The Stove Network Podcast
The Stove Network is an arts and community organisation in the heart of Dumfries High Street. We’re a cafe, a meeting place and an arts & events venue with a diverse programme stretching across music and literature, visual and public art, film and theatre, to town planning, architecture and design.We use arts and creativity to encourage, to gather, learn and bring life back to our town centre. We see the arts not as something solely for an ‘arts audience’ but rather as a vital contribution to society on all fronts.At the heart of everything we do is a love for our town and wider region. As the only arts-led development trust in Scotland, we work alongside our local authority, community organisations, local businesses and charities to create a vision for the future of Dumfries High Street. We’re aiming to create a place where culture, community and enterprise work hand-in-hand to support a new vision of the High Street. Our podcast features exclusive content, interviews, news and more. Stay updated by hitting 'follow' or 'subscribe'.
The Stove Network Podcast
Episode 2: Origins of The Stove Network | What We Do Now
Matt Baker, the founder and outgoing CEO of The Stove Network, discusses the origins and evolution of the Stove - from outsider to part of the cultural establishment. Along with WWDN lead and Stove Development Director, Katharine Wheeler, they explore the civic role culture plays in communities and look at the future of creative placemaking.
What We Do Now (WWDN) is a creative placemaking network based in Dumfries & Galloway. We bring together artists and community organizations to co-create projects, shape local plans, share knowledge, and foster enterprise, driving positive change through collaboration.
Find out more here: https://whatwedonow.scot/