International culture strategy: survey - easy read

Scotland's international cultural work

A report by Creative Scotland and British Council Scotland shows the range of cultural assets in Scotland.

A cultural asset is something that has value – for example arts, music, language, traditions, stories, and histories – because they make up Scotland's identity.

Scotland has cultural assets that many larger countries cannot match.

These assets include:

• activities, performances and festivals
• the way that cultural activity is supported
• the people who work in culture and do creative work
• the ways that Scottish cultural services work

Scotland's international culture sector has different parts: