NYCoS AmbITion Approach Case Study
By Peter Muir
13 June 2013
A short video about what NYCoS learned while undertaking their Make:IT:Happen funded AmbITion Approach digital development journey
Reports
Wi-Finally!
By Niall Walker
7 June 2013
Thanks to funding from the Ambition Scotland Organisational Development Fund, the Arches had wi-fi installed throughout its huge, brick-walled, mobile-reception-restrictive premises, meaning punters, promoters, staff and artists can now Tweet, browse and post throughout the building…. (The Arches being built in 1899, just prior to the invention of Wi-Fi) The benefits The installation of [...]
GalGael gets AmbITion
By The GalGael Trust
31 May 2013
If you cannot view the Prezi presentation above, please visit GalGael gets AmbITion
Creative Carbon podcast
By Ashley Smith Hammond
11 January 2013
AmbITion Scotland were pleased to be featured in the December 2012 Insights and Ideas Cafe event on the theme of Creative Carbon. Listen below! Want to learn more about the examples that Hannah mentions in her talk? Read our follow-up blog post Examples of Ecologically Sustainable Projects Powered by Digital. Insights & Ideas is [...]
Social Media Gets Crafty – Report Digest
By Ashley Smith Hammond
10 January 2013
Source – Culture professionals network: Culture professionals blog | guardian.co.uk Social platforms and social selling have crucial roles to play in craft’s evolution through the digital age, finds Karen Yair Craft is becoming increasingly visible in the social media sphere. Makers, retailers, galleries and craft organisations are all embracing online platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest as key [...]
Digital Giving in the Arts
By Hannah Rudman
20 December 2012
Says Matthew Bowcock, author of DCMS’s new Culture Ministry report Digital Giving in the Arts: “It may seem obvious to state that voluntary giving does not happen in isolation; it is an outcome from a process of audience engagement which may occur over a long period. In a similar manner, digital technology alone does not [...]
The Make:IT:Happen fund panel
By Ashley Smith Hammond
13 November 2012
As we look forward to the next round of funding deadlines, we’d like to tell the AmbITion Scotland community a bit more about the decision making panel; how the panellists were selected and how our decision making process works.
Digital Archives and Data – Listen to the Arts Council England podcast
By Hannah Rudman
4 October 2012
John Wilson discusses how arts organisations are opening up their archives, collections and data with studio guests Bill Thompson, Head of Partnership Development, BBC Archives and AmbITion Champion; Drew Hemment, Founder and CEO of Future Everything; and Dr Paul Gerhardt, Director of Archives for Creativity. Including what arts organisations need to consider when digitising their [...]
Digital Action Research Project Concludes – Watch the Case Studies!
By Hannah Rudman
28 September 2012
The Federation Scottish Theatre‘s Digital Action Research Project came to a conclusion this week, with a showcase of the case studies emerging from the digital experiments undertaken by the five Scottish performing arts companies involved. Funded by The National Lottery via Creative Scotland, the FST’s project has been running for 14 months, facilitated by Hannah [...]
Internships advice and ideas
By Ashley Smith Hammond
24 September 2012
If your organisation is thinking of hosting an intern AmbITion Scotland can help.
