Recent projects:
Artist in Residence - Maybole Regeneration Project 2021-2023
LAND- EcoArt Charity- 'International Code of Signals' Flag project Dumfries and Galloway
LAND aims to:
- Welcome inclusive participation; join in the conversation to explore alternative ways of being as we search for a viable future for humanity and the planet.
- Listen and put local sentiment at the heart of our climate action
- Share your environmental signals as a collective display widely
For more information see www.ecoartcharity/projects
The Corn Mill Studio- a creativity, environmental and wellbeing venue
Somewhere to get arty in comfort. aethAERIALarts now run an artist's studio with 1 bedroom self catering accommodation to provide everything from a quiet retreat to our creative, cultural and environmental activities, now accessible to a broad range of guests.
For more details see our sister website at www.cornmillstudio.org and on facebook
For more details see our sister website at www.cornmillstudio.org and on facebook
Art in Action-
Creative Futures L+L
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D&G Innovation Project
The D&G Innovation Project began as a pilot creative arts ‘action research’ project serving to increase opportunities as chosen by Autism Spectrum Condition participants and to support a wider understanding of ASD issues in Dumfries and Galloway and beyond.
The Innovation Project participatory leadership methods enable young people aged 14-25 (ASD diagnosed or not) to get together and enjoy a range of arts activity sessions with the help of a team of professional artists, community development specialists, volunteer peer mentors and ASD participants' families/Carers. We use a person-centred approach and methodology which means everyone can 'self-direct' their learning activities at their pace in a safe and understanding environment.
Additionally, we encourage volunteer mentors to participate, who can gain work experience, tailor their commitment to suit their availability and ambitions and build up transferable skills. The Innovation Project offers mentors learning opportunities in peer support, social care, community arts development, cross-art form training, evaluation and monitoring skills, project administration and person-centred advocacy. The Innovation Project Volunteer Mentor positions can contribute to accredited schemes, the Curriculum for Excellence and vocational training.
The D&G Innovation Project aims to improve access to arts, social and leisure activities for those affected by ASD while increasing confidence, communication and developing other transferable skills with a focus on the individual needs and ambitions of the participants.
The Innovation Project pilot timeline was from June 2016 to March 2017. Since then the project has gone from strength to strength, now providing a regular Saturday Art Club and piloting a Creative Writing Workshop programme.
For more information contact Cate Ross by email - [email protected]
Or message us on Facebook- D&G Innovation Project
The pilot phase was delivered in partnership with D&G Council Autism Initiative Officer, Better Lives Partnership, Sleeping Giants and other 3rd sector organisations. It was funded by the Scottish Government's 'Autism Development and Innovation Fund' and then by Creative Scotland's 'Cashback for Creativity' fund.
The Innovation Project participatory leadership methods enable young people aged 14-25 (ASD diagnosed or not) to get together and enjoy a range of arts activity sessions with the help of a team of professional artists, community development specialists, volunteer peer mentors and ASD participants' families/Carers. We use a person-centred approach and methodology which means everyone can 'self-direct' their learning activities at their pace in a safe and understanding environment.
Additionally, we encourage volunteer mentors to participate, who can gain work experience, tailor their commitment to suit their availability and ambitions and build up transferable skills. The Innovation Project offers mentors learning opportunities in peer support, social care, community arts development, cross-art form training, evaluation and monitoring skills, project administration and person-centred advocacy. The Innovation Project Volunteer Mentor positions can contribute to accredited schemes, the Curriculum for Excellence and vocational training.
The D&G Innovation Project aims to improve access to arts, social and leisure activities for those affected by ASD while increasing confidence, communication and developing other transferable skills with a focus on the individual needs and ambitions of the participants.
The Innovation Project pilot timeline was from June 2016 to March 2017. Since then the project has gone from strength to strength, now providing a regular Saturday Art Club and piloting a Creative Writing Workshop programme.
For more information contact Cate Ross by email - [email protected]
Or message us on Facebook- D&G Innovation Project
The pilot phase was delivered in partnership with D&G Council Autism Initiative Officer, Better Lives Partnership, Sleeping Giants and other 3rd sector organisations. It was funded by the Scottish Government's 'Autism Development and Innovation Fund' and then by Creative Scotland's 'Cashback for Creativity' fund.
