"Dumfries and Galloway
- Wide Open in partnership with Crichton Carbon Centre, Scottish Natural Heritage and Forestry Commission Scotland will be working with Spring Fling and The Stove to present an International Environmental Arts Festival featuring commissions, talks, debates, workshops and events based on the themes of land and energy and centred around two international commissions in the east and west of the local area. (Award: £25,000) Dr Jan Hogarth, Creative Director (Environment), Wide Open, said: “We are absolutely delighted with the news that Creative Scotland’s Year of Natural Scotland are going to support our environmental Art Festival which we hope will celebrate the regions creative and environmental strengths while also helping to celebrate the region’s aspirations to become an international home for artist practice in landscape.”"
9. Ayr based interdisciplinary artist Chris Dooks, "in a project entitled Tiny Geographies, will explore areas of North East, telling their stories through different art forms. Scotland’s leading contemporary fiddle players Paul Anderson and Aidan O’Rourke will compose new pieces in response to natural environments around Aberdeenshire. Working with the community on both elements the project will result in a week-long festival at Woodend Barn and other venues across Deeside. This project will be delivered by Woodend Arts Ltd in partnership with Cairngorm National Park, Mar Lodge, Glen Tanar Charitable Trust (Ranger Service) and Scottish Natural Heritage."
Read about the other 12 projects here
This is excellent news - congratulations to all involved! Can't wait to find out more about what's in he pipeline. I just wanted to highlight that one of the other projects awarded Year of Natural Scotland funding will also be partially based in D&G, at Logan Botanic Garden - 'Walking with Poets', led by Scottish Poetry Library with Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and Cove Park (Project 2 from the link above)
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