>Please read on for details of an international Conference taking place next
>month.
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>On the Edge
>The Benefits and Challenges of Cultural Development in Remote Areas
>Duff House, Banff, Scotland
>31 May-2 June 2001
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>****************FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO BOOK**************************
>See the Duff House website for more information and online booking form -
>www.duffhouse.com
>Or email: [log in to unmask]
>Tel: Claudia Zeiske 01261 818181
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>Taking place at Duff house on 31st May- 2nd June this year. 'On the Edge'
>will
>promote arts and heritage development by bringing together examples that
>have
>generated social, economic and cultural benefits in other rural or remote
>locations. The selected speakers will talk about the benefits as well as
>the
>challenges of their projects. The projects range from Kulturhost, a festval
>in
>the South of Denmark that arranges arts activities in 30 heritage places
>that
>are not normally accessible to the public (eg private houses) to Schloss
>Elmau,
>a castle in the Bavarian Alps that earns income through arts hotel and
>community
>provision at the same time.
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>The intiative is a unique collaboration between three major organisations
>that
>impact on the cultural life of Europe and North East Scotland - The North
>Sea
>Commission, Duff hosue (itself a partnership between the National Galleries
>of
>Scotland, Historic Scotland and Aberdeenshire Council) and Gray's School of
>Art,
>aberdeen. Speakers include Dr Timothy Clifford (National Galleries of
>Scotland),
>Rhona Brankin (Scottish Deputy Minister for Rural Development) and Mette
>Bligaard (Director of the Danish Cultural Institute).
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