Words at Hillcrest: A cosy afternoon of storytelling, discussion and a chance for writers* to connect We invite you to join us as we celebrate contemporary writing with conversation and readings. Exploring folktales, islands, queerness and much more. Meet the storytellers, share stories and be inspired. Date and time – Sunday 2nd July 2023 14:00 …
Waking the Wind; Finding the Folklore of a Fragile Ecology By Raghnaid Sandilands, published on 26th May 2023 in Bella Caledonia The exhibition A Fragile Correspondence opened last weekend in Venice, one of the eight collateral events for the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia at the Arsenale Docks, S. Pietro di …
As 2022, Scotland’s Year of Stories comes to a close, we have brought together a few of the Arran stories from the COAST project. Over the past couple of years, hundreds of stories have been collected by 32 local story gatherers, as well as through online submissions and workshops, from across the west coast that …
Arran is set to gain its own outdoor storytelling theatre this Summer as locals and visitors are treated to a series of free traditional storytelling walks from June to September, delivered by professional storyteller and Arran-resident Marty Ross. As part of Scotland’s Year of Stories and under the auspices of Roots of Arran – the …
News on the latest podcast from the SCCAN Storytellers Collective: The Storytellers Collective is an emerging group of Scotland-based storytellers who are using their creativity to amplify stories of community-led climate action. We have the ambition to engage wider audiences in conversations around their concrete visions for a beautiful, irresistible change that can inspire our …
Join Storyteller Collective’s monthly skillshare focused on audio storytelling around climate justice: SCCAN Storyteller Collective: Podcast Skillshare 1-2pm Thursday 17th February 2022 by Scottish Communities Climate Action Network (SCCAN) Want to learn more about how to identify, tell and amplify ‘life stories’, the stories that connect us to each other, to the natural world, to …
“The story is told eye to eye, mind to mind and heart to heart” – Scottish Traveller Proverb 2022 is Scotland’s Year of Stories as we celebrate stories inspired by, written, or created in Scotland. TRACS, Scotland’s National Network for Traditional Arts and Culture, will be supporting the year of events, and here is their …
How students can use storytelling to bring the dangers of climate change to life First published in The Conversation August 27, 2021 By Katie Parsons, Research Assistant and PhD Researcher in Energy and Environment, University of Hull; Florence Halstead, Social Researcher, University of Hull, and Lisa Jones Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Hull With …
“The Coast that Shaped the World” is a new, three-year project that is being led by the University of the Highlands and Islands, funded by NatureScot’s Natural and Cultural Heritage Fund with match funding from UHI and Calmac. This project will honour the diverse geography of the area and the cultural impact the coastline has …