About us
The Northern Scottish Touring Fund (NSTF) is managed by a consortium made up of:
HITN (Highlands and Islands Theatre Network, representing 23 professional theatre companies and venues in the Highlands and Islands)
PAN (Promoters Arts Network, representing promoters in the Highlands & Islands and Argyll & Bute)
NEAT (North East Arts Touring, representing promoters in Moray, Aberdeenshire and Angus)
HI~Arts (the Arts development company based in Inverness)
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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 NSTF will support 8 performance projects over two years. At least two of the awards will be for dance performance.
Each project will tour to 10 venues, each with a catchment area of under 3000 people. These venues will be in the NSTF Region These areas are: Highland, Moray, Rural Aberdeenshire, Cairngorm and the Outer Hebrides, as defined by EU LEADER areas.
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.