The Scottish Government project to write a new National Cultural Strategy is to hold its first public meetings.
Billed as Culture Conversations, they will be held in Dundee and Inverness later this month.
The Dundee event will take place on July 25 at The Steeple Church while on the next day the Inverness event will be held at Eden Court theatre.
The events are open to the public and "anyone can attend" although the public can register in advance to assured of a seat.
The descriptions for the event say: "We're holding events in different parts of the country to encourage anyone who has an interest in a strategy to engage with us and contribute to #scotlandscultureconversation.
"We want to hear your views and ideas about culture in Scotland, and the direction it should take, as well as the main challenges and issues you think the strategy should seek to address."
The National Cultural Strategy process began in Glasgow on June 26 when nearly 100 artists, directors, writers, film makers and others were part of a private, invite-only event to discuss the strategy and culture.
Fiona Hyslop, the culture secretary, said at the event that the strategy would, among other things, consider cultural activity that exists outside the mainstream funded arts world, the issues of artist pay, and the impact of the losing EU funding after Brexit.
She said: "As the Scottish Government, we believe that culture lies at the heart of Scotland’s future, offering opportunities to experience life through a wide and enriching range of perspectives whether through, dance, literature and language, music, screen, technology, theatre, visual arts or through the objects we make and collect or the buildings and places we design, protect and cherish.
"The strategy must be underpinned by a shared vision that articulates the powerful and transformative effect that culture and creativity have."
A spokeswoman for the Scottish Government said that more events will be announced for the public.
Attendees at the Glasgow event included included staff from major institutions such as the V&A Dundee, the Edinburgh International Festival, Scottish Opera, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Celtic Connections, Creative Scotland, Scottish Ballet and others, as well as the composer Sir James MacMillan, the artist Jacqueline Donachie, the songwriter and writer Karine Polwart, the writer and director of the Royal Lyceum David Greig, and others.
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