Artproject willspring intoaction
A project aimed at fostering collaboration between artists and communities in Bannockburn and the Eastern village commences this spring.
Vantage Points was set up by local artists with the support of Scene Stirling, Macrobert Arts Centre, Bannockburn House and Stirling University.
The spring programme includes a community photography project in Plean, a window art trail in Cowie, dance performances at the Robert the Bruce statue, maquette making workshops in Fallin and free art-packs at Plean Country Park.
Macrobert artistic director Julie Ellen said: “The new creative network is led by local artists, community groups and cultural organisations, who’ve worked together to create an exciting array of events for the local community this spring.
“The series will allow the group to test out ideas and shape their plans for a larger scale art trail and events series this summer.”
The programme will run alongside the Landscape Legacies of Coal project, a series of curated heritage walks that narrate the story of Scottish coal mining using a mix of industrial archaeology, historic maps, plans and images and oral testimonies.
The walks, including a Polmaise route and an East Stirlingshire Villages route, are available to download for free on mobile phone app, ‘Landscape Legacies of Coal’.
The Vantage Points project includes:
■Living in Plean, A Photographic Essay (mid-April to mid-May 2021), featuring the stories and lived experiences of Plean locals, led by retired clinical scientist and amateur photographer Anne Sproul.
■Window Art Trail, Cowie (Sunday, April 25 to Sunday, May 2), to create a window display art trail, which will turn the streets of Cowie into an open-air art gallery.
■ History in Movement, Robert the Bruce statue (Saturday May 1 and Sunday May 2), an exploration of the most famous battle in the history of Scotland through contemporary dance.