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Podcast The Making of a Pageant: The Past to the Present in Arbroath and Beyond

A Podcast discussing the social history of the Pageants in Arbroath and how the Festival drew on this history in 2020 and 2021. Featuring speakers including Dr Linda Fleming, Dr Angela Bartie & Mark Freeman from The ReDress of the Past project with Dorothy Howarth and artist Mandy McIntosh.

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‘Only a spiritual impulse will keep our pageant alive’: Religion in the Arbroath Abbey Pageants of 1947-1970

An article written and researched by Blythe Stockdale for the online series The Making of a Pageant: 1947-2005.

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Atmosphere at the 1947 – 1956 Arbroath Abbey Pageants

An article written and researched by Patrick Moran for the online series The Making of a Pageant: 1947-2005.

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Tune in to Over Lunan

We are pleased to announce Aprixima Arts are releasing a new radio piece, also called Over Lunan, which is an accompanying piece of work to the live event in the dunes of Lunan Bay presented as part of Arbroath2020+1

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Jeni Reid – Angus Artist Project Blog

April 2021: Jeni in the Patrick Allan Fraser studio. Photo Alan Dimmick.

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Angus Writers` Circle

Our writing circle has been in existence for thirty years. It has remained a vibrant, thriving group over this time with new writers coming and going to keep it current and dynamic. As the celebration plans for the 700 years since the Declaration of Arbroath started gearing up, there had been talk of celebrating our own anniversary with a new AWC anthology. Seeking support through the 2020 Angus Artist Fund, this idea was able to take wings and fly.

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Whale Songs

Blog entry by Lesley Harrison, contributing artist January 2021

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