Community
Historic Aberdeen Building Reimagined as Tech and Community Hub
Code the City is transforming a disused space into an innovative centre for digital skills and community collaboration.
People
Art
Aberdeen Artists Set Sail with Tall Ships Celebration
Makers Programme showcases local artists whose maritime-inspired creations explore heritage and innovative design.
People
How Trusting Communities Shaped Aberdeen's Jazz Festival
INTERVIEW: Development director Simon Gall explains why giving communities creative control transforms local culture.
People
Eve Nicol on Her Vision for Aberdeen Arts Centre: A Home for Creativity, Connection, and Bold Ideas
The newly appointed creative director shares her plans to build on the momentum and turn the venue into a hub for storytelling.
Theatre
Eve Nicol Joins Aberdeen Arts Centre as Creative Director
Amidst challenges facing the arts sector, the new creative director aims to build on the centre’s recent resurgence.
Community
We Are Here Scotland Launches New Directory
The website promotes greater visibility and fair compensation to build real diversity in the arts.
Art
New Legal Graffiti Wall Opens for Artists in the South of the City
Aberdeen street art scene grows with a new legal wall that combines artistic opportunity with community engagement.
People
Aberdeen Podcast Scene Offers a Fresh Voice to the City
Aberdeen podcasts offer something for every listener, from creative arts to football and mental health to the music scene.
People
Edel Harris OBE The New Beacon of Aberdeen’s Performing Arts
Edel Harris OBE: A New Beacon for Aberdeen Performing Arts Aberdeen Performing Arts announced today that Edel Harris OBE will be their new board Chair. Harris will start her journey with APA in February as a board member and Chair-Elect. She’ll then step up as the Chair later in
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Big Up the Doric | Aberdeen creatives' Christmas collab
Aberdeen creative businesses Big Up the Deen and Doric Skateboards are working together to form ‘Big Up the Doric’ a new collaboration which will pay tribute to those who have inspired and supported them. Ica Headlam and Gary Kemp first met in 2018. They had known each other online for
Art
What legacy will BAS9 leave the people of Aberdeen?
British Art Show 9 (BAS9) finished its run at Aberdeen Art Gallery this weekend. And so, gallery staff will carefully pack up the show for now. Then soon, organisers with ship the show to Wolverhampton for its next leg. It has faced challenges over the past few months, opening during
Art
We Are Here Scotland in the spotlight
Back in late 2020, we interviewed Aberdeen creative and podcaster Ica Headlam. He had just established We Are Here Scotland, a creative fund designed to practically support creative people of colour (POC) throughout Scotland. Nearly a year later, having achieved funding through a successful GoFundMe campaign, We Are Here Scotland