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Outer Hebrides Cultural Pathfinder Outer Hebrides Community Cultural Network Celebrating our Culture together on St.Andrews Day Tarbert Community Centre Fri 30 th Nov Sat 1 st Dec Slide 2 Outer Hebrides Cultural Pathfinder Outer Hebrides Cultural Pathfinder What have we been up to? Consulting stakeholder local and national agencies and community groups Community appraisal questionnaire Creative workshops Film Island Voices On-line questionaire Outer Hebrides Community Cultural network Slide 3 Outer Hebrides Cultural Pathfinder Folk, Work and Place Patrick Geddes (1854-1932) Scottish interdisciplinary thinker professor of things in general Slide 4 Outer Hebrides Cultural Pathfinder Cultural corner-stones Life-long Learning Well-being Positive Communities Economy (Language) Gaelic HeritageArts Creative Industries Slide 5 Outer Hebrides Cultural Pathfinder Economy Human creativity is the ultimate resource. R. Florida, 2002 The Rise of the Creative Class Proclaimers - Hebridean Celtic Festival Slide 6 Outer Hebrides Cultural Pathfinder Life-long Learning The principle goal of education is to create people who are creative, inventive discoverers. J. Piaget, 1970 The Science of Education and the Psychology of the Child Seilibost School Biodiversity Project Slide 7 Outer Hebrides Cultural Pathfinder Well-being Grianan Residency More and more of lifes processes and difficulties are being medicalised. Medicine cannot solve these problems This may be where the arts can help. Richard Smith, 2004, British Medical Journal Slide 8 Outer Hebrides Cultural Pathfinder Positive Communities promote community co- operation, reduce individual and community isolation, bring and develop new skills and talents to the community, promote awareness of community issues Globalism Institute, 2003 Video Heb Theatre Hebrides Slide 9 Outer Hebrides Cultural Pathfinder Evaluation of the Cultural Pathfinder Programme De Montfort University, Leicester - July 2007 by backing cultural projects they are also making an investment in community cohesion, quality of life and economic development. Slide 10 Outer Hebrides Cultural Pathfinder Outer Hebrides Community Cultural Network Celebrating our Culture together on St.Andrews Day Tarbert Community Centre Fri 30 th Nov Sat 1 st Dec