Category: SCAN News
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#ArtUnlocks Climate Action
Writer Chris Sharratt explores creative projects that focus on climate action, and tells us more about how artists and art...
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Thinking and doing, SCAN Director Moira Jeffrey on our #ArtUnlocks campaign
Earlier this year I felt I might be reaching the Covid crunch. Locked down and locked out of the things...
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Meeting MSPs with #ArtUnlocks
This summer our #ArtUnlocks campaign is all about getting MSPs out to see what our members do every day: creating and support amazing art,...
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Miles Greenwood on confronting Glasgow’s colonial past in the Glasgow Museums Collection
Miles Greenwood is Curator of the Legacies of Slavery and Empire at Glasgow Museums. He spoke to SCAN’s Myriam Mouflih about working with the...
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SCAN supports acquisitions by artists from Scotland
We were delighted to be involved in the acquisition of works by Atelier E.B, Rabiyah Choudhry, Jamie Crewe and Alberta...
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SCAN Sparks: New podcast now available
Our SCAN Sparks programme explores how the cultural community can support grassroots activism and equalities-focused working. Later this year we’ll...
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Matthew Burrows on how artist support pledge changed the art world
Matthew Burrows, tells Chris Sharratt how an Instagram hashtag turned the art world on its head. How did an Instagram...
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SCAN Online Member Meet: In Session (FKA GRADJOB)
For this week’s SCAN Online Member Meet, we were really pleased to welcome Rachael Simpson and Quinn Garrison from In...
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Scottish Government announce £17.5m extra support for creative freelancers and events sector
A further £17.5 million of emergency coronavirus funding has been allocated to support creative freelancers and the events sector. Of...
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The Power of Art in a Crisis _ SCAN Director Moira Jeffrey feature in The Scotsman
An installation view of Ghost Calls by Emma Talbot at Dundee Contemporary Arts PIC: Ruth Clark New SCAN Director Moira...
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SCAN Director Moira Jeffrey submits evidence on the impact of Covid-19 to CTEEA Committee
SCAN’s Director Moira Jeffrey attended the meeting of the 3rd Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee today to present...
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Museums and Galleries Exhibition Tax Relief: An open Letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak
SCAN have written to Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Oliver Dowden, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media...
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Moira Jeffrey appointed as new Director of SCAN
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Moira Jeffrey as the new Director of Scottish Contemporary Art Network. A...
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Scanning the year 2020
It’s been a year like no other. As we approach the end of 2020, we’d like to recap on the...
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SCAN and SAU end of year impact survey
Help us share how the pandemic has affected you. We’ve teamed up with Scottish Artists Union to gather vital information...
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Support artists and makers this festive season
Image: Izzy Thompson from Wasps, Inverness Creative Academy Support local arts whilst doing your Christmas shopping this year Below are...
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SCAN Platform: Our asks for the 2021 Scottish Elections
Artists and cultural organisations have been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. Many creative freelancers fell through the net of...
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Work with us! SCAN seeks new Director
We’re saying cheerio to our Director, Clare at the end of the year – which means there is a great...
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CLiC Blog: Contemporary Artists Making Connections
Our Advocacy and Development Lead Moira Jeffrey shares her latest blog post on our CLiC project (Cutatorial Leadership in Collections)...
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Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers: how do we continue to support Scotland’s rich visual arts ecology?
Writer Chris Sharratt joined us for our Online Member Meet Up about the Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers on 22nd...
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SCAN adds PAM Assist Employee Wellbeing scheme to member benefits
With ever-increasing pressures in work and home life, there are times when we all need some extra support. SCAN have joined...
