Policy & Resources: Arts funding
Our work that relates to arts funding, and how we advocate for the right support for our community.
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Response to change of Multi-Year Funding timeline
Arts funding - 3 October 2024
Creative Scotland have announced a change to the timeline for Multi-Year Funding. In partnership with Federation of Scottish Theatre, we...
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Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 – SCAN’s submission to Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Arts funding, Cultural policy - 21 August 2024
The Constitution, Europe, External affairs and Culture Committee makes recommendations to the Scottish Government and is soon set to do...
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Visual Arts Organisations Unite to Call New Government to Action
Arts funding, Campaigns, Cultural policy, Political responses and submissions - 28 June 2024
Organisations across the visual arts have come together to provide key policy recommendations for the next UK government to enact...
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Response to our letter about Fine Art at UHI Moray from Graeme Dey
Arts funding, Political responses and submissions - 18 April 2024
In March 2024, we wrote to Graeme Dey, Minister for Higher and Further Education, about the future of Fine Art...
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Message to SCAN members about Creative Scotland budget cuts
Arts funding - 28 September 2023
You may have heard this morning that in the Autumn Budget Revision, the Scottish Government has reinstated the budget cut...
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Scottish Parliament’s Culture Committee report on culture in communities
Arts funding, Cultural policy - 14 September 2023
We welcome The Scottish Parliament’s Culture Committee report on culture in communities which recognises the importance of place based work...
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SCAN’S response to the Scottish Government’s call for pre-budget evidence
Arts funding, Political responses and submissions - 7 September 2023
SCAN has responded to the Scottish Parliament’s culture committee call for evidence on the Scottish Government’s culture budget. The committee...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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MGETR – can you benefit from this vital scheme?
Arts funding - 29 October 2021
Are you a charitable organisation that stages exhibitions? Did you know you might be eligible for financial support through the...
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Submission for CTEEA Inquiry into Impact of Covid on The Cultural Sector
Arts funding, Cultural policy, Political responses and submissions - 28 January 2021
Ahead of the 3rd Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee Meeting 2021, SCAN submitted a document to the committee...
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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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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 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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SCAN Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan 2018-2021
Arts funding, Equalities - 1 October 2020
SCAN’s Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan 2018-21 sets out a three-year plan for achieving a more diverse, open and...
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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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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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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...
