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Written Question · S6W-14479 · Session 6

How much funding Architecture and Design Scotland has allocated to the Scotland + Venice project for each year since 2016-17.

Answered Asked by Donald Cameron Con Lodged 26 Jan 2023

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding Architecture and Design Scotland has allocated to the Scotland + Venice project for each year since 2016-17.

The answer

Answered by Neil Gray on 7 Feb 2023 · 12 days after it was lodged, on time

Since joining the Scotland + Venice project in 2016, Architecture and Design Scotland has supported the commissioning and work of external curatorial teams on behalf of the Scotland + Venice partners, (Scottish Government, Creative Scotland, National Galleries of Scotland, the British Council (Scotland), the V&A Dundee, and Architecture and Design Scotland).
Funding allocated directly by Architecture and Design Scotland towards the Scotland + Venice project in the years 2016-17 to 2022-23 is provided in the following table.
Year
Funding allocated (£)
2016-17
5,000
2017-18
5,000
2018-19
5,000
2019-20
5,000
2020-21
5,000
2021-22
0
2022-23
25,000*
* increased funding in 2022-23 to support students from Scotland to undertake research and invigilation as part of a professional development programme

In the Official Report

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