Scottish Arts Council aims for Gaelic

We aim to:

• Ensure appropriate recognition of the Gaelic language through all of our activities, and seek to encourage Gaelic speaking representation on our Council and committees

• Invite discussion with Bòrd Gàidhlig na h-Alba aiming to arrive at a concordat that defines the scope and nature of our strategic partnership

• Continue to support the existing infrastructure through core funding

• Draft a proposal for Council for a delegated Lottery arts development fund set against specific strategic priorities and actions. This will be agreed with the Bòrd Gàidhlig na h-Alba and conditional on match funding from key partners

• Consider the requirements of Gaelic publishing, within the independent Review of the needs of Scottish Publishing, taking forward the recommendations of the Ekos Review of the Gaelic Publishing Sector

• Ensure national arts initiatives like the Writers Factory, Playwrights Studio and the National Theatre take account of the artistic and audience development potential offered through the involvement of Gaelic arts

• Propose to GASD and the Bòrd Gàidhlig na h-Alba, that we should explore opportunities for wider audience development and commercial development through the effective marketing of Gaelic arts activity on a national and international basis

• Propose that the next round of the Cultural Coordinators programme highlights Gaelic arts opportunities and encourages Gaelic speaking applicants

• Staff and committee induction, awareness raising with staff, committees and CFOs, recruitment procedures. Reflect Gaelic issues in art form strategies, communications strategy and in our monitoring of grant awards. Specific actions will be laid out in a plan with clear targets