The McManus Gallery has launched an exciting partnership with Tayside Healthcare Arts Trust.
The project is part of a national ‘ Year of Scotland’s Stories ’ community project called ‘Scottish Creations’.
It has been inspired by the resilience of the UK’s non-professional art sector during the covid pandemic.
And it sees a number amateur artists from across Dundee and Tayside to respond to the theme of storytelling through a range of artforms: visual art, sculpture, poetry, creative writing and photography.
These creative works will form part of both travelling and digital exhibitions, celebrating and sharing the diversity and creativity of Scotland.
The museum’s Creative Learning Team has been working as part of this with Tayside Healthcare Arts Trust’s ST/ART group participants to represent Dundee.
The group of participants - who all have challenging long term health conditions - took creative inspiration from the museum’s current collections.
Anna Robertson, Fine and Applied Art Manager at The McManus said: “This project illustrates just how important our role in supporting our communities to participate in creative activity is.
“The work that has been produced by the participants is a testament to their individuality and we are delighted that the inspiration of our exhibitions has proved so fruitful.”
Chris Kelly, Projects Coordinator, Tayside Healthcare Arts Trust (THAT) said: “It has been fantastic to get a group into the McManus for an activity-based programme.
“Our first building-based partnership was cancelled two years ago because of the pandemic, but after a fruitful online collaboration last year this programme has really taken advantage of the assets of the Museum and brought our participants into the heart of its work.”
While one of the participants said: “I had my stroke at the start of lockdown and have felt incredibly isolated, but this has brought me out and got me motivated again. It’s been great!”
Next month there will be both a digital and tour of ‘Scottish Creations’ work across Scotland, revisiting participating locations across all four corners of the country.
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