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Our they are stuck we can help them look at ways customers and the public love our ethos and what ArtWork PO Box 3 AB41 9EA :: [email protected] Mary Gladstone worries that the ‘virtue signals’ she sees being hoisted all around are The Leith-style to build a business in the commercial world. we stand for and they love the community vibe we becoming a threat to free speech The work made by our amazing artists/makers have – also you are not welcomed in the shop by a Good news … and bad MILTON ART GALLERY, Milton A community interest company at work I HAVE SYMPATHY for Fergus Linehan, director of the Edinburgh discomfi ting. Aberdeen of Crathes, Nr Banchory, AB31 includes rabbit heads made from old books, salesperson, you are welcomed by one of the maker GOOD NEWS in the arts is all unless really serious measures International Festival. The Scottish Government told him his online Voltaire’s words, “I disapprove of what you say, but will defend ABERDEEN ART GALLERY, 5QH, 01330 844 664 WITH THE RETAIL and arts sectors facing lamps made from old fi re extinguishers and or artists and that’s benefi cial for both parties. too rare in these diffi cult times, are taken to mount rescue Schoolhill, AB10 1FQ, 01224 STARFISH STUDIO, 3 Anchor programme for 2020, announced in early August, lacked diversity. to the death your right to say it” calls into question how free we are to 523 700 Lane, Johnshaven, DD10 0EN, huge challenges to survive since Covid-19 hit, it rings made from old spoons.” “When lockdown began I came up with so the highly encouraging results operations. Well intentioned As 90 per cent of his artists were white, he had failed to respond say what we think. Until January 1 2021 01561 360 118 Musical Chairs. Donate £150 Original art and handmade ceram- has also brought about a huge surge in shopping As with any venture, starting off is often mask making for the makers who were suffering we report elsewhere in this paper hand wringing is not going to to the Black Lives Matter movement, his female performers were J. K. Rowling has the courage to speak up about her fears to support the redevelopment ics, jewellery, glass, textiles, wood locally and supporting local businesses. One diffi cult: “Our biggest challenge was having to fi nancially and managed to get a donation to buy suffi ce. outnumbered 2 to 1 and the disabled community was overlooked. of the break-up of the UK, in spite of the opposition and online of Aberdeen Art Gallery and and more from all over the British from a number of galleries in Cowdray Hall Isles. Featuring paintings by Kate such local venture is The Leith Collective self fund everything to start it up and we still materials and a sewing machine to get started. the less populous parts of the As soon as the Given complications surrounding the Covid 19 pandemic with trolls she receives. Is Rowling’s stance all that dissimilar to that of Until January 10 2021 MacKenzie the offi cial EIF programme being called off in April, it’s easy to see teacher Samuel Paty, termed ‘a quiet hero’ last month by the French Bill Gibb. The Bill Gibb Line. SYLLAVETHY GALLERY, Syl- CIC (a community interest company – a cross do, so fi nancially it’s been hard. Without the We took orders daily and delivered and have also country is doubly heartening. opportunities present themselves Until March 21 2021 lavethy, Montgarrie, Alford, AB33 between a charity and a social enterprise). support we have received from Ocean Terminal donated hundreds of masks to charities and schools. Once the initial shock of we must all make a point of why Linehan and his team may have failed to ‘refl ect diversity’ in President, Emmanuel Macron. When he tried ‘to instil democratic Siobhan Coen and Haroon Mirza. 8AQ, 01975 562 273 Haroon Mirza: Waves and Forms Opened in September 2019 at the Ocean this may never have been possible on the scale “Lockdown was a challenge but we did not the fi rst lockdown had passed getting out there and showing their online programme of 500 artists and crew.
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