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The April 2020 edition of Scottish Field is out now
The April 2020 edition of Scottish Field is now available in shops and online. In another busy issue, we head to Aberdeenshire, where we learn that Queen Victoria drew great artistic inspiration from Scotland, we step aboard the Tornado, one of the country’s few remaining steam trains, and walk in the footsteps of royals in…
Read MoreConservatoire in global top ten for performing arts
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is one of the world’s top ten destinations to study the performing and production arts, according to a leading international ranking published today. Scotland’s national conservatoire has taken the number nine spot in the QS World University Rankings 2020 for performing arts, alongside prestigious institutions including The Juilliard School in…
Read MoreThe search is on to find artists in residence
Glasgow Life is searching for 23 imaginative artists with the vision and skill to help local communities reap the life-enhancing benefits of creative activity. Choreographers, writers, dramatists, filmmakers, musicians, photographers and others are being invited to apply to become artists in residence, as the second phase of Glasgow’s ambitious Creative Communities programme gets underway. The…
Read MoreAnnual £1500 Wigtown Poetry Prize invites entries
The annual £1500 international Wigtown Poetry Prize – which celebrates Scotland’s three indigenous languages – is now open for entries. As Scotland’s international poetry prize it promotes and nurtures work in English, Scots and Scottish Gaelic, attracting entries from as far afield as the USA, Canada, Australia, Ecuador and China. Founded in 2005, Wigtown Poetry…
Read MoreScotland ready for world class line-up of literary talent
StAnza, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival is just days away from welcoming the world to Scotland for another outstanding festival, celebrating poetry in all its forms. The annual event which opens on Wednesday will run from 4-8 March, bringing dozens of local, national and international poets to St Andrews for this year’s festival. StAnza 2020 will…
Read MoreFormula One champion secures five star status
The Jim Clark Motorsport Museum is celebrating opening for the new season after being awarded five-star status by VisitScotland. The museum in Duns, Scottish Borders, opened to the public on 11 July 2019 following a £1.6million partnership project – and welcomed 13,000 visitors in its first six months as well as securing its first award,…
Read MoreThe King is back at the Scottish Elvis Festival
The first-ever Scottish Elvis Festival kicked off with tribute acts from around the world, recreating the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s greatest hits. It was a night of hysteria and hip action that left Grangemouth all shook up. The ubiquitous mirror ball, set in the centre of the low ceiling, casts slivers of silver across…
Read MoreThe Assynt murder shocked a Highland community
The 19th-century killing of popular pedlar Murdo Grant by a local gambler and drunk cast a dark shadow over a strong Highland community. In October 1830, the newspapers carried a story that would not be amiss in today’s tabloids. It had it all: villainy, drunkenness, a life spiralling out of control and a dark murder…
Read MoreCan we build it? Our top ten Scots architects
Scotland is known the world over for its masters of design. This round-up of prominent Scottish architects goes to show that when it comes to designs and building, we’re among the very best. 1. Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) Architect, designer and artist, Mackintosh is today celebrated internationally as one of the most significant talents of…
Read MoreFamous war painting conserved for re-display
A famous war painting has been returned for display in Edinburgh Castle. Iconic painting, The Thin Red Line, has been re-glazed before being returned to display this week at the National War Museum in Edinburgh Castle. Robert Gibb’s celebrated 1881 painting is one of the best known of all Scottish historical paintings, and is considered…
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