Independent Arts Projects (IAP)
@iaponline.bsky.social
Leith based arts organisation getting up to all sorts with great folk. https://www.independentartsprojects.com
Sensory Artist – 4 jobs (0.6 FTE / 3 days / 21hrs per week) £32,000 per year (£19,200 actual). 15 month contract Deadline for applications: 12 noon, Monday 21 September 2026 www.independentartsprojects.com/sensory-arti...
Sensory Artist – Independent Arts Projects (IAP)
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Sensory Producer (0.8 FTE / 4 days / 28hrs per week) £32,000 per year (£25,600 actual). 18 month contract Deadline for applications: 12 noon, Monday 24 August 2026 www.independentartsprojects.com/producer-sen...
Producer (Sensory Collective) – Independent Arts Projects (IAP)
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We’re saying goodbye to one of our favourites, Associate Artist Max Alexander. Since joining us in Nov 2021, he has brought so much to #IAP sharing his expertise, humour & a love of play. He will be missed by the whole team 💛 Read about his time here👇 www.independentartsprojects.com/thank-you-max/
BIG news for #IAP 🎉 We’re pleased to welcome Sara Shaarawi as our International Producer. Starting today, we look forward to the expertise & insight she will bring to our work. 📸 Mihaela Bodlovic #Arts #Theatre #FestivalDevelopment
Full-time Producer £33,000 p.a. Deadline: 20 April 2026 We are seeking an experienced Producer of theatre and participative arts projects to work on a varied programme of performance, workshops & events. See job packs (written, audio & video) for more. www.independentartsprojects.com/producer/
Another great review... this time for One of Two 👏 “...a thoroughly entertaining, utterly compelling piece of theatre and the perfect illustration that there is an appetite and audience for stories that don’t tread the ‘regular’ path.” Glasgow Theatre Blog 👉 glasgowtheatreblog.com/2026/03/18/r...
⭐⭐⭐⭐ for Ideas Jukebox from @corrblimey.bsky.social "As equally wacky as it is inventively wonderful"⭐⭐⭐⭐ "draws together some of our most imaginative minds in music, puppetry & performance"⭐⭐⭐⭐ "the show is pitched perfectly throughout"⭐⭐⭐⭐ corrblimey.uk/2026/03/19/r... 📸 Mihaela Boldlovic
Join us on Saturday for Ideas Jukebox | 2pm + Maya and the Whale | 7pm presented by @iaponline.bsky.social More info shorturl.at/qM4si #WhatsOnEdinburgh #EdinburghForKids #Edinburgh
🎧 Tune in to #TheArtsMix on BBC Radio Scotland today! @lenniesaurus.bsky.social chats with @hazeldarcle.bsky.social about #MayaAndTheWhale + #IdeasJukebox as they head back on tour next week. Part of #Splore with Lyth Arts Centre 🎭✨ See the full tour here: www.independentartsprojects.com/events/
📢 Shifting The Stage networking event 🕠 Tomorrow (21 Jan) | 5:30pm 📍 Tron Theatre, Glasgow A FREE networking event for disabled, d/Deaf & neurodivergent artists and arts workers, hosted by Imaginate. BSL, quiet area, food & drink provided. 🎟️ Book here👇 www.imaginate.org.uk/artists/even...
Shifting the Stage networking event — Imaginate
Calling all disabled, d/Deaf and/or neurodivergent artists, freelancers, arts workers and organisations in Scotland. Come and joins us for an informal, early evening gathering. Hosted by Imaginate an...
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From all of us to all of you - thank you for your support this year. 🎄
The last thing to read before you switch off for Christmas🎄 Our wonderful blogger @arusa.bsky.social talks to Kirstin Abraham about facilitating multi-sensory outdoor workshops for neurodivergent families. A thoughtful read for the festive season✨ 🔗 www.independentartsprojects.com/blog-theres-...
