Scottish Arts Council Aims for Festivals

We aim:

• To ensure people throughout Scotland have regular access as audiences to a broad and diverse range of high quality art including music, crafts, visual arts, dance, drama and literature, and to international artists.
• To maximise the opportunities for creators and performers in Scotland to develop towards the highest standards of professional and artistic excellence.
• To raise the prestige of Scotland’s different artforms nationally and internationally.
• To improve the international profile of Scotland’s artists.
• To enrich tourists’ experience of Scotland.
• To bring communities together and boost local economies.