Northword

20/09/2024

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02/09/2024

Northword was part-funded by the EU Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme. It was led by Robert Gordon University and included partners from Scotland, Northern Ireland, Finland, Sweden and Russia.

The project collected stories from northern regions and used these to inspire new products and works developed by creative practitioners living in these regions.
The project is now closed.
Information about the project is on the https://northwordni.org or follow www.ccght.org Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust for news and project on heritage.

Homepage for the Northword project in Northern Ireland

06/02/2023

📢 Call for Artists / Creative Workshop Facilitators

Enterprise Causeway wishes to receive Expressions of Interest from enthusiastic, freelance artists / creative facilitators to join our workshop facilitator panel to deliver engaging arts and creative workshops.

We are looking for applications from a variety of disciplines including Ceramics, Jewellery, Textile Art, Photography, Visual Arts, Mixed Media, Digital Media etc.

The hourly rate is £35, plus material costs.

Facilitators will deliver workshops with community groups, church groups, schools, youth groups, seniors and the general public within Bushmills and throughout the wider Causeway Coast and Glens area.

Each workshop will target between 10-20 participants.

The Panel will exist for a period of 18 months, once established. The Panel is open to new applicants throughout this period.

Full details & application form: https://bit.ly/3DCsNnU

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲

For enquiries call: 028 7035 6318 / email: [email protected]

CRAFT NI
DERRY Designer Makers
Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Midtown Makers
Naturally North Coast and Glens
Grow the Glens
The Designerie

09/11/2022

"Small grants helped to incentivise participants to experiment, explore, and apply the skills and knowledge gained through training and advice."

Interesting research into the impact of targeted support in the creative industries- we think Northword is a great example of this.

This guest blog summarises the findings of the first phase of research undertaken by Dr Stephen Knox as part of the Scottish Parliament Academic Fellowship Scheme.

01/11/2022

Any beginner artists based in Scotland who have been inspired by the showpieces they've seen here might be interested in this event- create artworks inspired by the legends of Ossian.

Take part and make some art! Author and artist, Eileen Budd returns to the Clan Macpherson Museum to share insights about illustrating Ossian stories, including entry level character design techniques. Join Eileen in creating some Ossian inspired artwork. Suitable for beginner artists of all ages .....

25/10/2022

Northword newsletter #4 - https://mailchi.mp/194897a1a5bc/northword-newsletter-11569778

22/10/2022

The Swedish partner region Västerbotten is home to the annual storytelling festival arranged by the Nordic Storytelling Center.
This year the festival coincided with the wrapping up of the StoryTagging project and thus offered a perfect opportunity to showcase and talk about the process and outcomes of the project.
The Northword web proved to be a vivid illustration of how the project partners have addressed the theme of combining tradition and new technologies. It opened up for discussions with fellow storylovers that will be continued. This was definitely not the end of finding and bringing stories to life in this organisation!

In addition, the roll-up itself had travelled from the project partner in Finland, over the wild Bothnian sea in the hands of a troubadour. In Västerbotten it was displayed in Sara, a cultural center housed within the tallest wooden hotel building in the world. But that's all another story... ;-)

19/10/2022

The fourth and final project newsletter will be published soon with news about the last months of the project and the launch of the full website. If you haven't already, sign up here.

The Northword project will send out occasional newsletters with project updates, samples of stories from across our partner countries, and spotlights on the creatives working to bring these stories to life. Sign up to receive these. 

30/09/2022

Carina is telling about her business story and about her visit to Scoland as a part of the StoryTagging project.

Läs om Carina Granö-Träskelins resa till Skottland via StoryTagging-projektet.

30/09/2022

Storytelling, folklore, dark forests and mythological creatures... what's there not to love in the latest campaign to lure international visitors to Sweden?

The Swedish partner region Västerbotten is glad to see how the art of storytelling is spreading and how folklore is turned into a vivid part of modern communication. A good example of the themes found in the StoryTagging project.

"Approximately 70 percent of Sweden’s land area is covered in forest. Nature has always played a vital role in our Swedish way of life and growing up, we’re taught to appreciate, respect and, to some extent, even fear the powers of nature. For centuries, our deep forests have been home to legendary spirits such as trolls, the huldra and the ‘nattmara’ (nightmare). Today, you’ll find they’re just as present in our crisp air as in the folklore tales they inhabit." The Swedish partnerregion Västerbotten is in many ways an embodiment of this description of Sweden, signed by Visit Sweden.
https://visitsweden.com/spellbound-by-sweden/?fbclid=IwAR3IXShDkyZ_BywJUaZxLT2Di92AODYCsVio8x6Xqs_E3yaDr6j4pinQzSM

Spellbound by Sweden – a chilling nature experience for all senses

20/09/2022

Greetings from the Finnish partner, Kvarken Council :) In August and in the beginning of September, we have aranged Storytelling evenings in the archipelago of Kvarken area, where we are bringing stories to life. Please read more about this event here:

During August and September, local stories are told around the Kvarken archipelago in the form of storytelling nights. The StoryTagging project is one of the organisers.

16/09/2022

The Centre for Recreation and Tourism Research UHI, one of the Northword partners are celebrating their 10 year birthday. As well as a display in the UHI West Highland building (featuring Northword creatives evecampbelltextiles and Iseabal Hendry) they are also sharing some of the projects and partners via social media.