Creative Moray host Culture Cafe

Hi Guys, Anna here. After members showed an interest sometime ago regarding hosting a Culture Cafe, as a means of launching the website it's now become a reality. Sam is kindly beavering away to complete it on time!! I have been liaising with original curators, Bodysurf and really need assistance now from other members in pulling this off. Provisionally booked from 7 - 10pm, 27th Nov in Elgin. Please get in touch, I'm still looking for food partners!! anna@recitefilms.com.

Moray Feel Good Festival

Hi Guys, I just wanted to bring your attention to this fantastic arts festival happening around Moray during the month of Oct. Please have a look at the amazing event listings (lots happening this weekend) and go along if you can make it. These events are FREE!! http://www.morayfeelgoodfestival.co.uk/ Thanks, Anna.

November Culture Cafe - collaboration

Hello - Anna here, I wish to engage those CM members who would be interested in teaming up together to assist in hosting a Nov Culture Cafe! This would be a fantastic platform to launch any developments we have and to showcase our members. Pls email: anna@recitefilms.com. Also, we're looking for an organic 'food/ catering' partner to come onboard - a great opportunity to promote your business and develop partnerships. We also need somewhere to host this event in Elgin! I am looking for assistance in planning this event, aswell as contacting local venues and food/ catering partners to be part of it. Thanks guys! A.

Summer Short Film Production Mtg, 2012

Dear All, It's certainly been a while since we've met up to discuss a future collaboration. I've heard the whisper of a meeting, but not seen anything posted yet. I would be interested in producing a short this summer and would like to gauge interest. Also, I will soon be circulating an email on behalf of a local writer who is involved in organising a meeting with local MSPs to discuss creative meeting space in Moray. I wish to propose a meeting to discuss producing a short on the w/c 7th May. I'll also post this on the Forum and fb page. Please state your interest, so that we can get nos together and a venue booked. I think it would take approx an hour. Thanks Guys, hope you're all keeping busy! Best wishes, Anna.

Film G short film comp

Dear All,

Anyone interested in collaborating to produce a short for FIlm G comp? Deadline is in a months time and the short has to be in Gaelic. Well, it could even be a music video of sorts with subs.... No big deal really if you don't speak the language, they do offer support. Week before xmas is cool, or inbetween xmas and new yr is pretty quiet.

Give me a hollar, or come across to the Forum to discuss and start generating ideas.

Cheers,

Anna.

Culture Cafe

This was discussed at today's CM meeting. Do any of the members have ideas for how we could host this event, before xmas? Could we incorporate food on film and also showcase our 5x5x5 legacy? Do any of our members have good links with food businesses? Please carry on the discussion in the Forum. We had an idea to perhaps use this to launch our website too.

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Are you interested in hosting the next Moray Culture Café?

The highly successful Culture Café pilot event was organised by
Bodysurf Scotland in conjunction with the Bakehouse Cafe, Findhorn in
June and the baton is ready to be handed on.

Thanks to generous support from HiArts, a budget of £500 - £600 is
available for the each of the next four Culture Cafés. Hosts are free to
spend the budget and organise the event as you see fit, providing it is
in line with our manifesto (attached) and a few basic priorities. There
is plenty of room to make it your own event and Bodysurf Scotland is
happy to advise and offer practical guidance as needed.
- Food is part of culture and quality food and drink is the perfect
accompaniment to any professional or social gathering. The next Culture
Cafés must be organised in conjunction with a local quality food and/or
drinks purveyor, with the aim of promoting local partnerships and
providing substantial sustenance to a deserving arts community.
- The venue, general style and flavour of event is up to you. It may
be a forum for debate and discussion (as the first one was), or it may
include a showcase of performance work, a film, exhibit, or cabaret.
Remember that a key aspect of the Culture Café is informal conversation
and networking.
- As hosts, you will take the lead in setting the agenda for the event,
although attendees should be invited to contribute discussion and
presentation topics prior to the event. Discussions can be in the form
of small groups, larger presentations, etc, and may lead to smaller
working groups at a later date.
- Entrance to the event should be free.
- Culture Café is a means to build links and partnerships with local
businesses, community and cultural organisations. Representatives from
these groups may be invited to attend.


If you are interested in hosting or want to sound out the possibility,
please contact Kresanna Aigner (Assoc Producer) or myself via the
Bodysurf Scotland email address, or call me direct.



We look forward to hearing your ideas and passing the baton on to the
next hosts.



Karl Jay-Lewin

Choreographer

Artistic Director of Bodysurf Scotland

+44 (0)77 913 77 181

www.bodysurfscotland.co.uk http://www.facebook.com/bodysurfscotland

Autumn - CM

Dear All,

Just to bring your attention to keep visiting our Forum, where discussions will be taking place in order to push forward with creative projects:

creativemoray.freeforums.org

We are still trying to firm up our Mission Statement as an inclusive group. Please feel free to submit a suggestion in the Forum. Also, we are now focussing on creating a website and in discussion for creating a launch event.

Remember, if you haven't already, you will need to create a login for the Forum.

Cheers!

Anna.