Northern Scottish Touring Fund

All current information about NSTF can now be found at our Tour website, branded as North by North East www.nxne.info

All our 2012 tour tickets are being sold online via: www.wegottickets.com/HighlandsandIslandsTheatre

The Northern Scottish Touring Fund (NSTF) is a new interactive fund which awards production and touring grants to performing companies. It also supports the selected projects with marketing (social networking, printing and distribution) and tour booking services. The NSTF’s aim is to encourage future potential artistic collaborations and the commissioning of indigenous theatre and dance in the North of Scotland.

About NSTF

NSTF is being funded by the CREATIVE SCOTLAND RURAL INNOVATION FUND, HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE and PART-FINANCED BY THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY HIGHLAND LEADER 2007-2013 Programme, CAIRNGORMS LOCAL ACTION GROUP LEADER 2007-2013 Programme, RURAL ABERDEENSIRE LEADER 2007-2013 Programme, MORAY LEADER 2007-2013 Programme, and the OUTER HEBRIDES LEADER 2007-2013 Programme.

The NSTF is managed by a consortium made up of th Highlands and Islands Theatre Network; the Promoters Arts Network; North East Arts Touring and HI~Arts.

The NSTF offers an opportunity for Theatre and Dance companies to work with promoters in rural venues to develop and deliver high quality small-scale touring performances in the North of Scotland.

The scheme will offer grants of up to £45,000 per project, support with marketing under the NSTF brand, 10 guaranteed tour dates in the NSTF Region, and the possibility of a further showcase outside that area.

The Fund aims to encourage work to be produced as far as possible in the North of Scotland, involving artists from, or based in, the NSTF area, and other artists.

The fund had two calls for submissions. The schedule wass as follows:

First Call for Submissions	*25th June 2010*
Application submission Deadline 1	20th August 2010
Award announcement 1	15th October 2010
*Second Call for submissions*	*1st December 2010*
Application submissions Deadline 2	9 February 2011
Award announcement 2	13 April 2011