Poster by Debz McDowell, an Innovation Project Volunteer Mentor Coordinator at Sleeping Giants- www.sleeping-giants.org.uk
Auchencairn Community Circus Training Association
Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Down, Roll Sideways... The Auchencairn Community Circus Training Association is here!
FREE Information Open Day on Sunday 6th November 2-5pm in Auchencairn Village Hall. All ages and abilities are welcome. Come along to find out more and try some tricks or contact us here.
ACCTA Opportunities:
We are providing circus arts education and creative play for all. Do you enjoy a laugh while learning new skills? Can you juggle?? Have you tried walking on stilts, tight rope or slack-line? Ever hula-hooped?? Tried Trapeze??? Spun a plate or poi or FIRE???? Do you like to make things (costumes, puppets, scenery, scripts, music, film, design)? If you like the visual, literary, musical or physical arts and even a little buffoonery ACCTA is for you!
We are running a programme of workshops on Sundays 4th & 18th December from 2-5pm and then alternate Sundays from the 8th January through to March in 2017. Additional sessions may be organised between teachers and participants.
We will present a circus showcase in Auchencairn for all to enjoy on Sunday March 12th 2017.
ACCTA Registration will start from 20th November, so watch this space for more information about how to get involved. Registration is open to all, workshop fees will be £10 or less per session (sponsorships available, conditions apply).
ACCTA are very grateful to have support to provide limited sponsored training opportunities for those who are on low incomes, unemployed or challenged by health issues (Auchencairn residents or pupil / families of Auchencairn Primary School may apply- contact us for more information).
The Auchencairn Community Circus Training Association (ACCTA) has been dreamt up by village residents Cate Ross of aethAERIALarts and Jenny Stephenson of Spinning Jenny's Circus Skills and is supported by the Auchencairn Community Council and Dumfries and Galloway Council's 'Regional Arts Fund' 2016/17 via DG Unlimited. This is a £2500 fixed term commission supported by Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Strategic Arts budget to encourage grassroots creativity, professional arts development and to increase the volume and impact of high quality arts projects for the public and economic benefit of Dumfries and Galloway.
In addition ACCTA will be raising match funding of £1225 so come along and get involved, all proceeds go to ACCTA to support project developments and sponsored training opportunities so get your thinking caps on for other fundraising ideas...
Cate, Jenny and other local circus and arts professionals will be providing a high quality, low cost creative fun and circus skills development programme for all to enjoy.
Well trained pets are welcome to apply (trapeze excluded).
For more about ACCTA see our facebook page
Aerie Circus
aethAERIALarts are developing a new exciting community circus...
The aerie circus includes you if you wish!
Join the aerie faeries who are budding trapeze artists aged 3-5 or take part in our aerial and circus skills programme for 5+ years old to grandparents,
aging clowns most welcome.
Join a collective of loonytricksters embarking on the circus skills journey.
aerie circus is all for fun, fitness and in celebration of creativity and movement art.
The aerie Circus exists to provide professional training and experiences for anyone wishing to try their hands, feet and fancy in the circus arena.
aerie circus is open to all ages and levels of ability, if you would like more information or to get involved just complete the form below and we'll be in touch.
The aerie circus includes you if you wish!
Join the aerie faeries who are budding trapeze artists aged 3-5 or take part in our aerial and circus skills programme for 5+ years old to grandparents,
aging clowns most welcome.
Join a collective of loonytricksters embarking on the circus skills journey.
aerie circus is all for fun, fitness and in celebration of creativity and movement art.
The aerie Circus exists to provide professional training and experiences for anyone wishing to try their hands, feet and fancy in the circus arena.
aerie circus is open to all ages and levels of ability, if you would like more information or to get involved just complete the form below and we'll be in touch.
Our programme:- Please note that the prices stated are maximum costs, prices may be reduced depending on participant numbers. Come along with a friend. Sign Up Now- Limited Places!
More workshops coming soon...
And our news archive...
aethAERIALarts advocate for youth arts provision
aethAERIALarts are advocates for the arts! Cate Ross made a short presentation about the Dumfries and Galloway Arts Partnership 'Youth Arts Learning Journeys' at a recent conference for the Fresh Start for the Arts initiative in Dumfries and Galloway. She spoke about the peer-led methods used and why they are so useful for arts education and community development. Cate also got to show some of the brilliant self-made film work of Alasdair Hulatt to illustrate what stunt unicycle means to one young artist... Look here for Alasdair's own films.
