Collective acts of reflection, remembrance, hope and healing
with communities across Scotland
Remembering Together is a national programme of remembrance managed by greenspace scotland, bringing together communities and artists/creative practitioners in collective acts of reflection, remembrance, hope and healing.
Supported with £4.1 million provided by the Scottish Government, memorial projects will be co-created in every local authority area of Scotland as communities work with artists/creative practitioners to honour those that have lost their lives to Covid-19 and reflect on their own experiences.
Scene Stirling is working to support the Remembering Together Stirling programme together with the wider cultural partners and communities in Stirling. The lead co-creation artist is Saffy Setohy and the local reference group includes representation from Stirling Council and the University of Stirling.
A programme of co-creative activity is in development with opportunities for local artists and community anchor organisations to get involved.
Welcome to
Remembering Together STIRLING
Our Approach
Saffy says:
“ Covid has amplified existing inequalities in Scotland. There is a strong correlation between people disproportionately affected by the pandemic, and those who are regularly marginalised. I am interested in people whose voices are often less heard.”
Connection with nature has been proven to improve wellbeing and creativity exponentially, with this being highlighted during the pandemic. For Phase 2, I am co-facilitating, along with Stirling based artists Lorna Swinney and Orla Stevens, a series of opportunities for creative connections - engaging with Stirling’s specific natural environments and bringing a sense of that indoors for those who cannot access it easily. These will follow the cycles (of seasons, and of life) and will take place across the Stirling region, with a different focus for each season of the year. The outcomes will include events, multimedia artwork, printed resources and self-led kits, among other creative outputs.”
“I would be delighted to help cultivate a care-ful and joyful process where people can be facilitated to connect, imagine and co-create together. Where people have a chance to sense and express (not just verbally) what matters to them. I am excited at the prospect of helping breathe life into these possibilities which will help us all mark this very particular time in our histories.”
Coming soon…
Join us this May as Remembering Together Stirling continues its celebration of community, creativity and the changing seasons. In collaboration with local organisations including the library service, Cornton Nursery, and Cornton Community Council we're hosting a 'street party' style event in the heart of the community (Johnston Avenue) on Thursday, May 2nd, from 2-5pm.
Embracing the themes of nature, community and creativity, our event will offer a variety of drop-in activities suitable for all ages; from hands-on printing and photography workshops led by Joanne Boyle and Lorna Swinney to captivating storytelling sessions with Amanda Edmiston.
Highlights include a specially curated dance performance by Cornton Nursery, in collaboration with artists Saffy Setohy, Grace Turner, and musician Evie Waddell.
The festivities will extend along Johnston Avenue, with stalls showcasing local organisations, creatives, and businesses, street decorations created by the local school children during creative sessions in the library in the run up to the event and wood-fired pizza from Stirling Pizza Company.
The event is free for all to attend. To express an interest in hosting a stall please contact info@artlinkcentral.org
PROJECT NEWS
PROJECT NEWS
Want to find out how our project is going so far? Catch up on all our news on the blog:
Coorie in for Specially Curated Immersive Audio Experience in Callander
Autumn Coorie Connects Kids and Care Home Residents
I am Saffy, an artist and facilitator commissioned by Greenspace Stirling and Scene Stirling to lead on Remembering Together across the region. My brief for Phase 1 was to research and generate ideas with communities, to inform the making of Covid Community Memorials. In Phase 2, the focus is on utilising the ideas gathered and co-create a series of memorials across the region.
The idea of memorial is held loosely and expansively- some communities may prefer to look forward rather than back, for instance. This research project lasted until January 2023. The aim was to co-create an artist’s brief (in any form) for the memorials which would reflect the multiple perspectives and places of Stirling. What emerged from Phase 1 was a clear desire for artworks and experiences that would both bring people together, and provide sanctuary. There was interest in ways of memorialising that do not feel static in time, that could change and grow with time. Informed by these reflections, a themed trail or constellation of artworks and events across Stirlingshire is being developed in Phase 2, as a way to enable this vast multiplicity of ideas and needs.
I am from a dance background, however my practice encompases a wide range of practices such as walking, writing, ecological practices, sensory exercises and working with materials
MEET THE ARTIST
The Project So Far
Our latest event: Winter Coorie
On Wednesday 13th December, we celebrated the culmination of this collaborative work with a listening party in St Andrews Scottish Episcopal Church. Featuring creative activities and hot drinks, the sound piece was played to the attending community and livestreamed on Instagram.
Tracing Light in Darkness (Length: 39 minutes)
You are invited to relax and enjoy listening to this immersive audio experience. Blending voices, field recordings and specially composed music by Jamie McCarthy, Tracing Light in Darkness features conversations between artist Saffy Setohy and communities in Callander and West Stirlingshire villages along the rural library bus routes.
Winter, or the darker part of the year, can be a time for contemplation. Changes in nature might encourage us to slow down, rest and reflect. Covid was an extended time of pause for many. Reflecting the increased appreciation of nature and community felt keenly by people throughout the pandemic, Tracing Light in Darkness is a celebratory meditation on the beauty and solace of Winter, nature connection, slowing down, hope, and gratitude, as we approach the Winter Solstice.
About the artist: Jamie McCarthy
Jamie McCarthy has worked for many years composing and performing music in a wide variety of situations, with a main focus on cross-artform work and collaboration. He was formerly head of music at London Contemporary Dance School and was lucky enough to spend eight joyful years touring the world as a violinist with Canadian band The Hidden Cameras. Jamie also releases his 'symphonic drone music' under the name 'CERFILIC'. www.jamiemccarthy.net
Winter Window Activity
Part of the winter programme for Remembering Together is an arts activity where you can make a hanging winter window. Local residents can collect an activity pack in the lead up to the Winter Coorie event, either from Saffy if taking part in any of the engagement activities for the co-created sound piece, or they can pick one up from the mobile library bus from any stop along the West Stirlingshire routes. The pack includes all the materials and instructions needed to make one of the window decorations.
A tutorial video has been made by artist Orla Stevens, who designed the activity. You can watch the video here.
Remembering Together Stirling Enquiries
If you want to get in touch with us about the project, have a question or would like to get involved, then please click the the link to Get in Touch and leave us your details.
Remembering Together is a greenspace scotland project funded by the Scottish Government
