A youth promoter’s voice: Alice Taylor

Alice Taylor is a 23 year old artist from Resolis on the Black Isle who was involved in GET IN as a youth promoter.

This blog was published in February 2018.

For me, each weekend has held little gems of information – from licensing to promotion. They have shown me the amount of effort promoters go to. Not only to find and schedule their acts, but all the small tasks you must remember to complete in between.

On a personal level, the opportunity to go to the Fringe last year, helped me to be more selective over the shows I wanted to see. I learnt where to look for reviews I trusted and to be open to seeing a wide variety of shows.

For me, and perhaps for others who join the project, the training provided has given me more confidence in my ability to organise events.

The residential weekends have been a great opportunity to meet other youth promoters and to learn about one anothers’ hopes for our communities.

For anyone interested in the arts, the project gives a background in the more business side of things. Which is an important asset if you hope to make money out of your creativity – whether that be having an event space for an exhibition or organising a music tour.

We have all had the opportunity to spend the weekend in beautiful areas around Scotland. I especially enjoyed Cove Park, as it is a part of Scotland I had never been to be before. Of course with good company and food.

Growing  up with so many events at Resolis Hall, it’s important to me that it continues to be used as an events space. There are so many regulars from within the community who come, it’s a great gathering place for a chin wag as well and hopefully a welcoming place for new comers into the area as well.