In 2014 ATLAS Arts and partners, Seall, Aros, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and Fèisean nan Gàidheal received funding from Creative Scotland to offer funding to artists, performers and producers to engage in new processes or explore new ways of working and encouraged them to reach for the next level.
The main aim of the bursaries was to offer artistic and professional development opportunities that responded to, and supported, the needs of artists as they change throughout their career; from those of recent graduates and emerging artists.Over the next two years, fifteen people received funding, ranging from a percussive dancer, to a composer, jewellers, a filmmaker, a stonemason and a poet.
The funding allowed them to undertake a programme of activity that drew directly on the expertise and experience of the partner organisations. Additional support was provided in a variety of ways, including; critical dialogues and feedback sessions, attending events, trying out ideas and offering, as appropriate, a platform for presenting a final outcome or production of work.