Where We Stand, is an exhibition organised by Community Land Scotland, with work by contemporary artists telling the stories and achievements of the pioneers of community ownership, a movement that has transformed Scotland.
Artists include Virginia Hutchison, Richard Bracken and Colin Tennant & Saskia Coulson, Francia Boakye, Kate O’Shea, and Emma Duncan, Ann Little & Helen Walsh. This exhibition looks to connect the work of these artists, alongside community groups to investigate the journey of community ownership over the last 100 years, and ask what do we want next?
Curated by Iain Craig, the exhibition originally toured across parts of Scotland in Summer 2024, in partnership with the Travelling Gallery and was seen by close to 2,500 people. The exhibition contains work by local artist Francia Boakye who was commissioned by NEA for an initial exhibition in the Travelling Gallery. You can learn more about Francia’s work here.
The exhibition is part of Linn an Fhearainn (100 years) project, which aims to create a living archive of community ownership; one of the most
important political, economic, and social movements in Scotland in the last one hundred years. Find out more about the project at 100years.scot.