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A £15m funding earmarked for flagship cultural projects in Scotland has been announced by Creative Scotland. New landmark works of art, overhauls for theatres and a restoration of Scotland’s longest-running cinema are amongst those to benefit from a £15 million windfall for flagship cultural projects.

The Full List of projects to be funded are:

Guardians of Scotland, Stirling Bridge: a work of public art to commemorate William Wallace and his counterpart Andrew de Moray. (Development award £15,500; provisional Stage 2 award £173,000)

The Makers Village, Alloa: conversion of buildings in the town for use as workshops, gallery and performance space by Art ‘n’ Mind. (Development award £42,800; provisional Stage 2 award £360,000)

Star of Caledonia, Gretna: development and delivery of Star of Caledonia, as a border landmark in Dumfries and Galloway. (Development award £49,000; provisional Stage 2 award £1,000,000)

Moray Art Centre: extending the Moray Art Centre, Findhorn, with a new creative learning space and digital design studio. (Development supported with investment from the Scottish Government’s capital funds £104,000)

Ness River public art programme, Inverness: Highland Council and Inverness Old Town Arts will develop proposals, in consultation with local people, for new public art as part of the Ness River Flood Alleviation. (Development award £46,000; provisional Stage 2 award £259,000)

Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Glasgow: development of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall to support the relocation of the orchestra there. (Provisional Stage 2 Award £1.25 million)

Horsecross Arts, Perth: redevelopment of Perth Theatre to enable Horsecross to further develop as a cultural hub. (Provisional Stage 2 Award: £2 million)

Edinburgh Printmakers: development of new premises for Contemporary Art in Print, to support the development of artistic programmes of work locally, nationally and internationally. (Development award £60,000; provisional Stage 2 award £1,725,076)

Moat Brae, Dumfries: the restoration and development of Moat Brae house and gardens as Scotland’s first centre for children’s literature. (Development award £45,000; provisional Stage 2 award £687,500)

Scottish World: the creation of a large-scale sculpture symbolising local regeneration at St Ninian’s Surface Mine, near Kelty, Fife. (Development award £2,500; provisional Stage 2 award £147,500)

Campbeltown Picture House: restoration and upgrading of the Picture House Cinema. (Development award £3,000; provisional Stage 2 award £430,000)

Ayr Gaiety Theatre: to upgrade and re-open the Theatre to include a studio, education space, digital screen facilities and flexible spaces. (Development award £52,298; provisional Stage 2 award £1,176,277)

Dundee Rep Theatre: refurbishment of the Bonar Hall, Dundee, as an additional learning and performance space for the Rep. (Development award £35,925; provisional Stage 2 award £466,000)

The Arches, Glasgow: refurbishment of the Studio Theatre, Arch 3, Foyer and rehearsal space and installation of acoustic separation and energy management initiatives. (Development supported with investment from the Scottish Government’s capital fund £199,500)

Cove Park Ltd, Argyll: refurbishment and enlargement of the existing Artists’ Centre and Artists’ Accommodation Centre. (Development award £25,000; provisional Stage 2 award £621,633)

Film City Glasgow: To further develop the feasibility, technical specification and future business model for an expansion of current screen industry facilities in the city, to explore a production facilities village and international-standard studio sound stage. (Development: £75,000; provisional future investment £1 million)