šŖ© Edinburgh Culture Minute: 18-24 Oct 2023
Ā£100m creative funding āpledges donāt add upā, a fascinating Fringe budget spreadsheet + new community press hub opening in Wester Hailes
Welcome to the 16th edition of the Culture Minute, a weekly round-up of Edinburghās local creative news, events, jobs and opportunities. Itās for paying subscribers only, so big thanks to you for supporting this.
š Nominations for this yearās Creative Edinburgh Awards (on 17 November) have been announced. - See them all here.
š A series of talks, concerts and workshops is happening in Edinburgh this week as part of the UNESCO Week of Sound. - See the full line-up here.
š° Scotlandās culture funding saga took a twist on Tuesday when Ā£100m of āarts and cultureā funding across five years was announced by first minister Humza Yousaf. It followed heavy criticism of a decision to reimpose a Ā£6.6 million cut to Creative Scotlandās funding. - Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman.
āIām afraid the two key pledges just donāt add up at the momentā - Brian Ferguson, who covered the story in The Scotsman.