Visual arts

Introduction
Outcomes
Opportunities

The Scottish Arts Council is actively involved in developing visual arts in Scotland through its support for exhibition spaces, studios and production facilities along with its support for creative and professional development of visual artists.

Find out more about the context and priorities for our support of visual arts in Scotland or download our quick guide - visual arts (pdf).

Outcomes

Venice Biennale 2009 a users guide Bill Viola's ~Being Time at the Pier Art Centre in Orkney

Commonwealth Suite - find out about the current show relating to the Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh at the Collective Gallery.

Scotland and Venice book - Learn about a publication celebrating the work of Scottish artists at the Venice Biennale find out more....

Specialist advisors assist the Scottish Arts Council make visual arts related decisions about funding.  This includes assessing funding applications and writing artistic evaluations of projects and programmes supported by the Scottish Arts Council.

Opportunities

Funds - Find out about visual arts related funding for individuals and funding for organisations provided by the Scottish Arts Council.

Other opportunities - Read about other opportunities in our visual arts notices and news and opportunities e-bulletin or browse our visual arts links for useful online resources.

	Own Art - Learn more about the 0% art purchasing scheme for visual arts and crafts