Dark Wood performance enchants its audiences
Aerie Circus Loonytricksters were ready for the Giants in the Forest 'Dark Wood' performances in Dumfries and Galloway. After 8 hours of workshop time we did seven shows in three hours to an audience totalling 90 people. There was a wonderful blend of laughter, devised physical theatre, fabric installation, costume art and new skills shared. The Vision Mechanics light and giant puppet installation inspired us in our expedition to discover the secrets of the Giants in their woodland habitat and all their entourage. Here you see members of Kirkcudbright Academy's drama department ready to go, Alasdair Hulatt as The Gatekeeper and David Giblin playing the Giant Tender ... brilliant skills shared by all the artists, project developers and players.
To see more pictures see our performance page here.
To see more pictures see our performance page here.
Fresh Start for the Arts provides arts education for young people in D&G!
aethAERIALarts has been very busy supporting the creative development of two talented young people in the Stewartry area of Dumfries and Galloway, for more information on this project please follow this link : thecommonty.blogspot.co.uk
Chloe's Youth Arts Learning Journey
Chloe Briggs flying along on her Youth Arts Learning Journey with aethAERIALarts. After being awarded a small budget from the Dumfries and Galloway Arts Partnership project Fresh Start for the Arts to facilitate creative developments Chloe has been to watch NoFit State Circus perform their spectacular aerial show at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She commented that it was 'amazing' and her favourite part was the last dance by Sage Cushman on single point dance trapeze. Having been in training on single point trapeze with aethAERIALarts over the summer Chloe could relate to the strength and dynamism of Sage's performance! It was exciting to see a professional international performer using moves in her choreography that Chloe has achieved herself.
Recently Chloe has had a series of introductory classes from Haylee-Mai Edwards in Aerial Silks (sometimes called fabrics or tissu). Haylee-Mai is an international aerial artist who recently moved to the Stewartry area of Dumfries and Galloway. Would you believe our luck?! World class teaching and performance skills at the door...
Recently Chloe has had a series of introductory classes from Haylee-Mai Edwards in Aerial Silks (sometimes called fabrics or tissu). Haylee-Mai is an international aerial artist who recently moved to the Stewartry area of Dumfries and Galloway. Would you believe our luck?! World class teaching and performance skills at the door...
Alasdair's bounding along on his Youth Arts Learning Journey
Jumping off into a career as a stunt bike specialist Alasdair Hulatt shows off some tricks in his home town. After his award of a small budget from the Dumfries and Galloway Arts Partnership project Fresh Start for the Arts Alasdair has had a successful time teaching and performing tricks at Belladrum Festival with aethAERIALarts in the Highland Region of Scotland. Alasdair is all set to create his own workshop programme 'Keeping it Wheel' (working title!) where he wants to support skill development for other young people who are practicing Skate, Scooter, Bike and Unicycle stunts. After a brilliant time working with NoFit State Youth Circus for a week in Cardiff Alasdair has experience of best practice up his sleeve to help make his teaching fun and relevant to other's creative development. Plans are afoot to combine with aethAERIALarts to create an Acrobalance workshop to continue bringing circus arts to people in Dumfries and Galloway. Alasdair is also lined up to help produce aethAERIALarts' performance project 'Dark Wood' to be staged in October- for more information on this see below...
Giant in the Forest present Dark Wood at Threave Estate, Castle Douglas.
aethAERIALarts are developing a promenade performance in collaboration with Giants in the Forest (a project dreamt up by vision mechanics) and with the support of the Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival at Threave Gardens near Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway.
Dark Wood at Threave Gardens will be held on the evenings of 12th and 13th October 2013 and involve young people and adults in a spectacular promenade theatre work devised through workshops to be held in the forest at Threave in September and October 2013.
Dark Wood is open to all, if you would like more information or to get involved please fill in the form below and we'll be in touch.
Dark Wood at Threave Gardens will be held on the evenings of 12th and 13th October 2013 and involve young people and adults in a spectacular promenade theatre work devised through workshops to be held in the forest at Threave in September and October 2013.
Dark Wood is open to all, if you would like more information or to get involved please fill in the form below and we'll be in touch.
