Embers Report

Thursday June 04

Creative Placemaking – a South of Scotland Phenomenon.

“Embers lays out a vision and approach to growing our places as prosperous, sustainable and resilient communities. It examines the role of creativity in effective placemaking work to inspire change and grow local activity and projects responsive to local need.”

Midsteeple Quarter has been referenced in a major report on Creative Placemaking in South of Scotland. The report was led by The Stove in partnership with SoSEP and Carnegie Trust UK. At the end of last month, The Stove Network released Embers, a major report into creative placemaking, which presents an in-depth investigation into the importance, impact and potential influence of Creative Placemaking for the local economy and well being of communities in South of Scotland.  Midsteeple Quarter is delighted to be featured as a case study and be part of the Creative Place Making revolution in Scotland.

Embers report aims to ignite creative and culturally-led regeneration by exploring the work and experience in Dumfries & Galloway and helping to define a joined-up vision for work in creative placemaking for the South of Scotland. Embers presents creative placemaking as a collaborative practice that uses the tools of arts, culture and creativity to work as part of our communities, responding to local needs to build a better quality of place.

“Where the market has failed our towns and the usual stakeholders have run out of ideas, we need creativity and imagination to find new ways of instigating change. It requires boldness and confidence to take matters into our own hands.”
– Scott Mackay, MSQ Manager, Midsteeple Quarter, Dumfries

To read more about the Embers report and download it click here.