Creative Scotland has announced it will withdraw support for an explicit arts project that boasts a “non-simulated” sexual performance and will seek to recoup public funds paid to the production.
Director Leonie Rae Gasson was awarded a total of £84,555 for the development of Rein in a January round of the arts body’s National Lottery Open Fund.
The project is billed as a 45-minute multi-screen moving image installation that “immerses viewers in a raucous public exploration of dyke sexuality”.
However, it has under scrutiny Because the show’s climax is billed as a “secret cave sex party.”
Participants aged over 18 are required to take part, with budding performers paid £270 a day to take part in a range of scenes – including “kissing”, “normal sex” and “more hardcore performances”.
It is described as a “supportive and supportive job/er program” and those with experience in the porn industry are encouraged to apply.
After Rein made headlines over the weekend, Creative Scotland The application for the project did not indicate the extent of the art installation, a statement said.
“Creative Scotland has decided to withdraw support”
The arts agency said in an update on Thursday that the latest phase of the project breached funding conditions.
A spokesman for Creative Scotland said: “Following a review of the application, evaluation and contractual agreement for the Rein project, Creative Scotland has decided to withdraw its support for the project and will seek to recover the funding dates associated with the award.
“The circumstances that have arisen during this latest phase of the project breach the funding conditions because the nature of the project has changed.
“The central role that ‘non-simulated’ (i.e. real) sex now plays in the project marks a significant change from the nature of the work proposed in the original applications for assessment funding.
“The latest announcement on the project’s website demonstrates a significant change in the nature of the work, which has not been agreed to by Creative Scotland.”
Creative Scotland office in Edinburgh
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Politicians and activists have raised concerns about the project receiving public funding.
Women’s Campaign Scotland said prostitution and pornography are “rightly viewed as violence against women, contributing to the dehumanization of women and regressive and harmful attitudes”.
In Holyrood on Tuesday, Scotland’s culture secretary told Scottish MPs that he shared the concerns raised and will await the outcome of Creative Scotland’s review.
In Westminster on Thursday, House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt likened Rain to a “hardcore pornographic film”.
Creative Scotland says it makes around 2,000 funding awards each year.
The spokesperson added: “We support artists and projects across all art forms, some of which are challenging in content and push creative and social boundaries.
“However, Creative Scotland has important responsibilities to the public regarding the appropriate use of public funds and, as recipients of public funds, awardees also have legal responsibilities reflected in their funding contracts.”
GlasgowDirector Ms Garson has been contacted for comment.
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