Question reference: S5W-26841
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 6 January 2020
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Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 January 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much financial support it provides to the Celtic Connections festival.
Answer
Celtic Connections is a recipient of Creative Scotland’s Regular Funded Organisations (RFO) funding, where it has received £550,000 every three years since 2015. Prior to that between 2012-2015 they were awarded a total of £510,000 from the former Scottish Arts Council. The festival has also received a total of £200,000 of Scottish Government EXPO funding since 2019, with 2019 being the first time Celtic Connections programmed concerts with EXPO funding.