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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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