COMPASS: Next Generation Programme 2019

1 Oct - 31 Dec 2019

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We know that the first year of developing your craft practice is challenging. Learn more about our dedicated programme for the next generation of makers.

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The Next Generation programme of COMPASS is a personal and business development programme for makers at the start of their career. We know that the first year in business is challenging. COMPASS: Next Generation Programme will equip participants with the knowledge and skills to decide how they want to take their business idea forward.

The programme is designed for those who have just graduated, or those who have just started their practice and have been in business for less than a year. The programme will help you challenge your business thinking and explore ways to make your business more sustainable and entrepreneurial.

For 2019, we asked makers Catherine MacGruer and Ruth Leslie to sit on the selection panel for COMPASS: Next Generation alongside Craft Scotland’s Jo Scott (Project Manager).

>>> Discover the inaugural cohort for COMPASS: Next Generation Programme

About COMPASS

COMPASS is Scotland’s route to a flourishing craft sector.

Craft Scotland’s dynamic learning and development programme, COMPASS, delivers tailored support for the craft sector. We want to support craft talent and equip individuals with the necessary skills to create a thriving creative and business practice. COMPASS approaches learning and development holistically exploring values and self-development topics alongside business subjects such as finance and marketing.

Originally launched in 2018 to focus on makers, COMPASS has since expanded to also provide support for curators and craft professionals. It is a continuously evolving programme of support responding to the unique needs of the community, informed by industry experts and feedback from the sector.

Current activity includes our year-long flagship Emerging Maker programme and pilot project Emerging Curatorial programme.

Previous COMPASS activities have included free webinars, industry networking sessions, bursaries for established makers to develop their practice and for graduates effected by the pandemic, and residencies for Next Generation makers.

The COMPASS: Next Generation Programme 2019 was supported by the William Grant Foundation, Creative Scotland and Baillie Gifford.

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Funders, Partners & Sponsors

William Grant Foundation

As a family-owned business founded in 1887, William Grant & Sons has always taken a long-term view to support its people, its communities and its business. The company has long given to a wide range of non-profit and charitable organisations and projects across Scotland and remains committed to donating 1% of pre-tax profits each year to charitable causes. The William Grant Foundation is committed to a future where everyone in Scotland has the opportunity to thrive, a belief that is deeply rooted in the core values shared by the family and the company.
www.williamgrantfoundation.org.uk
Creative Scotland

Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all parts of Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits here. They enable people and organisations to work in and experience the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland by helping others to develop great ideas and bring them to life.
www.creativescotland.com
Baillie Gifford

Baillie Gifford is unique in the UK in being a large-scale investment business that has remained an independent private partnership. Helping charities and community groups is important to Baillie Gifford and they are proud to partner with organisations making a difference in their communities.

www.bailliegifford.com/