Creative Aberdeenshire

✨Aberdeenshire's Youth Music Initiative Team had a magical afternoon at Haddo House this week with at their annual concert, "Celtic Creatures" — where young people from Aberdeenshire schools brought Scotland’s mythical stories to life through original music, performance, and film 🔥🎶
So inspiring to see such creativity from talented young people involved in DMS projects 💛

Aberdeenshire Library and Information Service are looking for Relief Customer Assistants with excellent customer service skills to join our libraries and cultural team.

See post below for full details about the roles and how to apply.

Relief Customer assistant vacancies - various areas.

We are looking for Relief Customer Assistants with excellent customer service skills to join our libraries and cultural team. The post requires willingness to work across a number of areas and have reasonable availability at short notice.

Closing date for applications is Monday 27th April.

To apply for this Relief Customer Assistant position, go to https://tinyurl.com/bhp2nruw

Live Life Aberdeenshire Creative Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire Museums Service

✨ The Easter Online Bothy is back! ✨
For NEW and RETURNING participants 🙌

This Easter programme is a fantastic opportunity to develop your community engagement, project management, and governance skills, while learning from professionals and fellow community organisers.

Open to anyone living, working, or volunteering in Aberdeenshire. We especially welcome participants from Barthol Chapel, Fyvie, Rothienorman, and Tarves

✨ The Easter Online Bothy is back! ✨
For NEW and RETURNING participants 🙌

The Online Bothy is a skills development and networking programme designed to empower individuals and community groups interested in planning and running cultural community activities.

Led by NEAT and experienced cultural development professional Simon Gall (Expressing Scotland), the programme brings people across Aberdeenshire together to learn new skills, share ideas, and build connections.

💡 What you'll learn:
• Planning and managing activities
• Budgeting and financial planning
• Writing funding applications
• Monitoring and evaluating projects
• Marketing and promotion
• Peer learning and collaboration
• Building strong networks

📅 Session dates:

Sun 29 March | 4:30–6:30pm (Online)
Thu 2 April | 6:30–8:30pm (Online)
Sun 5 April | 4:30–6:30pm (Online)
Thu 9 April | 6:30–8:30pm (Online)
Sat 12 April | 10am–2pm (In-person at Fly Cup, Inverurie – catering provided)

💥 FREE to attend (valued at £325 per person)

⚠️ Places are limited – booking is essential

This Easter programme is a fantastic opportunity to develop your community engagement, project management, and governance skills, while learning from professionals and fellow community organisers.

Open to anyone living, working, or volunteering in Aberdeenshire. We especially welcome participants from Barthol Chapel, Fyvie, Rothienorman, and Tarves

👉 Book your place:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=uAvbNMzT4Eeqnz9UUbOTlrDfBsTQnEVIsbTnoEzG9BRUNVc4RklVN0pPUDFITUdDMlpDNjc5M0dKWi4u

👉 Learn more about the Positive Action Project:
https://neatshows.org.uk/pag/
The Online Bothy is supported by a Positive Action Grant from Live Life Aberdeenshire and Aberdeenshire Council

There are prizes to be won at the Fortmartine Schools Art Competition for P1-P7 children!

Looking for something to keep the kids busy this half term?

We are launching an art competition and looking for children in P1-P7 to submit their artwork on the theme "I Love Living Here Because..."

With support from North East Arts Touring (NEAT) and a judging panel from across the arts in Aberdeenshire, we have some great prizes for the winners including fantastic activities from our sponsor Lochter Activity Centre!

More details and how to submit can be found on the website www.formartineartcomp.com

The Traditional Arts & Culture (TRACS) Fund is OPEN for applications. If you’re an artist, organisation, or community group involved with Scotland’s traditional music, song, storytelling, dance or crafts, you can apply for support to:

🎨 Create and perform new work
🌍 Tour and showcase traditional arts
📚 Develop skills through professional learning opportunities

Applications close 16th February 2026. Further info at Traditional Arts and Culture Fund - TRACS

https://tracscotland.org/traditional-arts-and-culture-fund/ https://www.facebook.com/TRACScot
https://www.instagram.com/tracscotland?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=M2M0Y2JmOTAyOA==

TRACS - Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland Scotland’s Collective Voice for Traditional Arts 🎭

A note on LLA venue opening hours over the festive season -

🎄 Festive Opening Hours – Live Life Aberdeenshire 🎄

Please note that planned opening hours may be subject to change at short notice due to adverse weather.

