WHALE Arts – Genealogist

We are currently looking to recruit a genealogist to support our Heritage Lottery funded project ‘Wester Hailes: Your Story, Our Story’.

The genealogist will work with adult participants to discover their family history and learn how they came to live in Wester Hailes. The genealogist will plan, prepare and deliver the ancestry sessions, as well as source appropriate materials, in agreement with the project manager. The genealogist will teach participants how to access Edinburgh’s libraries and archives through a series of research trips and will document the progress of the project.

Content:
24 x 2 hour teaching sessions
16 x 2 hour group trips

Timescale:
The project is to be completed by January 2018.

Payment: £2450

Requirements:
Genealogist must have appropriate skills and experience as per the Person Specification. This role is conditional upon receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure Scotland certificate or PVG certificate.

Application Process:
Applications should be submitted no later than 17:00 on Friday 9 June 2017.
Please email your CV (no longer than two pages) and cover letter to: info@whalearts.co.uk using ‘Genealogist’ as your subject heading.

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WHALE buy klonopin from india Arts – Freelance Archivist

We are currently looking to recruit a freelance archivist to support our Heritage Lottery funded project ‘Wester Hailes: Your Story, Our Story’.

The archivist will document collections from the WHALE Arts archive in order to preserve items and make records accessible for future use. The archivist will engage community activists to share their stories about the community of Wester Hailes, in particular how this relates to the formation of WHALE Arts, and will produce an exhibition for the WHALE Arts Centre.

Timescale:
The project is to be completed by January 2018.

Payment: £1000

Requirements:
Archivist must have appropriate skills and experience as per the Person Specification. This role is conditional upon receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure Scotland certificate or PVG certificate.

Application Process:
Applications should be submitted no later than 17:00 on Friday 9 June 2017.
Please email your CV (no longer than two pages) and cover letter to: info@whalearts.co.uk using ‘Freelance Archivist’ as your subject heading.

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WHALE Arts – Freelance Artist

WHALE Arts seeks an experienced artist to deliver a series of arts and heritage sessions for children and young people that will explore themes of identity, place, migration and belonging as part of our Heritage Lottery funded ‘Wester Hailes: Your Story, Our Story’ project.

This facet of the project will consist of teaching sessions and an artist commission that creatively interprets the outcomes of the sessions. The final artwork can be in a variety of media – as deemed appropriate and in agreement with the project manager. Sessions will include evaluation and monitoring.

The artist will plan, prepare and deliver the sessions, as well as source appropriate materials, in agreement with the project manager. The artist will have the assistance of a support worker during the sessions that will provide support for children with Additional Support Needs to participate.

Content:
4 x 2 hour teaching sessions
1 x 2 hour group trip
1 x artwork

Timescale:
Workshops with children and young people to take place July 2017. The commission is to be completed by January 2018.

Payment: £1300

Requirements:
Artist must have appropriate skills and experience as per the Person Specification. This role is conditional upon receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure Scotland certificate or PVG certificate.

Application Process:
Applications should be submitted no later than 17:00 on Friday 9 June 2017.
Please email your CV (no longer than two pages) and proposal to: info@whalearts.co.uk using ‘Freelance Artist’ as your subject heading.

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We are delighted to announce WHALE buy ativan online with mastercard Arts has received a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Stories, Stones and Bones grant. This exciting project, ‘Wester Hailes: Your Story, Our Story’, will use the £9,100 grant to connect community members of all ages with their roots, explore local history and the intersection between art and heritage. This project is part of Scotland’s Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology.

Participants will explore themes of identity, migration, place and belonging through workshops with local historians and heritage partners from Edinburgh’s museums and archives. An artist commission informed by participants’ stories will be produced for the enjoyment and engagement of the community and an exhibition of WHALE Arts archival material will celebrate the complex and fascinating history of Wester Hailes.

Commenting on the award, Meghan Bidwell said:

We are delighted to receive a Heritage Lottery Fund Stories, Stones and Bones grant. Our project will link the community of Wester Hailes with creative opportunities to discover individual heritage and provide a framework for interpreting South West Edinburgh’s contemporary cultural landscape. This project will be a celebration of the stories of local people and the history of WHALE Arts, which turns 25 this year.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visited the WHALE Arts Centre 21 April 2017 to launch the SNP Council Election Manifesto, discuss ongoing local projects, and meet with artists and crafters.

The First Minister, joined by local MP Joanna Cherry and local MSP Gordon Macdonald, was given a tour of the WHALE Arts Centre, inducing the WHALE Community garden. The First Minster also met staff from SCOREscotland, Dads Rock, and the Digital Sentinel.

WHALE Arts Director Allan Farmer commented:

The visit of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon focused some very welcome attention on the creativity, talent and spirit of the Wester Hailes community.

The real stars of the visit – and every day at WHALE – were the local people, staff and partners who help to make ‘the WHALE’ such a vital and vibrant community asset.