GLASGOW Jazz Festival, an artist residency based in a Dumfries and Galloway nature reserve, and a writing group aimed at sparking creativity in new mothers are among the 28 creative projects sharing more than £470,000 of National Lottery funding.
The money comes through Creative Scotland in the latest round of Open Project Fund awards.
Glasgow Jazz Festival has received funding towards its 34th edition, which will take place in and around Glasgow from June 17-21.
As well as its programme of local and international jazz, the festival will also hold educational workshops and concerts, as well as delivering the Scottish Jazz Awards.
The New Mothers’ Writing Circle will bring together a diverse group of women united by motherhood and aims that half of its participants will come from Glasgow’s most deprived areas.
The Artful Migration programme will offer artists an insight into the migratory birds of the Dumfries and Galloway area by working in partnership with local nature reserves.
Details of all of the projects awarded funding in the latest round are available from the Creative Scotland website.
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