – UK time) Please note the scores should not include electronics or any pre-recorded parts, and when writing please consider that these concerts are rehearsed in a short time frame. When submitting your score, please include parts for each instrument as well.
Location: Glasgow
Deadline: 26 August 2026
Scottish Literary Professional
Stoarra Ltd
On behalf of our partnered brand, SunSong of Scotland, we are seeking literary professionals to take part in their first campaign. We would like participants to have portraits taken and write short pieces inspired by SunSong's birthplace. We hope our endeavours will serve as a beautiful collection of works, from creators big and small who share our affection for not just Scotland, but the arts as a whole. In the new year, we will use curated works to create a compendium-style coffee table book which will be distributed to local businesses so that your written word can be embedded in the local community. If you would like to take part, please submit a follow-up request via the link on our website or contact our team with an example of your work.
Location: Edinburgh
Deadline: 1 September 2026
New Programme of Creative, Hands-on Courses Launched at Edinburgh Open Workshop
Edinburgh Open Workshop
Edinburgh Open Workshop is delighted to launch its Spring Course Drop, celebrating longer days with a fresh programme of hands-on workshops designed to spark creativity and build practical skills. Alongside the return of popular courses such as Make a Garden Bench and the week-long Introduction to Furniture Design and Making, this season introduces new textile classes alongside our well-loved woodworking, welding and DIY sessions. Whether you’re trying something new or developing existing skills, the Spring programme offers time to slow down, learn, and create in a supportive environment. New textile workshops include Sew Your Own Backpack and Sewing Techniques, while woodworking options range from Basics of Woodworking to more advanced furniture-making projects. Welding courses suit all levels, and DIY classes help build confidence for home projects. Explore the full programme at: www.edinburghopenworkshop.co.uk/courses-workshops/
Location: Assembly Street, Leith
Deadline: 14 October 2026