Our mission is to serve the people of Scotland by fostering arts of the highest quality through investment, research and advocacy. We believe the arts to be the foundation of a confident and cultured society. They challenge and inspire us. They bring beauty, excitement and happiness into our lives. They help us to express our identity as individuals, as communities and as a nation.

At the Scottish Arts Council we aim to provide a prompt, helpful and high quality service and strive to ensure our operations are fair, open, accountable and effective. Our vision is of a confident, cultured Scotland where everyone takes part in the arts. We offer a unique national perspective on the arts and their audiences. Our strategic leadership - development, funding and advocacy - is underpinned by specialist knowledge and experience in the management and delivery of the arts at national and international level.

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