The ACSEF/Sir Ian Wood plans appear to be moving up a gear with the announcement of the catchily-named ‘City Square Project’ yesterday, alongside an accompanying website. Meanwhile, Labour Group Leader Barney Crockett has voiced his support for Peacock Visual Arts, claiming the city could ‘lose everything’ if a new arts centre isn’t part of any...
Read more →By Jim Ewen Not too long ago a shudder of positive excitement ran through the cultural community of Aberdeen when the PVA proposed new arts centre was, remarkably, given approval by the local authority in a move that took many by surprise. Understandably this quickly led to a feeling of optimism across the...
Read more →There’s an excellent overview of the Peacock/Sir Ian Wood situation over at The Herald. Tonight (Sunday) also sees a meeting at Peacock Visual Arts in which they’ll look at ways of getting more ‘proactive’ with regard to their campaign for a new arts centre. It’s at 6.30pm and is open to all
Read more →By Fraser Denholm A version of this post originally appeared on Fraser’s Blog, an excellent place to keep up with the Union Terrace Gardens debate In June this year, with the public announcement that a plan to tear out Union Terrace Gardens with what is distressingly yet calmly equated to “approximately 3,947 dump trucks of...
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