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Development funding announced at Ullapool book festival
The arts in the Highlands received a major shot in the arm yesterday with the awarding of £500,000 development funding.
Creative Scotland chief executive designate Andrew Dixon visited the opening day of Ullapool Book Festival to announce that music, dance, literature and drama are among six creative disciplines to benefit from the funding this year for their development in the Highlands. Crafts and visual arts are also in line for a share of the support recommended by the Highland Cultural Strategic Board.
Supporting this recommendation, Creative Scotland, which will be the new national development body for the arts, culture and creative industries will invest £300,000 from its £5million Innovation Fund, with an additional £100,000 coming each from Highland Council and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).
Mr Dixon said’: “I am delighted to announce this investment in the Highlands and our partnership with Highland Council and HIE. The Highland Arts Programme is geared towards partnership working among creative organisations throughout the region to support and invest in the creativity of artists in the Highlands.”
Culture Minister Fiona Hyslop said: “This investment for the Highlands is an excellent example of how Creative Scotland can bring support to the sector through working collaboratively with partners and through an innovative and inclusive approach. The Highland Arts Programme will support a range of art forms and the programme will contribute to promoting the Highlands’ vibrant cultural talent both at home and abroad.”
The sixth Ullapool Book Festival, which runs until lunchtime tomorrow has brought a host of superb writers and poets to the Wester Ross village including fiction writers Iain Banks and Kevin MacNeil, Ron Butlin, Regi Claire, Jason Donald, Anne Donovan, Iain Finlay Macleod, Andrea McNicoll and James Robertson.
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Source: The Press and Journal