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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Severin Carrell Scotland editor

Scottish arts sector appeals to ministers over ‘devastating’ budget cuts

A woman looks at a street artwork featuring a red face by Philaicio at Yardworks, a festival in Glasgow.
A street artwork from the 2023 Yardworks festival in Glasgow, part of Scotland’s vibrant arts scene. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

Many of Scotland’s best known arts organisations, including the Edinburgh fringe and national jazz orchestra, are in uproar over plans for deep cuts in culture funding.

They said the proposed cuts, which came to light in the middle of the Edinburgh festival, would leave Scottish artists in crisis and cause deep damage to the country’s reputation and economy.

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