Ever felt your partnership fees are too high? Or do you worry that you are underselling your organisation? You are not alone. Setting appropriate pricing for corporate partnerships is an enduring challenge for fundraisers.

You don’t need a business park, office block or manufacturing hub on your doorstep to attract sponsorship! Find out how to maximise opportunities outside cities and the central belt with Alice Samtoy in this insightful online session.

This is a new and exciting opportunity for someone who has vision, energy, and the drive to be part of the team responsible for the planning, coordination, and execution of all commercial activities across SLLC’s culture and leisure activity.

Playwrights' Studio, Scotland seeks a self-motivated and well-organised individual who will be responsible for managing and delivering a range of projects that fulfil the organisation’s aim to support the creative growth of playwrights.

NYCOS is seeking a Chief Executive to lead the organisation as we approach our 30th Anniversary. This is a unique opportunity to shape NYCOS’ future and support life-changing musical opportunities for children and young people across Scotland.

Join data protection expert Laura Irvine for an in-person course tackling the essentials you need to know about GDPR for fundraising.

The Fundraising and Development Manager will join EAF at an exciting time and work closely with the Director and Development Associate to generate new income streams for EAF, with an emphasis on growing support from Trusts and Foundations, corporate sponsors and individual giving.

Jane Morrison-Ross, Chair of Culture & Business Scotland, welcomes Creative Scotland’s offer of Development Support and Funding in recognition of the strategic importance of our role as a bridge between business and culture.

Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre are looking for a strong visual storyteller, with creative flair and a passion for digital marketing.

The Head of Sound and Video is responsible for the efficient and safe running of the Sound and Video department and its equipment, managing sound and video requirements for all projects, and for the general electrical maintenance of the theatre and associated buildings.

The Costume Deputy will assist the Head of Costume in the delivery of the Costume Department’s responsibilities to Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre Limited (DRSDT).

Do you have new trustees on your Board or have you taken on a trustee role yourself? If so, this is an essential course for launching or refreshing your Board career.

Join Mark Templeton, Solicitor and Head of Immigration at Anderson Strathern LLP, to learn about potential visa options are available for overseas workers to undertake activities in the UK.

This practical course, led by Alice Samtoy, provides comprehensive training to deepen your knowledge and take your corporate fundraising to the next level.

Are you considering corporate fundraising for the first time but not sure where to start? This introductory course, led by Alice Samtoy, covers the fundamentals of sponsorship. 

Do you have new trustees on your Board or have you taken on a trustee role yourself? If so, this is an essential course for launching or refreshing your Board career.

This live classroom online course, led by Marina Jones, gives you the best possible foundations for activating and running legacy campaigns.

Come along to explore the reality the future holds from a private funding perspective and remind yourself exactly why you do what you do.

In this Sector Insight, charity law specialist Gavin McEwan will explore gift acceptance policies.

Culture & Business Scotland (C&BS), with the support of the Scottish Government, is thrilled to announce the latest recipients of the C&BS Fund, which continues to foster innovative collaborations between the business community and Scotland’s vibrant culture sector. This round of f...

A training session to support fundraisers with concerns about ethics, due diligence and risk management around sponsorship.

Sponsorship + VAT implications are often overlooked or ignored. Join this session to learn how to achieve valuable VAT benefits and savings.

In the world of tax, Gift Aid and VAT have a strange relationship. Join this session to learn how to achieve optimum results for both taxes.

This C&BS Forum, in partnership with The Audience Agency, will look at how the culture sector can use data to better serve its audiences.

Are you a culture sector fundraiser looking to share your challenges? Join us for an online session with Alice Samtoy and David Nelson.

Join Pam Judson to learn about the role friends and members programmes can play in your organisation’s fundraising efforts, and to gain confidence seeking individual support through such programmes.

All fundraisers need to make solicitations – Asks – in person, in writing, on the phone or even on Zoom to major donors, to corporations, and to foundations. The experience is high risk but with the potential for high pay off – if you manage the process effectively. Learn the secre...

In this sector insight, Marina Jones explores the historical use of imagery in fundraising and the effectiveness of different images.

In this sector insight, employment law specialist Barry Nichol will explore how to ensure that EDI policies carry through to board level. 

In this sector insight, Marina Jones will bring you on a fun whistle-stop tour through the story of philanthropy, connecting historical fundraising practices with the latest insights from neuroscience and decision science, showing you why these methods worked and how you can adapt them for your futu...

This disabled-led training with Birds of Paradise is underpinned by an extensive knowledge of equality and access within the sector and offers practical guidance on how to work accessibly, particularly when planning activities and events. 

This session provides an outline of changes within the law, and practical guidance for enacting the law within culture sector organisations.

In this sector insight, employment law specialist Barry Nichols offers an overview of current hot topics and upcoming changes in employment law that may affect the culture sector. 

In this comprehensive disabled-led training with Birds of Paradise, you will learn about what actively disables people, explore disability from a cultural context, and gain the skills and confidence to create a more inclusive and accessible environment in whatever you do.

Do you have new trustees on your Board or have you taken on a trustee role yourself? If so, this is an essential course for launching or refreshing your Board career.

Are you considering corporate fundraising for the first time but not sure where to start? This introductory course, led by Alice Samtoy, covers the fundamentals of sponsorship. 

Are you interested in developing your individual giving programme? David Nelson provides insight and advice into this increasingly invaluable income stream. 

