Policy & Resources:
Policies
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SCAN Survey: Cultural Organisations and Venues Recovery Fund
Arts funding, Covid-19, Research reports - 2 October 2020
SCAN ran a member survey during the last week of September on their take-up of Creative Scotland’s Cultural Organisations and...
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Contemporary Artists Making Connections: A CLiC project blog post by Moira Jeffrey
Blog - 17 November 2020
Visitors to the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh this month have been rather surprised by a new addition to the...
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Document for CTEEA Debate on Arts Funding: Update from SCAN on the situation of the visual art sector with regards arts funding and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic:
Political responses and submissions - 2 November 2020
In April 2019 we responded to the CTEEA Arts Funding Inquiry. At that point we signalled a crisis in the...
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Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee: Putting Artists In The Picture: A Sustainable Arts Funding System For Scotland Report
Arts funding, Cultural policy - 5 December 2019
This CTEEA committee report sets out recommendations that focus on putting artists at the centre of Scotland’s arts funding system....
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Museums And Galleries Exhibition Tax Relief Fund FAQ
Arts funding, Covid-19 - 23 October 2020
This is a work-in-progress, created in response to feedback from the participants in the first phase of the MGETR pilot programme developed by YVAN/CVAN in 2019/2020.
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SCAN online member meeting notes – Creative Freelancer Hardship Fund
Covid-19 - 23 October 2020
These notes are from SCAN’s Online member meeting to discuss the Creative Freelancer Hardship Fund. Amanda Catto, Head of Visual...
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SCAN Covid-19 member survey: individuals
Covid-19 - 11 May 2020
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak in the UK, SCAN’s team has been gathering evidence from its membership on...
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SCAN Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion Report
Equalities, Research reports - 1 August 2018
The purpose of this report is to summarise easily available data on the demographics of the Scottish visual art workforce...
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Mapping the Visual Arts in Scotland Report 2016
Research reports - 1 February 2016
This digest provides a summary of key findings from the two Mapping the Visual Arts in Scotland surveys undertaken by...
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The Impact of Brexit on the Arts Sector in Scotland
Brexit, Cultural policy, Political responses and submissions - 1 October 2018
Brexit is the impending withdrawal of the UK from the European Union (EU), following a referendum held in 2016. The...
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Response from Cabinet Secretary Fiona Hyslop regarding our concerns about the Creative Organisations and Cultural Venue Fund
Political responses and submissions - 7 October 2020
On the 8th September, we wrote to Fiona Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture to outline...
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Keep Art in Action Press Release
Campaigns, Cultural policy, Press Releases - 17 August 2020
Leading artists join calls for dedicated emergency funding for visual arts in Scotland as Scottish Contemporary Art Network launch new...
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Cultural Organisation and Venue Recovery Fund – our letter to Fiona Hyslop MSP
Arts funding, Covid-19, Cultural policy, Political responses and submissions - 8 September 2020
Whilst we welcomed in principle the announcement made by the First Minister on 28th August 2020, we wrote to Fiona...
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Cultural Organisation and Venue Recovery Fund – Q&A on Eligibility and Insolvency
Arts funding, Covid-19, Cultural policy, Political responses and submissions - 16 October 2020
We collated questions from members for Creative Scotland who are delivering the Cultural Organisation and Venue Recovery Fund. See the...
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SCAN Submission to DCMS Committee inquiry into impact of Covid-19
Covid-19, Political responses and submissions - 19 June 2020
SCAN made a submission into the inquiry by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport Committee at Westminster into the impact...
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Press Release: Scotland + Venice Professional Development Programme
Equalities, Press Releases - 19 February 2019
SCAN are really excited to support two people to take part in the Professional Development Programme as part of the Scotland...
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Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
Equalities - 1 January 2019
SCAN is an equal opportunities employer and will ensure that no job applicant, volunteer, trainee or employee receives less favourable treatment...
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SCAN in Parliament: Cross Party Group on Culture
Cultural policy - 13 March 2018
This Cross Party Group on Culture took place on 13 March 2018 at the Scottish Parliament, organised by SCAN with...
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Open Letter to Creative Scotland, 2012
Arts funding - 1 August 2012
An open letter sent to Creative Scotland on behalf of Scottish Contemporary Art Network, in response to the radical change...
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Mandate Go See Fund: Future of the Art Market Unconference
- 13 November 2019
Mandate Event: Future of the Art Market Unconference at Somerset House, London In the October 2019 round of Mandate funding,...
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SCAN Evidence to Scottish Parliament on further impacts of Covid-19
Covid-19, Political responses and submissions - 25 June 2020
Our second submission to the CTEEA (Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs) Committee of the Scottish Parliament in the wake of...