- On 29 June a number of cultural sector bodies met with Creative Scotland and Culture Division to discuss issues raised in a letter they had sent to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs. A pdf document with the summary of the meeting can be downloaded from FST's website, in the reports and research section:
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The Federation of Scottish Theatre is a membership and development body which advances the interests of professional Scottish theatre and...- Press articles in chronological order (newest on top):
- Joyce McMillan: Arts spending a cultural necessity - Scotland - Scotsman.comA thriving creative scene is essential to any country's wellbeing, both socially and practically, writes Joyce McMillan LAST week, as the...
Creative Scotland issues mea culpa and promises change - News - The StageThom Dibdin, Currently Scotland Correspondent for The Stage, Thom has been a freelance contributor to the paper since 1994 Creative Scotl...
Scottish Review:11 December 2012 The big climbdown: is it just an empty PR exercise? Kenneth Roy Has news of the change of tune reached Raasay yet? Photo...
Creative Scotland lay out dramatic changes to funding schemes - Scotland - Scotsman.comTROUBLED quango Creative Scotland today laid out a series of dramatic changes in a bid to head off an artistic rebellion - including over...
Script changes at Creative Scotland | Herald ScotlandThat was the tone of the statement from the board of Creative Scotland yesterday, following two days of soul searching. As The Herald arg...
Creative Scotland row: No going back, says Runrig's Wishart - Scotland - Scotsman.comFORMER Runrig star-turned-SNP MP Pete Wishart has warned critics of Creative Scotland there is "no going back" to the days of arts bodies...- Brian Ferguson: Creative Scotland's sad tale should end happily - Scotland - Scotsman.comIT IS no exaggeration to say a feeling of relief swept over me as the train pulled out of Glasgow's Queen Street Station on Saturday Any ...
- Statement from the Board of Creative Scotland (07/12/2012) | Creative ScotlandThis statement details the commitments for change as agreed by the Creative Scotland Board at the meeting on the 5 and 6 December. The st...
Creative Scotland was a project doomed to failure | Herald ScotlandAll that effort spent liquidating the Scottish Arts Council (SAC) and dissolving Scottish Screen, all the hideous jargon masquerading as ...
Portrait of an arts chief as a doomed man | Herald ScotlandNews of Mr Dixon's resignation was in the offing some time. The Herald learned last week he had been signed off sick and he was, we were ...
A new script for Creative Scotland | Herald ScotlandAfter months of sustained criticism and a series of calamitous misjudgments, his resignation yesterday marks a low ebb, paradoxically in ...
Creative Scotland chief quits after artists' revolt | Herald ScotlandTIME TO GO: Andrew Dixon will leave in late January. Andrew Dixon, chief executive of the body which annually distributes £80 million in ...
Under-fire Creative Scotland chief quits after rebellion - Scotland - Scotsman.comTHE head of the under-fire arts quango Creative Scotland has quit in the wake of a growing rebellion over the running of the organisation.
Creative Scotland head to step down - News - Scotsman.comThe head of Scotland's arts funding body is standing down, saying the time was right for a change of direction for both him and the organ...
Creative Scotland chief Andrew Dixon quits amid mounting criticismAndrew Dixon: Head of Creative Scotland has resigned. Chief executive of Scotland's national arts funding body Creative Scotland has quit...- Four weeks on from Tramway World CafeLike many folks at the World Café event I couldn't help but give a wry laugh as Janice Galloway read out Don Patterson's 2005 poem 'We, t...
Gerry Hassan: Creative Scotland crisis is canvas for new vision - Scotland - Scotsman.comTHE quarrel between the arts organisation and artists reflects a wider cultural crisis that highlights the need for fresh thought, writes...- Arts body faces fresh demands | Herald Scotland13 hours ago ... Sir Sandy Crombie, chairman of Creative Scotland, has been sent a letter outlining a way forward for the embattled bod...
State of the Arts: just when you thought it was safe to go on holiday | Herald ScotlandBefore I set off on my week away from work, it seemed the Creative Scotland issue was heading in a more positive direction.
Now Brian Cox attacks Creative Scotland - Scotland - Scotsman.comHANNIBAL Lecter star Brian Cox has become the latest big name from the Scottish arts world to attack controversial quango Creative Scotla...- Creative Scotland boss replies to the 100 protestorsHow I plan to win back the trust of Scotland's art world Andew Dixon talks to Magnus Linklater The audience gathered in Glasgow's Tramway...