When you picture the average boardroom, you might imagine a group of experienced professionals with long careers behind them – and of course, veterans in their fields have much to offer their respective boards. Yet there’s also an acute need to diversify, to expand, and to unite individuals from a r...

Decision science offers tools to shape your marketing and fundraising messages powerfully. Join this masterclass with Bernard Ross to improve interactions with supporters, donors and customers. 

Do you care about the culture sector and want to play a part in its future?  Then being a board member or trustee just might be for you.   

This introductory course, led by Pam Judson, gives you the best possible foundations for starting your fundraising career. 

This introductory course, led by Pam Judson, gives you the best possible foundations for starting your fundraising career. 

A new training session to support fundraisers with concerns about ethics, due diligence and risk management around sponsorship.

A new training session to support fundraisers with concerns about ethics, due diligence and risk management around sponsorship.

A new training session to support fundraisers with concerns about ethics, due diligence and risk management around sponsorship.

A new training session to support fundraisers with concerns about ethics, due diligence and risk management around sponsorship.

A new training session to support fundraisers with concerns about ethics, due diligence and risk management around sponsorship.

A new training session to support fundraisers with concerns about ethics, due diligence and risk management around sponsorship.

Over 900 of the world’s most talented performers make up the cast of the Tattoo and, among those, are a group of 50 highly experienced, traditional Scottish dancers. The demands of so many performances, 26 over a relatively short period of time, has – not surprisingly – a huge impact on the dancers’...

In the mid-19th century, ‘bird’s eye view’ illustrations of British cities were all the rage and one of the most celebrated is Thomas Sulman’s sketch of Glasgow, depicting the city on the cusp of becoming the ‘Second City of the Empire’. Gallus Glasgow is a fabulous contemporary perspective of Victo...

Journey to the East is a nine-day festival that celebrates and platforms the best in Asian contemporary arts and Eastern performance. The focus of the festival is to provide Scotland with a window to Eastern artforms and practices, delivered via a multi-artform approach including live performance, m...

Edinburgh is the city in which BSL was codified and is home to the largest arts festival in the world, yet Deaf Action identified that local deaf people did not see the Edinburgh International Festival or Fringe as ‘something for them’. In a bid to change this, August 2023 saw the Edinburgh Deaf Fes...

Having invested over £3 million in almost 170 business and culture sector partnerships across Scotland since 2017, the Culture & Business Scotland Fund (C&BS Fund) is returning for its seventh year with a renewed focus on boosting collaboration between the two powerhouse sectors.

This live classroom online course, led by Marina Jones, gives you the best possible foundations for activating and running legacy campaigns.

This practical course, led by Alice Samtoy, provides comprehensive training to deepen your knowledge and take your corporate fundraising to the next level.

Do you have new trustees on your Board or have you taken on a trustee role yourself? If so, this is an essential course for launching or refreshing your Board career.

As tax issues continue to change and challenge the finances of organisations in the culture sector, Scott Craig, Partner and Head of VAT at Azets, provides essential insight.

Obtaining personal data is highly valuable for marketing goods and services. However, the question of what you can and cannot legally do with this data remains complex.

Each August, Edinburgh plays host to around 3,000 shows performed by artists from around the globe. For the 2023 Fringe Festival, two key deliverables were identified to help enhance the audience experience – a return of the Fringe App and an expansion of the free Fringe Street Events programme. A p...

Each August, Edinburgh plays host to around 3,000 shows performed by artists from around the globe. For the 2023 Fringe Festival, two key deliverables were identified to help enhance the audience experience – a return of the Fringe App and an expansion of the free Fringe Street Events programme. A p...

Each August, Edinburgh plays host to around 3,000 shows performed by artists from around the globe. For the 2023 Fringe Festival, two key deliverables were identified to help enhance the audience experience – a return of the Fringe App and an expansion of the free Fringe Street Events programme. A p...

The Barn, an arts organisation based in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, is recruiting new talent and expertise to the Board of our established Charity. Board members play an important role in ensuring good governance for the organisation, as well as being advocates for the work of the Barn locally, natio...

We’re thrilled to bring our next Members’ Forum: Creating Effective Voices to Glasgow! This event will bring together industry leaders and members of Culture & Business Scotland to explore how culture and business organisations can drive positive change and create effective voices by embedding E...

Materials Matter ‘Remade’ was a project delivered by Midton Plastics and The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) Sculpture and Environmental Art department between December 2021 and November 2022. Using the recycled plastic material ‘Remade’, twenty students created six public art sculptures, produced a fil...

Last week, our Chief Executive David Watt appeared in Scottish Business Insider, discussing why it’s so important for the culture and business sectors in Scotland to come together to move away from subsidies and build a sustainable future.

In 2021, the departure of Debenhams from Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre in Leith left almost 6,000 square metres of retail space empty. Keen to develop their offering far beyond shopping and hospitality, Ocean Terminal approached The Living Memory Association to collaborate on a creative, community ...

With the COP 26 climate summit coming to Glasgow in November 2021, the Scottish Youth Film Foundation (SYFF) were able to recruit 12 young people as video journalists, and embed them as reporters through a COP TV initiative, thanks to sponsorship from energy giant ScottishPower and match funding fro...

Established in 2019, the Sufi Festival aims to bringing different communities together in a spirit of cohesion and harmony. Taking place in July, across various Glasgow locations, the 2022 Sufi Festival saw more than 50 different artists deliver a wide range of activities to share and celebrate the ...

