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Highland Print Studio Shinty Project | |
18 December 2016 The Camanachd Association has announced details of a new project launched in conjunction with visual arts organisation Highland Print Studio. Highland Print Studio has a history of commissioning artists to work on innovative projects. After linking with the Camanachd Association, the Studio has been successful in gaining funding from the Highland Culture – Take Pride, Take Part Investment Fund to commission artists to create a series of prints celebrating the contemporary culture and heritage of Scotland’s iconic indigenous sport of shinty. Each artist will work with a selected shinty club and, with the help of players, fans and volunteers, learn about the club, past and present, and produce artworks that will become a visual legacy for the club. The completed artworks will form both an exciting touring exhibition and a vehicle for promoting the sport to a wider audience. There have been very few visual documentations of the sport of shinty so this is a great opportunity to create something ground-breaking. Any interested clubs based in the Highland Council area that are interested in taking part in the project should contact Camanachd Communications Director, Steven MacKenzie, on steven.mackenzie98@aberdeen.ac.uk or astie.cameron@shinty.com by Saturday 31 December 2016. |