Now in its 11th year, POLSKI is Scotland’s only programme of residencies by Scottish artists of Polish heritage at a state primary school, i.e., Edinburgh’s Abbeyhill Primary School, spreading the wonder of the expressive arts to every child in and outside the classroom. For over a decade POLSKI has enabled over 20 project-led, term-long residencies led by 21 artists, since it was established in 2015.
The latest three residences by Adela Kałuzińska, Kasia Matyjaszek and Gabriela Pieniążek are the subject of this new exhibition. Curated by the POLSKI founding curators-in-residence Iga Bozyk and Iliyana Nedkova, the new POLSKI 2026 exhibition follows the success of the 10th anniversary exhibition held in September 2025 across the Scot-ART Galleries.
The new POLSKI exhibition is accompanied by daily drop-in curatorial guided tours – free and open to all. No need to book in advance.
There are special tours designed for the pupils from the Abbeyhill Primary School, including a Time Capsule event led by the exhibiting artist-in-residence Gabriela Pieniążek, specially designed for the Primary 6 pupils.
In addition, the pupils will be treated to another special event inspired by the most recent POLSKI residency of children’s book author and illustrator Kasia Matyjaszek. This special event is curated in collaboration with the Abbeyhill Colony of Artists and will include the launch of You’ve Got P–Mail – a new children’s book set in Abbeyhill. The event will be led by the local book illustrator and co-author Graeme Clark, one half of the Oldmangrey creative duo.