Question reference: S6W-14479
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 27 January 2023
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Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 7 February 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding Architecture and Design Scotland has allocated to the Scotland + Venice project for each year since 2016-17.
Answer
Since joining the Scotland + Venice project in 2016, Architecture and Design Scotland has supported the commissioning and work of external curatorial teams on behalf of the Scotland + Venice partners, (Scottish Government, Creative Scotland, National Galleries of Scotland, the British Council (Scotland), the V&A Dundee, and Architecture and Design Scotland).
Funding allocated directly by Architecture and Design Scotland towards the Scotland + Venice project in the years 2016-17 to 2022-23 is provided in the following table.
Year | Funding allocated (£) |
2016-17 | 5,000 |
2017-18 | 5,000 |
2018-19 | 5,000 |
2019-20 | 5,000 |
2020-21 | 5,000 |
2021-22 | 0 |
2022-23 | 25,000* |
* increased funding in 2022-23 to support students from Scotland to undertake research and invigilation as part of a professional development programme