Scotland’s arts funding emergency is a threat to the very roots of UK theatre thestage.co.uk/opinion/scotla…

Over 1800 signatures! D/L is 5pm Mon 26 Aug Please sign & share if you live in Scotland and value the arts. bit.ly/4dyphen Please support by signing & sharing this Open Letter: for everyone who lives in Scotland and cares about culture. Coordinated by @indartsprojects

Looking for support to write your application for the Open Fund for Individuals before 30 Aug? This is tomorrow 👇🏼

Open Letter sent just after 5pm, signed by over 2,000 Scots (with a link to the live doc) to John Swinney, Angus Robertson, Culture Committee & cross party working group. The letter is still open for now. Huge thanks to all you signed & shared! 👉 bit.ly/4dyphen

In light of the decision by Creative Scotland to close the Open Project Fund for Individuals this Friday, we have compiled the following document of support currently being offered to artists, alongside campaigns that have been set up. You can view it here:

It’s not good enough to make promises that aren’t delivered in good time then try to attribute blame elsewhere. The next trick will almost certainly be to describe restored funding as “additional” when this game of cultural Hokey Cokey has been going on for nearly two years now.

"How do you justify abandoning a sector which sustains over 80,000 jobs and contributes more than 5 billion pounds to the economy? " Today, Scottish Government responded to calls of 'betrayal' - its broken arts funding promises, including the closure of Creative Scotland Open Fund. 🧵 1/5

Culture Funding Crisis, Scotland: This goes some way to show the level of stress Creative Scotland’s decision to close Open Project Funding for Individuals caused. Six months of work crammed into eleven days. Now being paid for in burn out, by people who can’t afford to rest.

What do we want?! A budget memorandum with payment instalments dates, KPIs and a secure future for arts funding in Scotland!! When do we want it?! Ideally in the next 5-10 working days! #NoArtWithoutArtists #NoMorePromisesJustGetItPaid 📸 Andy Catlin

I can honestly say no artist has ever had their work censored BatterseaArtsCentre for taking a political stance And our board is just brilliant in always taking the heat & backing work that is often very provocative But I do think AD roles help set the tone for protecting artists

Theatre will be judged not just on what it speaks out about, but on when it remains silent thestage.co.uk/opinion/theatr…

The system is letting disabled people down. But it doesn’t have to be this way. There are a million disabled people who can and want to work in the UK. Reducing Access to Work wait times, and removing other barriers to employment, would make an enormous difference.

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Clarence: Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?

Full on power cut in Edinburgh, this is a first. Never seen the city this dark before, it’s actually kinda nice