Health and Safety Effects David Sherry Jan – March 2010 Project Report
TABLE OF CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION
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2. THE ARTISTS
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2.1 DAVID SHERRY 2.2 ANTHONY SCHRAG 2.3 NOW NOW 2.4 PHIL KAY 2.5 KATIE NICOLL 3. THE WORK 3.1 RISK ASSESSMENT TRAINING 3.2 THE RESEARCH 3.3 OUT OF DATE SOCIETY 3.4 FARMERS MARKET 4. THE LAUNCH / EVENT 4.1 ILL FATED FÊTE: A RISK ASSESSED EVENT 4.2 EXHIBITION OPENING/OUT OF DATE SOCIETY 4.3 A-Z COMPENDIUM 4.4 HEALTH AND SAFETY DISCUSSION 4.5 HEALTHY AND SAFE 4.6 NO SUCH THING AS A RISK FREE LUNCH 4.7 ARTS LECTURE 4.8 HI-VIZ CEILIDH 5. MARKETING 5.1 PRINTED MATERIAL AND MAIL/E-MAIL SHOTS 5.2 ADVERTISING 5.3 ONLINE MARKETING 6.0 PRESS COVERAGE 6.1 PUBLICATIONS 6.2 WEBSITES 6.3 RADIO FEATURES 7. EDUCATION PROGRAMME 7.1 ART SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT 7.2 COMMUNITY 7.3 YOUNG PEOPLE: SCHOOL AND WORKSHOP PROGRAMME 8. DOCUMENTATION
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9. TOWN COLLECTION AND SHOP
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10. REFLECTIONS / EVALUATION
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10.1 THE RESIDENCY 10.2 ILL FATED FÊTE
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11. FUNDING
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12. THANKS
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Health and Safety Effects David Sherry Project Report 1. Introduction Is risk assessment healthy? Health and Safety at work is an issue that we are now all universally exposed to. We all have to comply with certain health and safety rules by law, but for many it is a contentious and polarizing subject. Some people feel that it has got out of hand; whether is it banning children from playing conkers, to packets of nuts with warnings that they may contain nuts. Is it that not enough is being done to ensure safety at work, with many injuries and deaths happening in the work place? But what is real and what is myth? In our community, like others all over the country, this topic is a hot issue which impacts on life, work and sometimes health. As such we decided to undertake an inter-generational project that examines and addresses those issues through artistic investigation. To explore some of these issues the Glasgow based artist David Sherry was invited for a three month residency between January and March 2010. David is a multi-media artist working in drawing and performance, and his work is profound and humorous in equal measures. After an initial discussion with Deveron Arts the title of Health and Safety Effects was chosen for the project. David decided he was interested in taking a non-biased look at the issues, in particular the myths and psychological effect of Health and Safety law. He felt that it was important to gather as much information about the subject as possible, which he himself knew very little about. This led him to go on a Risk Assessment training course and to speak to people about how they perceived and related to health and safety, compiling these stories into an A-Z compendium. David also decided to create an Out of Date Society, Huntly as a town has a large number of clubs and societies. He felt that this would be a good way to engage with the people of Huntly and allow free discussion of topics relating to Health and Safety which could then feed into his work. It also gave a platform in which to stage some of his performances. “It’s easy to bash health and safety, it is an easy target, but I think it’s really interesting to look at what are the real positives? Are there positives?
