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ALT As an organisation, we hold strong to our core values of Helping Others, Community, Collaboration, Excellence, and Joy to positively champion our vibrant sector, respect and support differences, and encourage forward-looking development. This will be the last post from Youth Theatre Arts Scotland on this account until further notice. You can continue to keep up-to-date with our news via our other social media channels, our newsletter, and our website.
Discover! Creative Careers Scotland is a free-to-access, industry-led, UK Government programme designed to inspire & inform 11–18 years olds about career opportunities in the creative industries. They're looking for your insights buff.ly/MReciDS (deadline - 13 Feb 2026)
SJM Creative are looking for new creative tutors to join their Stage Club projects working with Primary School aged children in the south west of Edinburgh buff.ly/g9HHKAS (deadline - 31 Jan 2026)
Why did nobody come? Well, did you tell anyone? If you're a member of YTAS, you can add your workshop, job, training course or performance information to our website and we'll share it with the sector buff.ly/m7FpzCn
Applications are open for the Hugo Burge Foundation & Summerhall Arts' New Writing for Theatre Residency which will take place in May 2026 buff.ly/QUlwhMR (deadline - 18 Jan 2026)
Guild of Players are recruiting for an Education & Youth Engagement Director to be responsible for the management, development and delivery of children’s and young people’s work at Theatre Royal Dumfries @DfsTheatreRoyal buff.ly/dOqDiAs (deadline - 9 Feb 2026)
Traverse Theatre @traversetheatre are hosting a new writing workshop for emerging playwrights as part of the Verity Bargate Award on Tue 3 February 2026 buff.ly/GCZHYi1
Are you ready to bring your group to the National Festival of Youth Theatre (#NFYT2026) in July? Join us online for an Information Session and Creative Exchange online session on Wed 14 Jan 2026 buff.ly/1EbZJYL
Scottish Youth Theatre is inviting expressions of interest for the role of Chair of the Board at an exciting time of evolution for the organisation buff.ly/xpj8mfY (deadline - 3 Feb 2026)
Basic Income Network Scotland are holding an interactive discussion on Mon 2 Feb 2026 in Edinburgh to explore what a basic income would mean for artists in Scotland and their creative practice buff.ly/zoJR4Vo
If you're looking to measure the impact of your digital project in a meaningful way, The Space are hosting a webinar on How to Evaluate Digital Work on Wed 4 Feb 2026 using their simple evaluation framework buff.ly/Powtx8S
YTAS is seeking an NFYT Administrator to join our team in the delivery of our flagship event, the National Festival of Youth Theatre 2026 (#NFYT2026). This fixed-term freelance position is for 50 days from Feb to Aug 2026.
Apply by Mon 12 Jan buff.ly/bzXiUox 🎉
Open to Ideas, @captheatres Capital Theatres’ residency programme, is back for 2026 and they are offering two R&D residencies to support Scottish theatre makers to test out new ideas buff.ly/2HMBOiz (deadline - 12 Jan 2026)
Digital Skills Education are running their "What Creative Professionals Need to Know about A.I." course on 20 Feb 2026, a practical intro to A.I. for artists and creatives in Tayside, Edinburgh & South East Scotland buff.ly/39WYTkf
"Untold Stories: Tales from the Town" is a 10 week community theatre project led by Live Borders Arts & Creativity + Heart of Hawick where anyone with an interest in writing or acting can work with professional theatre makers buff.ly/QrpqYcJ (deadline - 20 Jan 2026)
Edinburgh folk - our next Knowledge Exchange is happening at Codebase on Tue 13 January 2026 focussed on Pathways into the Industry. Book your place at buff.ly/kknPXX0
Aberdeen Performing Arts are looking for proposals from professional artists based in Scotland to present pre-existing pop-up, interactive and walkabout work as part of the Family Arts Day on Sun 7 June 2026 buff.ly/vwQUomk (deadline - 18 Jan 2026)
February 2026's Manipulate Festival has some exciting theatre workshops taking place in Edinburgh including Inflatable Puppetry with Gretchen Maynard Hahn, Theatre of Materials with KMZ Kollectiv and Directing Visual Theatre with Opposable Thumb Theatre buff.ly/fWHR3fc
YTAS plays a unique role in Scotland’s cultural life: supporting young people, empowering practitioners, and connecting organisations. We’re looking for new board members to shape the future of YTAS. Sound like you? Take a look and apply by 26 Jan, 9am buff.ly/PAR3xvH 🎉
Stellar Quines Theatre Company are seeking a support worker for their Young Quines Youth Theatre which runs on Wednesday evenings in Kirkcaldy for young women, trans and non-binary people aged 12-19 in Fife buff.ly/opdrhG9 (deadline - 14 Jan 2026)
