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Federation of Scottish Theatre (FST) announces Sharon Burgess as Chair of their Board of Directors, and elects three new Board Members 

Date:
01/10/26

Federation of Scottish Theatre (FST) today announces Sharon Burgess as the membership organisation’s new Chair of Board of Directors. Sharon Burgess is currently the Chief Executive of Aberdeen Performing Arts (APA)—a multi-award winning, multi-site, arts charity right at the centre of North-east Scotland. Burgess is a seasoned arts executive who has vast experience in Scotland […]

Creative Scotland Multi-Year Funding

Type:
Public
Date:
21/01/25

FST is aware that Creative Scotland should not have informed applicants for Multi-Year Funding (MYF) of their decisions on Thursday 30 January, following the three-month delay announced in October 2024. While the Scottish Government announced a greater level of funding than expected for MYF, it still falls short of the amount applied for by organisations. […]

Letter to Creative Scotland on Multi-Year Funding Programme from Scotland’s sector bodies

Date:
16/10/24

Following Creative Scotland’s recent communication regarding the delay in announcing the application results for the Multi-Year Funding Programme (2025–28), Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) – along with Artlink, Craft Scotland, Culture & Business Scotland, Culture Counts, Federation of Scottish Theatre (FST), Publishing Scotland, Scottish Book Trust, Scottish Contemporary Art Network (SCAN) and Traditional Arts and […]

Culture Counts appoints new Interim Director 

Date:
09/10/24

Culture Counts – the leading network of arts, heritage and creative industries organisations in Scotland – is pleased to announce the appointment of new Interim Director, Kathryn Welch. Kathryn joins Culture Counts with a breadth of experience, having most recently held the position of Programme Lead for Creative Scotland’s Culture Collective – nurturing a network […]

Multi-Year Funding decision delay

Date:
03/10/24

Following Creative Scotland’s announcement earlier this morning about the delay to the Multi-Year Funding announcements, with our colleagues at SCAN, FST have written initially to the Senior Leadership Team and Chair of Creative Scotland expressing concerns and making some practical requests on behalf of members. We will keep you updated as regularly as we can […]

FST Strategic Framework

Type:
Public
Date:
02/10/23

Presentation and a wider narrative regarding FST’s Strategic Framework following consultation with the members and consultants from Kinharvie on the future of FST.

FST’s response to the Scottish Government’s 2023/2024 Budget

Date:
20/12/22

FST is dismayed by the decisions outlined in the newly announced 2023/24 Scottish Government budget, including reduction in funding to Creative Scotland of over 10%. This follows long-term under-investment in the sector, the impacts of the COVID pandemic, and is happening during the worst cost crisis Scotland has experienced in decades. The effect on the […]