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Minister promises mapping of arts Print E-mail
Monday, 17 December 2007

The Scottish Government is to map cultural provision in Scotland to identify gaps and potential duplication.

Linda Fabiani, Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture, told Holyrood that one of her first priorities would be to map the activities of cultural bodies, including outreach and education work.

She gave the example of Boıness Railway Museum, which has for the last five years run a back-to-work programme for ex-drugs users.

"What strikes me is that there have been an awful lot of initiatives over the years, many of them very, very worthy, but how can you have initiatives without knowing whatıs there in the first place?" she said.

"These things are not mapped across the country to find out everything we are doing. I believe itıs only when you start to do that that you can see where the gaps are."

She was speaking at a time of significant change for the arts world, with a Bill to establish a single cultural body, Creative Scotland, to be introduced in Parliament early next year.

Fabiani also welcomed the decision of the National Theatre of Scotland to bring the internationally acclaimed production of Black Watch back to Scotland next year. "Itıs important that we showcase our national artistic achievements all over Scotland," she said. "Our National Performing Companies and Collections contribute so much to our cultural identity and these high quality performances and cultural experiences should be shared with everyone."
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