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament – which makes changes to the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 – was passed by the Parliament on 28th June 2023 and received Royal Assent on 9th August 2023.  The key provisions of the 2023 Act are not yet in force and the 2005 Act ...

We’re thrilled to present our new Members’ Forum – Taking the Lead on Net Zero. With COP28 kicking off at the end of next month, we invite you to join us for an afternoon of inspirational presentations, success stories and sustainability strategies to help create more dialogue and collaboration on e...

Creative Scotland has announced that the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Angus Robertson, in a letter to Chief Executive, Iain Munro on 20 September, has confirmed the Scottish Government has reapplied a 10% cut to their Grant in Aid Budget for 2023-24, and that this £6.6m sum has not been included i...

New to the fundraising environment and look information, insight and advice? This introductory live classroom online course, led by Pam Judson, gives you the best possible foundations for framing your big ‘ask’.

Established by Culture & Business Scotland in partnership with Creative Scotland, Chair Matters aims to bring together and provide a valuable network for the Chairs of Creative Scotland funded organisations. 

C&BS Head Board Development, Catriona Reynolds, takes new trustees and board members through their paces in two information-packed, hands-on sessions delivered over two days...

Whether you’re setting up an individual giving scheme or have one in place that you’d like to develop further, Pam Judson provides expert advice and insight on psychology, strategy and implementation in two sessions over two days.

Whether you’re setting up an individual giving scheme or have one in place that you’d like to develop further, Pam Judson provides expert advice and insight on psychology, strategy and implementation in two sessions over two days.

Whether you’re setting up an individual giving scheme or have one in place that you’d like to develop further, Pam Judson provides expert advice and insight on psychology, strategy and implementation in two sessions over two days.

Whether you’re setting up an individual giving scheme or have one in place that you’d like to develop further, Pam Judson provides expert advice and insight on psychology, strategy and implementation in two sessions over two days.

We’re delighted to announce the Culture & Business Fund Scotland is reopening for applications on 24 May 2023.

We’re delighted to announce the Culture & Business Fund Scotland is reopening for applications on 24 May 2023.

We’re delighted to announce the Culture & Business Fund Scotland is reopening for applications on 24 May 2023.

The former Arts & Business Scotland has today announced its rebranding to Culture & Business Scotland, as well as launching its strategy for the next five  years.

Bridging the gap between creative industries and businesses for economic transformation – Jane Morrison-Ross, chair of Arts & Business Scotland

Through the year-long, in-kind loan of two superb grand pianos, Blüthner Pianos supported and enhanced Absolute Classics’ 2021/22 performance and education activities in Dumfries & Galloway. The project brought world-class performance to Scotland’s remote communities and – thanks to C&BS Fun...

With a shared ambition to inspire young people to understand and consider STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and to make a meaningful contribution to Edinburgh’s communities, the impact of this ten-year long partnership has been significantly enhanced by match funding from the C&B...

Thanks to match funding from the C&BS Fund, not only was a brand new piece of music created – a piece emotive, relevant and highly accessible – but a short film recording its creation and performance was also created, providing a living legacy on the theme of climate change for both partners. ...

Tax expert Kirsty Murray (Azets) gives the lowdown on Museums & Galleries Exhibitions Tax Relief (MGETR), with advice on collating information effectively and making your claim. Not to be missed.

Thanks to an inspiring partnership and match funding from the C&BS Fund, visitors enjoyed exhibitions by 252 artists from 34 countries, and the Supported and Open Programmes element of the Festival saw audience visits rise by 26%.

Celebrating a project that more than reached its ambition to celebrate ‘people, place and performance’ by turning the spotlight on the community hall as a space in which to gather and unite and attracting a dazzling array of Scotland’s finest traditional musicians.

A vibrant community-based event that embraces the positive associations of light and hope, regeneration and rejuvenation, through an intriguing – and perhaps unexpected – culture and business partnership.

Thanks to the support of a local chiropractic firm, Dippy – the Natural History Museum’s Diplodocus skeleton cast – was supported on the Glasgow leg of its UK tour with a volunteer programme to deliver the public learning programme.

Perfectly balanced creative aspirations and commercial needs saw world-class theatre created in the heart of Scotland. Reaching an astonishing 32,900 audience members during a six-week, sell-out run in Edinburgh, the show then transferred to London’s Old Vic.

Get the most out of your Board, understand key relationships and keep trustees engaged and committed. This essential course is delivered by C&BS Head of Governance & Engagement, Catriona Reynolds.

Our bespoke development sessions provide an opportunity to take time out from day-to-day board business and focus on key governance issues.

As Scotland’s leading source of advice, guidance and support for culture Boards, in addition to our regular Board Matters training courses we offer a range of additional consultancy services.

As Scotland’s leading source of advice, guidance and support for culture Boards, in addition to our regular Board Matters training courses we offer a range of additional consultancy services.

As Scotland’s leading source of advice, guidance and support for culture Boards, in addition to our regular Board Matters training courses we offer a range of additional consultancy services.

As Scotland’s leading source of advice, guidance and support for culture Boards, in addition to our regular Board Matters training courses we offer a range of additional consultancy services.

Having secured early support from DC Thomson and Brewin Dolphin, a commitment from NCR which was match funded by C&BS Fund secured the overall budget required to stage an ambitious project with the aim of shining a national and international spotlight on Dundee and the museum.

In April 2020, we launched Building Capacity, Developing Skills (BCDS). Supported by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) it offered a programme of networking, peer-to-peer learning, and training, delivered through regional and national forums and events.

