Creative Placemaking in Stranraer is in action, with waterfront festival 'Raise The Sails' happening on the 20th of April! ⛵ Read a spotlight written by Anne Waggot Knott (Project Researcher & Reporter) on the work of community artist, Maya Rose Edwards: ow.ly/MlrU50R6yTy

A welcome addition to the range of approaches that communities can use to deliver effective #Placemaking . It was great to see D&G Community Planning Partnership's sub group, the Place Planning Partnership, detailed, illustrating the importance partners place on #Placemaking 👏

This approach is at the very heart of WWDN, to use creative activity to support collective decision-making and positive change for people and the places they live, and to build a network of support for that in D+G #CreativePlacemaking whatwedonow.scot/blog/a-creativ…

It’s out!! 2 years work by The Stove Network and Katharine Wheeler and here it is ‘An Approach to Creative Placemaking’
Thanks South of Scotland Enterprise Creative Scotland D&G Council Empowering Communities Esmée Fairbairn and everyone who contributed for their support.

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Gan yersel Marly Merle! Exhibition open to public from tomorrow x theskinny.co.uk/art/features/d…

Thinking about the civic role of arts practice through the theme of boundary crosser, building on the theme presented by anthony schrag to describe the #CreativePlacemaking work of What We Do Now. ArtWorks Alliance Gathering April 2024 artworksalliance.uk/artworks-allia… via ArtWorks Alliance

Proud moment of the OLD SCHOOL THORNHILL development, led by David Smith and Sam Sparrow who have done an almost impossible task of driving this project forward within budget but also within undiluted ambitions of what the space can be for our community 👊🏼

We are launching WWDN Digital tonight, an initiative to address access needs to digital media resources and skills in our rural communities. This webinar will share some of what will be available in A' The Airts Xcel Project and The Stove Network whatwedonow.scot/events/wwdn-di…

Seeing is believing. The huge growth in girls football in D & G brings so many new adults to appreciate the joy their daughters and granddaughters can get from playing sport. Overcoming long held assumptions they couldn’t or shouldn’t be playing because they’re girls #SportsHour

What We Do Now are growing their team! If you love meeting people and building relationships and want to be part of our small team in Dumfries and Galloway please do check out this new role for Membership and Engagement Manager -
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WWDN Digital launches on March 6th!
Meet our Facilitators: Halina Rifai(Halina Rifai)

Halina Rifai is a podcast producer, music writer, PR & digital marketer. She founded music site Podcart in 2009 and is co-curator of the award-winning AMPLIFI.
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WWDN Digital - Meet our Facilitators: Saskia Coulson (CT Productions)

Coulson & Tennant (Saskia Coulson & Colin Tennant) are an award winning artist partnership who develop projects through a lens-based practice, combining genres of documentary & fine art... ow.ly/rWnR50QJfzR

That wonderfully surreal moment when projects step out into the wider world and begin to live an independent life.

Thanks to everyone who helped kickstart our planting season on Tuesday, with many more dates to come 🌳🌳

It was great fun re-visiting public art in the #Gorbals with francesca zappia - incredible to think it was over 20 years ago! Some amazing artists involved and a foundational experience in my own practice #CreativePlacemaking - thanks Francesca 🙏

We are launching WWDN Digital this March, an initiative to address access needs to digital media resources and skills in our rural communities. This webinar will share some of what will be available in A' The Airts Xcel Project and The Stove Network whatwedonow.scot/events/wwdn-di…

Community Conversation: UK Government Long Term Plan for Towns - Dumfries

A community conversation will take place to provide information on the establishment of a Dumfries Town Board and to seek community nominations for D&G Council (as the accountable body) to consider in the…

Lovely news, Culture Collective received The Stage award for Community Project of the Year. Governments & public funding bodies take note, this is what can be achieved when you invest in communities: meaningful projects, artists in long-term employment & nationwide recognition 👏🏼

First up this year, a wee display for Conversing Building, my long running project to activate The Stove Network walls bringing curiosity and conversation. Civic Currency is on all month, pop in for a look and place your vote!

Design Martin J O'Neill
Install and fabrication from me