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Independent Culture Fair Work Taskforce Publishes Recommendations for Scotland’s Creative Workforce
The Independent Culture Fair Work Taskforce has published a major report outlining 16 recommendations to improve working conditions across Scotland’s creative and cultural industries. The Taskforce was established in response to concerns around precarious freelance work, unpaid internships, unequal access to opportunity and significant variation in fair pay across the sector. Chaired by Briana Pegado,…
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A Culture Act for Scotland – why the SMIA supports the ask
Scotland’s cultural sector underpins our music scenes, venues, festivals and creative careers. It shapes how we live, how we work, and how Scotland is seen internationally. For the music ecosystem, culture is not an add on. It is the infrastructure that allows artists, organisations and communities to thrive. As a member of Culture Counts, the…
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Creative Scotland Multi-Year Funding Decisions and Sector Support Signposting
Creative Scotland announced the organisations who have been successful in applying for their Multi-Year Funding programme (2025-28). Over ÂŁ200m has been allocated to 251 organisations, with a further ÂŁ3.2m for 13 development-stage organisations. You can read our SMIA statement on what this means for Scotland’s music sector and engage with our conversation here. We have…