We’re thinking about commonalities + separations. Do we have a common tongue, common nature, common culture and in what’s way do we differ? What can we learn from that to feed our work with communities? Give us a follow…WWDN’s new to Twitter + looking for friends/collaborators

Lots of retweets from me this week as I take over the WWDN Twitter to share our (Martin J O'Neill) adventures in Norway! Amazing (though not surprising) the similarities in values and principles of working even amidst quite differing contexts #CommunitySpacesAreVital

Hear that crackle? Molen, on the Southern tip of Norway, is part of a huge morain, deposited during the last ice age 12350 years ago. This is the sounds of the rocks tumbling to the tide waves.

In Oslo. Doing stuff.

Calling all climate enthusiasts! 🌍♻️ Join Climate Kitchen this month for an exciting hands-on workshop with Kaska Hempel from the Scottish Climate Change Action Network. Don't miss it! 🗓️ 20th October ⏰ 5:30pm - 8pm 📍 The Stove Cafe 🔗 ow.ly/Cx0n50PTYmX

It’s not much now but for years I’ve lived surrounded by all the mad little creative pursuits of my life. Eating dinner at the kitchen table surrounded by a detritus of scribbles. Fair to say it cluttered my head. So I cleared out the spare room and now I have SPACE!

A proper lovely couple of days in Stranraer with #CreativeStranraer. Meeting with the local skaters, our wonderful new Waterfront Artist and celebrating the wonderful people of this amazing place in Jane Fraser’s exhibition launch.

It’s also nice to be back hame. 😊#Doonhamers

What gives you hope? Let’s ask more questions like this.

Thinking about the civic role of arts practice through the theme of boundary crosser, building on the theme presented by anthony schrag to describe the #CreativePlacemaking work of What We Do Now. ArtWorks Alliance Gathering April 2024 artworksalliance.uk/artworks-allia… via ArtWorks Alliance

Creative Placemaking in Stranraer is in action, with waterfront festival 'Raise The Sails' happening on the 20th of April! ⛵ Read a spotlight written by Anne Waggot Knott (Project Researcher & Reporter) on the work of community artist, Maya Rose Edwards: ow.ly/MlrU50R6yTy

The fabulous Martin J O'Neill talking about a focus on frameworks for community-led culture, less traditional forms of participation, the idea that in order to realise the ambitions of a place, the root of that needs to be in creativity - more broadly how people live in a place.

Some time in Donegal and Belfast the other week, followed by a wunnerful week of creative writing (slow and steady does it).

Over the last year, ‘hope’ has been playing on my mind. Here’s a wee blog on it. thestove.org/homemade-hope-…

An interesting opportunity to work at the Mountainhall site near the old hospital, Dumfries, to reimagine this space with local communities into a place of biodiversity and sustainable activity. Part of WWDN's SPARKS Programme, funded by Esmée Fairbairn whatwedonow.scot/mountainhall-g…

Our new Learning & Outreach Framework ‘Making Sense of Scotland’ launches today. 📰 This new framework champions diversity, creativity & accessibility, making heritage learning inclusive for all. ❤ Find out more about the framework 👉ow.ly/QPZg50TFIJO #HeritageMatters

Some personal thoughts about how I'm feeling as part of Scotland's culture sector following recent events and some positive ideas for how, together, we might do things differently sacrificialmaterials.blogspot.com/2024/10/cultur…

The first in a series of small videos outlining the remarkable contributions #ScotlandsShowpeople have made to the cultural, industrial and civic heritage of Scotland. Join us for the launch of ‘Hear Here’ on the 18th of October at The Stove Network.

Still buzzing from last night’s launch of the ‘Creative Placemaking Framework’ at Scottish Parliament, led by The Stove Network. Amazing to connect with inspiring folks from Scotland and Ireland. Big shoutout to my incredible comrades Katharine Wheeler and Matt Baker—an inspiration to me everyday.

We went to Parliament surrounded by amazing people doing great things! Massive thanks to Colin Smyth MSP & Emma Harper, the brilliant Rosie Lynch o Workhouse Union Art27scotland, LIFT D&G 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦹‍♂️👨‍👩‍👧🌟🛗🙂 & all those who joined/are having conversations this work needs #CultureInCommunities