Sound Festival

28/05/2026

28/05/2026

This morning we headed out to explore more potential festival venues across Aberdeenshire, including the beautiful visitor centre at Forvie National Nature Reserve.

Such an inspiring space and perfectly aligned with one of the new pieces currently being developed for the festival 🪶🌱

If you’re local to the area or visiting the coast soon, it’s absolutely worth stopping by!

26/05/2026

Upcoming deadline!⏰

21/05/2026

21/05/2026

3rd OPEN CALL
ãIR - Artists in Residence

Open applications for the last call of this year.

RESIDENCY PERIODS:
September 21st - October 26th
November 2nd - December 7th

DEADLINE - July 15th

The application form will be available through the link - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1an1CBVLWtiCrWfOTc80irotLnRj-yNbG/view

Good luck to all the applicants!

21/05/2026

21/05/2026

Join artist Maja Zećo for a special Geothermal Soundwalk this Friday at Aberdeen University.⁠
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Tickets are sold out but you can join the waiting list via the link - https://www.ticketsource.com/wayword-festival/geothermal-soundwalk/e-zkmpvy
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In partnership with Way Word Festival, this soundwalk will be led by artist Maja Zećo in response to the Aberdeen Geothermal Feasibility Pilot taking place at the university. To begin, Zećo will lead participants on a journey around the campus, exploring sounds above and below the ground through a facilitated listening process. This will mimic the ways in which the Geothermal pilot utilises seismic nodes to listen to the city above ground, as well as vibrations deep below ground via an instrumented borehole drilled to a depth of over 500 metres.⁠
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Following the walk, there will be talks from researchers behind the pilot exploring how its findings could potentially lead to low-carbon heating solutions in the city, and from Peacock & the worm Curator, Rachel Grant, who will discuss related themes from the The Attuning Zone exhibition on display at Peacock & the worm from Saturday 2 May to Saturday 4 July, exploring Zećo’s earlier soundwalks in St Fittick’s Park. Throughout the workshop, there will be opportunities for participants to ask questions and reflect.⁠
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Our current exhibition 'The Attuning Zone' is open at the Worm, 11 Castle St Wednesday to Saturday, 12 - 5pm each day. Entry is always free. ⁠
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⁠Supported by Creative Scotland & Aberdeen City Council’s Culture Investment Programme⁠
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21/05/2026

sound has signed an open letter to the new Scottish Parliament elected to make sure a basic income for artists pilot is delivered.

A pilot for a basic income for artists offers a meaningful opportunity to better understand how financial security could support creative practice, strengthen the wider cultural sector, and enable more sustainable careers.

Sign the open letter here: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/an-open-letter-to-scotlands-political-parties-and-cultural-institutions

Basic Income Network Scotland

A new Scottish Parliament has been elected. Now is the moment. We must make sure a basic income for artists pilot is delivered in this Parliament. The SNP have been re-elected. They said if this happened they would deliver a basic income for artists pilot. Over 300 artists, arts organisations, acade...

21/05/2026

🎨 Opportunity for creatives in Aberdeen 🎨

We’re looking for 2 freelance Artist Educators / Creative Facilitators to join the team for ArtVenture: Discover, Create, Belong - a creative programme supporting young people as they move from P7 to S1.

You’ll help deliver engaging, process-led sessions across Aberdeen Art Gallery and city centre schools, working as part of a supportive learning team. There’s time built in for shared planning, reflection and development, so you can really shape how the programme comes to life.

ArtVenture uses creativity to build confidence, connection and wellbeing at a key moment in young people’s lives. If you’re a skilled, flexible practitioner who enjoys working with young people, we’d love to hear from you.

📧 Apply via: [email protected]
⏰ Deadline: 5pm, Monday 8 June 2026
🔗 https://orlo.uk/dEixB

Aberdeen City Council Creative Learning Creative Scotland Culture North East

19/05/2026

Interested in volunteering and building creative experience? 🎭🎨🎶

Join us at The Anatomy Rooms to discover a range of exciting creative volunteering opportunities with organisations from across Aberdeen and the surrounding area.

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 2𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫!

Join us at The Anatomy Rooms to explore the wide variety of volunteering opportunities from Organisations around the City. 🤩

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧?
Friday, 5 June 2026 11:00 - 14:00

𝐖𝐡𝐨? YOU!
No need to book in, feel free to drop by to speak face-to-face with representatives from local organisations like:
Sound Festival
Four Pillars
ACE Voices
Aberdeen Arts Centre
Jazz Scotland & Aberdeen Jazz Festival
The Belmont Cinema
and more...

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞?
Citymoves Dance Agency's Anatomy Rooms Studio

Will we see you there?

p.s.
Are you an organisation looking to connect with volunteers?
Let us know, we still have room for a few more tables, and we would love to have you join us!

14/05/2026

sound is pleased to announce that we will be offering 13 places across three development opportunities for Scottish composers / composers based in Scotland.

These opportunities involve writing new works for the following groups, supported by experienced mentor-composers and leading to performances at the soundfestival:
⚪A duo of musicians from Red Note Ensemble (alto flute and percussion) in the run up to the soundfestival. This is aimed at very early career composers.
⚪ North East Scotland’s new music ensemble, Any Enemy, conducted and mentored by Pete Stollery in the run up to the soundfestival. This is aimed at early career composers slightly further along their career path.
⚪A 3-day Composers’ Lab with Quatuor Bozzini during the soundfestival. This is aimed at more experienced emerging composers.

⏰Deadline for applications: Sunday 7th June 2026

For more information about each opportunity and how to apply: https://sound-scotland.co.uk/news/development-opportunities-for-scottish-composers-composers-based-in-scotland