Alt Ideas

16/01/2026

The Last Safe Space a straight-talking, data-driven podcast from Music Venue Trust. Each episode breaks down the biggest news affecting the UK’s grassroots m...

16/01/2026

Aberdeen needs more places where creativity can live and grow.Right now, landmark buildings in the city centre sit empty and unused. Our city is full of talented, passionate creative people. They are the heartbeat of Aberdeen. But cultural institutions in the city are closing down, leaving fewer sha...

11/11/2025

Pals doing cool stuff. Show the love.

19/10/2025

Nice workshop to get along to.

Life Writing & Memory – writing workshop

Saturday 29 November, 10am – 12 noon

Fittie Community Hall, New Pier Road, Aberdeen, AB11 5DR

As the nights draw in, it’s a perfect time to reflect, write and journal. Get cosy in the Fittie Hall and join writer Emily Utter to explore life writing and memory.

We’re often aware of why we remember, but what about *how* we remember?

Does a memory jump out at you from nowhere? Or does it float in on a familiar smell or taste? Do you see it play out before you like a roll of film? Or do memories come to you in fragments – flashes? Is your memory detailed, visceral? Or is it more of a feeling – a colour?

In this workshop we’ll consider the ways in which our memories come to us, and how we can work with them to convey – through writing – an essential truth. We are not concerned with fact, but rather with narrative possibility.

No prior experience with creative writing required.

Tickets £15. Refreshments provided.

Book your tickets here:


https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-writing-memory-writing-workshop-tickets-1834064188359?aff=oddtdtcreator


About Emily

Emily Utter is a Canadian writer based in Aberdeen. She specialises in life writing and short fiction and her writing has been featured in publications such as Gutter and New Writing Scotland. Her writing was selected for the best of Canadian flash fiction anthology, This Will Only Take a Minute.

Emily is the Writer-in-Residence at Aberdeen’s specialist palliative care hospital, Roxburghe House. It is this work that inspired her novel-in-progress, The Night Room, which was shortlisted for the Discoveries Prize in 2023.

She regularly facilitates workshops with local charities and organisations in Aberdeen and has taught creative writing at both North East Scotland College and the University of Aberdeen.

https://www.emilykutter.com

14/10/2025

Punk AF.

✨ Eternal Ecstasy: Jamie Reid ✨

From the S*x Pistols’ iconic visuals to decades of fearless, politically charged art, Jamie Reid spent his life challenging power and fighting for freedom.

Described by his gallerist John Marchant as “an anarchist, punk, hippie, sh*t-stirring rebel and romantic”, Reid’s work is as provocative now as it was then - bold, uncompromising, and unforgettable.

🔥 Punk. Rebel. Visionary. Jamie Reid’s art challenges, shocks and inspires. Step inside Eternal Ecstasy.

Jamie Reid: Eternal Ecstasy in collaboration with John Marchant Gallery & Jamie Reid Archive

📍 the worm, 11 Castle St, Aberdeen AB11 5BQ
📅 Preview: Fri 24 Oct, 6–8 PM
🖼 Exhibition: Sat 25 Oct – Sat 6 Dec

Image Credit: John Marchant Gallery

12/10/2025

Workshop
Tuesday, 6pm, at Krakatoa

29/09/2025

Tonight at Aberdeen Arts Centre, FINE hosts a Creative Continuum Social. It’s an easy-going evening with no set plan...bring a game, a sketchbook, or just yourself.

The idea’s simple: hang out, swap ideas, meet other freelancers. Free to join in, no booking needed, just drop by the Café Bar.

29/09/2025

Courtesy of The White P**e and Rough Trade

29/09/2025

I have brought this page back to life with a subtle name change, Please note that it is no longer associated with the soon-to-be-late All In Ideas SCIO. Said organisation is now in the process of being dissolved, sadly, as there was no option to move forward due to its unrecoverable financial status.

This page will now serve as a platform for occasional opinions, discussions and images from the art and wider cultural sector. Could get juicy.

I will share things that interest me, opinions that may challenge and support and more than happy to share news etc. Please be aware that I'm old and will miss things, so don't take it personally if things slip through the net.

Jim