Category: Sector News
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SCAN members meet MSPs and MPs in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Fife
Across the country, creative workshops provide making facilities and expertise in a network unique to Scotland, allowing open access to...
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Tell the Scottish Government What Culture Means to You
A new survey issued by the Scottish Government seeks views on the importance of culture and the role that access...
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General Elections 2024 – Party Pledges For Culture
We believe that culture should be celebrated and accessible in every community across Scotland. SCAN won’t be telling you how...
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#ArtUnlocks experiences this Summer
This summer the public and MSPs across Scotland are being urged to go out, and reconnect with the country’s exciting...
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Local Government Elections – Cultural Pledges
We believe that culture should be celebrated and accessible in every community across Scotland. In the run up to the...
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Pause and Rewind
Moira Jeffrey writes from the Venice Biennale where Alberta Whittle’s exhibition for Scotland and Venice asks us to take stock...
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Spaces need artists
Access to meanwhile spaces is now commonplace in the visual arts sector. Here, writer Chris Sharratt speaks to Shân Edwards...
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Scotland’s visual arts sector can play a vital role in the recovery – Moira Jeffrey speaks to Third Force News
“Artists and arts organisations unlock talent as well as placemaking, wellbeing, health, international working and environmental action in communities across...
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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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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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End of EU Transition: Scottish Government guide for the creative and cultural sectors
The Scottish Government has now published a guide for the culture and creative sectors on the changes that can be...
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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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Current Funding Available For Artists
Demand for support for artists and freelancers is high. We thought it would be helpful to collate a list of...
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After the lockdown: the challenges and possibilities of reopening
Author: Chris Sharratt ‘I remember thinking, at the start of lockdown, how on earth am I qualified to lead an...
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Flying the Flag – The Scotland Based Artists Featuring in UK-wide Announcements
Scotland-based artists have featured heavily in two recent UK-wide announcements, with an impressive showing in the artist list for British...