The Stove Needs Your Help!
The Stove is organising itself properly for the future and needs your help to do this – we’re inviting people interested in the arts in Dumfries and Galloway to join us for an informal evening to share their thoughts on our performance so far and how we can improve in the future. After agreeing on a way forward, everyone will be offered free membership of The Stove.
You might wonder how this relates to you?
We believe The Stove can make a genuine contribution to the future of our region – benefiting both the creative sector and the wider population.
How does this involve you?
The Stove is two things:
A Building
you need to come to this gathering if:
- You’d like to see a place in the centre of Dumfries where you can meet other creative individuals, get information about what is going on locally and further afield.
- You’d like to be able to hire affordable space to hold workshops/events.
- You’d like to present or perform in a space dedicated to multi-disciplinary contemporary arts.
- You’d like to rent a small serviced space in the centre of Dumfries.
- You’re interested in joining the artist team to work on a series of commissions that will be integrated into the building.
- You want to know about the progress with the building (we aim to have completed the necessary building work by the end of 2023).
An Organisation
You should come along if you are interested in:
- Collaborating with other artists as part of teams to take on large commissions.
- Bringing forward new ideas for projects/initiatives that require an ‘organisation’ to carry them forward. Note: One of The Stove’s rules is, ‘If you have an idea, you need to be prepared to implement it yourself.’
- Joining forces if you represent an organisation and are looking to collaborate and share resources/expertise.
- Learning new skills by participating in Stove projects.
- Building a creative career in Dumfries and Galloway.
- Supporting early-career individuals to get started locally.
- Enhancing the arts scene in Dumfries and Galloway.
- Collaborating with the creative sector in your work, even if you are not part of it, as we offer valuable assistance.
The aim is to find a creative solution that works for all of us to set up The Stove as the best thing it can be. By attending, you will have the opportunity to integrate yourself into the Stove network from the beginning of this exciting new phase of the venture.
You do not need any expertise of any kind to take part – just enthusiasm and an open mind and heart.
Informal workshop led by Andrew Lyon until 7:30 PM, with refreshments and chat afterwards.
Please RSVP to [email protected] to help us estimate attendance numbers.
