Here's another one I just found (might be past sell by date) Ref: SEP153823 Notice Type: Contract Award Notice Title: Provision of technical support to rural land managers:- revenue opportunities from outdoor recreation Published: 03/09/2013 Published by: Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority Deadline: Full Text: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/Search_View.aspx?id=SEP153823
Could an artist do this?
More and more opportunities are being advertised through Public Contracts Scotland. So far as we can see there isn't a way to filter for art stuff only, so we get some strange opportunities appearing in our inbox. On occasions these have provoked us to think, could an artist do this? So we are going to... Continue Reading →
How did vast heaps of industrial waste become the pride of a community? | Ian Jack | The Guardian
Ian Jack's comment in yesterday's Guardian How did vast heaps of industrial waste become the pride of a community? | Ian Jack | Comment is free | The Guardian on the role of industrial spoil heaps in the Scottish landscape is interesting for the history as well as for an error, an omission and an elision. Jack... Continue Reading →
Spirited discussions Pt. 2
Sat. 10th August. We dug back into the question of the role of the artist, in particular working with other disciplines such as scientists and public engagement professionals. The discussion highlighted a couple of slippages: one towards science and another towards public engagement. These are points of blurring – things that the artist might be... Continue Reading →
Be Strong Like Two People: Learning from Elders
ayr converses is pleased to invite you to Be Strong Like Two People: Learning from Elders. Gavin Renwick will give a presentation on his experience of working with elders in the Canadian North West Territories 6-9pm Thursday 22nd August 2013 in Ayr Auld Kirk Hall KA7 1TT. Please RSVP info@ayrconverses.org.uk if you'd like to attend.... Continue Reading →
Spirited discussions Pt. 1
In amongst the people handing out leaflets for shows and holding up placards for restaurants, there are a couple of people wearing white coats walking around bearing standards reminiscent of Roman Legions, though these are not surmounted by eagles but rather by LED displays reporting CO2 levels. These are 'Carbon Catchers'. They are part of... Continue Reading →

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