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Community Land Scotland

Our Staff

Iain Craig, 100 Years of Community Ownership Curator

Iain’s role is the curation of the 100 years of Community Ownership project. Iain formerly worked as a Gaelic Outreach officer at Historic Environment Scotland before joining us in December 2023.

Working with communities to explore their own stories, document and share their knowledge, insight and expertise through creative projects. 

Prior to this, Iain worked as a freelance artist and designer for over a decade. Working across a range of creative and community projects, often focussed on Gaelic and Scots language and culture.

From working with school children to create an immersive piece of Gaelic theatre, to documenting the stories of community members in Gigha, to designing an exhibition celebrating the work of the third sector in international development. 

Ryan Dziadowiec, Archive Assistant

Ryan’s role is assisting with the creation of a community archive as part of the 100 Years of Community Ownership project.

Ryan has spent the last four years researching the Gaelic concept dùthchas and its connection to community landownership in Scotland. He has also facilitated training sessions highlighting the relevance of the Gaelic language to people working within the environmental sector, as well as working as an outdoor educator teaching children and young people a variety of heritage skills.