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What are the real negatives? That was a conscious decision I made at the beginning. Just collect the information and from that make the work.� David Sherry The culmination of his residency was the Ill Fated Fete: a risk assessed event. This was a programme of events over two days, which included performances from David such as reading the A-Z compendium and a risk assessed haircut, the event also brought in other artists: Anthony Schrag, Phil Kay and the Now Now group. Other events included a panel discussion, an exhibition by school children on the Square, a lecture on safety in public art and the day was rounded off with a Hi-Viz Ceilidh. 2. The Artists 2.1 David Sherry David Sherry is a Glasgow based artist, originally from Northern Ireland. He studied art at the University of Ulster, Belfast before going onto a MFA at the Glasgow School of Art. David was the lead artist for this project. David Sherry's work explores the routine interactions, thought processes and rules and regulations that pervade every day life, and looks at what is beyond the surface. His art investigates ideas of normality; turning accepted experiences into visible rituals, as in performances such as running for the bus, where he spent a day trying to catch busses that were pulling away from the bus stop - but were always just out of reach. Or, in works like great meals I never had, he sets himself up in the role of a mischievous trickster - sitting down at a table where the customers have left and trying to pay for a meal he has not eaten disrupting social conventions to highlight, if not criticise, the unconscious psychological structures that dominate our lives. His work is eminently approachable, engaging, masterfully humorous yet profoundly relevant to its place and time. His practice (both visual art and performative) has an unsettling, frequently darkly humorous way of undermining the expected codes and structures of behaviour, and of social decorum. David Sherry won an RSA award for this work. 2.2 Anthony Schrag Anthony Schrag is in possession of numerous passports having been born in Zimbabwe, but growing up in the Middle East, UK and Canada. Originally studying creative writing in Vancouver he moved from the world of writing into the world of art. He went on to study photography and sculpture at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design which then led him to Glasgow and the School of Art, where he obtained his MFA and is now, currently based. 2.3 NOW NOW Now Now is a not for profit Glasgow-based artists collective that has been established to create and promote contemporary arts events in the local(ish) area. Now Now operates
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with a very DIY approach to things. Having hosted a diverse range of arts events in various locations, from selling artists books in somebody’s mum’s back garden to presenting an improvised live-art performance in a vacant shop front. Members include Catrin Jeans, Catharine Wear, Ruby Pester, Nadia Rossi, Perri MacKenzie, Gemma Mannoin and Sarah Messenger. 2.4 Phil Kay Phil Kay is a Scottish Comedian haling originally from Glasgow, Kay became known to the public when he won the newcomer's competition, 'So You Think You're Funny', at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1989. He then went on to be nominated for the prestigious Perrier Award in 1993. He also won the award for Best Stand-Up at the British Comedy Awards in 1994. His style is totally random, preferring to improvise and just go with the flow. 2.5 Katie Nicoll Katie Nicoll is an independent producer who has successfully worked across all art forms, including visual arts, film, site-specific environmental animations and permanent public art projects. Between 1997 and 2006, Nicoll managed some of NVA’s most seminal works, including The Path, Glen Lyon (2000) and the Hidden Gardens, Glasgow (2003). Amongst her numerous projects, Nicoll was producer of Scottish BAFTA winner "Six Hours of Daylight" (2004), the co-producer of Radiance Glasgow, Scotland’s first major ‘Festival of Light’ (2005), the producer of Jardins Publics, the visual art programme for the Edinburgh International Festival 2007 and producer of Three Blows, Edinburgh (2008) an acoustic music programme in Scotland’s oldest custom-built music hall with artists such as Luke Fowler, Richard Wright, Sarah Kenchington and Tony Swain. She has just returned from the Venice Biennale after producing Scotland and Venice 09 with artist Martin Boyce. Katie was Shadow Producer around the David Sherry project Health + Safety effects. 3. The Work 3.1 Risk Assessment Training On January 20th David went on a REHIS elementary course in risk assessment, which took place in Elgin. He felt that this would be a good opportunity early on to gather information about Health and Safety. At the end of it there was a test which David successfully passed. David felt that it had been really useful in giving him an insight into the subject and starting point to create work, he also found it interesting as to the psychological effect it had on him. Suddenly he saw potential danger all around him; he was almost too aware of risk. There was a realisation that these courses and risk assessment, is in fact a large part of working people’s lives, even if it had not impacted on him directly until now. 3.2 The Research The residency involved extensive research both through the community and through online investigation. David met a whole range of people from all walks of life, businesses, schools and other people that may be affected by health and safety regulations. One to one meetings had been set up with:
