Artlink Central is the leading participatory arts agency in Central Scotland.
We are an arts agency working across Central Scotland, engaging artists in communities. Established in 1988, we are a charity based in Stirling, with a focus on developing evidence-based practice in the following areas:
· Arts and Health
· Arts and Disability
· Arts in Prisons
· Arts and Young People
22/05/2026
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
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
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
14/05/2026
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
13/05/2026
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
12/05/2026
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
12/05/2026
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
12/05/2026
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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12/05/2026
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
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11/05/2026
We're hiring — Artist Commission open in Borestone, Stirling!
We're looking for an artist to bring life to Borestone Roundabout and Morrison Drive shopping parade — murals, gable ends, and a shopfront revival tackling shuttered frontages and blank walls with community-led art.
This commission is part of Stirling Council's Place Based Investment Programme, funded by the Scottish Government — investing in the everyday places that matter most to local communities.
Apply by 14 May 2026, 9am
Full brief at artlinkcentral.org/work-with-us
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