Say hello to the amazing team behind Function Schmunction at East Park School! 🎨 Max Alexander (Play Radical) - lead artist & play worker 🎭 Amy Conway - theatre maker, performer & creative facilitator
Lou Brodie reflects on her IAP Associate Artist journey & her collaboration with Geraldine Heaney on These Bodies Dancing. Read our latest blog from Arusa Qureshi here👇 independentartsprojects.com/blog-these-bodies-dancing/
We’re delighted that #WelcomeToTheFringePalestine has been named in @thelistuk.bsky.social's #Hot100 for 2025. 🔥 To be recognised as one of Scotland’s most influential cultural contributors makes an already special event even more meaningful. We can't wait to celebrate with everyone.
We may not have taken home the BIG prize, but being nominated truly meant the world to us. Huge congratulations to @takeoneaction.bsky.social - so well deserved! ✨👏
Believe that everyone should have the chance to be creative? Join us at IAP! There’s just ONE WEEK left to apply to become a Trustee & help us celebrate & champion creativity, inclusion & the arts across Scotland. Info & how to apply (Tue 18 Nov, 12 noon) independentartsprojects.com/work-with-us .
Play. Joy. Connection. 💛 Max Alexander's project #FunctionSchmunction celebrates authentic autistic play with artists Max #PlayRadical & Amy Conway at East Park School in Maryhill. Creativity is for everyone and we’re proud to see it thriving here. 🌈 #ArtsForAll 📸 Geraldine Heaney
In our latest blog, Arusa Qureshi speaks with IAP Associate Artist Kirsty Biff Nicolson about #WeDreamHere - exploring queer spaces, imagination, and freedom through performance. Read it here → bit.ly/WeDreamHere #QueerArt #WeDreamHere #Performance #CreativeCommunity 📸 Tiu Makkonen
Thrilled to share that #WelcomeToTheFringePalestine is up for a #CreativeEdinburgh Award! 🎉 So proud and excited - and sending love to all our fellow nominees! 💙 Watch this space... #creativeedinburghawards 📽️ Sandy Butler
@iaponline.bsky.social are looking for passionate new trustees to help shape their future. If you care about creativity, community and positive change click the link below 👇 📍Edinburgh tinyurl.com/ypd4y9r9 #Trustees
Hello Friends & supporters Please help #IAP win £5k from #BenefactGroup’s Movement for Good Arts & Culture draw! 💛 Over 10 days, 10 charities will each receive £5k to support their work. Your nomination really helps →https://bit.ly/nominateIAP Every nomination counts. Thank you 💜 #SupportTheArts
Nominate now! - Movement for Good awards
We could receive £5,000 in the Movement for Good draw.
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We’re on the lookout for new Trustees! 🌟 Help us shape the future of #IndependentArtsProjects. Around 5 days a year | Voluntary (expenses covered) Apply by Tue 18 Nov, 12 noon More info here 👇 www.independentartsprojects.com/work-with-us/
📢 We’re looking for new Trustees to join our team! 👉 Commitment: around 5 days a year, for 3 years 👉 Voluntary role (reasonable expenses provided) 👉 Deadline: Tuesday 18 November 2025, 12 noon 🫵 Download the information pack here: www.independentartsprojects.com/work-with-us/
“What if just imagined the world a wee bit differently?” Arusa Qureshi interviews artists Emily Nicholl and Ellen Renton about making performance that works for blind and partially blind audiences. 📸 Nik Paget-Tomlinson #NationalLottery #CreativeScotland bit.ly/475rwVT
📣 IAP is looking for a freelance Artist and Playworker to work with Max Alexander on his wonderful project, Function Schmunction, taking place at a Glasgow school this August to December. 👉 We’re looking for someone Autistic (regardless of diagnosis). www.independentartsprojects.com/work-with-us/
📣 IAP is looking for a freelance Artist and Playworker to work with Max Alexander on his wonderful project, Function Schmunction, taking place at a Glasgow school this August to December. 👉 We’re looking for someone Autistic (regardless of diagnosis). www.independentartsprojects.com/work-with-us/
Please support disabled people who are facing having their access to work cut. This means that they will lose the jobs and careers they have worked so hard for, and their voices will be harder to hear. For those who want the link through it’s tinyurl.com/AtWLetter