Following on from our announcement to the Community Council meeting last week, please see the attached poster for our first public workshops with our appointed artist Robyn Woolston. 

Robyn is an internationally established environmental artist who will be supporting the design and creation of new art installations at the new Tomatin Grade Junction, and at the proposed enhanced laybys at the Aultnaslanach Viaduct and Allt na Slanaich. 

You are kindly invited to either workshop where you can share your thoughts, feelings, drawings and stories about the local area and what it means to you. Refreshments will be provided. 

An artist has been appointed to create art installations at key locations along the A9 as part of the A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project. The pieces will draw on inspiration from the local area through a series of community workshops being held this Summer.

Local artist, Robyn Woolston, has been appointed as the artist working on the A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project and will support the design and creation of the art installations which are expected to be installed at the new Tomatin Grade Junction, and at the proposed enhanced laybys at the Aultnaslanach Viaduct and Allt na Slanaich Burn. An internationally established environmental artist, Robyn has previously collaborated with the Cairngorm National Park, Historic Environment Scotland and NHS Forth Valley.

“I work in a person-centred way so that the workshops focus on local relevance & cultural accuracy. Drawing directly from the lived-experiences, stories, values and knowledge of community members. This ensures the design reflects real, grounded aspects of place — not assumptions made from outside. In the case of Strathdearn, local voices can illuminate unique ecological features, historical events or sensory experiences that might otherwise be overlooked.”

As part of the creative process for designing the artwork, over the coming months, Robyn and the wider project team will hold collaborative workshops in and around the local area to gather ideas, collaborate with stakeholders and to engage with the community on the design of these art installations.  

Please see accompanying poster for details of local workshops where you can share your ideas. Further info at this link:
https://www.a9dualling.scot/a9-dualling/news/artist-robyn-woolston-to-design-installations-with-local-community-as-part-of-a9-dualling-tomatin-to-moy/