What is Glen
Arts?
The Neverending Glen concept began in 2014 as part of Kelburn Garden Party Festival. A unique extension of the festival, which offers an outdoor gallery where Contemporary Art meets ancient Scottish woodland.
Now, Glen Arts is developing as a year round project to support artists and the creation of their work. It has grown out of the commitment from Kelburn Arts to support artists working in contemporary practice in public space. Since 2010 Kelburn Arts and Festival has offered opportunities for artists to develop their work and skills through commissioning, programming and creating training programmes for young artists and designers. These have primarily been delivered through the annual Kelburn Garden Party Festival.
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Glen Arts is expanding The Neverending Glen beyond the Festival, to offer new opportunities such as Art Residencies, workshops, talks, and a permanent Art Trail that takes the public through the Neverending Glen and can be explored all year round.
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What is our
Mission?
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To support artists and the creation of art in all forms and at all stages - from experimentation and investigation to completion.
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To promote site-specific work that responds to the rich historical land.
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To Bring artists from all levels of experience to exhibit together.
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To commission artists to create permanent works of art, as well as offering a Residency Program for emerging Artists to explore and experiment through mentorship.
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To create a permanent art trail for visitors to discover all year round.
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To offer culture and arts to the local community and make art in all forms more accessible.
Glen Arts Residency
In 2024 we started Kelburn Glen Arts Residency.
It is aimed at artists of all disciplines interested in producing site specific artworks, interacting with the landscape and exhibiting outdoors. It was created as an initiative to support emerging artists to develop their artistic practice and cultivate a community of cross-pollination and support.
Artists showcase their work in a unique and diverse outdoor art exhibition as part of Kelburn Garden Party Festival.
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