Congratulations to Hagan Patterson who is the first recipient of our Expand Horizons Award!
Huge congratulations to Hagen Patterson, DG Unlimited Member and Director of DMC (Dumfries Music Collective) who is the May recipient of the Expand Horizons Award. Hagen will be using his grant to attend a professional music conference in Dublin with a view to gaining insight and inspiration that he can bring back and use as he works with the team to take DMC into the future.
About our award…
Expand Horizons is DG Unlimited’s new award. It replaces the previous Innovate, Create, Cultivate Award Fund. The Awards are currently funded by DG Unlimited, supported in part by our partners Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Expand Horizons are awards of up to £500 for creatives. Specifically:
1. Young creatives from 11 – 18 years old. (Rising Star Members)
2. Emerging creatives or or students 18+ (Comet Members)
3. Established practitioners or freelancers of any age working in the creative sector in Dumfries and Galloway. (Meteor Members)
Applicants can be engaged in any creative practice but must be able to demonstrate exceptional talent in their chosen creative area and a clear commitment to continuing and improving their creative practice.
The Awards can be used to contribute toward the costs associated with attending galleries and exhibitions, professional events, professional development seminars or workshops, conferences, or as a contribution toward the costs required to visit other events, artists or projects anywhere in Europe.
Join us in congratulating Hagen. We can’t wait to see the photos and hear all about of his trip to Dublin! Hagen will be sharing what he learns with us later this year.
We hope this has inspired you to apply too! Read about the awards and how to apply: