On the 12th of March, the Scottish First Minister introduced a Bill that will
usher in the new
cultural development agency Creative Scotland. The Bill and its explanatory
notes can be
downloaded from the Scottish Government's website:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/bills/07-CreativeScotland/index.htm

Scrutiny of the Bill is being led by the cross-party parliamentary committee for
Education,
Lifelong Learning and Culture. The committee has extended an open invitation
from all
interested parties to submit written responses to the Bill's general principles.
These should
be submitted by email address below no later than 5.00pm on Friday the 18th of
April 2008:
creativescotlandbill@...

The SAU encourages all visual artists in the country to put forward their views
on this
important piece of legislation. We will respond too, but acknowledge this Bill
is only half the
story, outlining Creative Scotland's relationship with government. We eagerly
await further
details of Creative Scotland's internal structure from the Scottish Arts
Council/Scottish Screen
Joint Board as well as Transition Director Anne Bonnar.