Meet the team: Gareth

Meet the team: Gareth McMurchy

We are delighted to welcome Gareth McMurchy to the project. Gareth is a PhD student and design researcher based within the multi-disciplinary research group Open Lab at Newcastle University.

With an educational background in product design and a keen interest in the arts, Gareth's research focuses on the relationship between archival processes and uses of technology within artist-run initiatives. Employing a Research through Design methodology, he uses provocative design artefacts as tools for scrutinising these existing practices and to speculate upon preferable future technological possibilities.

Through this work, Gareth has gained a deep understanding of the difficulties artists face operating within a cultural sector profoundly affected by precarity, austerity, and limited provision of creative space.

As a workshop co-ordinator for the project, Gareth will draw upon this knowledge and experience to facilitate a series of workshops that aim to enrich our understanding of meanwhile spaces’ contribution to Scottish arts ecology.

Welcome to the team, Gareth!

Last modified: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:02:39 GMT