Cultural policy Archives - Scottish Contemporary Art Network

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...

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...

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...

SCAN Environmental Policy

Cultural policy - 24 March 2022

Scottish Contemporary Art Network (SCAN) accepts responsibility for the harmful effects its operations have on both the local and global...

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.”

Culture in Crisis: impacts of Covid-19 on the UK cultural sector and where we go from here

Covid-19, Cultural policy - 7 February 2022

SCAN is proud to be an affiliate of the Centre for Cultural Value. In one of the largest studies of...

Our Letter to Creative Scotland Chief Executive Iain Munro

Cultural policy - 1 February 2022

We know that artists and organisations in Scotland are experiencing continued challenges and uncertainty. We continue to meet regularly with...

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...

Sharing our SCAN asks for the 2021 Scottish Parliamentary Elections and the next 5 years

Cultural policy - 30 November 2020

Contemporary visual art has the power to transform lives and open minds, and we need it now more than ever....

Our members asks for the 2021 Scottish Parliamentary elections and the next parliamentary term.

Cultural policy - 24 November 2020

Contemporary visual art has the power to transform lives and open minds, and we need it now more than ever....

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...

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...

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...

Engage 44: Biennials and beyond (Spring 2020)

Cultural policy - 20 April 2020

Engage, the National Association for Gallery Education, is pleased to announce the publication of Issue 44 of the Engage Journal,...

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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