Scene Stirling Team
Kevin - Manager
Silvia - Programme Coordinator
David - Process and Systems Coordinator
Lesley - PR and Communications
Cultural Partners
Artlink Central
Artlink Central is one of Scotland’s leading participatory arts organisations, with over thirty years of experience developing community led projects. The charity works across Stirling’s arts venues, health and social care settings and communities, offering arts programmes that support equalities and wellbeing. Artlink leads on arts in health across Forth Valley for NHS Forth Valley, co-leads a three year-long dementia friendly neighbourhoods project with Stirling University and manages the Place Partnership on behalf of Stirling’s Cultural Partners.
Big Noise Raploch
Raploch is home to Scotland’s first Big Noise orchestra, a project aimed at transforming lives through music.
The Big Noise programme, run by Sistema Scotland, targets and works with some of Scotland's most challenged communities. The charity started with Big Noise Raploch (Stirling) in April 2008, with six musicians supporting 35 young schoolchildren. It now runs four Big Noise centres and works with over 2,800 children and young people across Scotland.
Big Noise Raploch operates from the Community Campus on Drip Road, involving children of all ages from nursery to high school.
Creative Industries ,
Forth Valley College
A career in the creative industries is more than just a job, it’s a passion, and Forth Valley College can help dreams come true. The College offers access to a wealth of courses from creative industries and art & design to computing, media and communication and sound production. Students can study for qualifications of all levels:
Access Courses
National Certificates (NC)
National Qualifications (NQs)
Higher National Certificates (HNC)
Higher National Diplomas (HND)
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degrees
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Degree
Highers
National Progression Award
Creative Skillset Modern Apprenticeship
Computing Vendor qualifications including Microsoft (MTA), CompTIA, LPI, Oracle
Creative Stirling
Creative Stirling works with local partners to support a variety of cultural and other artist led events and projects, which help promote and grow creative potential and ambition for people living and working within the city. They are the lead organisation behind Made in Stirling, the gallery space, and the creative hub at 44 King Street, enabling them to offer a growing range of creative practice workshops led by local artists and makers.
Go Forth Stirling BID
Many local businesses and organisations have been supported by the Business Improvement District (BID), allowing the economic and creative landscape of Stirling to reach incredible hights in recent years. Thanks to Go Forth Stirling there have been numerous initiatives to expand businesses, improve public life, and recognise the efforts and achievements of Stirling’s professionals at the annual Stirling business Awards.
Historic Environment Scotland
Historic Environment Scotland is the lead public body established to investigate, care for and promote Scotland’s historic environment. With many properties in care and facilities in Stirling and the surrounding district Historic Environment Scotland undertakes its responsibilities to ensure the historic environment:
· makes a real difference to people’s lives
· is looked after, protected and managed for generations to come.
· inspires a creative and vibrant Scotland
· makes a broader contribution to the economy of Scotland and its people; and
· is cared for and championed by a high-performing organisation
In the centre of the city you can find The Engine Shed, Historic Environment Scotland’s dedicated building conservation centre. It serves as a central hub for learning, innovation and technology among building and conservation professionals and the general public. Sitting at the top of the town Stirling Castle is one of Scotland’s greatest monuments – an icon integral to how we understand the nation’s story, and one of the most visited historic sites in the country.
Nearby sites to enjoy and inspire are Mar’s Wark, Argyll’s Lodging, Stirling Old Bridge, King’s Knot and Cambuskeneth Abbey. Close to Stirling are Doune Castle, Dunblane Cathedral, Castle Campbell and Clackmannan Tower.
Macrobert Arts Centre
Located at the heart of the University of Stirling, Macrobert Arts Centre is a cultural hub for Stirling, the Forth Valley and Scotland, making active connections with people communities and ideas, for entertainment, wellbeing and understanding. They offer a huge variety of activities with over 400 live performances annually. From comedy, dance, family friendly, music, opera, art exhibitions, a range of opportunities for all ages to get involved, and a year round cinema programme.
They are proud to be one of Creative Scotland's regularly funded organisations, selected for their contribution to a creative Scotland in terms of talent, quality productions, access, audience development, participation and outreach work.
Stirling Council venues
Tolbooth
A bright and contemporary venue, located in the heart of the Old Town, Tolbooth is Stirling’s venue for live music and the arts. The striking building dates from the seventeenth century and has operated variously as a town hall, a courthouse and jail. Re-opened in 2002, after a sensational restoration and redesign by award winning architect Richard Murphy, this innovative venue has a varied programme of music, talks, comedy, film screenings and theatre, as well as a dedicated gallery, and a recently upgraded recording studio which is available for hire at a very competitive rate. The venue is served by a fully licensed café bar. As an events space, Tolbooth has the flexibility to support a wide range of events.
Tolbooth Outreach
Tolbooth’s Music Development programme provides music-learning opportunities across a range of genres, age groups, locations and learning styles. The year-round programme of workshops and classes are delivered both in the venue and out in the community, partnering with Stirling’s schools, youth groups and community groups. Sessions are led by professional musicians highly experienced in community arts facilitation, and provide music-making opportunities that range all the way from sociable and informal activities through to those with a focus on developing a career in music.
Albert Halls Stirling
Tens of thousands of people are welcomed through the Albert Halls’ doors each year to enjoy the experience of live performance and a great night out. Located in the city centre, this stunning, Victorian halls has been at the heart of Stirling’s artistic and civic life for over 100 years. Featuring a large hall with stage and balcony, a smaller hall – The Lesser Hall, and a charming café, the Albert Halls is an extremely, versatile venue with real character that is equipped to accommodate all types of events. Previous events have ranged from concerts by Bryan Ferry to Blazin Fiddles, and Stirling Orchestra to Skerryvore.
Events
Stirling has an exceptional reputation for hosting everything from high-profile sporting events to low key family themed events. Stirling Council endeavour to produce a range of small to large-scale events annually, with a focus on cultural enhancement, community participation and accessibility. Past events have seen us deliver everything from large scale outdoor music concerts such as Stirling’s Hogmanay with an audience of 5000, our festive Xmas Light Switch on event which regularly attracts over 6000 attendees, to our newest event Stirling’s Halloween which launched in 2019 with a series of workshops, film screenings, exhibitions, talks, and culminated in a Lantern Parade winding through our streets with pop-up entertainment on route. Info on all Stirling Council run events and how to attend can be found at www.stirlingevents.org/festivals
Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum
The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum, founded in 1874 with the bequest and collection of the artist Thomas Stuart Smith (1815–1869) on land provided by the burgh of Stirling, still operates under the modified trust deed of its founder. From the earliest times, the spectacular Stirling landscape was a magnet for artists as well as tourists. The English artist Joseph Farington was given the Freedom of Stirling in 1788 for his artistic tributes, and every landscape painter of note came to Stirling. Beyond its impressive Doric portico onto Dumbarton Road, the Smith has three gallery spaces, a lecture theatre, shop and café. There are a number of specialist collections, and contemporary portraits in other media are now commissioned and collected.
University of Stirling Art Collection
The University offers a creative environment, which stimulates creative thinking and inspires communities, through its Art Collection. Its aim is to make art and culture a part of everyday life for staff, students and visitors, enabling exchanges between art, research and teaching.
The team behing the Art Collection do this through a programme of events that improves access to art and inspires people to engage with it - enriching people’s lives. Tours, workshops, exhibitions and lectures attract visitors to the campus and deepen the University’s links with the wider community.
The Art Collection welcomes everyone into a creative environment, where creative thinking and creative acts are at the heart of its identity as a place of learning.