Policy & Resources: Cultural policy
Research, writing and articles of interest from SCAN partners and the wider world of cultural policy.
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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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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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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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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...
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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.”
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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...
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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...
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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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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....
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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....
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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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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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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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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,...
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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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Video: Curatorial Leadership in Collections (2019)
Cultural policy, Equalities, Learning and development - 1 October 2019
Find out about how the first phase of our Curatorial Leadership in Collections project has supported the ambitions of...
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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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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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Accessibility Guide Resource. November 2017
Cultural policy, Equalities - 1 November 2017
Visit Scotland and Visit England have created a website which features a step by step guide for organisations to create...