About this Event
AMPLIFY: Women in Creative Practice
Monday 30 March 2026 | 11am–1pm | Edinburgh
Join us to launch the 2026 edition of AMPLIFY: Women in Creative Practice and celebrate International Women's Day with an inspiring talk from photographer, filmmaker and creative researcher Dr Saskia Coulson, co-director of CT Productions.
This is a free event open to women and gender minority staff at any college or university in Scotland and beyond.
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ABOUT THE EVENT
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This special session marks IWD 2026 and opens the new AMPLIFY year with a conversation about creative practice, entrepreneurship, and what it means to build a career on your own terms.
Dr Coulson brings a wealth of experience across photography, film, and creative research, and will speak to the themes at the heart of AMPLIFY — confidence, collaboration, and entrepreneurship — drawing on her own journey as a creative practitioner and co-director.
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ABOUT AMPLIFY
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AMPLIFY: Empowering women and gender minority creatives to lead, connect, and grow through confidence, collaboration, and entrepreneurship.
AMPLIFY is a supportive development programme for women and gender minority staff working in arts and creative industries. It helps participants own their skills, expand their networks, and shape empowered career paths — whether you're building a side hustle, exploring freelancing, thinking about your next move, or simply looking for a community that gets it.
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
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This launch session is open to women and gender minority staff at ANY college or university. You're very welcome if you are:
• Working in an arts, creative industries, or arts-adjacent role
• A creative practitioner working in any other department or role
• Teaching, researching, in professional services, technical, admin or support roles
• Full time, part time, temporary or permanent
• Recently retired or made redundant from a college or university role
You don't need to be based in Edinburgh or at Edinburgh Napier University — this session is open to anyone currently or recently working in higher or further education.
Our programmes are inclusive of trans and intersex women, non-binary and gender diverse people who are comfortable in a space that centres the experiences of women.
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WHY COME?
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✦ Hear from Dr Saskia Coulson — a multi-disciplinary creative with a powerful story to tell
✦ Learn more about our AMPLIFY programme
✦ Connect with other women and gender minority creatives working in education
✦ Be part of a growing community committed to supporting women in entrepreneurship and creative leadership
Light refreshments provided. All are welcome — come as you are.
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QUESTIONS?
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Bright Red Triangle Canalside Office, 10 Bainfield Drive, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
