Our Campaign & Petition
The development of an iconic new arts centre in Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Gardens is described as one of Scotland’s most exciting cultural projects. The new centre is expected to deliver a host of economic, social and tourism benefits to Aberdeen’s City Centre.
As well as annually attracting around 200,000 visitors and bringing around £4m per year into the local economy, it is also to have a strong educational focus - engaging thousands of young people with the arts and creative industries.
Examples of cultural facilities regenerating cities around the world support the need of a new contemporary art centre in Aberdeen.
This innovative project which is set to be a fantastic facility for both tourists and the local community and provide Union Terrace Gardens with better access, a safer environment and a new focal point with out being too detrimental to it’s thriving ecosystem and landscape which has been evolving since the 17th century, has now been blown out of the water, and looks unlikely to survive in the face of new plans to ‘deck over’ Union Terrace Gardens by Sir Ian Wood.
For more information about this situation please feel free to browse our collection of blogs which will continue to be updated with developments.
If you believe strongly in preserving a beautiful historic landscape and helping create a brighter, better future for Aberdeen then please, sign this petition.
Please also fill out this SURVEY BY ACC to let Aberdeen City Council know how important Union Terrace Gardens are to you.
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We are also in the process of printing I ♥ UTG badges, flyers and campaign posters. We will distribute these for free when they arrive.
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Campaign Events
The first in a series of I ♥ UTG campaign awareness events;
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An exhibition of local artists coming together to help raise awareness for the problems facing Union Terrace Gardens & Aberdeen’s new Arts Centre.
All works based upon the theme “heart” and will be on sale for £20 per artwork to raise funds for the I ♥ UTG campaign.
So come spend the evening with Project Slogan & I ♥ UTG and help us create a better, greener and brighter future for out city.
A night of the finest live music as local bands and musicians show their support for the issues facing the future of Union Terrace Gardens and the proposed Contemporary Arts Centre.
Featuring;
Indian Red Lopez
Turning 13
Amber Pilot
Hashimoto Jones
Sarah J Tingle
Monday 21st Sept - 7:30pm - 11:30pm - Cafe Drummonds - £3/£2 student
Electric Institute and I ♥ UTG are joining forces to bring you an extra special fresh midweek club night aimed at people with a strong taste in good music and good times.
Electric Institute have been keeping the kids of Aberdeen filthy and sweaty with their mixes of electro/house and techno. They have seen guests such as Hostage, A’La Fu, Jack Beats and Foamo play in the last few months and with plans to bring up bigger and better guests, these guys really know how to party!
They are clubbing together with I ♥ UTG to bring you a night of mayhem which will support their campaign to help save the future and diversity of our city.
So come along to ORIGIN Club (Windmill Brae, Aberdeen) on Thursday 24th Sept and get sweaty and filthy to save your city.
There will be a £1 door fee, all proceeds will go towards the I ♥ UTG campaign.
Our Patrons
I ♥ UTG very much values our current patrons and the support, energy and time they give towards our campaign.
Together we hope to achieve a better, brighter future for Aberdeen.
Patrons;
Alan Minto, Architectural Consultant, Aberdeen.
Eva Merz, Artist, Glasgow/Aberdeen.
Toby Paterson, Artist, Glasgow.
Claudia Zeiske, Director of Deveron Arts, Huntly.
The development of an iconic new arts centre in Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Gardens is described as one of Scotland’s most exciting cultural projects. The new centre is expected to deliver a host of economic, social and tourism benefits to Aberdeen’s City Centre.
