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Gathering Momentum
When was the last time that BBC News at Ten carried an advert for the arts in Scotland? It was brilliant to switch on the TV and find VisitScotland’s Year of Creative Scotland advert being screened on...
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The Future of the British Film Industry
‘A future for British Film – It begins with the audience’ has just been published. The review was led by the Lord (Chris) Smith who is highly regarded for his work as one of the longest serving UK...
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Out and About
Previously this blog has offered a sample of my travels in Scotland but there is no average week or month. I thought it might be interesting to highlight the range of events that have filled my diary...
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EIF Programme Launch & Literature in the Spotlight
Jonathan Mills has performed a miracle with yet another stunning programme for the Edinburgh International Festival. Nearly 3000 artists from 47 nations will perform this year in a programme that...
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A Well Designed Brochure
Printed brochures and programmes for cultural events are obviously being overtaken by digital marketing and the image, but as I get hundreds of email flyers their value becomes diminished. It is...
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Stonehenge on Glasgow Green
The City Sightseeing bus tours Glasgow with its commentary on the City’s great architecture. It turns the corner into Glasgow Green, shire horses on the left and The Peoples Palace on the right, when...
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Quite a Week at Creative Scotland
Quite a week at Creative Scotland last week…. The week started off with a meeting with curators at Glasgow International from Brazil, India and New Zealand. The GI festival is attracting huge interest...
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Investing in Individual Talent
Congratulations to Glasgow based Luke Fowler whose exhibition at Inverleith House has earned him a nomination for this year’s Turner Prize – following in the footsteps of Martin Boyce, Susan Philipsz...
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In the News
Made in Scotland (MIS) was launched this week with the announcement of 12 productions that will showcase at this year’s Fringe. Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland will also return with Talk Fest 2012 – a...
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Investing in a creative Future
Last week saw the communication of Creative Scotland’s review of Flexibly Funded organisations and agencies. These organisations are central to Scotland’s cultural infrastructure and we have every...
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Technophonia
Last week I got the chance to see one of the four Scottish compositions commissioned as part of New Music 20×12. Composer Oliver Searle, together with Drake Music and the Edinburgh Music School,...
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Inspiring Communities
Inspiring Communities was one of the Scottish Arts Council’s most exciting projects and I’ve seen several of these in action: the work in prisons by Motherwell College; Starcatchers theatre for under...
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Listening to Feedback and Making Changes
The Creative Scotland Board and Senior Management Team have taken account of recent feedback from a number of arts organisations and artists, prompted by the recent announcement of the outcome of our...
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Keep Her Lit
My highlight from last week was seeing an advance screening of ‘Keep Her Lit’, a new film by Rodderick Buchanan. It captures a portrait of Scotland through the Summer of Song – a project that saw some...
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Glasgow: The Grit and the Glamour
Alan Yentob’s BBC Imagine documentary, Glasgow: The Grit and the Glamour, airs tonight at 10.35pm on BBC 1. It tells the untold story of how a group of the city’s artists and curators – including...
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Some August Recommendations
Recently I’ve had several emails asking me to recommend things to see and do in Edinburgh this August. It’s always difficult to single things out, so as well as directing people to the Made in Scotland...
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Edinburgh’s Culture Summit
This week I attended the inaugural Edinburgh International Culture Summit hosted by the Scottish Government, Edinburgh International Festival and the British Council. To attract 37 Cultural Ministers...
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A busy few weeks…
I have much to catch up on with the blog due to a diary that has taken me to Orkney, the Borders, Argyll and Bute, Edinburgh Festivals, London 2012 projects and planning work on Glasgow 2014. I’ve...
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Guest Blog from Kenneth Fowler
A guest blog post from Kenneth Fowler, Director of Communications and External Relations at Creative Scotland. I had an interesting and enjoyable meeting a couple of days ago with Jen McGregor,...
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The Creative Scotland Awards
As part of the Year of Creative Scotland we have developed a partnership with the Daily Record (Media Scotland) to run the Creative Scotland Awards – spotlighting and celebrating cultural success...
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