supporting young people into Creative Careers
supporting young people into Creative Careers
Ongoing – May, September, December At Creative Catalyst we encourage our young creatives to think of ways they can create products to sell and exhibit at the Makers Markets and Open Studios here at Perth Creative Exchange. Their products are also for sale in our online shop. (link to shop) The young people are also […]
Makers Markets and Open Studios at Perth Creative Exchange Read More »
Commissioned by Perth Museum & Art Gallery Our young people were commissioned to create their own artwork in response to the idea of contemporary protest. Their work was shown alongside the PMAG social history exhibit of Pullars of Perth – an industrial dyeworks 1824 onwards. How do young people make their voices heard? How do
People of Pullars Exhibition May-Nov 2022 Read More »
We were delighted to invite Articulate Cultural Trust in Glasgow to join us for three days of making and creating at our studio in the Creative Exchange. The young people were introduced to expressive painting in a workshop with artist Astrid Leeson. These paintings were then digitally edited to create a series of prints and
Creative Enterprise Summer School with Articulate Cultural Trust August 2022 Read More »
With funding from the Gannochy Trust’s ‘Living Communities’ fund, Moncreiffe Primary commissioned Creative Catalyst to co-create with their pupils a refurbished playground mural. The planning and delivery was supported by our work placement student from Perth UHI – Fiona Smith who is studying BA(Hons) Art and Contemporary Practices. The pupils of Moncreiffe Primary were tasked
Moncreiffe Primary School Mural April – June 2022 Read More »
The Digital Design Market organised by Perthshire Creates offered us a great opportunity to focus on a creative project while in lockdown. It also gave us a deadline to get our website and online shop up and running! Thank you to everyone who has helped and supported us to get ready for this event from
Digital Design Market 2020 Read More »
We took part in Perthshire Open Studios this year as part of WASPS Perth Creative Exchange group. This was an amazing opportunity to showcase and validate the work our young people have created, and so many people gave us great feedback, and bought stuff – which was a bonus! Being in building surrounded by inspiring
Perthshire Open Studios 2021 Read More »
We worked with Zero Waste Perth to design and make upcycled and repurposed items to sell at the Re:Design Market in November 2019 (co-created by Perthshire Creates and Zero Waste Perth and held at Perth Bike Station). This all happened while waiting to move into our studio, so we ran the project from the Zero