Sports and Leisure Facilities
All sports centres will be closed on 25 and 26 December 2025, as well as 1 and 2 January 2026. Normal opening hours will resume from Sunday, 4 January 2026.

Ski Centres
Both ski centres will be closed on 25 and 26 December 2025, and 1 and 2 January 2026. Normal opening hours will resume from Sunday, 4 January 2026.

Libraries
Libraries across Aberdeenshire will be closed on 25 and 26 December 2025, and 1 and 2 January 2026.

During this period, customers can contact sites directly or use our online contact form:
👉 https://www.livelifeaberdeenshire.org.uk/contact/

For full festive opening details, please visit:
👉 https://www.livelifeaberdeenshire.org.uk/sport-and-physical-activity/festive-opening-hours/

Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable festive season

Aberdeenshire Library and Information Service
Live Life Outdoors Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire Museums Service
Creative Aberdeenshire

📣📣🎥FILMMAKERS - DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS UPDATED TO FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER
Bring your expertise and vision to the new Museum of Aberdeenshire development - we look forward to hearing from you!

🎬New Creative Commission 🎬

🟠We are looking for an experienced filmmaker to record the Cultural Tides project (creating a new museum for Aberdeenshire) and produce a series of short films for use in promotion, outreach, marketing and interpretation. This commission, as part of the Cultural Tides Project, has been generously funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund (The National Lottery Heritage Fund).

🟠We want to document the process of co-curating the new venue with community groups across Aberdeenshire so are looking for a filmmaker to work with us on capturing many of the workshop sessions, footage of the collections, footage of conservation works and fit-out of the gallery, and the construction of the final space.

🟠Sound interesting? Further information about the commission and how to apply available at this link: https://www.livelifeaberdeenshire.org.uk/arts/commissions/
Application deadline: Friday 5 December 2025

Exciting opportunities to be part of the Light the Blue Festival in Aberdeen 2026, for schools, young performers and artists in Aberdeenshire, and creative professionals working in the field. First step - submit an expression of interest by 18 Jan 2026.
Aberdeen Performing Arts

Festive FREE entry to Duff House Banff this Sunday 11th December!

🎄See a unique slide show of images celebrating 30 years of Duff House being open to the public.
🎄Visit 'The Eagle and The Unicorn' exhibition, telling the story of Polish WW2 soldiers in the NE, extended due to popular demand until 18th Jan.
🎄Listen to live music on the grand piano in the Grand Salon.
🎄Enjoy the house all decked out for Christmas!

Go to www.historicenvironment.scot/historic-sundays/ to book. Tickets must be booked in advance (unless you're a member of Historic Environment Scotland)

Historic Sundays | Historic Environment Scotland We want everyone to have a great day out at our sites, as we truly believe history belongs to us all! That’s why we’re giving everyone living in Scotland free access to our sites on the first Sunday of every month.

Wonderful residency opportunity in the Cairngorms, deadline 14 December.

Cairngorms 2030 Residency

The Bothy Project in partnership with the Cairngorms National Park Authority are seeking an arts practitioner based within the National Park to undertake a residency with a view to developing a work that responds to the Cairngorms 2030 theme of Dùthchas – the deep-rooted connection between people and nature.

The residency will be hosted by Glenesk Folk Museum between the 24 April – 1 May 2026.

Applications are welcome from practitioners working in visual arts, craft & design, music, literature and performance. Applicants should be able to demonstrate between 3-5 years experience, be over the age of 18 and not in full-time education by the start date of the residency.

Information: https://www.bothyproject.com/opportunities/cairngorms-2030-residency-2026/