Artlink Central

Calling Local Creatives

Join us this Thursday 28th May for Session 1 of our FREE development and networking workshops:

✨ Falkirk From Place to Creative Space – Turning Your Idea into a Proposal ✨

Have a creative project idea but not sure how to turn it into a proposal? This practical workshop is designed to help you get your ideas out of your head and onto the page.

Led by Kevin Harrison, Director of Artlink Central, the session will include a short presentation alongside a hands-on interactive workshop. You’re encouraged to bring along an idea you’d like to develop.

Whether you’re completely new to applying for commissions or looking to strengthen how you present your creative practice, this session is for you.

🖌 What you’ll cover:
• How to shape and articulate a creative idea
• What makes a proposal clear and compelling
• Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
• Dedicated time to work on your own idea with support

About the facilitator:
Kevin Harrison has led Artlink Central for over sixteen years, delivering programmes that connect artists, communities, and public partners through creativity, inclusion, and wellbeing.

These free sessions form part of Falkirk — From Place to Creative Space, a public art programme delivered by Artlink Central and Falkirk Delivers, supported by Creative Scotland.

Click here to book:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/falkirk-from-place-to-creative-space-turning-your-idea-into-a-proposal-tickets-1989376988124?aff=oddtdtcreator

New Exhibition!

Nightworks is an exhibition showcasing the work of Forth Valley College's printmaking evening classes.

Gallery Hours:
May - Tues & Wed: 11:00am to 2:30pm
June - Tues, Wed & Thurs: 11:00am to 2:30pm

Open to secondary school pupils | Falkirk Schools Mural Competition | Free to enter

Are you a secondary school pupil in the Falkirk area with an idea for a public mural? We want to hear from you.

Apply individually or in pairs to design and help create a temporary public mural for Falkirk town centre. Up to 12 entries selected to work with a professional artist over July and August - with the finished mural unveiled at our Signature Celebration in August 2026.

£200 bursary per selected entry. Theme: What does Falkirk mean to you?

Deadline: 22 June 2026. Full brief at artlinkcentral.org or click here: https://bit.ly/FalkirkSchoolsMuralComp

Grants open | Creative Practice Development Microgrants | £300–£500 | Falkirk area

Are you an artist or creative practitioner based in the Falkirk area? We have small grants available across two rounds to support you to develop your practice, build skills or strengthen connections in your local creative community.

All art forms and disciplines welcome. Short application, no interview.

Round 1 deadline: 21 May 2026 Round 2 deadline: 20 July 2026

Full details at artlinkcentral.org or click here: https://bit.ly/Micrograntsfalkirk

Commission open | Artist Commission - up to £20,000 | Falkirk Town Centre

We're looking for an experienced artist or artist team to create a significant new public artwork for Falkirk town centre. This is the flagship commission of Falkirk: From Place to Creative Space, delivered by Artlink Central and Falkirk Delivers with support from Creative Scotland.

All forms and media considered. The process includes an expression of interest, site visit, proposal development period and panel pitch - so shortlisted artists have time to develop their ideas before a decision is made.

Expressions of interest by 21 May 2026. Full brief at artlinkcentral.org or click here: https://bit.ly/FalkirkTownCentre20000

We've just launched four creative opportunities as part of Falkirk: From Place to Creative Space -our Creative Scotland-funded programme delivered with Artlink Central
• Flagship artist commission - up to £20,000
• Open commissions - £1,500 to £3,000 (Scotland-based artists)
• Practice development microgrants - £300–£500 (Falkirk-based practitioners, two rounds)
• Schools mural competition - free to enter, secondary pupils, £200 bursary
First deadlines from 21 May 2026. Full details at artlinkcentral.org or click here: https://www.artlinkcentral.org/work-with-us

Seating and Placemaking Designer commission open!

We're looking for a designer to create inclusive, dementia-friendly seating and placemaking across three Stirling neighbourhood spaces — Borestone, Raploch, and Darnley Park.

If you design with people and place in mind, and want to work alongside communities and artists to shape real neighbourhood spaces, we want to hear from you.

Commissioned by Stirling Council as part of the Scottish Government's Place Based Investment Programme.

Apply by 14 May 2026, 9am
Full brief at https://www.artlinkcentral.org/work-with-us/seating-and-placemaking

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We're looking to appoint for an Artist Commission open in Raploch, Stirling with

We're looking for an artist to develop a site-specific public artwork or interpretive intervention for Raploch Village Square — working alongside seating and lighting designers to create something that genuinely belongs to this community.
Commissioned by Stirling Council as part of the Scottish Government's Place Based Investment Programme.

Apply by 14 May 2026, 9am
Full brief at artlinkcentral.org/work-with-us

Link in comment below.

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