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Rebecca Cruickshank, Proprietor Huntly Hotel Donald Boyd, Director, Huntly Development Trust A team of 3 teachers at the Gordon Schools Janitor at the Gordon Schools Dr Cosgrove, Health Practitioner Melanie Torrance, Health and Safety Officer Liz Standen, Health and Safety Officer Bill Dean, Dean’s of Huntly Douglas Forrest, Architect John at Stewarts Hall Robertson Paint Shop Proprietor Steven Brown
3.3 Out of Date Society Huntly as a town has a surprisingly large number of clubs and societies for its size, something which can be useful to Deveron Arts in focusing on who might participate in projects. However David Sherry decided that he wanted to create his own society in which to engage with local people and as a stage for his performances. On the first of February the inaugural meeting of the Out of Date Society was held at the Empty Shop on Bogie Street. Approx 20 people from the local area were in attendance. There was a large disclaimer on the wall (removing liability of the society from potential accidents) which we were asked to sign before the meeting commenced. David had created a cardboard desk with Health and Safety Booth written on it, a prop allowing him some semi-official status. He explained that he wanted to use the society to allow free discussion around the issues of health and safety, and to maybe eat out of date food. He invited people to become members and also to become part of the board, as in any official society. David had drawn up a list of topics that he thought might be good for discussion and which could also stimulate ideas and themes that he could use later for his art work. The event had a friendly and comical atmosphere but also threw up serious points within the discussion. The 2nd Meeting of the out of date society took place on 1st of March, 7pm at the Empty Shop. 12 people were in attendance, all from the Huntly area. There was a different set up from the first meeting, as David had asked two Glasgow based artists to talk about one of the their art works via a video link-up. The artists Beagles & Ramsay discussed their work, Black Pudding Self Portrait, a performance of which was banned by Edinburgh City Council due to health and safety concerns as it involved frying black pudding made from the artists own blood. They explained the method and complications by which they obtained the blood, the process
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of making the black pudding and the difficulties in getting through United States customs for a New York performance. They also discussed the Edinburgh performance which became subject to environmental health regulations. Humour ran through the discussion and a sense of playfulness too, it was not entirely clear if what Beagles and Ramsay were saying was the truth. After the talk David read out his discouragement policy which was a response to an email he received from Huw Williams – safety and training manager, which was discouraging the eating of out of date food, which he believed was a health risk and could lead to David possibly being sued. After being suitably discouraged, people were then handed a questionnaire David had developed. Inspired by a conversation with an offshore worker, who described his personality as blue over red after taking the MyresBriggs Types Indicator personality test, David wanted to do a psychological profile of society members along the same lines, and to produce an art work based on the answers. David had also produced the Out of Date Society membership pack: a bag and a set of 4 pencils, each wrapped in a piece of paper stating which number we had of an edition of 240. Each member receives a pack after they signed the disclaimer. 3.4 Farmers Market Huntly Farmer’s Market takes place once a month in Huntly Square and is a chance for people to sell and buy locally produced goods such as local veg, meat, fish and crafts. Many people revel in the chance to buy food that would not normally be stocked by the two larger supermarkets that now dominate the food retail in Huntly. A large number of people turn up for the market and there is a genial, friendly atmosphere, also crucially what might be called a captive audience. On Saturday 6th of February David set up a stall among the farmers using the same constructed cardboard booth that was used at the Out of Date Society, what pretence of officialness that the clipboard and pens might suggest, removed by the desks hand made, thrown together nature. The booth was reminiscent of a previous work, complaints in which David sets up a similar “complaints” desk, with in a gallery space. His deliberate conspicuous appearance at the market - free of the usual gazebo, him being situated just off to the left of the stalls and also being behind a cardboard box – meant that many people were intrigued. Who was this man sitting out in the rain, clipboard in hand? Did this allow people to approach him more freely and to discuss what might be a boring and dry subject? People did talk to David on a variety of subjects surrounding health and safety that he used to help compile his A-Z. David repeated the performance at the next month’s farmers market which was held on 6th of March.
