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Research and Policy
A Culture Strategy for Scotland
A Culture Strategy for Scotland shows how important culture is to Scotland’s prosperity and sets the future direction for supporting culture in Scotland...
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Research and Policy
Scotland's Creative Learning Plan
September 2013 saw publication of Scotland’s Creative Learning Plan which was developed with a range of partners...
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Quotes
“An inherent link seems to exist between creativity and science and mathematics education...”
—Creative Little Scientists, EU Funded Research Project
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Creative Partners
Scottish Book Trust
Scottish Book Trust is the leading agency for the promotion of literature, reading and writing...
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Creative Partners
Company Chordelia
Formed in 2002 by artistic director Kally Lloyd-Jones, Company Chordelia defies traditional dance boundaries, working creatively by bringing music, opera, theatricality, story-telling, design and imagination to all its productions...
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Creative Partners
National Theatre of Scotland
Our mission is to make exceptional, audacious, collaborative theatre that represents the complexity of modern Scotland, and to take that theatre to our communities and to the world...
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Quotes
“I have to reflect my background as a son of the manse; creation is a phrase that appears often in the Bible...”
—Ian Ritchie
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Creative Partners
Solar Bear
Employing a 360° approach to the arts – working from a strong foundation, creating high quality performances and forging new pathways on and offline - Solar Bear challenges the mainstream and provokes society to re-evaluate its expectations...
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Creative Partners
Indepen-dance
Indepen-dance is an inclusive dance development company offering creative movement classes to people with diverse abilities, their carers, family members and volunteers...
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Creative Partners
Traverse Theatre
The Traverse is a hub that celebrates everyone's creativity...
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Creative Partners
Jupiter Artland Foundation
Jupiter Artland Foundation is a contemporary sculpture park set in 120 acres of woodland just outside Edinburgh...
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Creative Partners
Drake Music Scotland
Drake Music Scotland, established in 1997 are the nation’s leading national organisation providing music education opportunities for disabled people, and those with additional support needs, and were Scotland’s Charity of the year in 2019...
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Creative Partners
Scottish Music Centre
The Scottish Music Centre is a key player in developing Scottish talent both locally and internationally...
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Quotes
“Science and arts are not an either/or...”
—Creative Industries Federation
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Quotes
“Creativity is the combined application of intelligence and imagination...”
—Duncan Jones, Association for Scottish Literary Studies
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Quotes
“The collections of Scotland's museums and galleries are a vital resource for education...”
—Helena Gillis, Museums Galleries Scotland
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Research and Policy
Teachers Who Promote Creativity See Educational Results
Creativity in the classroom goes hand in hand with exceptional student learning, according to a new Gallup study examining U...
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Quotes
“We work a lot with the arts at the observatory, in many ways...”
—Dan Hillier, Edinburgh Observatory
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Creative Partners
YDance
YDance (Scottish Youth Dance) is the award-winning national dance organisation for children and young people in Scotland...
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Quotes
“Creativity is not something gifted to the few...”
—Ken Edwards, Quality Improvement Officer, Angus Council