Sanctuary Award

Defending The Past wins Sanctuary Heritage Project for 2011

Shadows of our Ancestors

Shadows of our Ancestors is an exciting new project for 2011 with the aim of highlighting the international significance of Scotland’s five World Heritage Sites and leading to five separate events to celebrate World Heritage Day on April 18th. (read more)

Unveiling The Trail - Loch Croispol School Project.

22 JANUARY 2011

Funded by Historic Scotland, Highland Events and Festivals and the Lottery Fund for Scottish Gaelic.
Poetry and video created for the one day event, documenting the life and times of Irish monk, Maelruibha. Project managed by the Mackay Country Group.

Sax hunner year an’ seventy yin,

(The year o’ his ain Lord)

By dint o’ craft o’ wid an’ skin

Maelruibha sailed abroad......
Verse 1 of 4, by Donnie Graham and Ruth Macdougall

Lake Victoria Boat Building Exchange

10 - 29 November 2010

Ugandan visual Artist, Sheila Nakitende of @rtpunch studio contacted me after reading my Humblyband blog. Inspired by the simplicity, environmental and economical advantages of the project and motivated by the poor state of the maritime culture in her own country, we began discussions surrounding a possible exchange of ideas and practice with regard to boat building. We quickly recognised that the potential legacy of such a project in Uganda was enormous (read more)

Defending The Past - August Feature, Hi - Arts

I was invited by The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) in 2009 to research, develop and lead a series of creative workshops for the schools that border Cape Wrath Military Training Centre, as part of a project run by RCAHMS entitled Defending the Past.

This project, which received funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Defence Estates (who manage the military estate), aimed to increase access, understanding and enjoyment of the built heritage contained within the Training Centre and build a stronger relationship between the community and the military. (read more)