Press Releases

Glasgow City Council Pledges Support For Realise Your Right To Art - 2006-12-05
On Saturday 11 November - at the Gallery of Modern Art , Glasgow - Glasgow City Council set a precedent by becoming a signatory to the REALISE your right to art Statement.

Landmark Use of Planning Gain - Galleria Studios opened by David Lammy MP - 2006-07-19
On 20 June, The Minister for Culture David Lammy formally opened 50 artists' studios built within a private and affordable housing development in Peckham, London. This unique scheme, pioneered by Acme Studios employed mixed use planning gain.

Turning Point - a Ten Year Strategy for the Visual Arts in England - 2006-07-19
Arts Council England has launched its visual arts strategy and for the first time made visual arts a priority.

The Contribution of Culture - 2006-06-10
Arts and museums unite to present a shared vision for the future and make a bid for culture to be at the heart of public policy. Values and Vision: The Contribution of Culture, published by Arts Council England, The Museums Libraries and Archives Council and the National Museum Directors' Conference.

Visual Arts and Broadcasting: Response to the BBC Charter Review - 2006-04-28
Response to the BBC Charter Review
The Association is encouraged that learning and bringing culture and creativity to new audiences are cited as purposes.

VAGA Scotland's Responds to the Scottish Executive on the Cultural Review - 2006-02-19
"Culture is … an ecology of activity, a multitude of conversations, potential experiences, ideas and creations." Will Bradley; 'Defining and Sustaining an Ecology of Practice' (2004)

Art Colleges as Incubators of Britain's Creatvity - 2005-07-01
James Purnell MP, the new Minister for Creative Industries, highlights the role of art colleges as the incubators of creativity in Britain. The Creative Industries employ "2 million people - and account for a twelfth of our economy, more than in any other country.........."

The Scottish Cultural Commission Publishes Final Report - 2005-07-01
"Our next major enterprise…" , the final report of the Scottish Cultural Commission endorses the value of the visual arts and amongst its 124 recommndations calls for cultrual rights to be framed in legislation .......

Select Committee Calls for DCMS to Punch Harder - 2005-05-20
The Culture Media and Sport Committee's recent report in to the Art Market and Support for Artists made many sound recommendations not least that "the Department for Culture, Media and Sport must view the active promotion and sponsorship of the arts as one of its primary roles. This is particularly important in view of the large number of government departments with some claim to responsibility for different locations in the world of art. Regrettably, in Government, the Department seldom punches, if it punches at all, at a weight commensurate with the centrality of the arts to our national life."

Arts Contribution to the Economy Recognised in Budget - 2005-04-04
The budget included an un expected £12m cash boost to "promote excellence in management and leadership within the arts"

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