April 2026 | LUX Scotland Newsletter

April 2026 | LUX Scotland Newsletter

A glowing fluorescent orange substance, speckled and acid-like, dripping downwards over a scanned analogue photograph of a large industrial tank.

Online Premiere: Donald Butler, ‘FLARE’ (2026)

Online Screening 1 — 30 April 2026

We are delighted to present the online premiere of ‘FLARE’, a new work by Donald Butler commissioned by LUX Scotland as part of We Contain Multitudes.

A scanned black and white analogue photograph is interrupted by neon pink marker, cloud-like filling the centre of the frame to form the flames of a bright fire in the photograph. The photograph appears to show a figure kneeling to attend to a small fire.

Donald Butler in-conversation

Talk 1 — 30 April 2026

Listen to artist Donald Butler discuss his new work ‘FLARE’ with David Upton, LUX Scotland Public Programme Manager.

Ka Mua Ka Muri: Sandy Wakefield & Andrew Black

Online Screening 23 March — 5 April 2026

The third episode of ‘Ka Mua Ka Muri – Walking Backwards Into the Future’ concludes on Sunday 5 April and features work by Andrew Black (UK) and Sandy Wakefield (NZ), exploring their shared interest in using artists’ moving image to affirm ancestral knowledge, land rights and a deep connection to place.

A video still shows two smiling children running towards the camera along a sunny street. The motion is blurred and in-camera text reads: "Healthy and purposeful human being".

April Advice Sessions

Event 23 — 30 April 2026

We offer free online advice sessions for artists who are based in Scotland and are not in education, aimed at developing a wide-ranging dialogue around your practice.

MAXIMUM TILT: a festival of artists' moving image

Event 23 — 25 June 2026

Tickets are now available for MAXIMUM TILT, a new three-day festival of artists’ moving image programmed by artists Andrew Black and Anne-Marie Copestake, taking place during Midsummer 2026.

MAXIMUM TILT Access Bursaries

Opportunities Deadline passed

We have five access bursaries available to support participation in our upcoming festival MAXIMUM TILT, taking place in St Andrews in June 2026.

Writing for artists' moving image

Artists Jordan Lord, Blaise Kirschner and Corin Sworn respond to set questions of the subject of 'writing for artists' moving image'.

Announcing Jamie Crewe, ‘Defiling Rain’ at Glasgow International 2026

News 19 March 2026

The University of Edinburgh Art Collection and LUX Scotland present a special two-day screening by Jamie Crewe at Tramway as part of Glasgow International 2026, accompanied by a unique live event featuring Crewe and a musical ensemble.

Join Our Board of Trustees

News Deadline passed

LUX is looking for new Board members to support our work and bring new skills, expertise and ideas for the future of our organisation.

LUX Scotland Recommends

→ Palestine Films, online

→ The Void Project, online: Restored Palestinian Films

→ Centre for Screen Cultures, online: 7 Palestinian Short Films

→ Shasha Movies, online: Now Showing

→ Crip Cinema Archive, online

→ Cryptofiction On-Demand, online

→ Matt's Gallery, online: MattFlix Archive

→ ICA, online: Current Transmissions

→ Film and Video Umbrella, online: Watch

→ Open City Documentary Festival: notes

→ Unite Glasgow Hospitality Members Fund

→ Filmhouse, Edinburgh: KINOTEKA Polish Film Festival
Until 2 April

→ The Boardwalk, Glasgow: City of Culture, Not City of Closure!
9 April

→ Dundee Contemporary Arts: Andrew Gannon, THIS WORK MAY CONTAIN NUTS
11 April

→ Cooper Gallery, Dundee: Bahar Noorizadeh, The Debtor’s Portal
Until 11 April

→ NEUK Collective, Glasgow: Together | Apart
18 April – 23 May

→ National Library of Scotland, Glasgow: Glasgow Knitwear
23 April

→ Reid Gallery, Glasgow: Black Waters: Inference to The Veil
Until 25 April

→ Dundee Contemporary Arts: We Contain Multitudes
Until 26 April

→ Collective, Edinburgh: Aniela Piasecka, Taking the Temperature workshop
2 May

→ Generator Projects, Dundee: Leah McDonald, C’MERE
Until 3 May

→ An Tobar and Mull Theatre: Calum Wallis, The Ground Shakes
Until 15 May

→ National Library of Scotland, Glasgow: Irish in Scotland, Between shores
20 May

→ ShapeeroMurray, Glasgow: Gemma Dagger and Matthew Arthur Williams, Let it Come Down
Until 22 May

→ National Library of Scotland, Glasgow: Tomb Raiding Cinema, Scratch video to experimental machinima
27 May

→ Glasgow International 2026
5 – 21 June

→ Invisible Dust, Glasgow: The Ocean’s Edge
5 June

→ Travelling Gallery: real-time friction
Until 31 June

→ Tramway, Glasgow: Rae-Yen Song 宋瑞渊, •~TUA~• 大眼 •~MAK~•
Until 16 August

→ Cooper Gallery, Dundee: Weird Economies x Scotland
Until 11 October

→ Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow: Still Glasgow
Until 13 June 2027

→ Deveron Projects, Huntly: Alternative Film Club
Weekly

→ Alchemy Film & Arts, Hawick: FILM CLUB
Monthly

→ EMBASSY Gallery, Edinburgh: NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
Monthly

→ Palestine Reading Circle, Dundee
Monthly

Opportunities

→ Call for Applications: Uprooting Hate
Deadline: 5 April

→ Call for Applications: Edinburgh College of Art Film Art MFA
Deadline: 6 April

→ Call for Applications: The Elephant Trust
Deadline: 12 April

→ Call for Applications: EVA International
Deadline: 13 April

→ Job Opportunity: Filmhouse Marketing Assistant
Deadline: 13 April

→ Call for Applications: EMBASSY Gallery Operational Committee Member
Deadline: 19 April

→ Call for Applications: GlasgowLife Heritage Artists in Communities 2026-27
Deadline: 20 April

→ Call for Submissions: LandxSea Film Festival
Deadline: 22 April

→ Call for Submissions: IDFA
Deadline: 23 April

→ Call for Applications: Cove Park Emerging Visual Artist Residency
Deadline: 24 April

→ Call for Applications: Cove Park Creative Residencies for Carers
Deadline: 8 May

→ Call for Submissions: London Short Film Festival
Deadline: 2 June

→ The Eaton Fund
Ongoing

Resources

→ A Guide to Captioning for the Arts, Cultural and Performance Sector in Scotland

→ Collective Text: Thinking of captioning an artist film?

→ Disability Arts Online: One-to-One support

→ On The Move: Mobility Funding Guide

→ ArtQuest: Pricing Your Work

→ Trans+ On Screen: Directory

→ SQIFF: Directory

→ We Are Here Scotland: Directory

→ Film Hub Scotland: map for Glasgow and Edinburgh film screening venues

→ Street Level Photoworks: Facilities

→ Stills Centre for Photography: Production Facilities

→ ATLAS Arts: Community Cinema Kit

→ Eden Court, Inverness: FILMLANDS Network

→ Fife Contemporary: One to Ones

→ Market Gallery, Glasgow: 1:1 Advice Sessions

→ VASW Guide to Funding for Early Career Artists

→ ScreenSkills Bursaries

→ British Council: Film Travel Grants Fund

→ BFI Opportunities

→ In the Dark: Short Courses

→ ARTCRY: Fund for responsive public artworks

→ Screen Skills Job Listings Board

→ Experimental Cinema: Festivals Map

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