Every year, our Annual General Meeting is a point of public reflection, evaluation and forward planning, where we invite everyone who cares about Deveron Projects to join us in a sort of ‘performance review’ for the organisation and its work. Everyone can come along for a workshop and tasty meal – whether you have participated in lots of events or projects, just a few or not at all! All perspectives are welcomed.

This time, we will be focusing on safety, comfort and belonging in Deveron Projects’ spaces, in collaboration with members of Huntly Queer Book Club. Coming together we will reflect on how it feels to participate in Deveron Projects events and community spaces, such as Square Deal and Brander Community Garden. Through readings and conversation, we will think carefully about power dynamics, representation and identity, and how these are experienced in our work and communities.

From this we will look to the future as we create a set of collective ‘intentions’ that will be shared and put into practice at Deveron Projects events and spaces. We hope that this will help us work towards building safer and more inclusive spaces as a diverse community. There will be a tasty meal alongside the usual Annual General Meeting formalities, and we will present our 2024-25 Annual Report. This features reflections, artworks and texts from artists and community members involved in our work over the year*. We hope you can join us!

Accessibility information:

— Our Annual General Meeting is free to attend but please RSVP online here or let us know you are planning to come by emailing Jenny - jenny@deveron-projects.com / phoning 01466 794494.

— This event will take place in person in Square Deal. There is an access guide for Square Deal online here including photos and sensory information about the space, information about level access and bathrooms, among other details.

— If you would like to come along but will struggle for transport, please get in touch as we may be able to arrange a car share.

— Children and young people are welcome to come along. There are a few toys and puzzles for younger children if they don’t want to join in with the event.

— This event includes a vegetarian meal. There will be vegan and gluten free options. If you have any allergies or requirements, please let us know when you book a space

— If you have any questions about access for this event, or there are ways we can support you to participate, please get in touch with jenny@deveron-projects.com / 01466 794494 or drop by our office in Huntly Library.

* “Year” for our Annual General Review means the financial year, running from April 2024 to March 2025. Some of our work that has taken place during this time includes Art Road Trip, Good Gut!, Constellations° Residency and our regular Home Programme events such as Friday Lunch.