Navigating the Scottish Photography Sector
About this Event
This event is in partnership with Business Gateway and Stills.
PLEASE NOTE:
Creative Sectors is a free event for all Creative Edinburgh members. If you’re not a member yet, you’re absolutely welcome to join us - and we’d love to have you. To support the community, please consider or Pay What You Can to help keep events like this accessible for everyone.
- This is a strictly limited capacity event
Join us on Wednesday 26 August at 5:30pm for a timely and thought-provoking discussion exploring the role of photography sector in Scotland.
As the broader visual arts landscape shifts, we’ll interrogate how photographers shape public perceptions of culture and the arts, and the power they hold in spotlighting vital stories and voices.
What does the future look like for freelance photographers and galleries? How to navigate the sector and benefit from existing support?
This event brings together freelance photographers and photography experts from both national and local organisations that champion photography to reflect on the challenges and opportunities facing the sector today.
Whether you’re a photographer, freelance artist, reader, or cultural worker, come and be part of the conversation!
Our Panellists
- Claire Cochrane, Facilitator, Stills
- Ben Harman, Senior Curator, National Galleries of Scotland
- Jaime Molina, co-founder of Agitate
- Chris Close, Director, Gallery-Close Photo Gallery
- Louise McLachlan, Creative Learning Project Coordinator, Stills
Running Order
17:30 - Welcome & Introductions
17:45 - Panel Discussion & Q&A roundtables
19:00 - Meet & Mingle Time
19:30 - Event Ends
Can't make the whole event? Just join us for what you can!
How are we making sure this event is accessible?
Stills is fully accessible to wheelchair users with step free access to all floors via a lift. More information can be found in Still's Visual Guide.
There will be no amplified music or bright lights used throughout the event.
There will not be a BSL interpretation at the event.
If you have other access requirements, please let us know during registration or get in touch with us directly, and we will do our very best to help.
Stills is accessible via train, with Waverley Station a five-minute walk away, as well as bus. The closest bus stops can be found on Princes Street (Waverley Steps or Scott Monument) and on Royal Mile (Museum of Childhood).
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to our team at [email protected].
About Creative Edinburgh
Creative Edinburgh is a registered Scottish Charity (SC052838) committed to helping creatives thrive. Through events, career support and advocacy, we bring together and help grow the city’s creative community, providing a space for creation, collaboration and connection at every stage of your career. Creative Edinburgh is supported by Creative Scotland as one of the Regularly Funded Organisations (RFOs).
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Where is it happening?
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