What We Do Now - Langholm
What We Do Now (WWDN) is a groundbreaking, collaborative project working with artists, communities and organisations across Dumfries & Galloway. WWDN is one regional project within a nationwide programme called Culture Collective coordinated by Creative Scotland. WWDN will ignite and inspire new imaginative possibilities for five towns in Dumfries and Galloway, supporting artists to explore bold new ideas with communities and
partners to celebrate the voices often unheard in our region. Over the course of one year, WWDN will weave together and showcase a united, creative vision of our region. One that is built and inspired by the communities we belong to and serve. The project will work through key themes connected to each town: Connection & Possibility (Sanquhar), Identity & Vision (Stranraer), Movement & Play (Castle Douglas), Belonging & Pride (Northwest Dumfries) and Ownership & Voice (Langholm).
There are five ‘Place Hubs’ who are supported by The Stove Network and other regional partners to anchor the project in each town: OutPost Arts in Langholm, Stranraer Millenium Centre, LIFT in Northwest Dumfries, A’The Airts in Sanquhar and Castle Douglas Development.
Each of the five ‘Place Hubs’ are in or working with communities experiencing disadvantage. Each took part in The Stove’s research project ‘Embers: Creative Placemaking in South Scotland’. All have identified sections of their own community where COVID has accentuated existing disadvantage and exclusion and have some experience of working culturally.
WWDN is supported by a regional partners group (DG Arts Festival, Wigtown Book Festival and Upland) and a strategic partners group (South Of Scotland Enterprise, Dumfries & Galloway Council, Third Sector D&G and Skills Development Scotland) all of whom have supported the development.
partners to celebrate the voices often unheard in our region. Over the course of one year, WWDN will weave together and showcase a united, creative vision of our region. One that is built and inspired by the communities we belong to and serve. The project will work through key themes connected to each town: Connection & Possibility (Sanquhar), Identity & Vision (Stranraer), Movement & Play (Castle Douglas), Belonging & Pride (Northwest Dumfries) and Ownership & Voice (Langholm).
There are five ‘Place Hubs’ who are supported by The Stove Network and other regional partners to anchor the project in each town: OutPost Arts in Langholm, Stranraer Millenium Centre, LIFT in Northwest Dumfries, A’The Airts in Sanquhar and Castle Douglas Development.
Each of the five ‘Place Hubs’ are in or working with communities experiencing disadvantage. Each took part in The Stove’s research project ‘Embers: Creative Placemaking in South Scotland’. All have identified sections of their own community where COVID has accentuated existing disadvantage and exclusion and have some experience of working culturally.
WWDN is supported by a regional partners group (DG Arts Festival, Wigtown Book Festival and Upland) and a strategic partners group (South Of Scotland Enterprise, Dumfries & Galloway Council, Third Sector D&G and Skills Development Scotland) all of whom have supported the development.