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Cryptic Glasgow
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Cryptic is Scotland’s internationally renowned home of experimental music and audiovisual art. Presenting today’s most imaginative, innovative artists + nurturing the talent of tomorrow...
www.cryptic.org.uk https://sonic-a.co.uk
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📢 The Cryptic Nights Open Call 2026 is now LIVE. We want to hear from emerging Scottish based artists combining original sound or music with performance, installation, screen-based art or technology.

🗓 Deadline: 9:00am, Mon 13 Oct 2025

🔗https://www.cryptic.org.uk/cryptic-nights-2026-open-call/
Promotional poster for Cryptic Nights Open Call 2026. Large bold white text on a vibrant pink, purple, and orange abstract background reads: ‘Cryptic Nights Open Call 2026. Deadline: 9am, Mon 13 Oct 2025.’ Logos for Creative Scotland, PRS Foundation, Talent Development Network, PPL, and CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts appear along the bottom.
September 4, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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🚨 Sonica Glasgow 2026 Open Call – Info Sessions!
sonic-a.co.uk/sonica-open-...

💻 Online: Wed 23 July, 14:00–15:00 (via Zoom)
📍 In person: Thu 25 July, 14:00–15:00 (Glasgow, location TBC)

📧 RSVP to crypticprojects@gmail.com with your preferred session.
Drop-in Q&A sessions: 23 July, 14:00–15:00. Zoom online session 25 July, 14:00–15:00 in person in Glasgow. Location tbc. RSVP to crypticprojects@gmail.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Sonica Open Call 2026🎉Applications now open!

We're looking for UK & Ireland-based artists working in:
🔊 Sonic installations
🎥 AV performance
💻 Real-time visuals
🗓 Deadline: 25 Aug 2025

Apply now: sonic-a.co.uk/sonica-open-...
24 Sept-4 Oct 2026 // Glasgow Sonica Open Call 2026. Deadline: 12 noon, Mon 25 Aug. Sonica logo For UK & Ireland-based artists working in: Sonic installations Audio-visual performances Real-time visuals for performance. Apply at sonic-a.co.uk/sonica-open-call-2026 Drop-in Q&A sessions: 16 and 25 July at 14:00 RSVP to crypticprojects@gmail.com Accessibility Support Available: Video/audio/Word doc applications accepted Deadline extensions for access needs.
July 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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It’s the final day of THE BIG THING @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social!💫

So many inspiring talks, ideas + conversations.

Well done Tom Millen @crossoverlabs + the whole team for curating such a thoughtful + energising programme.

Plenty more to come today, our minds are still being fed!
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June 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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We are on our way to Bradford for @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social first annual showcase: THE BIG THING!🎉

Excited to connect with our fellow partners, the incredible Immersive Arts team and the brilliant artists and speakers bringing this event to life.
The Big Thing June 9,10 and 11 June Bradford England
June 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Sonica’s back at the @edfringe.bsky.social with something cosmic:
MŮO by Lomond Campbell – a bold new work turning space radiation into sound + visuals using muon detector tech (!).

🎧🎟️ Live shows: Aug 1, 3–7, 14, 19, 23 @ 6pm
🎛️ Free installation: Aug 8–25, 11am–5pm
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MUO LIVE LOMOND CAMPBELL 1-23 AUGUST 6PM £10/£8 THE FRENCH INSTITUTE EDINBURGH
May 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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A fantastic night at the Scottish Event Awards 2025 at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange 🎉

Congratulations to all the winners and our friends at @findhornbayarts.bsky.social who won Best Large Festival!

#TheScottishEventAwards #SonicaGlasgow
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April 25, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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83 projects – including 15 based in Scotland – have been awarded nearly £1.2 million in the first round of @immersiveartsuk.bsky.social funding and Cryptic is proud to be a key partner in this bold national programme🎉

Check out the selected projects here: immersivearts.uk/projects/
An avatar of a woman, they have lilac hair and a lilac too top. The back ground is pink and lilac. Carved stones situated on grass. A town of white buildings covered in fairy lights. There is mist coming over the hills A person speaking into a microphone and sitting behind the laptop. The are wearing a cap.
April 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Studio scenes in Stornoway 🌞

Here’s a sneak peek inside Robbie Thomson’s studio as he gears up for his electrifying performance of XFRMR this Saturday at @anlanntair.bsky.social ⚡

📅 Saturday 12 April 2025
⏰ 20:00
🎟️ Tickets: £10
sonic-a.co.uk/events/sonic...
The inside of an artists studio. The walls are metal and the ground is stone. There is a large metal cage in the centre of the floor. Robbie Thomsons XFRMR. The image features a close up of the cage. The inside of an artists studio. The walls are metal and the ground is stone. There is a large metal cage in the centre of the floor. There is a laptop with mixing software on the screen.
April 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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We're hiring📣
Cryptic is looking for a Development Manager to join our small passionate team in Glasgow ✨

📅 Deadline: Monday 19 May at noon.
Full employment pack and application details: www.cryptic.org.uk/available-op...
Cryptic logo. Work with us: Development Manager, Deadline: Monday 19 May at noon, Apply at: https://www.cryptic.org.uk/available-opportunities/
April 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Big congratulations to Cryptic Artist SHHE on receiving support from @prsfoundation.bsky.social through their Open Fund for Music Creators 🚀

More info➡️https://prsfoundation.com/grantees/shhe-open-fund-for-music-creators/
OPEN FUND FOR MUSIC CREATORS: SHHE PRS Foundation. A portrait of SHHE with a red filter over the image.
March 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM