Deveron Arts

Welcome to Deveron Arts where

The Town is the Venue

Thanks to everybody, in particular Jacqueline Donachie for making SLOW DOWN such a success. Some 200 cyclists and away supporters turned out to draw a colourful cycle path criss crossing our town on what was a very sunny day against all the odds of this month.

You can imagine that it was quite hectic at Deveron Arts for the last few weeks, but thanks to the sheer endless enthusiasm of the team over 20 events took place over the solstice weekend. Jacqueline, Alistair and Catriona had an interview at the Radio Cafe. You can listen to the BBC Scotland interview online. For detailed information download the full programme here.

Jacqueline and her family will be with us till the end of June. On first of July we welcome the Utopia Group from Beijing to work on the great Huntly Sinologist James Legge.

All cloud formations are still present from the whispy cirrus to the heavy nimbostratus, come to Huntly and you can take your pick or have it all!

Deveron Arts is a contemporary arts project in Huntly, a small rural 4,000 people-strong town in Aberdeenshire, the North-East of Scotland. The town - identity, context, population, politics, visible history - are the starting points for the work of the artists who we invite to come, live and work here.

Deveron Arts has neither gallery space nor an arts centre. Instead, the town is the venue is our guiding leitmotif. For each project the team, together with the artists, looks for a fitting context. These 'found venues' naturally populated by the people of Huntly, serve as a stage for a range of performances, installations and exhibitions. The absence of a building gives Deveron Arts the opportunity to utilise Huntly, the town, as a vehicle to stimulate research and dialogue through creative exchange.

Artists working with Deveron Arts include local and international, recent graduates and established figures. Focus is on the visual arts which form a catalyst connecting with performance artists, musicians and a wide range of other creative practitioners. The traces of their work have evolved into a collection - The Town Collection - placed in pubs, shops, schools, offices and other spaces around the town.

Our studio/office is based in the Brander Building on the town square, where we welcome visits and new ideas.

Welcome to Deveron Arts where

The Town is the Venue

Deveron Arts

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