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2024 Wallace Awards Recipients

THE AMERICAN-SCOTTISH FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES SIR JIM WALKER AND SIOBHAN MACKENZIE AS RECIPIENTS OF ASF 2024 WALLACE AWARD The Board of the American-Scottish Foundation are honored to announce that the 2024 Wallace Award will be presented to Sir Jim Walker, CBE, for his...

Highland Games through September

We are pleased to share a comprehensive list of Highland Games throughout the US and Canada through September. Each Friday, ASF posts the upcoming games for the weekend on our Facebook – ASF Scots in US.

Highland Games Across America Through July!

This summer, join your local Scottish community by taking part in Highland Games across America! From the East Coast to the West Coast there are numerous games for you to attend with your family and friends!

ASF Summer Auction is LIVE

The ASF Summer auction is live with over 30 items to bid on! The Auction will run from June 12th through July 4th

The Kelpies in Bryant Park- A Spotlight on Andy Scott

10 years ago, Sculptor Andy Scott award winning #Kelpie mauetes landed in New York and for a few weeks were in residence at Bryant Park – they looked magnificent on the Fountain Terrace.

Homagany Greeings

Happy Holidays to everyone from the American-Scottish Foundation.

The Coigach Resistance

In 1852 and 1853 an astonishing series of events took place on the Coigach Peninsula in the far North-West Highlands of Scotland. Five attempts by the landowner, the Marchioness of Stafford, to remove and relocate tenants from the land in Coigach were resisted. And what’s more, that resistance was led primarily by women. This is the story of what happened.

Genesis Scottish Open

In attendance at the Genesis Scottish Open this weekend was ASF photographer, Martin Urquhart. Martin sent us some wonderful pictures of his time at the Open.

Highland Games Through June

If you’re in the area at any of these American and Canadian Highland games and Scottish Festivals, come out to support your local Scottish Community!

Scottish Police & Community Choir Joins Us at Tartan Week

Joining us this upcoming New York City Tartan Week is the Scottish Police & Community Choir. Both Friday and Saturday, pre-parade, the choir will perform at Bryant Park’s Fountain Terrace.

Hippodrome Silent Film Festival

Mar 3, 2021

The Hippodrome in Bo'ness Scotland is lauded as "Scotland’s number one ‘destination’ cinema" and was the winner of Best Cinema Experience in Scotland 2019. Screening a year-round program of the new, recent and vintage cinema releases and with encore shows from the...

StAnza: Scotland’s International Poetry Festival

Mar 2, 2021

StAnza, Scotland's International Poetry Festival was founded in Saint Andrews in 1997 by three poets; Brian Johnstone, Anna Crowe and Gavin Bowd, cleverly naming the festival using a combination the location of St Andrews and 'stanza' for those of you who may...

Spring in Scotland Video

Feb 25, 2021

With Spring on the horizon we share a video from SCOTLAND: The Big Picture who look to support …. “the recovery of nature across Scotland through inspiring, educating and engaging with the people of Scotland – and beyond”. We hope it helps bridge the Atlantic for you as it does for us.

250th Anniversary of Sir Walter Scott

Feb 20, 2021

Join us as we explore the life and legacy of Sir Walter Scott – 250th Anniversary – 6pm – 8pm, Zoom Event presented in association with Abbotsford Trust,
with insight from Professor Caroline McCracken Flesher.

Professor McCracken-Flesher is a past Convenor of the International Association for the Study of Scottish Literature, an honorary fellow of the Association for Scottish Literary Studies, and holds the Order of the Stag from the Clan Scott Society.

2021 New York Tartan Week Update

Feb 9, 2021

We may not be able to gather for the NY Tartan Day Parade this year, and march up Sixth Avenue, but the National Tartan Day New York Committee is advancing plans for the 2nd Virtual Celebration of the New York Tartan Day Parade on Saturday April 10th - further details...

ASF+ Read the February Scottish Banner Issue

Feb 2, 2021

The February issue of the Scottish Banner is here and once again ASF Members & Friends can enjoy this issue Free.
A thank you once again to the Scottish Banner. The issue as always is full of news and updates of our Scottish American community around the world