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Kathryn Welch
Mar 71 min read
United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
I'm thrilled to have been accepted as a digital participant at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69). I'm looking...
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Kathryn Welch
Feb 241 min read
David Hume Institute: Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker
Many thanks to the David Hume Institute for inviting me to speak at their February Breakfast Briefing. The event reflects on the latest...
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Kathryn Welch
Nov 30, 20244 min read
Budget will define SNP's stance on arts -Scotsman opinion piece
It's always a little anxiety-inducing to see your words in print, but I'm actually really proud of this opinion piece in today's...
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Kathryn Welch
Oct 29, 20243 min read
Guest blog for Culture Commons: From warm words to cold hard cash
I was invited by think-tank Culture Commons to write a guest blog for their work on " the future of local cultural decision making" - a...
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Kathryn Welch
Oct 28, 20246 min read
Prolific North: A week in my life
I was recently invited to contribute to the 'Week in my life' feature by Prolific North magazine - which aims to 'celebrate, connect and...
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Kathryn Welch
Oct 9, 20242 min read
Culture Counts: Interim Director
I'm delighted to have been appointed as Interim Director of Culture Counts , a network of Scotland’s arts, heritage and creative...
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Kathryn Welch
Jul 31, 20244 min read
"How to embrace being competitive" - I'm in Stylist magazine!
One of my motivations for freelancing was to have less of a binary division between work and pleasure. I wanted to be able to integrate...
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Kathryn Welch
Jun 27, 20243 min read
Spinning plates: Principles for project management
Project coordination is one of my very favourite things to do. I'm super-organised, find getting things done incredibly satisfying, and...
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Kathryn Welch
Jun 10, 20242 min read
Culture Collective wins The Stage's Community Project of the Year award, 2024
Earlier this year, we heard lovely news that Culture Collective had won The Stage's award for Community Project of the Year. After 2.5...
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Kathryn Welch
Mar 21, 20242 min read
World Humanist Day: Celebrating activism
In June 2024, I made and gave away 50 mini bouquets of flowers to celebrate and remember campaigners who've made our world a better...
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Kathryn Welch
Feb 23, 20243 min read
Floral creations: For celebration & connection
I'm fascinated by flowers. They have such a rich cultural tradition of connecting people and marking our key life events. We buy and give...
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Kathryn Welch
Feb 6, 20241 min read
Creativity, activism, protest and social change: PechaKucha at Creative Dundee
In November 2023 I was delighted to be invited to present at the 15th anniversary of Creative Dundee's PechaKucha Night. Featuring a...
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Kathryn Welch
Jan 19, 20242 min read
Whose history? A participatory project to explore and remember women's history
At the beginning of last year, I took part in a fascinating women’s history tour of Edinburgh, led by the brilliant Ruth Boreham. We...
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Kathryn Welch
Oct 18, 20233 min read
How do you build a network? 5 questions we've been exploring
As we come to the end of 2.5 years of delivering the Culture Collective programme, I've been reflecting on the process of bringing...
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Kathryn Welch
Sep 18, 20233 min read
Looking ahead: Where next?
The end of October 2023 sees this round of Culture Collective funding come to an end. The opportunity to work as Programme Lead for the...
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Kathryn Welch
Sep 5, 20233 min read
Trail building in Þórsmörk, Iceland
Thanks for bearing with me, I've been off having the adventure of a lifetime. I'm home this week, after spending August living and...
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Kathryn Welch
Sep 5, 20233 min read
Telling Good Stories: Researching kindness at the University of Edinburgh
As a Creative Producer with a particular interest in community activism, I jumped at the opportunity to volunteer with the Telling Good...
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Kathryn Welch
May 15, 20233 min read
100 Days Project Scotland: Making 100 pro-choice badges
This is an ongoing activism campaign (due to complete in Autumn 2023). I'm participating in the 100 Days Project Scotland; challenging...
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Kathryn Welch
May 4, 20232 min read
Scottish Parliament: Culture in Communities enquiry
In May 2023 I had the opportunity to share evidence with a Scottish Parliament enquiry into Culture and Communities. Along with my...
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Kathryn Welch
Oct 9, 20224 min read
Culture Collective: The first 18 months
This blog was first published via the Culture Collective website in my role as Programme Lead, to mark the first 18 months of Culture...
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