Introducing....

Feel free to introduce yourself here as you join, tell us a bit about yourself and let us know what is installed for your project.

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Permalink Reply by Scottish Poetry Library on November 30, 2011 at 18:01

Hello, here at the Scottish Poetry Library we are delighted to be associated with Liz Lochhead in her role as Scots Makar, or national poet for Scotland. We can forward requests, provide information, check on her diary, though trying to keep up with her activities these days is quite a challenge! They're so varied and interesting, from school visits to her new play to literature festivals to speaking out about medical communication... She's installed, but on the move!

Permalink Reply by Iain McLean on January 11, 2012 at 9:25

Good Morning,
Pleased to be on board.
I'm a Glasgow based freelance photographer using my commercial work to a) live, and b) pursue private projects.

So far so good!

My non-commercial photography is here: http://www.iainmclean.com/5-projects

Cheers, Iain

Permalink Reply by Gill White on January 19, 2012 at 16:58

Hey I am Gill,

I am a Digital Creative + Writer/Director, collaborating with creative teams on cross platform digital projects working in the commercial sectors of Arts, Advertising and Heritage.

I am also developing projects with new creative collaborations in in the world of impro, dance and comedy.

If your feeling curious, take a peek www.gillwhite.com

Permalink Reply by 360 Narratives on January 20, 2012 at 10:42

Hey Gill,

Check out our 360 Narrative Residency - there's still time to get a proposal in if you're working collaboratively on any narrative projects. www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk/360narratives.htm

Best,

Claire

Permalink Reply by Creative Futures on January 20, 2012 at 10:52

That is a great suggestion, Claire.

It would really nice to see the 360 Narrative Residency call out in the Opportunity pages on this network too if possible? All you need to do is put it up as a blog and add the tag opportunities - it will then show up in the Opps list.

Give us a shout if you have any problems.


360 Narratives said:

Hey Gill,

Check out our 360 Narrative Residency - there's still time to get a proposal in if you're working collaboratively on any narrative projects. www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk/360narratives.htm

Best,

Claire

Permalink Reply by 360 Narratives on January 20, 2012 at 11:15

Thank you, I thought I had but clearly missed a tag somewhere.

Creative Futures said:

That is a great suggestion, Claire.

It would really nice to see the 360 Narrative Residency call out in the Opportunity pages on this network too if possible? All you need to do is put it up as a blog and add the tag opportunities - it will then show up in the Opps list.

Give us a shout if you have any problems.


360 Narratives said:

Hey Gill,

Check out our 360 Narrative Residency - there's still time to get a proposal in if you're working collaboratively on any narrative projects. www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk/360narratives.htm

Best,

Claire

Permalink Reply by Gill White on January 20, 2012 at 13:40

Hey Claire,

Grand thanks for that, it looks like a interesting idea, I will check it out,

best

Gill

360 Narratives said:

Hey Gill,

Check out our 360 Narrative Residency - there's still time to get a proposal in if you're working collaboratively on any narrative projects. www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk/360narratives.htm

Best,

Claire

Permalink Reply by Jan Hogarth on February 13, 2012 at 9:24

Hi My name is Jan Hogarth and I am a public art manager working for Wide-open and based in Dumfries and Galloway. My background is public and environmental art which I did a practice led PhD in completed in 2000. Fot the last 10 years I have been developing public art projects in the Dumfries and Galloway region including Andy Goldsworthy's Striding Arches project and currently developing the "Star of Caledonia landmark project at Gretna.

Permalink Reply by SUISS on March 9, 2012 at 17:19

The Scottish Universities' International Summer School (SUISS) was founded as a non-profit organisation by Professor David Daiches in 1947 in the spirit of theEdinburgh International Festival, In 2012, SUISS celebrates its 65th anniversary. The School brings together students and academics who, irrespective of their national, religious or cultural difference, share a love of literature.

Each summer, we run courses in British and Irish literature and culture from 1900 to the present, as well as a creative writing programme.

We welcome undergraduates, postgraduates, teachers and lecturers from all over the world: in 2011, our students came from 37 different countries.

