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 8 September 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.

• 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).

• 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	18:00 – 20:00	McMillan Hall	Newton Stewart	Music
09-Jul	14:00 – 16:00	Stranraer Library	Stranraer	Visual Arts
09-Jul	18:00 – 20:00	Wigtown County Buildings	Wigtown	Literature
10-Jul	18:00 – 20:00	Dumfries Museum	Dumfries	Heritage
17-Jul	18:00 – 20:00	Georgetown Library	Dumfries	Music
18-Jul	18:00 – 20:00	The Bridge	Dumfries	Festivals / Events
24-Jul	18:00 – 20:00	The Bridge	Dumfries	Performing Arts
25-Jul	15:00 – 17:00	The Stove	Dumfries	Art in Public Spaces
25-Jul	15:00 – 17:00	Annan Museum	Annan	Literature
26-Jul	10:00 – 12:00	Gracefield Arts Centre	Dumfries	Visual Arts
01-Aug	14:00 – 16:00	Ryan Centre	Stranraer	Performing Arts
06-Aug	12:00 – 14:00	Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre	Dumfries	Community Cinema
07-Aug	14:00 – 16:00	Stranraer Library	Stranraer	Heritage
12-Aug	14:00 -1 6:00	Stranraer Library	Stranraer	Visual Arts
21-Aug	18:00 - 20:00	McMillan Hall	Newton Stewart	Music
22-Aug	18:00 - 20:00	Midsteeple	Dumfries	Festivals/Events
28-Aug	12:00 - 15:00	Lagwyne Hall	Carsphairn	Third Sector Roadshow
29-Aug	16:00 - 19:00	Annan Community Centre	Annan	Third Sector Roadshow
02-Sept	18:00 - 20:00	North West Resource Centre	Dumfries	General: Arts & Heritage
03-Sept	18:00 - 20:00	McMillan Hall	Newton Stewart	General: Arts & Heritage
05-Sept	16:00 - 18:00	Castle Douglas Town Hall	Castle Douglas	General: Arts & Heritage
09-Sept	18:00 - 20:00	Langholm Town Hall	Langholm	General: Arts & Heritage

• Run your own Focus Group session  – Download the resource pack to help you run a session with your group or organisation.

• Facebook  – take part in our quick and easy polls and send us your pictures/comments.

 
Remember the consultation phase ends on 8 September 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