About

Aproxima is an arts collective based in Glasgow. It creates multi-disciplinary work that spans live productions, community food initiatives, creative design and public interventions. Aproxima works at both a hyperlocal and national scale, often outdoors or in unusual or unused places with the involvement of local people.

Each project is unique and an evolving part of the whole, but driven by an inspiring core collaborative team of writers, artists, designers and producers.

Aproxima was founded in 2018 by Angus Farquhar, one of Scotland’s leading artists. He set a benchmark for innovative interpretation and appreciation of Scotland’s heritage, creating exciting and memorable events often in powerful natural settings over 25 years with NVA (1992-2017).

Creative Collective

Angus Farquhar - Creative Director

James Johnson - Design Director

Purni Morell - Co-Director

Dolly Dean - Producer

Joanna Kessel - Mosaic artist

Ben Adam - Structural engineer

Cameron Sinclair - Composer/Musician

Andrew Knight-Hill - Composer/Technical Partner - University of Greenwich

Ross Carmichael - Graphic and Web Design

Peter Richardson - Garden Design

Chris Leslie - Photographer and Filmmaker

Yerik Kellet-Smith  -  Horticulture

Board

Pauline Silverman - Chair

Trustees

Hannah Swanson

Neil Cairns

Funders and Partners

William Grant Foundation

Creative Scotland

The Hugh Fraser Foundation

Levenseat Trust

Event Scotland

Visit Scotland

Scottish Government

Garfield Weston Foundation

Sustrans Artroots

Stalled Spaces

The National Lottery Community Fund

Glasgow Riverside Innovation District Micro Grant Fund

The Scottish Govt. through Sustrans Art Roots programme

The Finnis Scott Foundation

Glasgow Life

Glasgow City Council Let's Grow Together Fund

The Incorporation of Glasgow Gardeners

The Civic Trust

City Charitable Trust

Herald and Times Benevolent Fund

The Big Lottery

The Stafford Trust

The Caram Trust

Mushroom Trust

National Theatre of Scotland

The Royal Bank of Scotland

Asda Foundation

Scouse Flowerhouse

National Wildflower Centre

The Postcode Lottery

The National Lottery Heritage Fund

The Glasgow City Council G850 Fund

The Mickel Trust

Glasgow City Heritage Trust

The Tom Farmer Foundation

The Robin Leith Trust

The Mercers’ Company

Robin Hardie

Andrew Mickel

Mary Ann Sutherland

The Hope Scott Trust

Cockaigne Fund

City Centre Improvement Grant Fund

The William Syson Foundation

Historic Environment Scotland