Creative Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Government’s decision to reverse a cut to around 10% of its budget. The decision, taken as the Scottish Parliament considered the Scottish Government’s 2023/24 Budget, reverses the £6.6m reduction proposed in the Draft Budget, in December last year, and restores Creative Scotland’s Grant-in-Aid budget to £63m. Creative Scotland, which …
Creative Scotland launches two new funds
Creative Scotland has launched two new funds, supported by the National Lottery, as part of its efforts to reshape its funding approach. The two funds are the refreshed National Lottery Open Fund for Organisations and the new time-limited National Lottery Extended Programme Fund. Creative Scotland said that these funds have been designed for organisations that …
Creative Scotland ‘disappointed’ by Scottish Government funding cuts
Creative Scotland has said it is “disappointed” by the decision from the Scottish Government to cut its funding by more than 10%. The organisation’s board met yesterday (Monday) to discuss the implications of the funding cuts. Creative Scotland’s anger follows the Scottish Government’s 2023-24 budget announcement last week that included cuts worth almost £7m ($8.5m/€8m) …