Scotland’s cultural and creative sector remains ambitiously vibrant, consistently delivering an exciting and diverse range of work, all while navigating the complexities of an ever changing and challenging operating environment.
In the year 2022/23, organisations in receipt of Regularly Funding put on an impressive 37,629 public events across the country, marking a notable increase from the 26,545 events held in the previous year. These events included performances, exhibitions, screenings and more, drawing in a total attendance of 4.8m people, up from 4.3m in 2021/22. While these increases are hugely positive, numbers of events and public engagement have still to return to the levels seen prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Throughout the year we provided support through various funding routes. This included 121 awards totalling £33.4 million through our Regular Funding route, 708 awards totalling £15.7 million through our Open Funding route and 802 Targeted funding awards totalling £37.2 million. These funds were distributed to support a diverse array of projects, organisations and creative endeavours spanning across the nation.