What We Do
What We Do
What We Do
Our public programme enables audiences in Fife to experience and connect to some of the most interesting, innovative and high-quality work being produced in Scotland today. As well as our exhibitions and events, our Craft Pods tour Fife libraries, schools and other venues, and our artist residencies, projects and outdoor commissions bring work even closer to the heart of community life. Our Summer School, supported by the Wilhelmina Barns Graham Trust, brings professional artists and school pupils from across Fife together each year.
Working With and For Artists
We have built a unique network for artists in Fife and beyond, providing information, opportunities and support. This includes training and experiences for artists to meet, learn and develop their work. Artists can sign up to our fortnightly newsflash, or follow us on social media. We support artists and freelancers through our Fair Pay Policy.
Our Materialise New Makers Award is an annual programme that supports newly graduated artists from applied arts courses across Scotland to establish their careers.
The Environment
Concern for the environment, sustainable practices and reducing carbon emissions have been part of our operations and programme for many years.
We work to ensure that as we work to reduce our own carbon footprint, we are also exploring and highlighting creative and innovative responses to the climate emergency through our public and artists programmes.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to creating programmes which support visibility and access for minority groups and those facing barriers to inclusion, as well as embedding equality, diversity and inclusion across our operations.
We hold ourselves to account through our EDI Action Plan, and our Equalities, and Fair Work Policies.
The Charity
Fife Contemporary has been in existence since 2006, but its roots can be found in the Crawford Arts Centre, a long-established venue in St Andrews that closed its doors in 2006. It is from this history that we gain much of our curatorial expertise and programming ethos, bringing exciting contemporary visual art & craft projects to life. Fife Contemporary is a registered charity, Fife Contemporary Arts & Craft (St Andrews) Ltd.