Just spotted this on Public Contracts Scotland (a really obvious place to look out for arts opportunities) that Highland Council are seeking an artist to work with the team developing flood defences for the River Ness. NB According to PCS the deadline is 1 October, rather than 16 Sept as stated in brief. Highlights from... Continue Reading →
Open Cast Coal Mine Restoration in Scotland
The Scottish Green Party recently issued the following press release. There is a debate in the Scottish Parliament tomorrow, Tues 17th September. Information on how to write to your representative in Scotland is included at the bottom. From: greencomms@scottish.parliament.uk MEDIA RELEASE SCOTTISH GREEN MSPs 16 September 2013 COAL INDUSTRY MUST COUGH UP CASH FOR RESTORATION... Continue Reading →
Case Pyhäjoki reflects and radiates art & activism
Andrew Paterson got in touch to highlight the Case Pyhäjoki transdisciplinary expedition and production workshop having seen our earlier posts from Su Grierson in Fukushima Province, Japan. A group of artists, researchers and activists undertook a drift to Pyhäjoki in Northern Finland at the beginning of August 2013. Pyhäjoki is the proposed location of a new nuclear power... Continue Reading →
Spirited discussions pt. 4 (by Ben Twist, Director of Creative Carbon Scotland)
The last of our Spirited Discussions asking, ‘Can Art Change the Climate? was entitled: Going Beyond the Material: Environment and Invisible Forces in the Literary, Performing and Visual Arts. This, in some ways, reminded me of Wallace Heim’s reference in Spirited Discussion part 2 to Alan Badiou’s idea that the four critical kinds of event... Continue Reading →
Could an artist do this?
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 →
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