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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 environment 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.

Saturday 19th Q***r Game Maker Club 2:30-6pm at The Standard, 139 High StreetCraig will lead a game making taster sessio...
12/09/2026

Saturday 19th Q***r Game Maker Club 2:30-6pm at The Standard, 139 High Street

Craig will lead a game making taster session open to any and all regardless of skill level or
equipment. This session will encourage people to explore q***r narratives and lived stories
through a potentially new format. There will be laptops provided that can be used by participants
for the session. Those joining us are welcome to bring their own laptops too, and all software used
in the session is free to use.

Saturday 19th Live Music Improv & Gaming Session 1:30-2:30pm at The Standard, 139 HighStreetTo open our game day we have...
12/09/2026

Saturday 19th Live Music Improv & Gaming Session 1:30-2:30pm at The Standard, 139 High
Street

To open our game day we have a session of game playing and live music improv. We will have a
range of games to play in The Standard, with Dumfries’ musical improv group Sonic Labs joining in
to play music for the games as they are played. You are welcome to join us for games or to join
Sonic Labs and be a part of the music making, whatever you feel like.

Friday 18th, Open Mic Night ,7-9 at The Standard, 139 High StreetHosted by the creative spacers, this open mic is for an...
11/09/2026

Friday 18th, Open Mic Night ,7-9 at The Standard, 139 High Street

Hosted by the creative spacers, this open mic is for anything you want, story telling,
spoken word, poetry, music, performances of any kind, whatever you can think of!
All experience levels are welcome and encouraged. Bring your friends and get ready for
a creative and expressive evening!
Sign up on the night, bring what you need to jump on stage

Wednesday 16th, Casual Repair drop-in, 4-6pm at The Standard, 139 High StreetIf you’ve got a piece of clothing that need...
10/09/2026

Wednesday 16th, Casual Repair drop-in, 4-6pm at The Standard, 139 High Street

If you’ve got a piece of clothing that needs a bit of repair, bring it in and spacer Lili will be able to help
give you some tips and tricks to get you started.
We’re starting our takeover off with something nice and casual. Come and drop in to see what we’ve got
planned, and get to know the spacers. We’ll also be running a learn to repair session.
Anyone who feels comfortable to share their repairing skills is welcome to come along and do so!
Whether you are an experienced repairer or it’s your first time, join in, have a chat about repair culture,
and sustainability whilst prolonging the life of your favourite piece.

Thursday 17th, Q***r Ecology Craft Night, 7-9pm at The Standard, 139 High StreetAs part of the Dumfries Pride Fringe we ...
10/09/2026

Thursday 17th, Q***r Ecology Craft Night, 7-9pm at The Standard, 139 High Street

As part of the Dumfries Pride Fringe we invite people to come in and learn about
q***r ecology and use its central principles to inspire craft.
Alongside collaging and badge-making, take part in conversation on understanding
q***rness not just as a label associated with human identity, but as a way to
understand and explore the rich diversity of everything found in nature.

We’re taking over Midsteeple Quarter’s front room, the standard, at 139, High Street!Join us for four days of workshops,...
09/09/2026

We’re taking over Midsteeple Quarter’s front room, the standard, at 139, High Street!
Join us for four days of workshops, games, music, performance, and creative experiments.

Casual Repair drop-in, Wednesday 16th Sep, 4-6pm
If you’ve got a piece of clothing that needs a bit of repair, bring it in and spacer Lili will be able to help give you some tips and tricks to get you started.

Q***r Ecology Craft Night, Thursday 17th Sep, 7-9pm
Part of the Dumfries Pride Fringe, come in and learn about q***r ecology and use its central principles to inspire craft.

Open Mic Night, Friday 18th Sep, 7-9pm
Hosted by the creative spacers, this open mic is for anything you want,
story telling, spoken word, poetry, music, performances of any kind, whatever you can think of! Sign up on the night, bring what you need to jump on stage.

Live Music improv & gaming session, Saturday 19th Sep, 1:30-2:30pm
Opening a day of game making we’ll have soinc labs joining us for live musical improve over beloved games. Come play games and jam with us all.

Q***r Game Maker Club, Saturday 19th Sep, 2:30-6pm
A game making taster session open to any and all regardless of skill level or equipment. This session will encourage people to explore q***r narratives and lived stories through a potentially new format.

We want to bring more young people onto Dumfries’ high street and make the place feel more lively in the evenings. We would love to see more people joining in and feeling like they’re a part of what happens on the high street. So come along, discover something new, bring your friends, and have fun!

12/08/2026

We are whipping up some Loose Goose magic ahead of this weekends ✨

Join us at the Mill Green this Saturday and let your imagination flow like the Nith. Make prints inspired by the river or add to the musical laboratory to discover the sounds of the River.

See you there! 👋🪿

Hey team! We are here to tell you about the loose goose’s next stop at the Lochside Gala this Saturday (11th July)☀️Insp...
09/07/2026

Hey team! We are here to tell you about the loose goose’s next stop at the Lochside Gala this Saturday (11th July)☀️

Inspired by the wild geese who make their home here every year, The Loose Goose celebrates a radical sense of home, freedom of imagination & the brilliant mix of cultures, voices and possibilities that shape a neighbourhood.

Let your imagination soar!

We will be bringing an exciting mix of screen printing and sonic disruption to the event, please feel free come and get involved

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The Stove, 100 High Street
Dumfries
DG12BJ

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