We regularly represent and promote craft to influencers, including; politicians, partners, the media and funders.

Fair pay
We support makers in these challenging economic times by following and encouraging Scottish Artist Union rates of pay and supporting artist exhibiting fees. Championing fair business practices, we are a Scottish Living Wage employer.

Membership and networks
We are members of a number of organisations, nationally and internationally, to ensure that craft is integrated with the wider cultural sector and that the voice for craft is heard in all important debates. Membership includes World Craft Council (Europe), Michelangelo Foundation network partner, Green Arts Initiative and Culture & Business Scotland. 

Advocacy networks

Our Director Irene Kernan is on the steering committee of Culture Counts, the collective voice of Scotland’s cultural sector. Irene regularly inputs into cultural strategy discussion, is a signatory to cultural open letters and regularly communicates with MSPs.

Craft Scotland is also part of Children’s and Youth Arts Advocacy (CYAA) a collective of leading national arts organisations. The network is dedicated to ensuring every child and young person in Scotland can access inclusive, diverse, and transformative arts experiences in alignment with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).