Scottish Arts Council reminds public - Twenty days to go
07/01/2003
The Scottish Arts Council today re-issued its invitation to members of the public to contribute to the arts development organisation’s renewed strategy for distributing National Lottery funding. A series of public meetings will be held this week in Dundee, Glasgow and Inverness at which senior personnel from the Scottish Arts Council will be present to discuss National Lottery funding for the arts in Scotland. The meetings, each beginning at 7.30pm, will take place at: Discovery Point, Dundee on Wednesday, 8 January; The National Piping Centre, Glasgow on Thursday, 9 January and at the Town Hall, Inverness on Friday, 10 January.
A questionnaire on National Lottery funding for the arts is also available on the Scottish Arts Council website, www.scottisharts.org.uk , which can be downloaded and then emailed to the research consultants. The closing date for receipt of questionnaires is 27 January 2002.
Graham Berry, Director of the Scottish Arts Council repeated the invitation: ‘We would be delighted to see members of the public, community groups and others come along and take part in these discussions. It’s an opportunity for you to let us know what you think about National Lottery funding for the arts.’
Notes to editors
- The Scottish Arts Council champions and sustains the arts for Scotland, investing £56 million from Scottish Executive and National Lottery funding to support and develop artistic excellence and creativity throughout Scotland. Further information is available on our website: www.scottisharts.org.uk.
- A link to the questionnaire can be found on the Scottish Arts Council website.
- Since 1995 the Scottish Arts Council has received a total of 4,903 lottery applications with requests totalling £731 million. Since 1995 they have awarded 2,060 totalling around £181 million.
Contact email(s)
media.office@scottisharts.org.uk
Issued by: Scottish Arts Council
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