POSTSCRIPT- The Creative Scotland Bill is absent from the programme, but Creative Scotland is mentioned in the context of a new "Public Services Reform Bill"...
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saumember15
Sep 3, 2008 1:11 pm
Today saw the publication of The Scottish Government's Programme for Scotland 2008-09, entitled Moving Scotland Forward. The SAU is appalled to find no...
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saumember15
Aug 15, 2008 2:17 pm
Scottish Artists Union- Annual General Meeting Tuesday 9th September 2008, 7.00-9.00pm Out of the Blue, the Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG ...
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saumember15
Jun 2, 2008 12:23 pm
The cross-party parliamentary committee for Education, Lifelong Learning & Culture has concluded its Stage One examination of the Creative Scotland Bill. Its...
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saumember15
May 12, 2008 11:13 am
The United States Congress and Senate are currently (and not for the first time) considering a bill intended to address the problem of "orphan works", i.e....
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saumember15
Apr 25, 2008 9:19 am
The Scottish Artists Union has submitted a formal written response to the parliamentary committee for Education, Lifelong Learning & Culture as they conduct...
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saumember15
Mar 21, 2008 4:25 pm
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...
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saumember15
Mar 3, 2008 5:07 pm
SCOTLAND- CREATIVE NATION Cultural Summit, Scottish Arts Council, 25th-27th February 2008 SCOTTISH ARTISTS UNION RESPONSE The Scottish Artists Union stated...
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saumember15
Jan 31, 2008 4:03 pm
From Monday the 25th to Wednesday the 27th of February, the Scottish Arts Council are presiding over Creative Nation, a cultural summit promising "exploration,...
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saumember15
Jan 21, 2008 11:20 am
The following message was distributed via Voluntary Arts Scotland's e-newsletter earlier this week. The SAU wholly endorses this campaign and urges all members...
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saumember15
Jan 17, 2008 10:35 am
The Scottish Government has recently published a consultation document on proposed legislation that will create a new vetting and barring scheme, as called for...
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saumember15
Aug 31, 2007 1:22 pm
An Open Letter to Linda Fabiani, Minister for Europe, External Affairs & Culture. 31st August 2007 Dear Minister- On the 24th of August the Scottish Executive...
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saumember15
Aug 2, 2007 4:32 pm
The Scottish Artists Union's AGM will take place at Street Level Photoworks, King Street, Glasgow on the evening of Tuesday the 25th of September. All members...
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jaynemarytaylor
May 21, 2007 1:47 pm
Why should this concern the Scottish Artist's Union? Visual and Applied Artists in Scotland who are professional and highly skilled will volunteer their skills...
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saumember15
May 21, 2007 9:50 am
As reported in yesterday's Sunday Herald, the overwhelming majority of arts sector bodies who submitted official responses to the Draft Culture (Scotland) Bill...
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saumember15
Apr 23, 2007 12:55 pm
The Scottish Artists Union's official website has been completely redesigned, rewritten and improved. Visit www.sau.org.uk right now to get the latest on all...
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jaynemarytaylor
Mar 30, 2007 10:21 am
The fact is that culture and the arts are used as a tools to promote local authority, government and community agendas, and this is not going to go away. That...
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saumember15
Mar 29, 2007 3:45 pm
With the Scottish Executive's deadline of the 31st of March two days away, you still have some time to make your voice heard. Read the document and get...
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saumember15
Mar 14, 2007 11:42 am
The draft copy for the Scottish Arts Council/Scottish Screen joint response to the Draft Culture (Scotland) Bill is now available online: ...
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saumember15
Feb 23, 2007 4:53 pm
This year's Glasgow Art Fair takes place from the 19th to the 22nd of April. http://www.glasgowartfair.com SAU Members can get in for the concessionary rate of...
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saumember15
Feb 21, 2007 7:33 pm
As announced, I represented the SAU at today's event organised by Greig Chalmers of the Scottish Executive's office for Tourism, Culture & Sport at the...
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saumember15
Feb 9, 2007 11:43 am
The SAU has been invited to participate in another day of discussion and consultation on the Draft Culture (Scotland) Bill at the Scottish Parliament. Unlike...
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jaynemarytaylor
Feb 6, 2007 3:05 pm
I have read the draft bill and come up with a list of Summery Points Please feel free to add comments or challenge assumptions. I have simply tried to...
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saumember15
Jan 29, 2007 10:11 am
Yesterday's Sunday Herald reported on the SAU's initial reaction to the Draft Culture Bill. Also featured was the news that the SNP are to propose an...
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saumember15
Jan 20, 2007 3:42 pm
I've been informed by the News Editor this afternoon that the piece will run as an exclusive in the Sunday Herald dated 28/1/07 Terry Anderson President ...
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saumember15
Jan 19, 2007 1:19 pm
Barry Didcock, arts writer for the Sunday Herald, is writing a piece for this weekend's paper covering the SAU's initial response to the Draft Culture Bill. ...
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saumember15
Jan 11, 2007 5:11 pm
On Friday the 12th of January 2007 the Scottish Artists Union will participate in a parliamentary debate on the Draft Culture Bill. Hosted by Chris Ballance...
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jaynemarytaylor
Jan 9, 2007 12:38 pm
would like to invite you to visit our Printmaking Project with exhibition, printed catalogue, web presentation... http://www.lessedra.com/annual.php Dear...
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saumember15
Dec 21, 2006 11:53 am
As most of our members will be aware, the Scottish Executive's Draft Culture Bill was published on Thursday the 14th of November. And as previously posted, the...
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saumember15
Dec 11, 2006 10:47 am
The SAU eagerly await the opportunity to respond to the Scottish Executive's draft Culture Bill, publication of which has been promised "before the end of the...