The School presents a wonderful opportunity for visiting Scotland, combining excellent educational facilities with the incomparable surroundings of Scotland's capital city.

SUISS runs for a total of six weeks, and offers a continuous programme of study throughout that period. Students may choose to come for the full programme, or attend either the first, the second ot the third two-week term, or a combination of the modules.

Download the 2012 brochure here.

The Programme currently offers four self-contained courses:

Text and Context

We present a comprehensive interdisciplinary course of study of twentieth-century literature, which seeks to understand British, Scottish and Irish culture against the background of the enormous social and political change of the twentieth century. Guest speakers of established scholarly reputation give daily lectures on major authors and critical developments.

  1. Modernism
    British and Irish Literature 1900-1950
    9th-21st July 2012
  2. Scottish Literature
    Scottish Literature 1900-Present
    23rd July-4th August 2012
  3. Contemporary Literature
    British and Irish Literature 1960-Present
    6th-18th August 2012

 

Creative Writing

31st July-18th August 2012.

One of the most exciting and diverse courses available in Britain, the course makes the most of the experience of some of the leading talents in the vibrant culture of contemporary British and Irish literature. It is run in co-operation with the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

 

Our Partner Universities

Although SUISS is based at the University of Edinburgh, it pools the resources of some of Britain's most prestigious universities.

SUISS represents the following universities in Scotland:

The University of Aberdeen

The University of Dundee

The University of Edinburgh

The University of Glasgow

The Open University in Scotland

The University of Strathclyde in Glasgow

The University of St Andrews

Permalink Reply by Rosalind Masson on April 9, 2012 at 20:38

Hello, I'm Rosalind. 

I thought I'd introduce myself, as per suggested by this forum. I'm a dance artist based just outside of Glasgow and live part-time in Berlin. My work is performance orientated but has also often involved collaboration with other artists from a music and visual art background. At the moment I'm working with Kelly Nipper for the opening of her work at GI festival but aside from that I'm performing my own work - Our Oceans - in Findhorn at the weekend and also at The Platform on the 28th of April. I hope to keep connected with updates of my longer project for the year, Quartet - which has been supported by Creative Futures. 

Permalink Reply by Nic Green on April 10, 2012 at 15:41

Hello, my name is Nic Green and I am a performance maker based in Southwest Scotland.

I have lived in Scotland for about 11 years now, and have been contributing as a professional artist since 2005.  I am engaged in a residency exploring the given theme(s) 'art and the economy.' 

 I have chosen to think about the idea of a 'residency,' as being immersed in understanding someone else's day to day life, as opposed to being situated in a gallery or workspace.  My plan is to try to understand the lives and concerns of men currently working in positions of power in the financial district, to observe and hopefully form relationships with them, so I might understand their situation more fully and accurately. My hunch is that through the research, some concerns or themes which are shared amongst the group will emerge and become evident. Although this is the beginnings of a creative process and I am coming at it from an artistic dimension, I am approaching this using a variety of methodologies and guidelines from the social sciences. I am hoping the research can be useful in both fields, and that some interesting cross-overs interms of it's use and role may occur in it's presentation-however that might take shape.

I am incredibly intimidated by the idea of speaking to these people, I mostly work with groups of women in holistic, creative, group processes, so this feels like quite a departure from my usual agency! The study group are possibly one of the furthest from my own background, so immediately it feels challenging and many questions arise as to my legitimacy, and how to present myself.

I'm excited and happy to be on the journey and to read about the exciting work of other's on the network.

Permalink Reply by Donald MacDonald on July 31, 2012 at 14:28

Hi, my name is Donald MacDonald and I run the Aros Centre on Skye. We have a small theatre (200 seats) which we programme along with other venues. We also run SkyeDance which is a very active contemporary dance organisation working mainly in the schools of Skye & Lochalsh but also working with adults. We are involved with a Youth Music Initative teaching traditional music and have just come to the end of a fantastic Skye Book Festival.

We are ambitious to grow, want to get involved with lots of arts activities and are totally committed to helping our community grow and flourish.

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