Policy & Resources: Political responses and submissions
Letters, submissions and evidence to local and national government to help get across the voice of the visual art community.
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Strategic Partnership for Scotland’s Arts Festivals - SCAN’s Submission to Steering Group
Arts funding, Cultural policy, Equalities, Political responses and submissions - 20 May 2025
SCAN has been invited to have representation in the Scottish Governments strategic partnership group that has been set up to...
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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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Our letter to Graeme Dey regarding the future of Fine Art degree studies at UHI Moray
Political responses and submissions - 12 March 2024
We wrote to Graeme Dey, Minister for Higher and Further Education, about the future of Fine Art degree studies at...
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Our Letter to Kaukab Stewart MSP, Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development
Political responses and submissions - 12 February 2024
We wrote to Kaukab Stewart MSP to congratulate her on her recent appointment as Minister for Culture, Europe, and International...
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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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SCAN’s response to the Scottish Government’s International Culture Strategy consultation
Political responses and submissions - 25 May 2023
SCAN has submitted a response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the development of a new International Culture Strategy. We...
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Our letter to Christina McKelvie MSP, Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development
Political responses and submissions - 4 April 2023
We wrote to Christina McKelvie MSP to congratulate her on her recent appointment as Minister for Culture, Europe, and International...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...
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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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SCAN members joint response to Glasgow Culture Plan: Visual Notes
Political responses and submissions - 2 March 2020
In January 2020, SCAN members based in Glasgow gathered to discuss and respond to the draft Glasgow Culture Plan. We...
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SCAN members joint response to Glasgow Culture Plan
Political responses and submissions - 18 February 2020
In January 2020, SCAN members based in Glasgow gathered to discuss and respond to the draft Glasgow Culture Plan. We...
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Art in Action: Motion for Debate in Scottish Parliament. November 2019
Campaigns, Political responses and submissions - 1 November 2019
Working in partnership with Dr Claire Baker MSP’s office, we have put together a motion that will be debated in...
