r/MoveToScotland • u/AdBig9909 • 9d ago

Any UKM advice?

Hello all! I've started the UKM application. I've been to Scotland more times than i can count, stayed months at a time and am ready to make the move. For income I may be eligible for remote work at present job, and if not savings should carry me a good year or so. I have family in Helensburgh, Inverness, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Stirling but would like my own place within a few months.

Dreamy so I'll be short: I am pursuing my next career in sculpture. Mostly wood(timber) and mixed so far, scales at that I can carry, but hope to hone lost wax, metal-learn welding to pursue public scale work.

I am not old and I am not young. Husband will join in 2-3 years. A city not unfriendly to artists a bit off the beaten path would suit.

Are there any pointers for UKM applicants that I should know? Offering any advice on the paperwork and art/sculpture culture of Scotland would be much appreciated.

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u/headline-pottery 9d ago

Scotland has only 8 cities and by definition none of them are "Off the beaten path" as they are the largest urban centers for their region.

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u/IdeletedTheTiramisu 9d ago

Kirkcudbright is an artist town and beautiful but might be too far out from the central belt for commissions.

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u/AdBig9909 9d ago

Thanks! Of course thats the corner I've least visited! Also, loving your display name!

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u/NoIndependent9192 9d ago

What is UKM?

Use www.usp.scot for demographic comparisons.

Last time I looked, my town in Highland Perthshire had 28 percent of those employed working in the arts.

We also have Perthshire Open Studios event.