Projects
CABN develops high quality and imaginative projects, often in partnership, which create opportunities for creatives, and impacts for audiences and the wider community.
Here are some projects, past and present, as well as some events. You can choose to click on the buttons below to filter specific project and events.
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CABN Bursary Support for Designers and Makers to Attend Trade Fairs
In 2022 the CABN Bursary Scheme supported four makers with a £500.00 grant to support their attendance at national Trade ...
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How to Photograph your Artwork
Struggling to get a good image of your artwork? CABN and Art UK show you how to level up your ...
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Connecting Threads
Connecting Threads is the cultural strand of Destination Tweed, an ambitious project led by Tweed Forum and supported by The ...
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RISE – Arts and Mental Health Symposium
RISE – Arts and Mental Health Symposium was a one day event which took place at the Heart of Hawick ...
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Introducing Connecting Threads
We were delighted to see the launch of the Connecting Threads project, the cultural strand of Destination Tweed, an ambitious ...
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The Bothy, the Hut and the Wild, Wild Mind
To celebrate the completion of Sweeney’s Bothy* in March 2014, a one day symposium was held at Heriot Toun in ...
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e-Publishing
On Saturday 1 September 2012, CABN hosted a seminar on what was then a fairly recent innovation - e-publishing. Speakers ...
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Haining at Home
Haining at Home was a showcase of some of the Scottish Borders finest applied arts in an inspirational setting. The ...
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How to Spread the Word: Writers’ day on marketing, social media and e-publishing
How to Spread the Word was coordinated by CABN Literature Advocate, Jules Horne. This was an opportunity to find out how ...
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Writing a Review – A Practical Workshop with Mary Brennan
This was a wonderful opportunity to spend a day with Mary Brennan, one of Scotland's most respected performance critics and ...
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Intellectual Property
'Do you have an invention, idea, creation or trade secret you want to protect? Join us for an introduction to ...
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How Music Works 2
How Music Works 2 took place on Friday 5 December 2014 and followed on from the How Music Works event ...
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Scott’s Treasures
Scott’s Treasures was an exciting partnership project between the Abbotsford Trust and CABN. The project, which ran through 2014, built ...
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Research Trip to Australia – Mary’s Show and Tell
In March 2014, CABN Leader Mary Morrison was selected to take part in a research trip/curatorial visit to Melbourne and ...
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How Music Works I
How Music Works I was an event devised by CABN Advocate for Music – James Mackintosh – for makers, producers, ...
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Re-imagining Place
New perspectives on the role of creative practice, public art and place making projects on regional culture, economy and policy. ...
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Page to Stage
Page to Stage ran from September 2013 to November 2014, and was developed by CABN Advocate Jules Horne in partnership ...
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Social Media Strategies That Get Results
In 2014-15, CABN delivered several events in partnership with Business Gateway Borders. Social Media Strategies That Get Results (in association ...
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Borders Poets Showcase
In 2013, CABN began a fruitful partnership with the Abbotsford Trust, to bring contemporary writing into the heart of Sir ...
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Poets’ Day
Poets’ Day was a professional development day of inspiration and practical advice, developed by CABN Literature Advocate Jules Horne, this ...
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Archival Enactments: New Constellations
Archival Enactments: New Constellations is a an ambitious partnership project developed by Panel with Live Borders (CABN), The Barony Centre, ...
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Hawick Flood Protection Scheme
Since early 2016, CABN has been working closely with the Hawick Flood Protection Scheme (HFPS). This is an exciting opportunity ...
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