Our vision
Our vision is of a confident, cultured Scotland where everyone takes part in the arts. Read our Quick Guide for more.
To serve the people of Scotland by fostering arts of excellence through funding, development, research and advocacy. We believe the arts to be the foundation of a confident and cultured society. They challenge and inspire us. They bring beauty, excitement and happiness into our lives. They help us to express our identity as individuals, as communities and as a nation.
The Scottish Arts Council offers a unique national perspective on the arts and their audiences. Our strategic leadership is underpinned by specialist knowledge and experience in the management and delivery of the arts in a diverse national and international context.
The Scottish Arts Council’s Corporate Plan 2007-2009 outlines our vision, aims, priorities and plans for the arts in Scotland. In it, we acknowledge the radical changes proposed in Scotland’s Culture, and the draft Culture (Scotland) Bill, published in December 2006. The plan outlines our proposals to enable an effective transition to Creative Scotland in 2008 or 2009, and the results of our own wide-ranging Strategic Review in 2005/06.
As a public body, the Scottish Arts Council is dedicated to rigorous standards of integrity; excellent; commitment to learning and to working in partnership with others. We strive to be open and equitable in all our work and mindful of our social responsibilities.
In essence:
Excellence in the arts and in our organisation.
Creativity in the arts and in our work.
Inclusion for everyone in all forms of the arts.
Partnership with those who will help us to promote the arts.
Openness in all our dealings.
To support artists and arts organisations in Scotland to fulfil their creative and business potential
To increase participation in the arts
To place the arts, culture and creativity at the heart of learning.
We will:
1. Increase the scope and quality of our support to artists
2. Secure the foundation of Scotland’s artistic development
3. Create flexibility to support the new and the innovative
4. Create opportunities for participation in the arts
5. Build a culture of co-operation with partners and the arts community
6. Make the transition to Creative Scotland.
Quality
Our new Quality Framework will underpin our plans and help us to realise the vision. It is designed to drive up standards, and foster excellence. Designed as a self-assessment tool, it will encourage innovation and creativity in the organisations we fund and ensure that we respond to the needs and aspirations of audiences and participants. | |