Following Creative Scotland’s recent communication regarding the delay in announcing the application results for the Multi-Year Funding Programme (2025–28), we – along with Artlink, Craft Scotland, Culture & Business Scotland, Culture Counts, Federation of Scottish Theatre (FST), Publishing Scotland, Scottish Book Trust, Scottish Contemporary Art Network (SCAN) and Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland (TRACS) – have written a joint letter to Robert Wilson (Chair, Creative Scotland), Iain Munro (Chief Executive, Creative Scotland) and Dana MacLeod (Executive Director of Arts, Communities and Inclusion, Creative Scotland).
Following consulting with our members and wider stakeholders to understand how this delay is currently affecting them (and how it will continue to do so in the months ahead), the letter provides constructive suggestions on how Scotland’s cultural sector can navigate this difficult period together.