THE NEW director of the Scottish Contemporary Art Network has warned about the fragile state of the arts which can help the nation recover from the coronavirus pandemic as the group calls for much needed support. Moira Jeffrey who has more than 20 years of experience of the visual arts in Scotland including roles in arts journalism where she wrote regularly for The Herald, says there remains concerns many artists are still falling through the net of support . And she stressed the importance of the arts in helping the general public come to terms with what is happening around them. SCAN has been concerned that Scotland s hallowed visual art scene - which covers everything from galleries, studios, art centres and associated festivals to artists, sculptors and photographers - was being being put at risk without necessary emergency funding.