A cultural strategy for everyone in Stirling
The Stirling Cultural Strategy 2023–2028 is a shared plan for how arts, creativity and culture can grow, connect and reach every corner of the Stirling area — from the city centre to the most rural communities.
It builds on decades of cultural ambition in Stirling, bringing together the organisations, artists, communities and partnerships that make this place creatively rich — and asking how we do more, reach further, and ensure culture is genuinely available to everyone.
The strategy is built around four core ambitions:
Making culture more inclusive and accessible
Supporting a thriving creative economy
Using arts and creativity to improve health and wellbeing
Celebrating and strengthening Stirling's unique cultural identity
Six catalysts turn ambition into action Rather than a long list of objectives, the strategy focuses energy through six practical programmes — each one tackling a specific opportunity or challenge facing Stirling's cultural life. Together they form the engine of delivery.
(link block — six catalyst cards go here)
Who is behind it? The strategy is delivered through Scene Stirling — Stirling's cultural partnership — working alongside arts organisations, community groups, creative practitioners, and public bodies across the area. Progress is overseen by the Stirling Culture Board, which brings together senior representatives from across the sector.
Where are we now? We are currently in year three of the strategy. A baseline survey of the sector launched in May 2026 will give us our first comprehensive picture of where Stirling's cultural life stands today — and will be repeated annually to track progress. Results will be published here.