The Scottish Storytelling Forum SCIORegistered

3 The organisation's purposes are: 3.1 To promote the study, practice and knowledge of oral storytelling in Scotland 3.2 To advance the practice of the arts in Scotland by a) the preservation and perpetuation of traditional storytelling. b) the development of storytelling as a contemporary artform. 3.3 To foster oral storytelling skills among all age groups, cultures and communities, irrespective of geography, economic status, sex, gender, ability, ethnicity or religion. 3.4 To support the sharing of oral stories in schools, colleges, prisons, community centres, museums, outdoor environments, places of worship, arts centres, libraries, hospitals, care centres and festivals, throughout Scotland 3.5 To increase international understanding of Scotland's living storytelling traditions and foster international exchange and dialogue.