A Moray town is destined to become one of the country’s foremost creative centres after receiving £100,000 in new funding.
National arts body Creative Scotland announced that Forres was in line for the windfall during a ceremony in Falkirk.
The money will be used to extend this year’s Findhorn Bay Arts Festival and to build Forres’s annual Culture Day.
In previous years the annual Culture Day event has showcased more than 100 arts and cultural organisations in Moray and it is hoped the additional funding will help this grow.
Findhorn Bay Arts Festival displays the work of internationally renowned artists, and the £100,000 grant will help local people to take part and create their own works.
Findhorn Bay Arts director, Kresanna Aigner, said: “We are absolutely thrilled, this award celebrates and acknowledges the creative energy and assets of the Forres area and sets us at the top of our game on a national level.
“The projects resulting from this funding will delight, enthuse and engage a wide range of new and existing audiences.”