Our year-long programme, supported by the William Grant Foundation, aimed to recruit young people (aged 18-30) from a range of sectors and in the early stages of their careers, and prepare them to join arts and heritage charity boards.

Funded by The National Lottery and delivered over four years, this initiative successfully delivered fundraising training and advice to 804 individuals from 519 heritage organisations across Scotland.

Funded by The National Lottery and delivered over four years, this initiative successfully delivered fundraising training and advice to 804 individuals from 519 heritage organisations across Scotland.

Funded by The National Lottery and delivered over four years, this initiative successfully delivered fundraising training and advice to 804 individuals from 519 heritage organisations across Scotland.

Funded by The National Lottery and delivered over four years, this initiative successfully delivered fundraising training and advice to 804 individuals from 519 heritage organisations across Scotland.

Funded by The National Lottery and delivered over four years, this initiative successfully delivered fundraising training and advice to 804 individuals from 519 heritage organisations across Scotland.

Funded by The National Lottery and delivered over four years, this initiative successfully delivered fundraising training and advice to 804 individuals from 519 heritage organisations across Scotland.

Funded by The National Lottery and delivered over four years, this initiative successfully delivered fundraising training and advice to 804 individuals from 519 heritage organisations across Scotland.

Funded by The National Lottery and delivered over four years, this initiative successfully delivered fundraising training and advice to 804 individuals from 519 heritage organisations across Scotland.

Funded by The National Lottery and delivered over four years, this initiative successfully delivered fundraising training and advice to 804 individuals from 519 heritage organisations across Scotland.

Funded by The National Lottery and delivered over four years, this initiative successfully delivered fundraising training and advice to 804 individuals from 519 heritage organisations across Scotland.

Funded by The National Lottery and delivered over four years, this initiative successfully delivered fundraising training and advice to 804 individuals from 519 heritage organisations across Scotland.

An upcoming Glasgow event hosted by Arts & Business Scotland will demonstrate the benefits of bringing together the worlds of creativity, culture and enterprise to help businesses innovate.

An upcoming Glasgow event hosted by Arts & Business Scotland will demonstrate the benefits of bringing together the worlds of creativity, culture and enterprise to help businesses innovate.

An upcoming Glasgow event hosted by Arts & Business Scotland will demonstrate the benefits of bringing together the worlds of creativity, culture and enterprise to help businesses innovate.

An upcoming Glasgow event hosted by Arts & Business Scotland will demonstrate the benefits of bringing together the worlds of creativity, culture and enterprise to help businesses innovate.

South of Scotland Enterprise CEO, Jane Morrison-Ross, succeeds Diana Murray CBE as our new Chair. Joining Jane, five new Trustees bring a new range of skillsets to our Board.

South of Scotland Enterprise CEO, Jane Morrison-Ross, succeeds Diana Murray CBE as our new Chair. Joining Jane, five new Trustees bring a new range of skillsets to our Board.

South of Scotland Enterprise CEO, Jane Morrison-Ross, succeeds Diana Murray CBE as our new Chair. Joining Jane, five new Trustees bring a new range of skillsets to our Board.

South of Scotland Enterprise CEO, Jane Morrison-Ross, succeeds Diana Murray CBE as our new Chair. Joining Jane, five new Trustees bring a new range of skillsets to our Board.

South of Scotland Enterprise CEO, Jane Morrison-Ross, succeeds Diana Murray CBE as our new Chair. Joining Jane, five new Trustees bring a new range of skillsets to our Board.

South of Scotland Enterprise CEO, Jane Morrison-Ross, succeeds Diana Murray CBE as our new Chair. Joining Jane, five new Trustees bring a new range of skillsets to our Board.

South of Scotland Enterprise CEO, Jane Morrison-Ross, succeeds Diana Murray CBE as our new Chair. Joining Jane, five new Trustees bring a new range of skillsets to our Board.

A year ago today, we reflected upon challenges that had been faced over the previous twelve months and looked forward to moving forward in 2022.

A year ago today, we reflected upon challenges that had been faced over the previous twelve months and looked forward to moving forward in 2022.

A year ago today, we reflected upon challenges that had been faced over the previous twelve months and looked forward to moving forward in 2022.

A year ago today, we reflected upon challenges that had been faced over the previous twelve months and looked forward to moving forward in 2022.

A year ago today, we reflected upon challenges that had been faced over the previous twelve months and looked forward to moving forward in 2022.

A year ago today, we reflected upon challenges that had been faced over the previous twelve months and looked forward to moving forward in 2022.

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Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) Chair, Diana Murray CBE, expresses disappointment following a 33% reduction to its Culture and Business Scotland Fund [that incentivises cross sector partnership working] and stresses the value of collaboration between culture and business.

Are you the chair of a heritage or a mixed heritage/arts organisation that requires support in steering and guiding your organisation in these challenging societal and economic times?

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our friend and former colleague Carl Watt.

On 10 February 2022 Arts & Business Scotland hosted a major event: The Culture and Business Scotland Conference.

In 2022, the external landscape in which we all operate continues to be radically changed and challenging due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Match-funded by the Culture & Business Fund Scotland (CBFS) programme, Creative Carbon Scotland has announced a new partnership with renewable energy supplier Good Energy to develop knowledge, resources and green energy opportunities for the Scottish Green Arts community.

