The Bus Party Listening Lugs exhibition is now on display at the Lochgelly Centre.
The arts can be a catalyst for civic conversation on the sort of society we want. That was the idea behind the Bus Party, a group of writers, musicians, and visual artists who went on a “Listening Lugs Tour” of Scotland in the run up to the Referendum in 2014.
They were led by writer Neal Ascherson and included James Robertson, Karine Polwart, Ricky Ross, Billy Kay and David Greig amongst others.
Local communities welcomed the Bus Party into their community centres, art galleries, bookshops, high school, churches and public libraries from Stromness to Stirling.
The Bus Party visited Lochgelly on 28th May 2014 and performances by the artists on the bus opened up a safe space for conversation on the kind of Scotland local people wanted.
This exhibition showcases the archive collections of the Bus Party which were donated to the Scottish Political Archive in 2015 including the scroll of thoughts created in Lochgelly. The exhibition at the Lochgelly Centre is part of a larger tour bringing the Bus Party back to the communities who participated in 2014 and helped to create the Bus Party Collection which is held at the University of Stirling.
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