Making good on their promises earlier in the year the folk of Creative Scotland announced yesterday the details of a series of Open Sessions for all parts of the creative sectors in Scotland to come together to contribute ideas, insights and observations about the way the way that CS operates now, and should do, in the future.
Each session will feature a combination of speakers, group working and open debate with up to 100 participants at each.
Running order for the sessions is as follows:
- Welcome and Creative Scotland update.
- Key Speakers – two/three speakers to offer different experience and views.
- Group working – breakout sessions to debate and discuss issues raised.
- Feedback and debate – feedback of thoughts and ideas for further discussion within the broader forum.
- Summing up.
The key themes from these sessions will be captured and presented on this website for further discussion and contributions.
Pat Kane, musician, journalist and cultural commentator, will act as informal Chair for the events, both helping steer and contributing to the debate. Pat will also blog about the key ideas being raised at each event, enabling the debate to continue online
The dates and places for the sessions are (click on the location of your choice to book your place):
- DCA, Dundee on 15 March
- Dovecot, Edinburgh on 19 March
- The Beacon, Greenock on 11 April
- Eden Court, Inverness on 16 April
- Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Skye, on 23 April
Sharp eyed readers will have spotted that there is not exactly a 'local' session......if folk are interested in sharing transport etc then please do use the comments below this post to canvas interest
full details from Creative Scotland - here
What a lovely big green map - but I am confused, it is seriously being suggested that all the committed young artist folk in the Capital of Culture are to decamp to somewhere called Greenock for the day?
ReplyDeleteI am glad to see that my lovely nephew Phil Miller is already onto this. He singlehandedly made the nasty Mr Dixon and Ms Dhupa pack their bags - if anyone can sort this out it is big Phil.
I am seriously worried about the safety of my friends the committed young artist folk - most of them travel around on those darling little bicycles with the wonderfully fashionable child height seats - someone who has been outside Glasgow tells me that it is a busy road (why?) to Somewhere Called Greenock - there could be a serious accident. I will be taking Bougie - my trust 2CV and can offer a lift to 3 of the committed young artist folk - but one of them will have to stay and watch the car because there is a rumour that people who have not been to art school live in Somewhere called Greenock