Results from the third fieldwork wave of a survey of the Scottish population we conducted for Creative Scotland were published this week. The research provides an up to date picture on how the population is feeling about returning to arts events and venues as the sector reopens, with a focus on key areas of interest such as levels of comfort attending different types of venue, social distancing requirements, requirements for Covid testing and other potential protective measures.

The findings show that the desire to attend cultural events and venues remains strong with audiences keen to return – this is especially the case in relation to live music, cinema, comedy and theatre. 3 in 5 of the population would be comfortable with the option of 1 metre distancing (a significant increase since 2020) and over half support the idea of cultural events only being available to people who have just obtained a negative Covid test.

A summary of results and the full report are available on the Creative Scotland here