This website is an updated and expanded version of the original Scotland Cultural Profile, which was written and compiled by Sue Wilson and Fiona Pilgrim, assisted by Fiona Macdonald, with additional material by Adam Jeanes.

Visiting Arts is grateful to the Scottish Executive for sponsoring the original project, and to the British Council Scotland for hosting the initial research.

Special thanks are due to VisitScotland for permitting the use of photographic images in the revised website.

We are also grateful to Lisa Graham at Historic Scotland, the Scottish Arts Council, Publishing Scotland, the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC), Neil Fraser at Scran, the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Stephen Slater and Donna Keay at Tramway, Rachel Blanche, Alan Dimmick, Heidi Pearson and Alexia Holt at Cove Park, Rachel Hazell and Emma Quinn at the Scottish Traditions of Dance Trust (STDT), Suspect Culture, Theatre Cryptic, the Scottish Ballet, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, UHI, the Shetland Arts Development Agency (Shetland Arts), Fruitmarket Gallery, Ailsa Watson, D'Arcy Dalzell, Jill Cotton, Rosie Hunt and all the other organisations and individuals who have supported the project and contributed images and text to the content of this site.

All efforts have been made to ensure that the information in the profile is accurate at the time of publication. Corrections, additions and/or deletions should be mailed to [email protected].

Tim Doling Managing Editor, Cultural Profiles Project