Author: emma

Action Learning Opportunity

As part of our network, we know the last year has been tough on our industry so we want to offer you the opportunity to be part of an Action Learning Set to support you with your development, creating a peer to peer network for you in the region and give you space and time… Read more »

Marketing Internship Opportunity

STAGE iT MARKETING INTERNSHIP 2022 FIXED TERM CONTRACT: 6 MONTHS April – October 2022 Hours of work: 24 hours p/week (3 days) with flexible working optional Salary: £9.90 p/hour (real living wage) Location: Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries & home working Responsible to: Youth Development Officer and Projects & Communications Manager We are looking for a Marketing Intern to join… Read more »

Our Support for Ambition Performances for 2022.

We are delighted to announce the successful applicants for our Support for Ambition initiative for 2022. Support for Ambition is our initiative that enables local venues and artists to present performance events in the region by providing financial, promotional, and advisory support to deliver the next season of performing arts events. It is a great… Read more »

SUPPORT FOR AMBITION

If you are an artist or venue based in Dumfries & Galloway, your event could be included in our 10 day Arts Festival or year-round Arts Live programme. We can provide support for performance events that must take place in D&G during our Arts Live Spring/Summer season (March – July 2022), or 10 day Festival… Read more »

STORM is coming to Dumfries

We are delighted to be bringing STORM to Dumfries as part of our year-round Arts Live programme this October. Rising at the Whitesands, STORM a 10 metre tall figure by Vision Mechanics, will tour the town, engaging with many community groups along the way, celebrating our coasts and waters and the need to protect them,… Read more »

Success of the Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival 2021

DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY ARTS FESTIVALS 10 DAY EVENT RETURNED THIS YEAR CELEBRATING THE REGION AND RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES WITH GREAT SUCCESS.    The Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival’s newly developed 10-day Festival for 2021 reached new audiences and supported people across the region and beyond to experience world class performing arts, keeping the event on the… Read more »

XHBiT Live Opportunity.

Stage iT presents XHBiT, a new live performance event for young people, featuring a range of local artists under 26 years old supporting a high profile headline act. Young artists are invited to create new or develop existing work, to be performed at our XHBiT live performance event taking place in November 2021. We are… Read more »

Funding Training Offered to our Network

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‘Get that Funding’ with Emma Collins covered many topics that our network were keen to learn more about. In this interactive session, arts and charity consultant, Emma Collins, explored what funders are really looking for, how to make your application stand out, and how to make a convincing case for support to secure your funds… Read more »

Grant Dinwoodie highlight’s struggles of Pandemic.

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We have been working together with local musician Grant Dinwoodie to perform Garden Gigs & Doorstop Songs in every corner of Dumfries & Galloway, shedding light on the plight of musicians all across the UK. The music industry in the region and throughout the UK has been left hanging in the balance due to the… Read more »

Meet our new Strategic & Creative Director.

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We are delighted to announce the appointment of our new strategic and creative director. This newly created post is a significant step in ensuring the success of our 2021 ten day D&G Arts Festival, as well as the continued development of our region-wide reach Melanie Purdie is the new strategic and creative director. She is… Read more »