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4. The Launch / Event 4.1 Ill Fated Fête: a risk assessed event The Ill fated fête was a two day event that was the culmination of David’s residency and took place on the 19th and 20th of March 2010. 4.2 Exhibition Opening/Out of Date Society The exhibition opening was an opportunity to display the work which David had produced throughout the 3 months and to kick off the festival. David had produced a number of paintings and drawings which were displayed on the walls of the Empty Shop. After the public had time to look at the images displayed on the walls, the final meeting of the Out of Date Society commenced. Chairs were placed in rows facing David, as he sat behind his cardboard booth, sitting along side him was comedian Phil Kay. David had previously asked members of the Out of Date Society to send him stories of accidents they had had in the past and he read those out to the seated audience, Phil also told of accidents he had. At this point the risk assessed haircut commenced. Sitting in his chair, draped in a bright orange cloak, and ears duly protected by hi-viz ear protectors (painted toilet rolls), Phil timidly started to cut David’s hair. Phil’s riffing and the bizarre nature of the performance created a hilarious atmosphere, and as proceedings went on the audience got more into it. 4.3 A-Z Compendium David had decided at the beginning of the project that the A-Z compendium was to be a performance piece and he wanted to perform it as part of the Ill Fated Fete. The performance took place on Saturday 20th upstairs in the Ex-Servicemen’s Club. There were approximately 40 people in attendance. David sat behind his booth on the stage and read out stories he had gleaned from the people he had interviewed during his residency. Each letter of the alphabet was represented by 2 or 3 stories, some of which were serious and some which were humorous. As he read out the stories, images he had created; drawing, photos and paintings, were projected behind him. 4.4 Health and Safety Discussion After the performance of the A-Z compendium, a discussion took place about the role of health and safety in our society. After that the audience was invited to ask questions of the panel, which included: Chair: Neil Mullholland - Director of the Centre for Visual & Cultural Studies at Edinburgh College of Art David Sherry - Artist Liz Standen – HM Health and Safety Inspector Rebecca Cruickshank – Proprietor Huntly Hotel Phil Kay - Comedian
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4.5 Healthy and Safe As the audience left the Ex-Servicemen’s Club they were met by Anthony Schrag who begun his healthy and safe performance. Anthony made his way down Gordon Street, climbing on the shops fronts, walls and the building facades. His astonishing feats of dexterity turning a few heads from onlookers, balancing precariously on the Scottish Executive sign were a particular highlight. As he moved down slowly the audience followed, picking up along the way a few people who were just out for a shop. The audience was greeted in the square by approx 30 local teenagers clinging to the fountain in its centre. Like the pied piper Anthony led the children through an acrobatic performance as they jumped and climbed on the walls and building in and around the square.
4.6 No Such Thing as a Risk Free Lunch The Now Now collective under the guise of Air Hostesses and situated under a gazebo in the down square lead a group of people in a demonstration on how to eat lunch safely. 20 people were seated at a time and provided with lunch packs containing: a sandwich with the sharp corners removed a banana with a protective sponge on the end and a juice carton. They were then instructed by the Now Now team, Catrin Jeans (as in denim), Ruby Pester and Catherine Wear, Gemma Manion on how to eat their lunch successfully and with minimal risk. A further two performances took place and 78 people in total took part. 4.7 Arts Lecture Neil Mullholand and Katie Nicoll gave a lecture about the role of risk in public art, which took place in the Empty Shop. It was attended by 14 people.
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4.8 Hi-Viz Ceilidh To celebrate the end of the festival a hi-viz Ceilidh took place in the Gordon Arms Hotel. It was a family event and (safe) party games were arranged by the Now Now group, it was attended by over 100 people.
5. Marketing 5.1 Printed Material and Mail/E-Mail Shots •
Email shot for the artist talk o 1000 local, national and international
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Advertising for the Out of Date society o hand drawn poster created by the artist, put up in shops around Huntly o email shot sent to 200 local contacts.
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Advertising for the Ill Fated Fête o Poster put up in shops and business in the Huntly area o email shot was sent to 1000 local/national/international contacts o 1000 invite cards produced which contained a fold out poster created by the artist.
600 for a postal mail shot 400 placed in shops and businesses in Huntly, Aberdeen and Glasgow.
5.2 Advertising Ads were placed in the following publications: • •
Map Magazine Huntly Express
There were also two radio ads, which were broadcasted on NECR, Huntly’s local station.
