Helmsdale has been shortlisted for the Creative Place Awards 2014. The awards recognize communities that contribute to cultural life and economic well-being outside of Scotland's major cities. Helmsdale, with a population of 800, falls into the category for places with up to 2,500 residents. If Helmsdale wins, Timespan will create a new program in 2014 called Serendipitous North to map and showcase the often unseen creative talents of Helmsdale residents through six artforms. The winner will be announced on January 29th.
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Creative Place Awards Timespane Helmsdale Sutherland Scotland.
Helmsdale has been shortlisted for the Creative Place Awards 2014. The awards recognize communities that contribute to cultural life and economic well-being outside of Scotland's major cities. Helmsdale, with a population of 800, falls into the category for places with up to 2,500 residents. If Helmsdale wins, Timespan will create a new program in 2014 called Serendipitous North to map and showcase the often unseen creative talents of Helmsdale residents through six artforms. The winner will be announced on January 29th.
Helmsdale has been shortlisted for the Creative Place Awards 2014. The awards recognize communities that contribute to cultural life and economic well-being outside of Scotland's major cities. Helmsdale, with a population of 800, falls into the category for places with up to 2,500 residents. If Helmsdale wins, Timespan will create a new program in 2014 called Serendipitous North to map and showcase the often unseen creative talents of Helmsdale residents through six artforms. The winner will be announced on January 29th.
has
been
shortlisted
for
the
Creative
Place
Awards
2014
The
Creative
Place
Awards
were
established
three
years
ago
to
celebrate
and
recognise
the
hard
work
and
imagination
that
contribute
to
the
rich
cultural
life
of
a
community,
as
well
as
its
social
and
economic
well-being.
The
initiative
focuses
on
creative
programmes
in
areas
outwith
Scotlands
main
cities.
Awards
are
made
across
three
categories:
Places
with
up
to
2,500
residents
/
Places
with
up
to
10,000
residents
/
Places
with
up
to
100,000
residents.
With
a
population
of
just
over
800
Helmsdale
falls
into
the
first
category.
The
other
nominees
in
the
first
category
are
Ullapool
and
Kingussie.
Without
the
place
and
its
people,
without
the
activity
that
goes
on
behind
the
scenes
being
recognised
by
being
shortlisted
would
not
have
been
possible.
It
is
thanks
to
everyone
for
their
generous
local
support,
for
taking
initiative,
for
making
things
happen
that
Helmsdale
is
such
a
special
community.
The
winner
will
be
announced
on
the
29
January
at
the
Palace
Theatre,
Kilmarnock
fingers
crossed!
Click
here
to
see
the
Creative
Scotland
Press
Release
What
does
it
all
mean?
If
Helmsdale
is
the
successful
winner
in
its
category
Timespan
will
create
an
additional
programme
of
activities
in
2014
called
Serendipitous
North.
It
will
map
the
creative
connections
that
exist
within
the
remote
community,
making
visible
the
often
unseen
and
unrecognised
creativity
of
Helmsdales
inhabitants.
The
project
will
investigate
six
creative
artforms:
sculpture,
music,
crafts,
painting,
dance
and
writing/storytelling.
An
established
creative
practitioner
from
within
each
field
will
be
invited
to
work
in
Helmsdale
over
a
period
of
6
weeks,
finding
and
mapping
the
creative
activity
existing
within
the
community
related
to
their
artform.
Here
is
an
example:
an
invited
pianist
will
give
small
private
performances
on
every
piano
in
the
village,
asking
the
host
to
invite
friends
along.
The
pianist
will
enter
a
discussion
about
all
the
instruments
that
people
have
in
their
homes,
also
mapping
peoples
skills.
This
may
bring
people
with
a
joint
interest
together
to
make
music.
Financial
support
and
developmental
assistance
will
be
made
available
to
participating
community
members
and
groups
in
order
to
harness
the
momentum
Serendipitous
North
generates.