Arts Development

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Public Art Community Commission Awards 2012

 

Is your community interested in Public Art?

Ever wanted to work with an artist?

Aberdeen City Council is offering community groups, organisations and charities the opportunity to develop public art projects within their own communities through the new 'Public Art Community Commissions'. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to create their own projects, commission an artist(s) to work with and raise the profile of their community.

For more information and to download an application form and guidelines click the link below.

  public art community commission

 Arts Development

Arts Development is part of Aberdeen City Council's Education, Culture and Sport Service and is led by professional practitioners.

Our City Centre, Older Peoples and Outreach Programmes are linked together to enable individuals, groups and communities of all ages to learn skills that create life long changes.

We work in partnership to create sustainable and inclusive learning opportunities, encouraging citizens to realise their potential and involvement in the arts through projects, workshops, volunteering, training and exhibitions.

Arts Development - Our Aims

Break down barriers to participation in cultural activity. 

Promote community engagement in culture and the arts. 

Create projects recognised locally, nationally and in Europe. 

Offer employment opportunities for local, national and international artists

Develop inclusive projects that link with heritage, public art, artists, international, new media and volunteering.

Facts and Figures

We offer over 15,000 local cultural learning opportunities every year.

Involve over 500 people per a week in cultural activity within Aberdeen.

Raised over �750,000 in funding over the past 5 years.

Organised over 1000 workshops annually.

Have productive partnerships with over 80 groups and organisations. 

Learn Direct

Arts Development is a Learn Direct branded centre, which means we can welcome learners with Individual Learning Accounts (ILA's) to participate at reduced rates. For more information see the Arts Development Blog.

Arts development - the staff

Arts Development is staffed by a Community Arts Manager, a team of Community Arts Officers, Arts Tutors and Clerical and Administrative staff. Practicing and degree qualified artists lead all workshops. Community Arts Officers each have a geographical or thematic remit, details of which can be found in the current Arts Development brochure.

Contacting Arts Development

For further information on Arts Development in Aberdeen, please contact the Community Arts Manager:

• Arts Development
  Education, Culture & Sport
  Ground Floor
  AECC Balgownie 1
  Conference Way
  Bridge of Don
  Aberdeen, AB23 8AQ
  Tel 01224 814740
  Email: artsdevelopment@aberdeencity.gov.uk