Grants for artists on offer

BUDDING Dundee artists are being offered funding to keep them in the city.

A spokesman for Leisure and Culture Dundee said: “The Visual Arts and Craft Makers Awards: Dundee are inviting applications from professional artists and makers based in the city.

“In partnership with Creative Scotland, the Visual Artist and Craft Makers Awards: Dundee has been established to support Dundee-based visual artists and craft practitioners in their creative and professional development.

“The awards are intended to encourage artists to stay in Dundee and to ensure that the arts play a vital and lasting role in the city.”

He said that the scheme offers grants to individual applicants toward the costs in developing new work of between £500 and £1,500.