Dear tenants,
Please see below information on the Willowbrae Art Weekend happening from the 8th-9th of November !
Willowbrae Art Weekend
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Makers Market – CALLING ALL MAKERS
Dear Tenants,
Our annual winter Makers Market is back on the 6-7 December (12-4 pm), in Gallery 1.
If you are a tenant of St Margaret’s House and would like to take part, please email Irina (523.glassart@gmail.com) the following: –
-your name
-studio number
-contact phone
-what do you intend to bring to the market?
-1-2 high quality photos of your work
-are you available to invigilate in the gallery on the 7th and/or 8th of December?
Deadline for responses 17 October
Thank you!
The Team at Scot-ART
Handmade Book Workshops Available NOW!
New selected workshops with Phoenix Handmade Books now available!
Workshops include bookbinding, copper embossing and dyeing engraved leather!
All upcoming classes can be found here and more information on Facebook.
Our very own Constantine is the Virgin Hotels Residency Artist
Scot-ART’s very own Constantine has been the resident artist at the virgin hotels for the past two months. The three month residency program helps to provide a platform for Edinburgh based artists and creates to promote and display their work.
You can view his work in The Unicorn Room, located within the old India Buildings’ turret. This is a free space for the public to come and support the work of local artists.
Leith Lapidary Club’s Open Day
Leith Lapidary Club is holding an Open Day on May 10th between 10am-4pm.
You are invited to visit the space and
-try enamelling
-see how to polish stones
-view members work on display
-view work available for purchase
-coffee, tea, home baking
Please come along and bring friends and family. It is sure to be a lovely day out.
You can find the event on the ground floor of St Margaret’s House.
Summerhall
Scot-ART are delighted to have added Summerhall into our portfolio.
As a charity, Scot-Art aims to combine both professional expertise with creative passion, to provide affordable spaces for artistic, charitable, education and incubation sectors. Allowing for creative growth and the culmination of an engaging and friendly environment while contributing to the wider community.
Scot-ART will continue to preserve and nourish the vibrant and expressive atmosphere already created at Summerhall, while bringing our artistic dedication to further enhance the hard work by Summerhall tenants.
Scot-ART’s Chief Operating Officer, Iain Sneddon has said “Summerhall and St Margaret’s House combined can be a powerful force and we intent to highlight the continued benefit and need for space to support the Creative Arts Industries within the heart of Edinburgh”.
Scot-ART will work alongside Summerhall Arts, who will provide a year-round arts and cultural activities.
For any press enquiries, please email press@scot-art.co.uk
Photo: Summerhall Website
Photography work placements in SMH
Starting from tomorrow, We will have two third year Napier photography students coming into the building for 3-4 months to take photos of events and you and your studios! Here are their introductions so you can get to know them both.
Hi I’m Rachel, a third year photography student, here on placement. I’ll be around the building helping out and taking photos of the events taking place. I’m very keen to learn about art curation and would love to meet and work with people in the building 🙂
My photography instagram is @rchldwknss and my art one is @soulchokes
Thank you,
Rachel
Hi I’m Fraser and I’m a 3rd year photography student who’s here on placement. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be popping around all the studios and businesses in the building to complete a documentary project about St Margaret’s House.
Practically, this means that I’ll be popping in for about 10-20 minutes to get to know you and the amazing work that you do. Whilst doing this, I’ll get some shots of your work, your studio space and take a few portraits. Any images I capture will also be available for you to use in whatever way you wish.
I’m really looking forward to meeting you all and getting the opportunity to see all the work you do 🙂
If you want to talk about anything, feel free to send me an email at Flynn.fraser@icloud.com.
Feldenkrais® Studio Edinburgh – Alan Caig Wilson Studio 6.27
Feldenkrais® Studio Edinburgh – Alan Caig Wilson Studio 6.27
The Feldenkrais Method® is an innovative way of learning more about your body, experiencing greater ease, calm and comfort in your everyday life and developing resilience and adaptability. In addition is used by artists of all kinds to develop their work – streamlining their thinking and practice through exploring their movement. You don’t need any kind of movement expertise – all the movements are guided. Everyone is welcome. Everyone gets something out of it.
Cath Sinclair, a visual artist from East Lothian writes – In my Artistic practice I think it definitely helped with focus and also experimentation. I like to think I’m always looking for a new way of drawing or working, and so if anything I think Feldenkrais has reminded me to keep working this way and to perhaps try new simpler ways of working with pen, paint and paper.
I cannot recommend Alan’s classes highly enough and recommend anyone who is feeling stuck in their body to give Feldenkrais a try.
Classes take place in Studio 6.02 every Weds 10.30am – 12 noon (running until Easter). And online every Tuesday evening.
Individual, hands-on one-to-one lessons, called Functional Integration®, are available by appointment.
freedomtomove@outlook.com – more info www.thebodythinkprocess.com
Rates for Scot-Art members:
Single group class £10, parcel of four £35.
Functional Integration lesson £35
Edinburgh Palette: Rebrand
Over the past few months, Edinburgh Palette has begun to grow outwith Edinburgh, taking on properties in other Scottish cities. Due to this expansion, we feel it’s best to have our name grow with us. Starting this morning, we have started our rebrand from Edinburgh Palette to Scotland’s ART (Scot ART). With ART standing for Artistic Regeneration and Transformation.
This change was carefully considered by the same trusted team behind Edinburgh Palette, and we look to ensure the quality of support and standard of service will not be impacted by this. We truly believe this change is a natural progression that best represents our growth as a charity.
For more information on the reasoning behind this rebrand and what changes will be made, please visit the article on the home page of our website.
Thank you for all your continued patience and support.
The return of our annual Makers Market !
Our popular Christmas Makers’ Market & Art Exhibition are back with a wide selection of pottery, glass, wood, reclaimed leather, jewellery, cards, prints, paintings and much more – all created by St Margaret’s House-based makers and artists. You can also try your hand at enameling with the Leith Lapidary Club and enjoy some live music and home-baked cakes.
Come on down to St Margaret’s House on the 7th and 8th of December from 12pm – 4pm for a festive filled afternoon. Get your hands on some christmas gifts and support your local artists!
It’s free admission and not one to miss !