2025 Bursary Recipients Announced
With support from The Baring Foundation, we are delighted to award bursaries to 12 older artists working in Scotland to extend their professional development and launch new projects.
The successful recipients are all aged over 50. Some of the artists are forging entirely new careers across the arts including dance, playwriting, visual arts, printmaking, ceramics, and jewellery making, and some have practised different art forms throughout their lives but are now moving into new directions.
The 2025 recipients are:
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PersonElizabeth McNeill Printmaking
A recent GSA graduate looking to learn Stone Lithography printmaking.
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Gail Sneddon Dance
Independent dance artist looking to develop her practice in site-based performance.
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Christine Kydd Audio Visual Theatre
A multi-award winning singer looking to explore a new artform.
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Helen Welsh Screenwriting
A writer looking to develop her short story 'Fairy Fay' into a film.
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Jennifer Kennedy Playwright
A writer looking to develop a new play on the life of Megan Holmes.
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Lorna Campbell Printmaking
A visual artist looking to explore the theme of recovery through her work.
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Vicki Fleck Ceramics
A ceramicist looking for mentorship to work with locally sourced wild clay.
