Hyslop announces £50,000 of match-funding for Scots arts
An arts organisation receiving a business sponsorship grant will get 1 of funding for every 1 of sponsorship through the Scottish Government's New Arts Sponsorship grant scheme.
Ms Hyslop said the grant scheme had already generated more than 300,000 from businesses for the arts in Scotland.
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Hide AdAmong those to benefit have been Inspace, a new public gallery in Edinburgh, which received a grant of 13,000 from the scheme, leveraging in-kind sponsorship worth 23,000 from Edinburgh-based electronic display company, Pufferfish Ltd towards the costs of exhibitions.
Ms Hyslop said: "This is a good time for businesses to benefit from involvement in the arts, with tangible commercial benefits, whether it be branding, customer engagement, heightened community profile or staff development."