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Case Study: The Peterhead Creative Communities Project

A shop on Kirk Street, Peterhead, that was cleaned up and which had proposals for the area displayed on the windows, using vinyl lettering, by Sans façon, summer 2005. Photograph by Sans façon.Artist Ginny Hutchison at work on her installation at No. 7 Kirk Street, Peterhead, March 2006. Photograph by Sans façon.Film-maker Jean Bei Ning in front of his film projected onto the ice house in Peterhead, March 2006. Photograph by Sans façon.Stephen Healy in front of his animated neon sperm-whale sculpture, installed on the wall of a fishmonger's shop in Peterhead, March 2006. Photograph by Sans façon.A traffic realignment exercise by Sans façon on Kirk Street, Peterhead, summer 2005. Photograph by Sans façon.A traffic realignment exercise by Sans façon on Kirk Street, Peterhead, summer 2005. Photograph by Sans façon.A traffic realignment exercise by Sans façon on Kirk Street, Peterhead, summer 2005. Photograph by Sans façon.

Summary

Peterhead (pop. 19,000) is a remote town on the north east coast of Scotland that faces a number of challenges, including a declining fishing industry and the long-term prospect of North Sea oil and gas running out.

In January 2005, Aberdeenshire Council engaged Sans façon – artist Tristan Surtees and architect Charles Blanc – during the early stages of the town’s current phase of regeneration.

Sans façon worked with Stephen Bridge, a landscape architect from DEP Landscape Initiatives, to draw up outline proposals for the town.

Sans façon then tested some of the proposals through creative projects within the town. Sans façon also masterminded a conference with presentations by international artists and architects, produced a local history map, and curated three artists to create temporary projects in the town. Sans façon’s work generated considerable interest within the town and beyond, and influenced key players at Aberdeenshire Council.

In September 2005, Sans façon was appointed lead artist-team of the subsequent regeneration programme.

 
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