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Creative Spaces is the name given to a series of public artworks conceived and led by artist, Peter McCaughey. The artworks have been created through collaboration between Peter and the community of Raploch. A significant characteristic of this project was the mentoring programme that has resulted in 12 mentees going on to employment and higher education.

The sites for these creative spaces are located along the Riverwalk in Raploch and the project is part of a ten year regeneration programme for the area.

See also: Reflections: Creative Spaces, Raploch Riverwalk, Stirling

Artists

• Peter McCaughey (lead artist)
• Christian McEwan (poet)

Funding

SAC Award amount

£97,000.00

Project total cost

£140,000.00

Funding purpose

Towards the cost of Creative Spaces: a public art initiative at the heart of the Raploch Regeneration Project.

(Please note dates and details correct at time of award.)

Consultation & Commissioning Process

Public art agency Ginkgo managed the commissioning and consultative processes of this project. The joint working of community groups and individuals has served to bring together community based organisations and agencies leading to Creative Spaces being considered as a model for urban regeneration through artist-community collaborations.

A mentoring model has been used in Creative Spaces with arts/design professionals collaborating with individuals from the Raploch communities.

The poetry text for the Viewpoint Creative Space was created by the primary schoolchildren of Raploch.

Outcomes

• Riverwalk Timeline: stone riverwalk marking out the history of Raploch from 1297 to 2007 through 19 stories carved into the walkway
• Map: 8×8m grid of 64 stone slabs carved with the path of the River Forth. (large wooden chess pieces also to be created (for Jan 2008)
• Viewpoint: a binocular device upon which people can sit and view the surroundings, set into a stone base engraved with poetry; metal disk marker