Edinburgh St James has partnered with National Museums Scotland to sponsor its upcoming exhibition Body Beautiful: Diversity on the Catwalk. The exhibition, which is coming to the National Museum of Scotland this May, will be the first of its kind in the world and will explore how fashion creatives ...

Local businesses in Argyll and Bute are being invited to hear about the business benefits of collaborating more closely with the cultural sector at special events being hosted in Dunoon and Rothesay.

Clarkston Chiropractic has partnered with Glasgow Museums to sponsor Dippy on Tour: A Natural History Adventure which is at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum as part of a UK wide tour.

Jardine Funeral Directors has sponsored D-Lux Festival of Light for its third consecutive year.

Businesses from throughout the Tayside region are being invited to hear about the big benefits they could enjoy from partnering with cultural organisations at a special evening reception hosted in Perth by independent charity Arts & Business Scotland.

Arts & Business Scotland is delighted to learn that, in her capacity as Chair of Arts & Business Scotland and for services to cultural heritage, Diana Murray has been appointed a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) as part of Her Majesty the Queen’s 2019 New Yea...

In April 2017, Arts & Business Scotland launched the Culture & Business Fund Scotland (CBFS), a programme dedicated to promoting closer collaboration between arts and heritage and the Scottish business community by match funding business sponsorship of cultural projects.

A new interactive digital toolkit has been unveiled to help people working in Scotland’s heritage sector to develop their fundraising skills.

A Scottish Government-funded programme designed to encourage closer collaboration between the arts and heritage sectors and Scotland’s business community has generated almost £650,000 of investment in cultural projects during its first year.

Motherwell Shopping Centre has partnered with Culture NL to sponsor Motherwell Theatre’s annual pantomime which is celebrating its 10th year.

On the 15th September, Dundee will provide the backdrop for the keenly anticipated official opening of the V&A Dundee, the culmination of many years of construction work, planning and preparation. It’s also just one element of a £1 billion masterplan for Dundee City Waterfront, a 30 year vision ...

Stewart Milne Homes has partnered with Dundee Heritage Trust to sponsor the hugely popular touring Brick City exhibition as it comes to Verdant Works this September and an extensive events programme that will run throughout the run of the exhibition.

Abergower Ltd,  digital scanning and archiving specialist company, is providing in-kind sponsorship to Renfrewshire Leisure for a project to digitise the minutes of meetings of the Paisley Florists’ Society, dating back to 1797.

Edinburgh-based AV specialist War Productions Ltd is providing in-kind sponsorship, in the form of specialist projection equipment, to SHAMANIC, the latest incarnation of visual artist Maria Rud’s AniMotion Show.

In the context of uncertainty in cultural funding, the launch of a tax relief for museums and galleries is welcome news.

NCR, a global supplier of self-service technology, is partnering with V&A Dundee to sponsor the new museum’s 3D Festival, a two-day celebration of design, music and performance to mark its official opening in September 2018.

A survey of Scottish museums and galleries by Scott-Moncrieff and Arts & Business Scotland suggests that 76% are not yet claiming a tax relief which is designed to support such organisations to exhibit.

Scotland’s business community should be making the most of 2018 as Scotland’s Year of Young People as an opportunity to cultivate their next generation of customers by supporting projects specifically aimed at improving youth engagement with culture.

Independent charity Arts & Business Scotland has appointed four new Trustees to its management board, bringing expertise from senior roles at BBC Scotland and the Scottish Government alongside the fields of arts management and consultancy.

This is European Year of Cultural Heritage. Under the slogan “Our heritage: where the past meets the future”, the aim is to encourage more people to discover and engage with cultural heritage in all its forms, be that tangible or intangible, natural or digital.

A major conference taking place in the heart of Scotland’s historic capital aims to harness future opportunities for development and growth in the country’s world class heritage sector.

Funded by The National Lottery and led by independent charity Arts & Business Scotland, in partnership with Archaeology Scotland, Built Environment Forum Scotland, greenspace scotland and Museums Galleries Scotland, the four-year Resourcing Scotland’s Heritage project successfully delivered fund...

Independent charity Arts & Business Scotland will visit Shetland and Orkney later this month as part of a series of special events across the Highlands and Islands to promote greater collaboration between local cultural organisations and the local business community.

Is there ever an appropriate time to talk about death? The arts have always been consumed by themes of life and death, while the central existence of many heritage bodies is to evoke the experiences of lives passed.

This month will see the second D-Lux Festival bring warmth, light, playfulness and curiosity into Dumfries town centre at the darkest time of the year, where artists explore new ways to illuminate the darkness. Starting on Wednesday 24th and finishing on Saturday 27th January.

Proposals to cut core funding for Scotland’s heritage sector by £5 million could have a “dramatic negative impact” on future investment to safeguard Scotland’s precious cultural heritage, independent charity Arts & Business Scotland has warned.

“This is obviously disappointing news but there is still a fantastic opportunity to harness the momentum and collective good will built up over the period of Paisley’s UK City of Culture campaign.”

Culture organisations from across central Scotland have  co-signed a letter that urges the Scottish Government to protect funding for the cultural sector in next year’s Scottish budget, due to be presented to the Scottish Parliament on Thursday the 14th December.

A range of culture organisations from across the Highlands and Islands have co-signed a letter that urges the Scottish Government to protect funding for the cultural sector in next year’s Scottish budget.

Culture organisations from across the North East have  co-signed a letter that urges the Scottish Government to protect funding for the cultural sector in next year’s Scottish budget, due to be presented to the Scottish Parliament on Thursday the 14th December.

