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Scottish Arts Council funds Homecoming projects
A variety of dance, theatre, poetry and visual arts projects in Scotland will get underway as a result of Scottish Arts Council funding.
The £300,000 Homecoming Fund - part of Homecoming Scotland 2009, which celebrates the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns' birth – will support arts projects of various scale throughout the year, each of which celebrating the themes of the Homecoming scheme: Robert Burns; culture and heritage and the contributions Scotland has made to the world.
Mary Shields, artistic advisor for Homecoming Scotland for the Scottish Arts Council, said: "Supporting artists, celebrating Scotland's culture and encouraging a lasting legacy is at the heart of our new Homecoming Scotland programme.
"We are pleased to present an engaging programme of arts activity that celebrates the work of Scotland's arts organisations and showcases it to a wide audience of Scots, those of Scottish descent, or those who simply love Scotland."
Funded projects include: Yatra – Journey Home, Edinburgh; Arts Fringe, Inverness; Muriel Sparks' The Girls of Slender Means, Stellar Quines Theatre Company, Edinburgh and BurnsBanner, Edinburgh.







































