Policies Archive - Page 2 of 6 - Scottish Contemporary Art Network

John Swinney responds to SCAN’s letter on the proposed cuts to Scottish culture funding

Arts funding, Political responses and submissions - 7 March 2023

Thanks to everyone who supported our successful campaign to reverse proposed cuts to Creative Scotland’s Budget. We have received a...

Help us stand up for Culture Workers

- 1 February 2023

We have been working hard to make MSPs aware of culture cuts and to ask the Scottish government to change...

Our letter to Deputy First Minister John Swinney on the proposed 10% cut to Creative Scotland’s Grant in Aid

Arts funding, Political responses and submissions - 30 January 2023

SCAN members are dismayed that the Culture Budget for 2023-2024 will dramatically weaken cultural provision for audiences in communities across...

Our evidence to the CEEAC Committee Culture Funding draft budget scrutiny 2023-2024

Arts funding - 12 January 2023

SCAN members are dismayed that the Culture Budget for 2023-2024 will dramatically weaken cultural provision for audiences in communities across...

SCAN’s Equalities Policy

SCAN Governance - 6 December 2024

Our Equalities policy supports our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as understood and delivered by this organisation. We use...

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24: Funding for Culture report

- 31 October 2022

Ahead of the 2023-24 budget announcement, the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee (CEEAC) sought views on the impact...

Neil Gray MSP responds to SCAN’s letter on the Costs Crisis

Arts funding, Cultural policy - 28 October 2022

We have written to Scotland’s Culture Minister Neil Gray MSP to share the impact of the Cost Crisis on members...

Anti-racism for cultural workers: join us

- 27 October 2022

Racism impacts the arts sector in systemic, structural and interpersonal ways. It is all of our responsibilities to challenge and...

SCAN urges Cabinet Secretary Angus Robertson to protect Culture Budget

- 18 October 2022

Angus Robertson MSP, Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture In late October the Scottish Government will publish...

SCAN Briefing on the Cost Crisis

Arts funding, Cultural policy, Political responses and submissions - 13 October 2022

Visual artists and visual arts organisations are feeling the impact of the Costs Crisis this winter. Freelancers, artists and cultural...

Our letter to Neil Gray MSP, Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development

- 1 September 2022

We have written to Scotland’s Culture Minister Neil Gray MSP to share the impact of the Cost Crisis on members...

SCAN evidence to Scottish Parliament

- 30 August 2022

SCAN has submitted evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Culture Committee (CEEAC) in advance of the culture budget for 2023-24. We...

SCAN AGM 2022 – Papers

SCAN Governance - 23 August 2022

All the paperwork for our Annual General Meeting 2022 in one place. SCAN AGM 2022 Agenda Draft minutes of SCAN...

#ArtUnlocks 2022 – Campaign Resources

Campaigns - 13 June 2022

On this page you’ll find Information about what the #ArtUnlocks campaign is all about A link to our visual toolkit...

NEUK Collective report on removing barriers for neurodivergent artists

Equalities - 17 May 2022

On Tuesday 3rd of May, we held a SCAN Members Meet with Neuk Collective on working with neurodivergent artists. Neuk...

#ArtUnlocks Member Presentation

Campaigns - 16 May 2022

Our #ArtUnlocks campaign aims to promote the innovative work of Scotland’s artists and arts organisations to policy-makers, local and national...

SCAN Sparks Report April 2022

Equalities, Learning and development - 27 April 2022

Our SCAN Sparks programme explores grassroots and equalities-focused working in the contemporary art sector.

Creative Scotland Covid-19 Population Survey – Wave Four

Research reports - 1 April 2022

This latest wave of research from Creative Scotland covers attitudes to returning to in-person cultural activity, potential barriers and views to participating at home. Read the research findings here.

SCAN’s Environmental Policy

SCAN Governance - 6 December 2024

SCAN’s Environmental Policy details how we consider and measure our impact on the environment, support the circular economy, reduce waste,...

Culture and Heritage: A Manifesto for Local Government

Cultural policy - 7 March 2022

A Culture Strategy for Scotland states that culture should be “a central consideration across all policy areas” and celebrated “as part of every community.”