More than 120 individuals representing organisations spanning the arts, heritage and business communities throughout Scotland have co-signed a letter that urges the Scottish Government to protect funding for the cultural sector in next year’s Scottish budget.

The Shetland Arts Development Agency has co-signed a letter that urges the Scottish Government to protect funding for the cultural sector in next year’s Scottish budget, due to be presented to the Scottish Parliament on Thursday the 14th December

Culture organisations from across the South of Scotland have  co-signed a letter that urges the Scottish Government to protect funding for the cultural sector in next year’s Scottish budget.

A new art installation was last night (29th November) unveiled at a special event in Edinburgh marking the culmination of an ‘artist in residency’ programme designed to embed creativity into business and encourage skills sharing between the sectors.

With only seven months to go, Laura Irvine, Partner at BTO Solicitors LLP, and Fraser Nicol, Partner at Scott-Moncrieff, look at what cultural organisations need to do now to ensure compliance with the General Date Protection Regulation by May 2018.

As the Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology draws to a close, it seems fitting to look back on what was a record breaking year for Scotland’s historic environment

With over 70,000 tickets already sold, Rowan Glen, one of Scotland’s much loved dairy brands, has been announced as the official sponsor of the King’s Theatre Edinburgh pantomime title, Cinderella.

Paisley’s bid to be UK City of Culture 2021 offers an opportunity to revive and showcase its impressive cultural heritage. Evidence from previous successful bids says it should also be great for local business.

Scottish charity Arts & Business Scotland has been officially accredited as a Living Wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation and Scottish accreditation body, the Poverty Alliance.

Independent charity Arts & Business Scotland is hitting the road for a series of special events across the Highlands and Islands to promote greater collaboration between local cultural organisations and local businesses.

Scottish Ballet today announced that Check-It Scaffold Services is continuing their support of the Scotland’s national dance company by sponsoring the creation of the Company’s new production of The Fairy’s Kiss (Le Baiser de la Fée).

A survey of Scottish heritage organisations has highlighted strong demand for training and skills development within the sector with more than 85% of respondents saying their organisation has failed to fully reach its fundraising targets over the past year.

Four theatre productions for children have begun touring primary schools across Scotland, thanks to an ongoing partnership between National Theatre of Scotland and independent salmon producer the Scottish Salmon Company.

Cultural organisations from across Argyll and Bute are being invited to attend the latest in a series of interactive workshops hosted by independent Scottish charity Arts & Business Scotland.

Creativity is a buzzword that we regularly hear. But it’s still one that’s most readily associated with the creative and cultural industries.

A variety of local businesses and cultural organisations from Dundee and across Scotland are due to meet, network and exchange ideas as independent Scottish charity Arts & Business Scotland brings the first of a series of Scotland-wide regional Culture & Business Forums to Dundee Contemporar...

Collaboration with business is becoming increasingly crucial for Scotland’s cultural sector – but most cultural organisations still find it challenging to forge successful partnerships with businesses.

Stars of stage, screen and literature will be in the Scottish Borders this weekend for the Baillie Gifford Borders Book Festival (15th-18th June) in the stunning setting of Harmony Gardens in Melrose.

A pioneering new fund that promotes collaboration between Scottish businesses and arts and heritage organisations to deliver new arts and heritage projects has been officially launched by Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop.

Outstanding partnerships between the business and cultural and sectors have been celebrated at Scotland’s leading Awards ceremony recognising excellence in this field.

Arts & Business Scotland is delighted to announce a new partnership with Scott-Moncrieff to improve understanding of tax issues among cultural organisations.

A leading cultural charity has given a cautious welcome to the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget for 2017-18. Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) says it is optimistic about the impact on the cultural sector but is warning arts, heritage and cultural organisations must not be complacent about f...

Edinburgh designer Oliver F. Conway has been selected to create the Awards objects for the Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) 30th Annual Awards.

Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) has announced the shortlist for its 30th Annual Awards celebrating excellence in innovative relationships between the cultural and business sectors.

Arts & Business Scotland has announced the six judges who will make up the panel for the 30th Annual Awards.

With just ten days left until nominations close for the Arts & Business Scotland 30th Annual Awards, time is running out for submissions from those hoping to be considered for one of the prestigious accolades.

Resourcing Scotland’s Heritage (RSH) is to spend four days on the Outer Hebrides next month in a bid to promote financial sustainability among the islands’ heritage sector.

Arts & Business Scotland is delighted to announce it will be holding its 30th Annual Awards ceremony at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.

Outstanding fundraisers in the cultural and heritage sectors will be recognised for the first time this year at the Arts & Business Scotland Awards.

Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) has announced a new Chair of its Board of Trustees. Diana Murray has been appointed to replace Sarah Deas, who has stepped down due to personal circumstances.

Resourcing Scotland’s Heritage (RSH) has been awarded over a quarter of a million pounds from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to extend its capacity building programme.

Arts & Business Scotland’s Chief Executive David Watt has responded to inaccurate and misleading media reports about an opportunity within our Creativity at Work programme with a letter to editor published in the Scotsman newspaper.

Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) has appointed four new Trustees to its board.

Outstanding partnerships between the cultural and business sectors have been celebrated at Scotland’s leading Awards ceremony recognising excellence in this field.

The wait is almost over to find out which cultural partnerships will be celebrating with an Arts & Business Scotland Award at the annual ceremony tomorrow evening (Wednesday 3 February).

Arts & Business Scotland has announced changes to its board with the resignation of Douglas Smith.

Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) is excited to announce the Edinburgh Mela Bollywood Dancers will be performing at its annual Awards party in February.

Anderson Strathern is collaborating with Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) to provide award-winning legal advice to the cultural sector. The firm will deliver four sessions as part of a series of business briefings run by A&BS.

The four projects in the running to be named Museums Galleries Scotland Enterprising Museum of the Year 2015 have been announced.

Arts & Business Scotland has revealed an impressive shortlist for its annual Awards, celebrating outstanding, innovative relationships between the cultural and business sectors.

Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) is launching a new programme to help not for profit arts organisations operate more efficiently in a business environment.

The judging panel has been announced for the Arts & Business Scotland Awards 2015. The panel has the unenviable task of creating the shortlist from this year’s nominations.

Nominations have opened for the enterprising museum category of the Arts & Business Scotland Awards 2015. Sponsored by Museums Galleries Scotland.

The first year of a unique initiative created to promote financial sustainability within the heritage sector has been hailed a huge success.

Arts & Business Scotland’s (A&BS) New Arts Sponsorship (NAS) Grants programme has hit an exciting milestone with total investment in culture through the scheme now exceeding £7 million.

To celebrate moving into our new office we’re inviting all our members and friends to come and join us for an open day on Thursday 20 August.

Orkney is set to benefit for the first time from a unique initiative aimed at promoting financial sustainability in the heritage sector.

One of Scotland’s most recognisable landmarks has been designated as a world heritage site by UNESCO.

Nominations are now open for this year’s prestigious Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) Awards, celebrating outstanding collaborations between the cultural and business sectors.

Arts and cultural projects which secured match funding through Arts & Business Scotland’s (A&BS) New Arts Sponsorship (NAS) Grants scheme have been celebrated at an event in Glasgow.

New Arts Sponsorship grant applications are now being taken for the new financial year with the pot of cash replenished for 2015/2016.

Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) has appointed a new Chair of the Board of Trustees.

Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) has revealed the key cultural challenges facing arts organisations in the Highlands following an extensive consultation process last year.

Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) has revealed the key cultural challenges facing arts organisations in Fife following an extensive consultation process last year.

Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) has published a regional breakdown of the consultation report it compiled following a series of roadshows last year.

The Scottish Government has published analysis of the 2013 Scottish Household Survey (SHS) which included a range of questions on cultural engagement.

Jane Ryder, Chair of Arts & Business Scotland is to become the first Chair of Historic Environment Scotland (HES).

The 2014 Arts & Business Scotland Awards were presented last night (Friday 24th October) in Glasgow at the new-look Theatre Royal.

The first two events in a series of regional training and development forums have been postponed until early in the New Year.

The three projects shortlisted in the running to take the title of Enterprising Museum of the Year 2014 have been announced.

A Glasgow artist and designer has been selected to create the awards objects for the 2014 Arts & Business Scotland Awards.

On the first day of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, billed as being ‘the biggest in its history’, Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) is pleased to announce it has injected £187,168 of funding into arts projects associated with the Fringe and other key Scottish festivals this year.

Resourcing Scotland’s Heritage is a three year initiative led by Arts & Business Scotland with Archaeology Scotland, Built Environment Forum Scotland, greenspace scotland and Museums Galleries Scotland.

Arts & Business Scotland has revealed the impressive shortlist for its annual Awards, celebrating innovative and creative relationships between the cultural and business sectors.

Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) are seeking to commission creative practitioners to work with us on two projects in support of the Awards 2014 event in October.

Arts projects in Shetland have secured funding for the first time through Arts & Business Scotland’s (A&BS) New Arts Sponsorship (NAS) scheme.

The Scottish Highlands is being recognised for its success in generating outstanding arts and business collaborations at a reception.

Dumfries & Galloway is being recognised for its success in generating outstanding arts and business collaborations at a reception.

Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) is using the annual New Arts Sponsorship reception to unveil its ambitious, new three-year strategy.

Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) is hosting its annual New Arts Sponsorship (NAS) reception at the Hub, Edinburgh to celebrate the Scottish Government funded grant scheme.

A three year programme aimed at helping Scotland’s heritage sector develop long-term financial security is being launched in Edinburgh.

Culture Republic in partnership with the Federation of Scottish Theatres is offering a fantastic opportunity for creative organisations to improve their online presence.

Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) is seeking to appoint up to four new Trustees to expand its board as it enters an exciting period of change.

Following the news of a major fire at the Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh Building – an A listed building considered to be among Scotland’s most iconic buildings – Arts & Business Scotland has offered its condolences.

A number of collaborations to assist with the delivery of the Resourcing Scotland’s Heritage (RSH) programme are now in place ahead of the official launch next month.

Arts & Business Scotland has revealed that its annual Awards ceremony will this year take place in the Theatre Royal Glasgow.

At Arts & Business Scotland, we are in the midst of re-evaluating and revising the services that we provide to support a vibrant and sustainable cultural sector.

At Arts & Business Scotland, we are in the midst of re-evaluating and revising the services that we provide to support a vibrant and sustainable cultural sector.

Membership organisation Arts & Business Scotland has revealed the shortlist that celebrates the country’s most creative partnerships.  

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) launched its Catalyst Heritage: Building Fundraising Capacity grant programme in 2012, which was devised to enable heritage organisations, large and small, to build financial resilience by attracting private investment through a range of targeted programmes.  

