Gordon Kerr (UK)

DSAF was recently established to promote excellence in the arts in service to humanity. Based in Scotland our approach of supporting grassroots initiatives, sponsorships and partnership programs, focuses on the social impact of the arts within the context of wider community development. Our experience suggests that this strategy offers access to wider networks of support than more traditional sources of patronage and arts funding. Our goal is to explore a range of different contexts where artists can demonstrate the important role they can play in the revisioning

and re-making of society. This is not to pursue some narrow political vision or reduce art to mere utilitarian values, but instead puts artists at the centre of community building through a process of dialogue, reflection and engagement thereby nurturing long-term sustainable relationships and unlocking creative potential.