Scotland, CEMA and the Arts Council, 1919-1967

Name: Scotland, CEMA and the Arts Council, 1919-1967
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Background, Politics and Visual Art Policy

By Euan McArthur

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Scotland, CEMA and the Arts Council, 1919-1967 offers a detailed case study of the intertwining of arts and cultural policy with Scottish nationalism. Euan McArthur traces the history and evolution of key organisations such as the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA), the Arts Council of Great Britain (ACGB) in Scotland, and the eventual formation of the Scottish Arts Council (SAC) in 1967. The book focuses on visual art policy in Scotland between 1940 and 1967, evaluating its successes and unique developmental path compared to England. Based on extensive archival research, it reveals previously unseen materials that shed new light on Britain's cultural policies in a politically significant era of devolution.
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Scotland, CEMA and the Arts Council, 1919-1967 is ideal for readers interested in arts and cultural history, political devolution, and Scottish national identity. Scholars, students, and policy enthusiasts seeking an authoritative study of British arts institutions and Scottish cultural policy evolution will find this book invaluable.

As a case study of the relationship between arts and cultural policy and nationalism, this book examines the overlooked significance of Scotland in the development of British arts policy and institutions.

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A case study of the relationship between arts and cultural policy and nationalism, Scotland, CEMA and the Arts Council, 1919-1967: Background, Politics and Visual Art Policy examines the overlooked significance of Scotland in the development of British arts policy and institutions.

This study is broadly relevant in an era of political devolution, which continues to pose questions for the constituent nations of Britain and their sense of self- and collective identities.

Euan McArthur provides a clear account of the background to and evolution of the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA) and the Arts Council of Great Britain (ACGB) in Scotland up to the formation of the Scottish Arts Council (SAC) in 1967.

He also presents a study of Scottish visual art policy and activities between 1940 and 1967, assessing the successes and failures of visual art policy in Scotland, including the degree to which it evolved differently from England. This development, leading to the renaming of the Scottish Committee of the ACGB as the SAC, prepared the way for the expansion of activities that marked the 1970s and after.

Based on extensive archival research, this book brings to light previously unavailable material, not covered in existing accounts of CEMA/ACGB.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781409431602

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 May 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 612g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

Euan McArthur is Senior Lecturer in Critical and Contextual Studies, Art and Media, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee, UK.