Nuart's giant paste-up wall, British Art Show 9's Aberdeen debut, and a look back at the city's forgotten radical newspaper.
Hello!
Well, what a July it’s been here in Aberdeen. Not only has the weather been uncharacteristically warm for much of the month, but we’ve also been treated to a fantastic series of cultural events that have seen people starting to venture their way back into the city centre. Covid is still a concern for our community, but we’re a long way from the grim cloud that hung over the city this time last year.
Sit back, relax and enjoy some of the highlights we have pulled together from in and around our Aberdeen!
In this issue
- Welcome
- The British Art Show 9 Arrives in Aberdeen
- Nuart production brings new colour to the city centre
- Temp Check: Mark McAulay from Singularity Sauce Co
- Ian Watt from Code the City on the benefits of Open Data
- Temp Check: Director Mark Stirton
- Another world is possible: Aberdeen People’s Press and radical media in the 1970s
- Vagrant Real Estate explores Holy Places
- Gray’s School of Art Graduate Degree Show 2021
- Your photos
- From the archive
So welcome!
This is our first issue of Your Aberdeen. We’ve planned a newsletter for a long time, but we wanted to find the right platform, and this feels like the right place for us. We’re going to start out with a monthly edition — a kind of roll-up of the people we have spoken to over the month, as well as stories, music and photographs that have caught our attention over the previous month.
It’s a learning curve for us as publishers and for you as readers, so please let us know if you have any suggestions, criticisms, or even positive feedback. Just hit reply to this email, or get in touch on one of our social media channels.
We’re excited to hear from you.
Chris & Kevin | POST
Nuart production brings new colour to the city
Nuart Aberdeen’s 2021 show has been nothing short of spectacular. In “normal” years we would have had one massive drop of amazing street art over the space of one week. This year, though, we’ve had a new artist visiting the city every week. This has allowed the artists a little more time to lovingly complete their work, giving us some of the very best murals that Nuart has ever given the city.
British Art Show 9 arrives in Aberdeen
British Art Show 9 has opened at Aberdeen Art Gallery. Aberdeen is the most northerly venue for the British Art Show in the event’s long history. If you’ve not visited yet, you should — there is a lot to talk about. POST is part of the show’s Ambassadors programme, so this is a conversation we’ll be having throughout its Aberdeen run.
Temp Check: Mark McAulay from Singularity Sauce Co.
The delightful Mark McAulay spoke to us about his hot sauce company, Singularity Sauce Co. He launched just as the rest of us were going into lockdown, and despite that, his award-winning sauces have brought him a worldwide following. Mark was honest and frank about the challenges he faced, and it makes for a great read.
Ian Watt from Code the City on Open Data
You may have read about Open Data while browsing the internet, or reading the news. However, to many of us it remains a subject that seems important but we’ll get to it one day. We reached out to Ian Watt, co-founder and trustee of Aberdeen charity Code the City. We asked him to explain the fantastic civic benefits of open data. He also takes a look at whether our local and national governments are performing well on delivering both the benefits and the data.
Temp Check: Director Mark Stirton
One Day Removals is a movie that has a legendary status in the city — one of those films that gets passed between friends and work mates. We had a chat with its director, Mark Stirton. He told us about what he’s been up to in lockdown, the challenges he’s faced as a film director in Aberdeen, and we heard about his plans for the future.
Another world is possible: Aberdeen People’s Press and radical media in the 1970s
Peacock Visual Arts launched a new show at The Worm gallery on Castlegate — a look back at the Aberdeen People’s Press. The publication ran for 11 years in the city and, as well as the fortnightly newspaper, it served as a hub for radical thinkers and campaigners.
Vagrant Real Estate explores Holy Places
Aberdeen producer Vagrant Real Estate released a new track with Edinburgh-based singer Misty Galactic. We had a chat with them both about the song, and had a more in-depth conversation with Vagrant Real Estate about his thoughts on the city’s music scene and how it’s been affected by Covid-19.
Gray’s School of Art Graduate Degree Show 2021
Gray’s School of Art gives our city a wealth of amazingly talented people, and the Graduate Degree Show is their moment to show off their hard work to the people of Aberdeen. Due to Covid, this year’s event is again being held online, but the wealth of talent on show is no less spectacular.
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