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5.3 Online Marketing A parallel online marketing approach ran along side the traditional print marketing. The Deveron Arts website as well as social media sites, in particular facebook and central station, was used as marketing tools throughout the project. Information about David Sherry and Anthony Schrag was present on the Deveron Arts website and each event was listed on the what’s on section. Facebook was also a vital tool in the promotion of events and to allow the publication of photos and other media produced by the events. The project was marketed on the following web-sites: Deveron Arts Facebook Art Rabbit Central Station Greater Speyside Public Arts Scotland Aberdeenshire Council S1play Creative Cultures Arts Hub Scottish Arts Council Hi-Arts Huntly.net
www.deveron-arts.com/ www.facebook.com/ www.artrabbit.com/ www.thisiscentralstation.com/ www.greaterspeyside.com/ www.publicartscotland.com/ www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/ www.s1play.com/ www.creativeculturescotland.co.uk/ www.artshub.co.uk/ www.scottisharts.org.uk/ www.hi-arts.co.uk/ www.huntly.net/
6.0 Press Coverage A media campaign engaging Lesley Booth, a visual arts media specialist has been accompanying the project from the beginning. A campaign strategy targeting all English and Scottish locations has been proposed. The project was featured in the following places: 6.1 Publications Huntly Express 22/01/10 - Health and Safety Art Theme 29/01/10 - Make an Out of Date with Artist 26/02/10 - Artist’s Outdated Plan! 19/03/10 - Teens Run Free At Artist Workshop 12/03/10 – Art Goes Up and Away 12/03/10 – Comic End to Art Project 26/03/10 – High visibility arts finale The Press and Journal 01/03/10 – Artist Inspired By Health and Safety 20/03/10 – Artist Has a Close Shave with “Risk Assessed” Haircut The Herald 13/03/10 – Creating a Scene; double page spread by Phil Miller
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The Scotsman 19/03/10 – Safety First; double page spread by Susan Mansfield RoSPA's Occupational Safety and Health Journal, Article by Neil Jones 6.2 Websites Arco 19/02/10 - Artist focused on improving health and safety Safety and Health Practioner 23/02/10 – Artist paints a realistic picture of health and safety David Sherry -Artist of the Month http://www.axisweb.org/atSelection.aspx?SELECTIONID=20580 6.3 Radio Features • •
BBC World Café, 17 March 2010 (David Sherry and Katie Nicoll) NECR, 18 March 2010 (David Sherry 20 min interview)
7. Education Programme 7.1 Art School Involvement Talk at Grays School of Art, Aberdeen, 18 March 2010 (40 Students in attendance) 7.2 Community An artist’s talk was held in the Empty Shop on the 18th of January 2010. David Sherry showed his previous work and introduced his project to the audience. A discussion on health and safety was raised from this. Additionally Anthony Schrag also showed his performance work and announced his short residency with Deveron Arts in February 2010. Attendants 20 7.3 Young People: School and Workshop Programme David Sherry • •
Safety T-Shirts designing with P4 o 4 sessions in collaboration with Daisy Williams (30 children each) Mindmaps on H+S at Gordon Schools, S3 groups (2 sessions, 30 children each) o made different topics, stations to produce drawings o illustrated Artist’s talk
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workshop with the Huntly Scout Cubs (25) with Daisy Williamson Linden Centre; 3 workshops (15, 20, 35) Climbing Workshop at the Gordon Schools (18) Climbing workshop with Cubs (12)
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7.4 Attendance Numbers
Health and Safety Effects David Sherry
Jan - March 2010
Events artists talks Out of Date Society Farmer's Market Discussions for A_Z Compendium Ill Fated Fete Symposium
events participants 2 57 3 50 1 25
Anthony Shrag Workshops Anthony Schrag Performance Hi Viz Ceilidh Total Event Education (Gordon Schools) Primary School Workshops Secondary School Workshops Total
30 1
30 35
4 1 1
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4 2
120 60
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8. Documentation Documentation included: • • •
Photo documentation by Jason Ho and Catrin Jeans Video Documentation of the discussion event and Anthony Schrag’s performances Audio documentation by A-line
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Archive box in Deveron Arts Archive
9. Town Collection and Shop A painting has been secured for the Town Collection, which will be hosted by Dean’s Shortbread Factory. The Out of Date Society Bag and pencils are on sale through the DA website for £7. 10. Reflections / Evaluation On Sunday March 21st after the Ill fated fête, a debriefing was held at Battlefield Lodge Present: Niall Ferguson, Intern, Deveron Arts Norma Hunter, Volunteer Catrin Jeans, Artist (NOW NOW) Katie Nicoll, Shadow Producer (via skype) Deborah May, pupil Gordon Schools Nick May, audience David Sherry, Artist Anthony Schrag, Artist Iain Gardner, audience Anna Vermehren, Deveron Arts Daisy Williamson, Education assistant Claudia Zeiske, Director, Deveron Arts This was a chance for everyone involved during David’s residency to discuss how they felt about the Fête and the residency over the last 3 months. A run through of what David and Anthony had done over the three months revealed the extent of their activities and just how much they engaged with the people of Huntly. 10.1 The Residency David Sherry felt that his time was invaluable for his practice. David involved a lot of people of all age groups and backgrounds and he felt that a lot was achieved both artistically as well as community involvement in the three months. Anthony Schrag’s workshops with the children were very successful however he did feel that the residency period (2 weeks) was too short. Both artists felt that they worked well together, and that the work complemented each other. 10.2 Ill Fated Fête It was generally felt that the event ran very smoothly, with only maybe a few minor points to be addressed in future. The Friday night event had a good turn out, and there was a nice dynamic between David and Phil Kay. This meant the atmosphere was good and convivial, and the risk assessed haircut provoked a humorous reaction from the audience.
