What is your vision for the future of the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland and what does Creative Scotland need to do to support that vision?
www.guardian.co.uk/culture/interactive/2012/aug/03/europe-arts-cuts-culture-austerity
Jonathan Schipper Slow Motion Car CrashAV FestivalNewcastle upon Tyne 2012
"The Scottish government has shown a commitment to investing in arts, culture and the creative industries and I look forward ….to producing a return on that investment for the benefit of our country"Sir Sandy Crombie, Chair, Creative ScotlandJune 2010
Creative Scotland challenges
Developmental (stability/invest in success) vs Strategic (change/invest in gaps) Artform agnostic vs legacy of practice Acceptance or challenge to higher level policy agendasthe creative industriesthe mythical status of the entrepreneurthe value paradox – cakes and eggsis growth really an option ?
‘The famous dictum of ‘money, policy, silence’ grew from Jennie’s resolve to give the arts a broad policy framework, the money to fulfil it, and then a respectful silence as to the means by which it was fulfilled.’
Jennie Lee, Minister for the Arts1964-70(Wayland Young)
Policy framework
• The ability to champion a clear vision for the culture of Scotland.
Policy framework
• The ability to champion a clear vision for the culture of Scotland.
• The courage to know that you can’t count everything that counts.
Policy framework
• The ability to champion a clear vision for the culture of Scotland.
• The courage to know that you can’t count everything that counts.
• The eloquence to extend the cultural conversation to all areas of our public life.
Policy framework
• The ability to champion a clear vision for the culture of Scotland.
• The courage to know that you can’t count everything that counts.
• The eloquence to extend the cultural conversation to all areas of our public life.
• The intelligence to work out the ways in which the future might be different from the past.
Policy framework
• The ability to champion a clear vision for the culture of Scotland.
• The courage to know that you can’t count everything that counts.
• The eloquence to extend the cultural conversation to all areas of our public life.
• The intelligence to work out the ways in which the future might be different from the past.
• The maturity to know how to apply change rigorously and compassionately.
Policy framework