As part of its UK Catalyst programme the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded Arts & Business Scotland with a development grant to produce a fundraising capacity building programme worth £468,400 for heritage organisations across Scotland.

On 13 March Arts & Business Scotland held its annual reception to recognise and celebrate business and arts partnerships that have received funding through the Scottish Government’s New Arts Sponsorship match funding scheme.

Nominations are now open for the Arts & Business Scotland Awards 2013. The winners will be announced at an Awards ceremony and dinner in the Music Hall Aberdeen on Wednesday 30 October 2013.

The Edinburgh International Book Festival today announced a new three year sponsorship deal with the independent investment partnership, Baillie Gifford.  

Arts & Business Scotland has appointed Bill McDonald, Managing Director of Accenture Scotland, to its board of directors.

A call has gone out to community groups across Scotland to enter a new awards scheme which will donate £175,000 to organisations making a real difference in their local areas.

Dancers from Dance Base, National Centre for Dance joined with young musicians from The City of Edinburgh Music School and a Double Bass player from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra  launched our new legacy  scheme at The Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh.

Thurso museum and community facility, Caithness Horizons have opened a revamped exhibition of the history of the Dounreay atom plant.

Arts & Business Scotland has appointed David Watt, currently Director of Glasgow Sculpture Studios as Chief Executive to succeed Barclay Price, who is retiring.

Scottish Power is supporting the return to Glasgow of The National Theatre of Scotland’s production of Black Watch by Gregory Burke, directed by John Tiffany.

The Prince of Wales Medal for Arts Philanthropy celebrates the impact of givers to the arts.

Arts & Business Scotland is looking for a new Chief Executive as Barclay Price steps down after 11 years in the role.

Katriona Holmes is leaving Arts & Business Scotland to take up her 7 month Clore Leadership Programme fellowship.

Barclay Price to retire as Arts & Business Scotland’s Chief Executive from end March 2013

The Arts & Business Scotland Awards winners have been announced at a prestigious ceremony at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh.

The 2012 Arts & Business Scotland Leadership Award sponsored by Chevron Upstream was awarded to Sir Angus Grossart. Sir Angus’s leadership is renowned in both business and the cultural spheres.

Book Week Scotland provides a series of opportunities for companies in Scotland to encourage their whole staff team to consider the benefits of reading for themselves and for their families.

Arts members, Hearts & Minds Clowndoctors received an Unsung Hero Award as part of the Sunday Mail Great Scot Awards 2012 on Saturday.

Following her unforgettable performance at the Olympic Games opening ceremony, world-renowned percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie is coming to the National Museum of Scotland for a unique concert with artist Maria Rud, cellist Philip Sheppard and vocal consort Canty.

Wasps supports creative practice across Scotland, offering artists and other creative practitioners space, time and opportunity to experiment, make and engage.

The Tesco Bank Summer Reading Challenge Scotland has been taking place throughout the school holidays, in partnership with The Reading Agency and Scotland’s libraries.

A hugely successful scheme to encourage business sponsorship of the arts is being extended, the Culture Secretary has announced.

A rise in the percentage of adults in Scotland participating in cultural activities and attending cultural events has been welcomed by the Culture Secretary.  

We are absolutely delighted that Katriona Holmes, our Project manager, has been awarded the 2013 Creative Scotland Clore Fellowship.

Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop has announced that Barclay Price, Chief Executive of Arts & Business Scotland has been re-appointed to the board of Creative Scotland.

Jane Ryder was honoured with an OBE in the June 2012 Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Article about new Arts & Economic Prosperity IV research documenting the key role played by the non-profit arts and culture industry in strengthening the USA economy.

Arts & Business Scotland has been informed by Creative Scotland that following the Review of Networks and Agencies, Creative Scotland has agreed to offer Arts and Business Scotland an Annual Service Level Agreement at the rate of £185,000 per annum.

An international arts project spanning Ethopia and Huntly has launched Arts & Business Scotland’s (A&BS) brand new crowdfunding website for the cultural and creative sectors.

At a reception held at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop announced that the Scottish Government will fund the Arts & Business Scotland New Arts Sponsorship Grants scheme for a further three years.

Scottish artist Siobhan Healy has produced a sculptural artwork that references the exciting development of the UK’s first cubesat spaceship mission, due to be launched in 2012

Arts & Business Scotland’s new figures released today reveal that in 2010/11, private investment in culture stood at £43.1 million, a 3.3% increase from the previous year. Since Arts & Business first started capturing this data in 1976 for private investment in the arts across the UK, this i...

Arts & Business figures show slight overall growth in private sector investment in culture to £686m.

Arts & Business Scotland (A&B Scotland) is celebrating 25 years of successful partnerships sparked between commerce and culture, and at this important milestone the Arts & Business UK Board has agreed to devolve the Scottish operation and set up A&B Scotland as an independent Scottis...

These figures will give you the information you need in your conversations with your boards and funders with regards to your planning.

A&B Scotland Business Development Manager, Jeanie Scott, has been selected as the 2011/12 Creative Scotland Fellow on the Clore Leadership Programme.

Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) is pleased to announce that Heineken UK has agreed to support Arts & Business Scotland’s Skills Bank Programme to 2013.

Peter Shand, Murray Beith Murray Solicitors tells Arts & Business about SCIOs, the new legal form that is now available for charities in Scotland.

Ten years ago Arts & Business Scotland helped William Grant to set up an artists in residence programme at the Glenfiddich distillery in Dufftown, helping to demonstrate a contemporary image and reposition the brand worldwide.