Independent Arts Projects (IAP) works with artists to make and tour brilliant arts projects for people in Scotland.  Here you can read about our organisation, our team including Associate Artists, our projects, latest updates and how you can support us.

Welcome to the Fringe, Palestine at Portobello Town Hall, 12-15 August
a mini-festival to celebrate Palestinian art and culture, with freedom and without censorship. Full programme available at www.FringePalestine.com.
Audio-zine by Emily Nicholl, Ellen Renton & Nik Paget-Tomlinson on making live performance specifically for and by blind and partially blind audiences.
Blog: “What if we just imagined the world a wee bit differently?”
Blog: “making art no matter how basic or fully formed is an intrinsic part of the human experience”
IAP are currently seeking a Collaborating Artist and Playworker to work with Max Alexander on the Function Schmunction project.
Blog: “I’d forgotten how playful the older participants could be”
Thank you to all our friends and supporters who helped us raise funds to bring back the Function Schmunction project in 2025
Blog: “It feels way more provocative and way more political to perform it in a school”
Kirstin Abraham’s Playing with the Elements
Amy McCombes’ As I Become Curious
The Sea and I short film created by artists and participants from the Dixon Community in Govanhill
You can conduct your own Sound Symphony: an interactive website celebrating the sounds of instruments and objects – our project with Oily Cart.

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Independent Arts Projects is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity. Company number: SC581505. Charity number: SC049294.