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Young Stove Member Profile: Sara Redden

Post author By Katie Anderson
Post date September 10, 2015

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What is your earliest memory?

My earliest memory was when I was 2 years old on holiday and my dad got me a fishing net. He convinced me that the plastic fish were real and I tried to eat them.

What drew you to The Stove?

I think what interested me most about the stove was the fact everyone is on the same team, it’s like one big family striving to make things better for everyone.

Which person do you most admire, and why?

I admire anyone who can go through a huge ordeal and still manage to smile at the end of the day.

What time of the day do you like most?

I love seeing the sunset, its so relaxing to see and I find the duller tone more calming.

Share your hope and dreams for The Stove?

I hope that the stove will continue to strive and be the main attraction of Dumfries and Galloway.

DSCF3466_lowres — Sara’s work at the Mill on the Fleet during the Young Stove’s Not to be Sold Separately exhibition

What’s something that you found yourself enjoying that you never thought you would?

I walk a lot and am still able to love it.

Which film changed your life?

Ratatouille…I imagine all of the little rats of Dumfries cooking away whilst the chefs are distracted.

What keeps you in and around Dumfries?

The Stove and family

What’s been the most exciting part of the Stove Process for you?

Seeing the building come together and the development of the young stove.

What songs do you carry closest to your heart?

Blue Velvet, my dad always sang this to my mum.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

My daughter

Where’s your favourite place to be in D&G?

The stove

What makes you happiest?

Paintings that work out

Tell us your passion:

My art and my daughter Daisy

The Young Stove’s first collective exhibition, Not to Be Sold Seperately will open at The Stove on Friday, 11th September and feature performance, live art, installation events as part of the exhibitions opening. More details about Not to Be Sold Seperately coming shortly.

Aged 16 to 30 and interested in the arts? Find out more about the Young Stove here

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Young Stove Member Profile: Hayley Watson

Post author By Katie Anderson
Post date September 5, 2015

Tell us about your creative process.

Mind maps first, then lots of drawing onto photos with markers and cutting and layering papers and fabrics until I can figure out a concept that looks good and start to turn it into something tangible

What is your earliest memory?

My third birthday but actually the only thing I can remember about it was the cake. It was literally covered in every kind of sweet 3-year-olds are into and it must have been a good cake if it’s managed to stay in my memory that long above anything else from around that time

What drew you to The Stove?

Wanting to be part of something with a bigger purpose

What time of the day do you like most?

Early morning because it’s fresh and new

Would you share three words that you love?

Reduce, re-use, recycle

What’s something that you found yourself enjoying that you never thought you would?

Exercise and neutral colours

Who, from throughout history, would you like to sit and have a good chat with?

Andy Warhol because of our shared passion for sugary food and minimal answers to interview questions

pre-owned — Pre-Owned collection. Part of Not to Be Sold Separately – Young Stove exhibition at the Mill on the Fleet

What’s the best piece of advice you have ever got?

“You’ve got the inspiration. You just have to bat away the naysayers and keep focused. Life really is too short. No one’s around on this planet long enough to really understand fully what’s going on. With the risk of sounding too morbid, we’re all scared little kids, right through to old age, right through ’til the day we die…Imagine 80 sweets, then imagine again as many Christmases or birthdays. It’s not that many really. Take your life and run with it. It’s yours” – I had to dig through 3 years worth of Facebook messages to find that but it had a huge impact on me at the time

Aged 16 to 30 and interested in the arts? Find out more about the Young Stove here

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Young Stove Member Profile: Lauren Souter

Post author By Katie Anderson
Post date September 1, 2015

-tell us about your creative process-
I’m still trying to figure what my process is, I find I go from putting a bunch of things that inspire me together and taking out what catches my eye, I guess I take process as it comes, I go with my gut feeling more than anything.
-what drew you to the young stove?-
The upcoming artist event last summer, I was told about it from a friend and went, it was the first time if seen an artist-type event in DG so I was excited.

-which person do you most admire and why?-
Nicola sturgeon, I love Nicola, I love that she stands up for Scotland and that she’s really down to earth and isn’t superficial like most politicians.

-would you share 3 words you love?-
Buzzing, Kale, Biddy.

-share your hopes and dreams for the stove?-
I’m not sure, I’d really love to see it flourish through all of D+G and outside, id love to see the stove be more recognised here for what it does though.

-what’s something that you’ve found yourself enjoying that you never thought you would?-
Bingo, I hate numbers but my family all go every week so I’ve joined in the odd time and I’ve found it’s quite weirdly fun? Haha

-what film changed your life?-
I dunno if they’ve changed my life but maybe legally blonde? I love how Elle suddenly does really well and it’s quite motivating to watch haha

-what’s been the most exciting part of the stove process for you?-
Have to say parking space, I loved that event it was really really interesting

-what makes you feel alive?-
Midnight car journeys and going to new places

-what songs do you carry close to your heart?-
I’m on and off with songs, but I’d say ‘we bros’ by this group called WU LYF

-what’s your dream for the artists in D&G?-
To get more recognition, I feel DG has so much to offer in terms of artists

-who throughout history would you like to sit and have a good chat with?’-
Elizabeth the 1st maybe, I think she would a bit intimidating to talk to but I think she would be fascinating

-what instrument would you play if you could instantly master it-
The harp or when people make music from glass cups

-what would you consider your greatest achievement-
A 6 hour journey on a bumpy stagecoach bus carrying a box of delicate glass and none of it broke..hahaha

-where’s your favourite place to be in D&G?-
Portpatrick, it’s such a coastal town and it’s really idyllic and beautiful

-what’s your favourite piece you’ve produced?-
Creating a collection of glass vessels with glass artist Amanda Simmons, I’ve never had many opportunities like that and it really opened my eyes to what’s out there

-What five books do you think everyone should read?-
One flew over the cuckoos nest by Ken Kesey
The bell jar by Sylvia Plath
The Bfg by Dahl
The little stranger by Sarah waters
And the woman in black by Susan hill

-what makes you happiest?-
Travelling, car journeys the most but also train journeys
Good food

-tell us your passion?-
Most creative things, Art, not sure what specifically yet but definitely something within Art

Aged 16 to 30 and interested in the arts? Find out more about the Young Stove here

Tags Blueprint100, Emerging Artists, Interview, Young Artists, Young People

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Not To Be Sold Separately

From Emily Cooper

Months of planning, budgeting and most importantly, creating; and the Young Stove were finally ready to burst on to the art scene of Dumfries and Galloway with our debut exhibition. “Not to Be Sold Separately”, our maiden voyage into exhibiting as a collective, embarked on the 3^rd of July and was met with a storm of excitement and positive comments.

As a group of eight young artists, all with contrasting styles and creative visions, coming together to form a cohesive show, seemed a daunting task, however rather than it becoming an obstacle it became one of our greatest assets and resulted in a vibrant, diverse collection of work that reflects us as a group of people.

Installation day had its own challenges as we had only a matter of hours to transform a beautiful, yet unconventional space with complex lighting and to install all of our work before opening the same night. The learning curve was a steep one as our experience level ranged from exhibition veterans, to those of us (myself included) who had never exhibited publicly, but, remarkably we pulled it off without a hitch! Having complete creative control and being responsible for hanging our own work was an invaluable experience when it comes to exhibiting in the future.

“Not to Be Sold Separately closes on the 26th of July and travels to Dumfries to be reimagined and reopened at the start of August. With a new space, new pieces and with even more artists added to the line-up, it’s gives us an exciting opportunity to redevelop and build on the success of the exhibitions’ first leg. Mill on the Fleet has been a fantastic opening venue. Transplanting a thoroughly modern, edgy, collection of work into such a historical and characterful building has resulted in a glorious, colourful, discordance, symbolic of the Young Stove.

