Street will support work with local community
The Glasgow School of Art (the GSA)
has rented a shop on Forres High Street. The GSA plans to use the venue to host
activities and events, and support work with the local community.
has rented a shop on Forres High Street. The GSA plans to use the venue to host
activities and events, and support work with the local community.
Activities within the shop have
been designed to enable local and international design researchers to
collaborate with residents in the area and explore challenges that face local
businesses and communities.
been designed to enable local and international design researchers to
collaborate with residents in the area and explore challenges that face local
businesses and communities.
Examples of activities include a
series of summer workshops around digital skills and digital making, such as 3D
printing.
series of summer workshops around digital skills and digital making, such as 3D
printing.
Staff from the GSA held a light
networking event in the shop on Friday 19 June during the Varis Toun
Mercat, which saw Forres High Street transformed into a street market.
networking event in the shop on Friday 19 June during the Varis Toun
Mercat, which saw Forres High Street transformed into a street market.
The intention behind the shop is
that it will provide an accessible location for people to work together in
groups.
that it will provide an accessible location for people to work together in
groups.
The GSA has had a presence in
Moray since 2010 through the Institute of Design Innovation (InDI), based at
Horizon Scotland, Forres Enterprise Park.
Moray since 2010 through the Institute of Design Innovation (InDI), based at
Horizon Scotland, Forres Enterprise Park.
Design researchers within InDI
have hosted ‘pop-up’ shops in local Highland and Islands high streets before.
This is the first time InDI has taken out a lease on a high street property and
it is hoped this will provide a new model for GSA researchers to work with local communities.
have hosted ‘pop-up’ shops in local Highland and Islands high streets before.
This is the first time InDI has taken out a lease on a high street property and
it is hoped this will provide a new model for GSA researchers to work with local communities.
Professor Irene McAra-McWilliam,
Head of the School of Design at the GSA said: “We are delighted to take up the
lease on the shop on Forres High Street and build on our presence within the
area. The work of the Institute of Design Innovation focuses around the needs
of businesses and communities in the region and we hope that this new venue
will help to establish many fruitful collaborations and future working.”
Head of the School of Design at the GSA said: “We are delighted to take up the
lease on the shop on Forres High Street and build on our presence within the
area. The work of the Institute of Design Innovation focuses around the needs
of businesses and communities in the region and we hope that this new venue
will help to establish many fruitful collaborations and future working.”
David Oxley, Moray Area Manager
for Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) said: “Opening a town centre
location is a great way for The Glasgow School of Art to connect with the local
community. This is an ideal opportunity for local people to interact with the GSA,
and gain a fuller understanding of the projects, research and knowledge the GSA
brings to the region.”
for Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) said: “Opening a town centre
location is a great way for The Glasgow School of Art to connect with the local
community. This is an ideal opportunity for local people to interact with the GSA,
and gain a fuller understanding of the projects, research and knowledge the GSA
brings to the region.”
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Further information:
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