Anne Bonnar sees the Scotland Devolution Commission as an important opportunity for the value of culture to be recognised by Holyrood and Westminster government, and for artists to become more involved in civic leadership and governance.
"My job is to create a process through which politicians, civic institutions and the Scottish public can come together, work together and agree the detail of what those powers should be.
To that end, I am working to one aim: to produce a unifying set of proposals by the 30 November 2014."
Lord Smith of Kelvin
The way to have your say is to submit views by 31 October. This is my submission:
The Scotland Devolution Commission represents an important opportunity for the arts and culture to be further embedded in the civic life of Scotland and for artists to be involved in civic leadership and governance.
Further, for both the UK and Scottish governments to recognise the value of culture to a flourishing Scotland.
In the years since devolution Scotland’s arts and culture have flourished and thrived. They have been recognised as being of high value to Scotland across many economic and social/civic spheres, bringing benefits to individuals, communities and the nation. These benefits include contributing to our sense of identity, to how we understand the world and to our international reputation and contributing to learning, health, wellbeing, confidence and quality of life for individuals and for our communities.
Artists have become recognised as having an important contribution to make to civil society and their voices and views have been increasingly sought in the period leading up to the referendum on independence.... Keep reading on 21st Century Culture
"My job is to create a process through which politicians, civic institutions and the Scottish public can come together, work together and agree the detail of what those powers should be.
To that end, I am working to one aim: to produce a unifying set of proposals by the 30 November 2014."
Lord Smith of Kelvin
The way to have your say is to submit views by 31 October. This is my submission:
The Scotland Devolution Commission represents an important opportunity for the arts and culture to be further embedded in the civic life of Scotland and for artists to be involved in civic leadership and governance.
Further, for both the UK and Scottish governments to recognise the value of culture to a flourishing Scotland.
In the years since devolution Scotland’s arts and culture have flourished and thrived. They have been recognised as being of high value to Scotland across many economic and social/civic spheres, bringing benefits to individuals, communities and the nation. These benefits include contributing to our sense of identity, to how we understand the world and to our international reputation and contributing to learning, health, wellbeing, confidence and quality of life for individuals and for our communities.
Artists have become recognised as having an important contribution to make to civil society and their voices and views have been increasingly sought in the period leading up to the referendum on independence.... Keep reading on 21st Century Culture