Neil Finlayson: Taigh Dhonnchaidh

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Sat, 11 Jan 2003 16:45:02 GMT

Strategy Workshop Taigh Dhonnchaidh Sat Jan 18 2003

in conjunction with Highlands and Islands Consultancy Group (Agnes Rennie and Carola Bell)

Outline Programme

14.00 – 15.30 Session 1

Review the operation to date (Action: Kathleen)

Session 2

What’s happening elsewhere – in Ness & the world (Action: Neil - contributions welcome from all)

15.30 – 16.00 Tea break

16.00 – 18.00 Session 3

The role and function of TD (Action: Carola and Agnes to facilitate, probe, stimulate; whole Board to articulate)

Session 4

The Vision & Aims (Action: All)

Sat, 11 Jan 2003 16:18:02 GMT

Directors & Staff 2003

Staff

Kathleen Morrison - Centre Manager

Directors

Neil Finlayson - Chair
Hugh Macinnes - Vice-Chair
Shannon Finlayson - Company Secretary
Norman Macdonald - Treasurer
Norman Thomson - Director
Jane Macleod - Director
John Maciver - Honorary Member - Nominated Director
Katie Mary Mackenzie - Honorary Member - Nominated Director
Kenny Don Maclean - Communn Eachdraidh Nis - Nominated Director
Donald Smith - Communn Eachdraidh Nis - Nominated Director

Sat, 04 Jan 2003 14:40:21 GMT

Taigh Dhonnchaidh - Grants & Finance

Scottish Arts Council - http://www.scottisharts.org.uk/
Community Fund - http://www.community-fund.org.uk/area/scotland/grants.htm
Princes Trust - http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/Scotland/Youth%20Zone/Get%20a%20grant/Groups%20in%20Scotland.asp
Community Media Association - http://www.commedia.org.uk/
Lottery Funding - http://www.lotteryfunding.org.uk/
Awards for All - http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/
Scottish Screen - http://www.scottishscreen.com/

Sat, 04 Jan 2003 14:29:53 GMT

Taigh Dhonnchaidh Arts & Music Centre

Ideas

Buildings and space
Expand building at Habost?
Hook more closely into SporsNis proposal?
Reasons for more space? Performance, rehearsal, storage

Gaelic radio station for Ness
Short-term Restricted Service Licences- http://www.radioauthority.org.uk/index.html

Midi/multimedia production for music tuition
see Alfred Publishing for example - http://www.alfred.com/frameset.cfm?sub=software

we could take every lesson, every tune and render it in Midi and make it much easier for learners to learn to play. What is good practice here? What happens at Juillard schools etc etc

Musician/Artist in Residence

Digital cinema (DVD with projection)
See https://www.projectorcentral.com/projector_search.cfm for selection
See also http://www.dlp.com/business/default.asp?bhcp=1
See also http://www.projectorpeople.com/news_info/presenter-profiles.asp?profile=church
Sanyo PLV-70 looks interesting at £4245 plus VAT from
http://www.projectorpoint.co.uk/Sanyo_PLV-70.htm

Film production
Comataidh Craolaidh Gaidhlig (CCG) - http://www.ccg.org.uk/main.htm
Scottish Screen - http://www.scottishscreen.com/

Music Studio

Craft village (a la Spiddal)