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Place-Based Transcultural Practices: Designing Reciprocity

CHARTS is pleased to share Place-Based Transcultural Practices: Designing Reciprocity, an article published in Diseña in September 2026. The article explores how place-based and transcultural practices can foster meaningful exchange, collaboration and reciprocity across cultures and communities.

#29DISEÑA │ 29 │ August 2026ISSN 0718 8447 (Print); 2452 4298 (Electronic)COPYRIGHT CC BY SA 4.0 Cloriginal Research Articlereception July 04, 2025Acceptance January 20, 2026Traducción Al Español Aquíplace Based Transcultural Pr

Discover two new CHARTS Smartify Tours

Explore the stories, histories and personal perspectives behind the Argyll Collection with two new online tours created by CHARTS staff.

The Argyll Collection Archives. Archives Courtesy Of The Tyre Family. July 2024.Credit CHARTS (1)

CHARTS member Kate Clayton has won Best Experimental Film at the Women over 50 Film Festival HAG-STONE

CHARTS member Kate Clayton wins Best Experimental Film at the Women Over 50 Film Festival for HAG-STONE, exploring ageing through playful imagery and an outstanding soundscape.

Convalescent Coast

CHARTS is delighted to be working with The POP Shop as part of Convalescent Coast, an 18-month community heritage project running from June 2026 to October 2027. Convalescent Coast will explore Dunoon's Victorian history as a place of health, temperance and soft drinks production.

Convalecent Coast Dunoon Community Development Trust

Guthan Nàdair

CHARTS were delighted to attend the premiere of BEURA, a striking blend of Gaelic storytelling, black-and-white cinematography and live orchestral music. Exploring mythology, environmental change and climate, BEURA continues with upcoming screenings in Glasgow and Kendal.

Guthan Nàdair At The Rockfield Centre, Beura Premiere. October 2026. Credit Gregor D Sinclair, Scotica Film

Creative Connections

Discover how Kintyre Link Club members explored art, heritage and creativity through Creative Connections. Read Rhona Taylor's article on Art UK about her work with Kintyre Link Club!

Ceanglan Chaluim Chille

Read about artist Eòghann Mac Colla’s residency at Campbeltown Museum, the final Ceanglan Chaluim Chille pilot, exploring Gaelic heritage, language and cross-cultural connections through workshops, film and public projections.

The Argyll Collection on Tour

Join CHARTS and The Argyll Collection as we get ready to take works by some of Scotland’s most celebrated artists on a tour to rural schools, libraries and village halls around Argyll.

BEURA

A new Gaelic arts project, Beura brings together music by Highland composer Lisa Robertson and visuals by Orcadian filmmaker Gregor D. Sinclair. Reimagining traditional Gaelic folklore through a contemporary environmental lens, the piece is produced in partnership with Creative Scotland and Tobar an Dualchais.

VACMA 2026/27

Applications are now open for VACMA (Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards), offering £500 and £1,000 bursaries to support visual artists and craft makers across Scotland. Funding can help with training, mentoring, research, residencies, sustainable materials, essential equipment and creating new work. Discover how previous VACMA recipients have used funding to develop their creative practice, pursue international opportunities, explore new techniques and achieve exhibitions. Find out more and start developing your VACMA application today.

1. Skowhegan School Of Painting And Sculpture. Credit Bobbi Cameron

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