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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
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
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
Ian Watt from Code the City on Open Data
You may have read about Open Data while browsing the internet, or reading the news. However, to many of us it remains subject that seems important but we’ll get to it one day. Well, postpone no more. We reached out to Ian Watt, cofounder and trustee of Aberdeen charity
Temp Check: Creative and Podcaster Ica Headlam
Aberdeen’s community leader on amplifying BPoC voices and building creative spaces through ‘We Are Here Scotland
Temp Check: Gary Kemp of Doric Skateboards
Gary Kemp launched Doric Skateboards in 2017 with a vision to reinvigorate Aberdeen's skating scene.