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STATEMENT ON FREE BUS TRAVEL We are extremely disappointed with the announcement by the Scottish Government to scrap the commitment to implement the Free Bus Travel pilot scheme for people seeking asylum in Scotland. Scottish Government Fiona Hyslop

This is a dismal decision by Scottish Government! Bus travel for asylum seekers is a basic measure to let people access services and support a bit more easily. I was pleased that the Scottish Greens achieved this commitment while we were in Government, and scrapping it now seems so petty.

This is absolutely unacceptable and MUST be reversed. More cuts to funding for artists in Scotland will exacerbate already huge inequalities in the sector. This is terrible beyond words...

📯 Due to a lack of funding confirmation, Creative Scotland have announced a delay in re-opening their YMI Access to Music & Strengthening Youth Music funding strands. Creative Scotland statement is here: creativescotland.com/funding/fundin…

🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland’s cultural landscape is at risk of collapse, due to continued inaction and backtracking from the Scottish Government. Please join me in signing the Campaign for the Arts petition to urge ministers to deliver on their arts funding pledges now. campaignforthearts.org/petitions/scot…

📢🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Urgent rally: Stop the cuts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📢 Join us to protest the new funding cuts announced by the Scottish Government! When: 12.30pm, Thursday 5 September Where: Outside the Scottish Parliament, Holyrood What: Speeches, banners, chants! All the info: equity.org.uk/news/2024/stop…

🚨 More than 80 Scottish arts organisations demand John Swinney reverses Creative Scotland’s new cuts, saying they will slow new work to a “trickle,” force artists out of Scotland & reduce Scotland’s presence on international stages around the world. 🚨 scotsman.com/news/80-arts-o…

There have been 7000 backers for this petition in its first 24 hours.

What kind of Scotland do we want to live in, not one without artists, theatre, writing, a creative sector, and that’s what happens when creatives can’t create. Calling all to sign this open letter being sent today docs.google.com/document/d/1nI…

I’m helping grow this network, please share, get involved and help too! It’s a non hierarchical sector driven community, by & for diverse, creative archives in Scotland ❤️🌈⬇️

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Final week of SMITH/STEWART ‘PRESENT TENSE’ ⁦GSA Exhibitions⁩ ⁦The Glasgow School of Art⁩ The Reid Gallery & Ground Floor Corridor. Mon-Sat, 10-16.30 (closed Sun) until 19 October. Go / go back!

We are very lucky indeed to be hosting Marlene Smith and her show curated by Cubitt Fellow s all kicking off this Fri eve 1 Nov at GSA from 5pm for the in-conversation and 6-8pm for the preview. Book your free tickets via tinyurl.com/yfdp2dsm

Violet Banks postcards, Isle of Barra: research by Jenny Brownrigg into postcard series from the 1930’s jennybrownrigg.com/2024/03/29/res…

A Daily Motion video on the new Bet Low exhibition opening 11 Jan 2025 at Reid Gallery, in partnership with The Pier Arts Centre

Excellent walking tour led by Hildegarde Berwick this morning around sites in the city centre linked to artist Bet Low (1924-2007). Final day of her centenary exhibition at Reid Gallery GSA before the show goes to The Pier Arts Centre (1 March-7 June).

Following an excellent run at Reid Gallery, GSA, the centenary exhibition ‘Bet Low- An Island on Your Doorstep’ moves to our partner The Pier Arts Centre, Orkney, who we co-curated with.