THE acclaimed Indian violinist Jyotsna Srikanth is to play two concerts in Scotland this month in between fulfilling her role as the curator of London International Arts Festival.
Taking place in venues from Shoreditch to Kings Cross from November 24 to December 2 and this year featuring musicians from Chile, Sweden, India and London, the festival is now in its seventh year and covers all styles of music including classical, indie pop, world music, Americana and jazz.
Dr Srikanth, who divides her time between her native Bangalore and London, performs with percussionist Abhiram Sahathevan at the Barony Centre, West Kilbride on Tuesday, November 27 and St Peter’s Episcopal Church, Linlithgow on Wednesday 28 before returning to oversee the final few days of the London festival.
http://liaf.co.uk
SUMMERHALL'S Autopsy Award, in association with arts company Feral, opens for applications this Friday.
The 2019 Autopsy Award will come with a cash prize for the successful artist/s for the first time.
The award aims to "help artists working in Scotland who make brave, boundary pushing, experimental performance" and will be staged during the Edinburgh Fringe at Summerhall.
Past award winners have included FK Alexander (I Could Go On Singing Over The Rainbow), Ellie Dubois (Ringside) and Katy Dye (Babyface).
This year, the award includes a £4000 budget and is open to artists living and working in Scotland.
Feral are Jill Smith and Kathryn Boyle, and they "support artists making cross artform work and champion makers who explore new performance languages through their practice."
The deadline is 28 January.
Summerhall is the major arts venue in Edinburgh which is based in the former vet school near the Meadows.
www.summerhall.co.uk/summerhall-performance-programme
THE NATIONAL Library of Scotland and the University of Glasgow have officially agreed on a programme of "greater collaboration".
Representatives from both have signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
Dr John Scally, the National Librarian, said: "We already have many exciting projects under way with the University of Glasgow.
"The sheer breadth of activity is what is most impressive and it’s vital that we maintain momentum. In the last year, we held the 2018 Muriel Spark International Symposium, and earlier this month we co-hosted a symposium on the correspondence of Robert Burns.
"It is two years since we opened at Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall, which houses our moving image and sound collections, as well as providing public access to our vast digital collections. Since then, we have partnered with the University to deliver a number of public and educational lectures and screenings."
Principal of the University of Glasgow, Sir Anton Muscatelli, said: "This agreement grows out of our longstanding co-operation with the National Library of Scotland, including our 2016 research concordat. The Library currently has more research collaborations with the University of Glasgow than any other higher education institution in Scotland and I fully expect our joint working to go from strength to strength."
www.nls.uk
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