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For over twenty years, the Dewar Arts Awards has supported talented young people in Scotland to overcome financial barriers and flourish in the arts

🔗 Visit our website: www.dewarawards.org
📷 Header image: Lea Shaw, Mezzo-soprano (Dewar Awardee 2020)
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Keavie Holliday received a Dewar Award in 2024 to support her BA (Hons) studies at Rambert. She said the award "has helped me massively, ensuring I could further my dance training [and] be closer to turning my dreams into a reality."

🔗 Find out more via: www.dewarawards.org/awardees/kea...
A close-up portrait of a young woman with dark, wavy hair looking slightly up and to the left. She is framed by leaves hanging above her head. Her hands are raised on either side of her face. She is wearing a dark blue top and small silver hoop earrings.
November 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Congratulations to Alyth Ross, who has been announced as a cast member for new BBC drama Counsels! Alyth received a Dewar Award in 2019 to support her studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

🔗 Read more: www.dewarawards.org/news/alyth-r...
📷 Image: Balloon Entertainment/BBC/Mark Mainz
A group of six young adults stand on a bridge, holding a film clapperboard that says "Counsels."
September 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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✨ Awardee Spotlight: Olivia Shearon

Olivia’s designs combine innovative knitwear and exaggerated silhouettes to embody a sense of comfort and functionality. Our funding gave her the resources to fully explore her creativity and bring her vision to life.

🔗 Visit: www.dewarawards.org/awardees/oli...
July 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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🎭 Congratulations to Dewar Awardees Martin Quinn (2014) and Dani Heron (2009), who feature in the nominations for the 2025 CATS Awards @catsawards.bsky.social

🔗 Read more: www.dewarawards.org/news/critics...
📷 Martin Quinn and Dani Heron in Radiant Vermin at Tron Theatre. Credit: Mihaela Bodlovic
May 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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For over 20 years, the Dewar Arts Awards has supported talented young people in Scotland to overcome financial barriers and flourish in the arts.

🔗 Read about our application process at www.dewarawards.org/apply
📷 Awardees: Emily Norris, Gyan Panesar, Isabelle Swietlicki, Lea Shaw
Emily Norris performs on stage, wearing a black hat and sequinned jacket. A black and white photograph of a band performing. Gyan Panesar plays the saxophone in the foreground of the image. Ballet dancers rehearse in a brightly lit studio. Isabelle Swietlicki is en pointe in the foreground, with her arms outstretched. Lea Shaw sits at a spinning wheel as part of a theatre production.
May 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM