Inside Story
In this blog post, artist and writer Victoria Fifield ruminates on the power of personal storytelling, and how it plays a central part in the Safe Harbour: Open Sea project.
Arts and the Community
Safe Harbour: Open Sea Creative Producer, Martin Aitken, explores the interwoven relationship between Arts and the Community.
A love letter to song
Safe Harbour: Open Sea team member Marie talks about all things choral and why singing is so good for health and wellbeing.
Travels With Fittie
In this Blog post, co-founder Lesley Anne Rose looks at the evolution of Open Road's Culture Collective project through the lens of her experience as a travel writer.
The Future of Journalism?
Sharing and hearing under-represented voices is fundamental to the work of Open Road. In this blog Dr Lucinda Rose Stroud shares her research and opinions... Read More
Open Doors: What artists in Aberdeen need
On receiving a New Playwrights Award from Playwrights’ Studio Scotland in 2019, I travelled down to Glasgow for the day to meet the other writers... Read More
We made the world we are living in and we have to make it over
“We made the world we are living in and we have to make it over.” James Baldwin I was in Ballymun when the phone call... Read More
Lockdown Diary One
LOCKDOWN DIARY ONE MONDAY 20 APRIL 2020 The start of week four of coronavirus lockdown in Scotland and the wider UK. I’m luckier than most... Read More
Santa Fe: A Place for Dreamers
“Santa Fe, it’s a place for dreamers” a local artist told me as I bought one of her prints called ‘Beginnings’, its colours as vibrant... Read More
Why theatre in Aberdeen is well placed to tell the story of now
I was recently asked to deliver a presentation on my perspectives on New Narratives within my practice and my work considering both Aberdeen and theatre.... Read More