| Comhairle Ealain na h-Alba | |
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| Formed | 1994 |
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| Dissolved | 2010 |
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| Headquarters | 12 Manor Place, Edinburgh EH3 7DD, United Kingdom |
| Annual budget | £61.06 million (2009/10) |
| Website | http://www.scottisharts.org.uk/ (not maintained after 1 July 2010) |
TheScottish Arts Council (Scottish Gaelic:Comhairle Ealain na h-Alba), was aScottish public body responsible for the funding, development and promotion ofthe arts inScotland. The Council primarily distributed funding from theScottish Government as well asNational Lottery funds received via theDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport.
The Scottish Arts Council was formed in 1994 following a restructuring of theArts Council of Great Britain, but had existed as anautonomous body since aroyal charter of 1967. In 2010 it merged withScottish Screen to formCreative Scotland.
The Council funded all the major areas of the arts, seeking to maintain balance between the many diverse communities of Scotland. In addition, it funded cultural groups and events affiliated with immigrant communities and minorities in Scotland. It sponsored two book awards:
The council was pivotal in forming policy for the nation in regard to Arts, Culture and Education after devolution, resulting in the seminal publication Arts Education: A Lifelong Learning Strategy. Published in 2004, this document articulated a national strategy to be put in place 2004–2009. It was crafted through "a year of rigorous discussion, thinking, drafting and re-drafting, and has been much informed by consultation with the wider world of education and the arts."[1]
In January 2006, it was announced that theScottish Government would assume direct responsibility for the main national arts companies (Scottish Opera,Scottish Ballet,Royal Scottish National Orchestra,Scottish Chamber Orchestra) and that the Arts Council was to be replaced by a new body.[2] This change was made in response to the report issued by the Cultural Commission chaired byJames Boyle.[3] The Scottish Arts Council was replaced byCreative Scotland on 1 July 2010.[4]
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