We are currently in partnership with The Samling Institute, Visual Arts Scotland and The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland amongst others, and welcome approaches from like-minded organisations.

• Funded residencies in the Marchmont  Creative Spaces.
• Providing opportunities and places to nurture creativity in the local community.
• Enabling access to creative opportunities that would not otherwise happen.

May 1st 2022

In celebration of the artist and musician Rory McEwen (1932 – 1982) who turned two cottages in Fogo, near Marchmont, into studios we are creating a special Artist Residency programme in his memory, with the first awards to be made this summer.

His extraordinary artistry: manifested in music, painting and sculpture is a symbol for the creative DNA of the McEwen family and the community they built at Marchmont. We are grateful for any support you can o!er as we forge a new artistic and creative ecosystem.

The programme will support those wishing to focus upon specific projects and those aiming to develop new ideas without the demands of deadlines or public presentation. This is enhanced through a series of events designed to promote discussion between all the artists in our community.

Applications will be via an ‘Open Call’ to ensure as many artists as possible have the opportunity to participate.

We have a limited annual budget and so cannot assure you of support, but we hope to grow in our funds to deploy, both through corporate partnerships and through our own resources.

To apply for funds please complete our application form which can be downloaded by clicking here..

Applications will be considered at our quarterly Trustee meeting. You will receive a decision within two months after our next meeting following the application.

Successful applications will show Persuasion, Inspiration and Purpose via our Inspiration Score which is graded by our Trustees, rating each of the following criteria out of five:

• Quality and Excellence
• Open Opportunity based on talent
• Create life changing/long term or significant impact
• Create an opportunity that might not otherwise exist

January 22nd 2022

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Lucy Brown as our first Managing Director.

A qualified solicitor, Lucy has a wide range of experience in the arts sector and joins us having been the Head of Sotheby’s Scotland for the past five years, re-energising the globally celebrated fine art and luxury brand – and increasing its revenue year-on-year.

Lucy will work with arts organisations, funding bodies and businesses to expand the scale and scope of the foundation’s activities.

“It’s wonderful to have this opportunity to build and develop a fresh, young organisation dedicated to supporting and promoting creativity and the arts. Over the next few years we will invest hundreds of thousands of pounds in a variety of projects and our ambition is to become a major supporter of the arts and creativity in Scotland.”