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The large amount of flash photography by the Press and Journal (and others), was felt to be rather intrusive. But some countered that argument by reflecting that it in fact added a certain sensational element to the performance. Also, the performance was scheduled for 7.30, however it started early, just after 7.00; meaning some people missed the start. David enjoyed the performance of the A-Z but felt that there was room for improvement artistically. The length of the performance was too long and he felt tired by the end, a shorter more concise version will improve the performance in future. It might also be better not to loop the images but cycle through once, ending at the same time as the performance. The discussion event went well, however Rebecca Cruickshank (Huntly Hotel) had to leave mid-way to cover for staff. For Phil Kay, the structure of the talk was unusual for his free-style comic flow. Liz Standen held her own and was very informative and brought a good factual side to the discussion. The move from the discussion event to Anthony’s performance was thought to be particularly successful, being led as a group while watching the performance made the link work very well and to be greeted by so many children was a pleasant surprise. Anthony had only been expecting around 15 children and he felt that the extra number made the performance rather difficult, not allowing it to flow and for the teenagers who were good climbers to stand out. However it was noted that it was an achievement to engage with some many teenagers, a demographic that has previously been difficult to do so. The large number of teenagers also fed into the Now Now (and later the Ceilidh) performance, which was also situated in the town square. Everyone felt that this was a success too, very amusing and a lot of effort put into the details. It was felt – in hindsight that they could have been used as link throughout the whole festival, as they had a great visual impact. The lecture was very informative; it was felt that it was important to gain some theoretical background and context to the work. The hi-viz Ceilidh was a wonderful end to the festival and had a great turn out, the party games arranged by the Now Now group were excellent and everyone had a fun time. Evaluation Although we had hoped to have more audience for the discussion event, on reflection the whole residency was successful in terms of developing and discussing ideas in the community. The event was well advertised and was felt that not much more could have been done in this respect. Press coverage was good and a buzz had reached the central belt. The collaboration between Lead Artist and other artists worked well in this project. Both David Sherry and Deveron Arts were pleased with the depth of research and the amount of engagement there was between people of all ages throughout the whole residency. Logistic points to address:
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The Ex-Servicemen’s Club needs better signing so that people know where to go for the performance (both inside and out). The room could have been decorated better (e.g. with safety tapes on chairs). The audio documentation needs reviewing in terms of cost-effectiveness The Empty Shop felt cold during the lecture. Saturday morning may not be a good time for discussion event; people are busy with shopping and sports activity
11. Funding We received funding from the following sources: Aberdeenshire Council, Scottish Arts Council, Leader, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Aberdeenshire Community Safety fund (for the A-Z) The Royal Scottish Academy
Further we received in-kind support from Deans of Huntly for Shortbread. 12. Thanks Leslie Booth, media work Photography, Jason Ho Design, Catrin Jeans Now Now Research Rebecca Cruickshank, Proprietor Huntly Hotel Donald Boyd, Director, Huntly Development Trust A team of 3 teachers at the Gordon Schools Janitor at the Gordon Schools Dr Cosgrove, Health Practitioner Melanie Torrence, Health and Safety Officer Liz Standen Bill Dean, Proprietor Dean’s Shortbread Douglas Forrest, Architect John at Stewarts Hall Robertson Paint Shop Steven Brown Education Daisy Williamson Norma Hunter Speakers/Writer David Sherry - Artist Neil Mullholland - Director of the Centre for Visual & Cultural Studies at Edinburgh College of Art Liz Standen – HM Health and Safety Inspector Rebecca Cruickshank – Proprietor: Huntly Hotel Phil Kay - Comedian
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