AmbITion Scotland is a digital development programme for the arts, heritage and cultural sector in Scotland over 2012-14, funded by The National Lottery via Creative Scotland. Want to get digitally fitter and smarter? Join in!
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Engaging with AmbITion Scotland means you can get support - via our Make:IT:Happen Fund, through finding student interns or academic partners and through participating with our learning, resources and networking activities
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By Ashley Smith Hammond
24 September 2012
This September organisations from the world of dance, literature, music and visual art attended to find out how a partnership with academia could help them explore a new idea or get help solving a problem.
By Hannah Rudman
5 September 2012
The third in the Arts Council England’s Arts Digital R&D podcast series is all about using digital channels and technologies to distribute arts and cultural content and reach the widest possible audience including new and international audiences. Studio guests include: Hasan Bakshi, Director, creative industries in NESTA’s Policy and Research Unit, Paul Bennun, Chair of [...]
By Hannah Rudman
17 July 2012
Watch this video case study of The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s digital development journey. They undertook the AmbITion Approach, beginning the process 2 years ago, with all changes fully and implemented and embedded in practice by March 2012, including the launch of their fantastic new showcase, broadcast.rcs.ac.uk. If you’re considering applying to the Make:IT:Happen Fund ’s [...]
By Hannah Rudman
17 July 2012
Looking for inspiration for a suitable project or angle on your current developments for the Make:IT:Happen fund? Check out this Digital Capacity in the Arts podcast. The theme of the first Arts Council England/BBC Digital R&D podcast is user generated content, social media and audience curation, guests include: Simon Collister Senior Lecturer, University of the Arts; [...]
By Ashley Smith Hammond
7 June 2012
AmbITion Scotland partner in Digital Development announced the first R&D projects to be funded Following the launch of the £0.5 million Fund in January, over 50 projects applied for funding and awards were made totalling £262,000. The successful organisations & projects are: The National Piping Centre working with Yellow Brick House (£24,700) - they will be supported [...]
By Hannah Rudman
2 May 2012
Head over to The Space and browse original and archive arts and culture content including John Peel’s record collection, The Globe Theatre’s ‘Globe to Globe’ festival including a performance of William Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis, Boy and Bicycle – one of the first films from director Ridley Scott, and work from visual artists David Shrigley [...]
By Hannah Rudman
30 April 2012
AmbITion England organisation, Aldeburgh Music, are this year a part of the Cultural Olympiad festival, with a project made possible and enhanced by digital technologies. Young musicians were auditioned virtually through posting auditions via YouTube. They come together for a time over the summer to form the Aldeburgh World Orchestra (AWO) and rehearse and perform [...]
By Hannah Rudman
18 April 2012
This research report gives an overview of the research available on digitised live performance, and was written for Federation of Scottish Theatres by Hannah Rudman.
By Hannah Rudman
14 April 2012
Walking Heads & Inner Ear collaborated to develop walking tours enabled by digital audio recording and to be engaged with via digital devices. They presented a case study at Scotland’s national conference for the digital and creative industries, Digital 2012.
By Hannah Rudman
28 March 2012
Building digital capacity for the arts (@digicaparts) is an Arts Council England initiative currently running a series of seminars for arts organisations in England. This summary video covers emerging business models for the digital environment – how can arts and culture organisations use digital channels effectively in their business models? Speakers on the video include: [...]
