The Cultural Co-ordinator in Scottish Schools Programme was created out of the National Cultural Strategy and has been funded as a national initiative through the Scottish Arts Council and Local Authorities.
Moray Council is now in its fifth year of the Cultural Co-ordinator in Scottish Schools programme and currently employs two full time staff. They work to facilitate and increase engagement with cultural activity in both formal and informal education settings. The team works on a project-by-project basis to organise and co-ordinate artist residencies and creative workshops such as dance, drama, photography, sculpture, poetry or storytelling. Other activities may involve heritage excursions or visits to local museums and performing arts venues.
Developing education ‘in’ and ‘through’ the arts, the Cultural Co-ordinator team utilises the arts, cultural and heritage resources that exist within Moray. Our remote location provides us with an interesting challenge to overcome when accessing our national collections. In the spirit of being ‘creative’ we look to go beyond traditional lending schemes to exploit technology as a means of providing innovative cultural experiences and imaginative creative opportunities.
Cultural Co-ordinators work with a wide range of partners, from individual freelance artists to national bodies such as Scottish Opera and the National Theatre of Scotland. Within the local authority we often work in partnership with the Arts Development and Community Learning & Development Teams. In addition, and where projects dictate, we will work with our Active Schools, Youth Music Initiative and Determined to Succeed colleagues.
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If you have an idea for a specific project or programme of cultural activity, let us know. We may be able to support your idea by suggesting additional funding sources or by putting you in contact with local/national arts organisations that may be able to help.
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