Tags Blueprint100, Exhibition, Guest Blog Post, Mill on the Fleet, Visual, Visual Art, Young Artists, Young People

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Environmental Arts Festival Scotland 2015…

Post author By Matt Baker
Post date June 26, 2015
2 Comments on Environmental Arts Festival Scotland 2015…

In 2013 The Stove Network joined with Wide-Open and Spring Fling to co-produce the first Environmental Art Festival Scotland (EAFS) in Dumfries and Galloway……now we are delighted to announce that we are part of bringing you the second outing of the festival – EAFS 2015’Off-Grid’ has been announced this week:

The ruins of Morton Castle, and its fabulous surrounding countryside, will provide the spectacular backdrop for the 2015 Environmental Art Festival Scotland over the weekend of 29/30th August.

The festival, in Dumfries and Galloway, will be an intriguing and playful opportunity for artists to help change ideas and influence thinking about how we need to adapt and change in an era of climate change.

There will be a strong emphasis on youth with five interns playing a central role in organising and delivering the project, helping build a wider, younger audience to engage with environmental issues.

At the heart of the event will be a variety of specially commissioned artworks plus walks, fireside conversations, food art plus other activities to inspire the imagination.

Ruaridh Thin-Smith, one of the interns, said: “The festival will be really enjoyable and fun while addressing some of the most pressing issues of our age.

“EAFS is about getting young people to understand a simple truth – that whatever it might seem, we are in control of our own spaces, our places, our environment.

“If we can understand that we have the power to affect positive changes and make our planet a better place to live, then we can accomplish anything.

EAFS interns at Morton Castle, by Colin Tennant 02. Seen in picture Meredith Langley Vine. MR

The other interns, all from Dumfries and Galloway which is home to EAFS, are Meredith Langley Vine, Katie Anderson, Daniel Leigh and Kerry Annison. The EAFS youth project, which involves a wider group of young people as well as the interns, is funded by the Holywood Trust.

Over the last year the EAFS team has been developing the ethos for a thoughtful and playful festival for 2015. This is reflected in the central themes of “inventiveness, foolishness and generosity as a way of understanding the world”.

It aims to attract visitors from all over Scotland, and beyond, and will bring together people who work with the land, scientists, artists, environmentalists, cultural thinkers, poets and performers to participate in the festival.

Jan Hogarth, a co-curator of EAFS, said: “The castle and its amazing landscape are a brilliant place for an environmental art event which is all about our changing relationship with the environment.

“We are expecting lots of interest from all over the region and the country as a whole in the event, and we are delighted to be working with our team of five interns. They are bringing a huge vitality and a fresh perspective to EAFS.

“We are very grateful for the support of the Holywood Trust and their recognition of the need to engage young people in the arts and landscape.”

Photos by Colin Tennant

Tags Dumfries and Galloway, Emerging Artists, Environment, Environmental Art, Environmental Art Festival Scotland, Young Artists

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The Young Stove’s Day Out

Post author By Katie Anderson
Post date March 2, 2015

The Young Stove have been busy making plans for their next projects this year, we are looking forward to exciting times ahead! To kick start the year, we organised a trip up to Glasgow – to get inspired, and get some tips and ideas from creatives based in the city at various stages in their careers, as well as getting a bit of a flavour for the art scene in some of the city’s galleries. Big thanks to Alison McLeod at Briggait’s WASPS sutdios, Gregor Wright at the Modern Institute and Genevieve Kay Gourlay at the Pipe Factory for taking time out to chat to us about their artistic careers.

10947194_1558291121077911_8325346571559380695_n — Visiting Alison McLeod’s jewellery studio in the Briggait, chatting about inspiration, vintage finds and studio space

10968410_1558291217744568_588710952718069179_n — Stopping in at Gregor Wright’s studio at the Modern Institute and hearing more about life post art school, the Glasgow art scene and some of his latest works and projects

10990834_1558291237744566_1910043960681763969_n — Dinosaurs as part of Gregor’s recent work during last years GI festival

11001841_1558291281077895_5906288507803169739_n — There was a lot of love for the Pipe Factory, Genevieve shows us around the cavernous space

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11001939_1558291777744512_2261149454586232064_n — Appropriate tourist snaps, and a chance to check out Alistair Grey’s inspirational show at GoMA, and blitz spending money in the arts supplies shop

If you’d like to find out more about the Young Stove, if you’d like to get involved in developing creative projects in Dumfries and find out what kind of opportunities you can be part of, send us an email to [email protected]

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