Question reference: S5W-30455
- Asked by: Joan McAlpine, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 3 July 2020
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 July 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how it will further support performing arts venues in Scotland that have been seriously affected by COVID-19.
Answer
The Scottish Government today is announcing a new £10m fund to support not-for-profit venues in the performing arts sector who are experiencing significant difficulties from the impact of Covid-19. The fund adds to measures introduced for the culture sector and creative industries who were amongst those affected by closures in the very early stages of the pandemic. The £10 million will be aimed at organisations that cannot yet open because of physical distancing restrictions, but whose return to creative production is key to Scotland’s vibrant arts scene. Creative Scotland will manage the Performing Arts Venues Relief Fund and will be publishing further details shortly.