CHANGIN SCOTLAND – The Role of the Arts, Culture and Identity in Scotland
What a great lineup for Gerry Hassan and Jean Urquhart’s Changin’ Scotland with Tom Nairn, Alan Bissett, Malcolm MacLean and more…
CHANGIN SCOTLAND – NOVEMBER 2nd-4th2012
The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool
The Role of the Arts, Culture and Identity in Scotland
Friday November 2nd
Welcome 8.15pm
Gerry Hassan and Jean Urquhart
8.30pm
Tom Nairn in conversation with Anthony Barnett
Scotland and England in the UK: Must we become our separate selves together?
Tom Nairn, writer and author of ‘The Breakup of Britain’ with Anthony Barnett, first director of Charter 88 and founder of Open Democracy
Saturday November 3rd
10.15-11.30am
Saturday and Sunday Welcome:
Sam Ainsley, David Harding and Sandy Moffat
Artists, curators, campaigners and facilitators.
Alan Riach Prof. of Scottish Literature, University of Glasgow.
The story of Scottish Literature and the story of teaching literature.
11.45-1.00pm
Janet Paisley, Writer, poet and playwright
New initiatives for the support and promotion of the Scots language.
Alan Bissett Author and playwright
Anger as a legitimate response to political and historical injustice.
Lunch 1.00-2.15pm
2.15-3.30pm
Malcolm MacLean, former Chief Executive Officer, Proiseact nan Ealan
Out of the Invisible: The role of the visual arts in re-imaging Gaelic Scotland.
Emma Nicholson, Director Atlas Arts, Isle of Skye
The cultural landscape of the Highlands and context-specific art practice.
3.45-5.00pm
Craig Richardson, Prof. of Fine Art, Northumbria University
Scottish Art since 1960
Ewan Morrison, Novelist, filmmaker and journalist.
The role of great art and art education in social transformation?
Saturday Evening 8.30pm
Classic Films of Modern Scotland selected and introduced by Allan Hunter, Co-director, Glasgow Film Festival
Sunday November 4th
10.30-11.45am
Dr. Tom Normand, School of Art History, University of St. Andrews
The past and the future of Scottish art institutions.
11.45-1.00pm
Doug Eadie, writer and Eddie Dick, movie producer
Wee Country – Big Screen – Wee Screen: An illustrated dialogue
For Bookings, Tickets and Accomodation: Please Phone The Ceilidh Place Reception: 01854-612103
Cite ‘Changin Scotland’
Weekend Prices: £60 for all weekend events.
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It might have been helpful if this article had included some indication as to WHEREABOUTS IN THE COUNTRY THIS EVENT IS BEING HELD! I have it in my head that it’s in Ullapool, but you’d be none the wiser after reading this.
Sorry, updated now, yes it’s at The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool