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Scotland’s artists fear ‘cultural black hole’ after festival and film project cancelled

Calls for Scottish government to increase support grow, following funding cuts to public arts body

Artists, writers and film-makers have expressed their fears for the future of Scottish culture following the closure of a film project, a book festival and an art magazine within days of each other. Heather Parry, author and editor of literary magazine Extra Teeth, which is on hiatus due to funding pressures, said the Scottish government needed to urgently increase support. “High inflationary pressures as a result of Brexit and the war in Ukraine, combined with an autumn statement that prioritised a tax cut over providing the investment Scotland needs in services and infrastructure, have made this the most challenging budget to be delivered under devolution,” they said.

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