A Cultural Strategy for Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway Council and its partners, including DG Unlimited, are creating a Cultural Strategy for our region to help make it an even better place to live and visit. We want the strategy to help unlock the potential of culture - by which we mean arts and heritage of all types. We plan to publish the strategy by Spring 2020.
Have your say
From now until 18 August 2019 there are a number of ways for you to take part and tell us what’s important to you and share your ideas on the arts and heritage of our region.
Dumfries and Galloway Council and its partners, including DG Unlimited, are creating a Cultural Strategy for our region to help make it an even better place to live and visit. We want the strategy to help unlock the potential of culture - by which we mean arts and heritage of all types. We plan to publish the strategy by Spring 2020.
Have your say
From now until 18 August 2019 there are a number of ways for you to take part and tell us what’s important to you and share your ideas on the arts and heritage of our region.
- Focus Group Roadshow for industry professionals and interested members of the public. To book your place simply click on the link below in the "time" column and you will be redirected to an Eventbrite booking page. Places are limited so book early. If you are unable to attend a session that covers your specific area of interest, then you’re very welcome to attend any session that you are able to.
Date |
Time |
Venue |
Location |
Area of Interest |
08-Jul |
McMillan Hall |
Newton Stewart |
Music |
|
09-Jul |
Stranraer Library |
Stranraer |
Visual Arts |
|
09-Jul |
Wigtown County Buildings |
Wigtown |
Literature |
|
10-Jul |
Dumfries Museum |
Dumfries |
Heritage |
|
17-Jul |
Georgetown Library |
Dumfries |
Music |
|
18-Jul |
The Bridge |
Dumfries |
Festivals / Events |
|
24-Jul |
The Bridge |
Dumfries |
Performing Arts |
|
25-Jul |
The Stove |
Dumfries |
Art in Public Spaces |
|
25-Jul |
Annan Museum |
Annan |
Literature |
|
26-Jul |
Gracefield Arts Centre |
Dumfries |
Visual Arts |
|
01-Aug |
Ryan Centre |
Stranraer |
Performing Arts |
|
06-Aug |
Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre |
Dumfries |
Community Cinema |
|
07-Aug |
Stranraer Library |
Stranraer |
Heritage |
- Run your own Focus Group session – Download the resource pack to help you run a session with your group or organisation
- Survey Monkey Questionnaire – for people working in the region’s cultural sector, including volunteers (printed copies for handwritten responses are available from all our Libraries and Customer Service Centres)
- Facebook – take part in our quick and easy polls and send us your pictures/comments
Remember the consultation phase ends on 18 August 2019 so don’t miss your chance to have your say.
Why we are consulting
We need your help to create a cultural strategy for Dumfries and Galloway. We want to hear what you think works well and how things can be improved. We also want your help to finalise the strategy’s draft vision and key themes which we’ve drafted in discussion with representatives from the region’s cultural sector and Dumfries and Galloway’s Community Learning and Development Partnership.
What we’ll do with the results
We will use your feedback to create a Cultural Strategy for Dumfries and Galloway, which we will share with you before submitting to Dumfries and Galloway Council for approval. Before then, most likely around September 2019, we will share with you a report that summarises what you told us during the engagement phase.
Who to contact for further information
Cultural Strategy Project Team CulturalStrategy@dumgal.gov.uk
