Creative Spaces

Creative Spaces Creative Spaces is a program for emerging artists under 30 to develop their practice and become empow Easy.

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Creative Spaces is a program for emerging artists under 30 to develop their practice and become empowered creative professionals. Through a range of both paid and voluntary opportunities and activity, we will support you – at every stage, in any discipline – in exploring, pursuing and developing your practice. By keeping our opportunities exclusive to under-30s, we aim to create an env

ironment that will grow your creative & professional confidence and enrich your peer-to-peer networks.

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In 2020, The Stove’s original under-30s program, blueprint100, underwent a period of consultation and development. Through conversations with past participants we identified what we really need as young and emerging creative professionals – Creative Spaces is the result. In 2021, we’ll be launching new opportunities for you to get involved – from 2 new paid Associate Artist roles, chances to network and converse digitally, and our bimonthly Creative Space led by Jenna Macrory.

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To join us, all you need to do is become a member of The Stove here - https://thestove.org/membership/ - and check off that you’d also like to be part of Creative Spaces as you’re signing up! Once you’re a member, you’ll get access to all of our events and opportunities as soon as they go live – including chances to buff up your CV and build your network – in addition to all of the benefits of your Stove membership.

23/02/2026

Thinking about a career in the creative industries but not sure where to start?

Emma Joined Creative Spaces in 2022 as a Theatre Maker from Dalbeattie. Creative Spaces helped her grow as a creative, gain confidence, and build real career skills. It's a chance to develop, create, and get started on your creative career.

If you're aged 18-30 and ready to invest in your future, nows the time to apply.
Applications open: https://thestove.org/creative-spaces-associate/

09/02/2026

We’ve missed you! It's great to announce that Creative Spaces is back for the 2026 season and we are thrilled to share 3 exciting opportunities waiting for you! For more information check out the link below!
https://thestove.org/creative-spaces-associate/

Jan 20 - Feb 7: The Rood Fair: Then, Now, Us by Caitlin Wells at The Stove Cafe! This photography exhibition by Caitlin ...
27/01/2026

Jan 20 - Feb 7: The Rood Fair: Then, Now, Us by Caitlin Wells at The Stove Cafe!

This photography exhibition by Caitlin Wells Photography explored the Rood Fair through past, present, and future perspectives - from contemporary art digital images, to photos taken by young people, to nostalgic film photography inspired by memory and tradition.

Originally shown as part of Phanto Spectra, the exhibition is free to view during cafe opening hours.
Pop in, have a look, and soak up a piece of Dumfries' living heritage.
👀 Creative Spaces returns in 2026 - watch this space!

As we are getting ready for the Rood Fair, it is time to hear more about our artist commission! 🎡✨We are excited to intr...
25/09/2025

As we are getting ready for the Rood Fair, it is time to hear more about our artist commission! 🎡✨

We are excited to introduce Caitlin Wells (Caitlin Wells Photography) who will explore young people's experience of the fair through photography.

Her project will be about the Dumfries and Galloway Rood and Spring Fairs, looking at both their history and what they mean today. The fairs are full of memories, lights, sounds, excitement, and even a bit of rebellion.
We want to see how young people experience the fairs now. By taking photos on their phones, they can show what the fair looks and feels like to them, and how they connect with it.

Do YOU want to share your experience of the fair? 🫵📸
Follow the link below to upload your photos and be part of the project (and Rood Fair history)!
➡️ https://www.dropbox.com/request/Un8qGvBvE9vMjdI9iBCI

‼️ There is still time to apply for our latest artist commission ‼️The Stove Network is looking for proposals from emerg...
01/09/2025

‼️ There is still time to apply for our latest artist commission ‼️

The Stove Network is looking for proposals from emerging creatives (aged 16-30) to explore and creatively interpret the relationship between young people in Dumfries and the town’s historic Rood and Spring Fairs.

This commission is an exciting opportunity to engage with the people and cultural landscape of Dumfries and offers an extensive range of approaches. From performance and song to film, photography and more, anything is possible and we would love to hear your ideas and creative visions!

The commission can be whatever you want it to be, so long as it engages directly with the impact that the Spring and Rood Fairs have on Dumfries, and that in the process of developing your creative output you consult directly with young people in Dumfries. This year's Rood Fair takes place between the 25th & 29th September, so there are ideal opportunities to dive right in and engage in activity around the fair itself.

⏰ The extended deadline is Monday 8th September at 12 noon.

Find out all the details and how to apply here ➡️ https://thestove.org/opportunity-artist-commission/

📢 Opportunity 📢Are you an emerging creative aged 16 to 30? The Stove Network is looking for your proposals to explore an...
13/08/2025

📢 Opportunity 📢

Are you an emerging creative aged 16 to 30?

The Stove Network is looking for your proposals to explore and creatively interpret the relationship between young people in Dumfries and the town’s historic Rood and Spring Fairs.

These fairs are one of Scotland’s oldest civic traditions, embedded in the town’s cultural fabric for centuries. Yet as Dumfries evolves, how do these traditional events continue to resonate with the town’s younger generations? What memories are being created now—and what futures can be imagined for the fairs?

The creative practitioner will be supported by The Stove’s creative team and Fair Scotland to develop a final creative outcome in any form, which will be part of an ongoing dialogue about belonging, identity, heritage, and cultural life in Dumfries.

Does this sound like the perfect project for you or are you simply curious to find out more? Read all the details here:
➡ https://thestove.org/opportunity-artist-commission/

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