Scot-ART
We are looking for visual artists interested in taking part in a pop-up exhibition in Gallery 2 which will be open alongside the holiday makers market!
Please get in touch with marcin.krupa@scot-art.co.uk before December 1st!
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.
COME AND JOIN US! We are having an Open day @ Studio 6.02 on the 6th floor this Saturday.
You can book here or cash on the day if you just wish to try a class, or two.
Let your friends know 🙂
Stay Tuned! Tickets, Sat 7th October 2023 at 10:00 | Eventbrite
Mates rates for Scot-ART tenants if you decide to join a class block. Speak to the relevant teacher/facilitator.
We hope to see you on Saturday or soon.
Annamaria Alan Lisa Bernardetta Kirsten
We are kicking off January with a whole host of new events and exhibitions.
Please see below our exhibitions and workshops tabs.
“Paper” is an exhibition by the Scottish women’s art collective, the Abstractionistas, featuring works by artists Megan Chapman, Judith Shaylor, and
Susan E. Wilson. The Pop-Up show is open to the public from 11-4 pm on the
12th, 13th and 14th of August at the Granton Hub, Madelvic House, Granton Park
Avenue, Edinburgh, EH5 1HS. The artists will have a public reception on Saturday the 13th from 2-4 pm.
Chapman, Shaylor, and Wilson bring a depth of experience in the arts and a firm
dedication to the abstract. Since forming in 2019, the collective has had dynamic
exhibitions at the Scot-ART, Bannockburn House, Detour Espresso at
Marchmont, and the Dalkeith Palace. The group is delighted to bring their abstract
visions on paper to the Granton Hub during the Edinburgh festival.
We (Fenris Wolf and Ragnar Thorfinn) will be presenting two events to accompany our work in the exhibition Scotland Small? at the Royal Scottish Academy in two weeks. Here is some information about the events:
Orcadia: A Fenris and Ragnar Story
Film screening & Q&A
Saturday 2 July 2022
Hawthornden Lecture Theatre | Royal Scottish Academy
Free | Registration required
2 – 3pm
Orcadia: A Fenris and Ragnar Story is a short documentary film by Scottish filmmaker Glen Thomson. The film follows artists James Alexander McKenzie and Daniel O’Dempsey as they navigate life on the Orcadian Isles and chronicles their immersion in its rich culture. They discuss the impact Orkney has had on them, and the philosophy behind Fenris Wolf and Ragnar Thorfinn. Orcadia documents McKenzie and O’Dempsey’s collaborative practice, and the first two acts of the experimental play that they developed during their residency.
Fenris Wolf and Ragnar Thorfinn: Act 4
Live Performance
Sunday 3 July
RSA Lower Galleries
Free | Registration required
1 – 1:30pm
Fenris Wolf and Ragnar Thorfinn will employ their body of work exhibited in Scotland Small? as props, backdrop, and stage for Fenris Wolf and Ragnar Thorfinn: Act 4. The fourth act, they describe as “a stage act of performing alter egos and experimental performance.”
Fenris Wolf and Ragnar Thorfinn is an artist collective consisting of James Alexander McKenzie and Daniel O’Dempsey as abiding contributors and includes anyone that the pair collaborate with when operating as Fenris Wolf and Ragnar Thorfinn. It is a vehicle for experimentation, collaboration and developing ideas within the realms of fine art, performance art, spoken word, poetry, music, and theatre.
You can register to attend our events here.
Scotland Small?, RSA Lower Galleries runs 25 June – 24 July 2022
We are CoCo Counselling in Communities (www.cocoed.org.uk), a small not-for-profit
counselling organisation based in the Southside of Edinburgh. We offer one to one counselling and psychotherapy to all those in the community seeking support for their mental health. Our premise is that all people should have access to affordable counselling within their community, regardless of their ability to pay. In addition to our indoor work, we offer a unique ‘walk and talk’ service for those who seek solace in the outdoors.
On Saturday 28th May we will be holding a Makers Market to raise funds for our much-needed affordable counselling service. The market will consist of around 14 traders, all local makers and artists. In addition, there will be refreshments, music and a silent auction where people can bid for a range of prizes.
By Benet Haughton.
St Mary’s Episcopalian Cathedral, Palmerston Place.
9th – 27th April.
NB: Two musical, meditational events with two pianos played by James Robertson and Hazel Hewitt of The Scottish Music Centre on Wednesday 20th April at 12pm or Thursday 21st April at 2pm. 40 minute performances.
Free entry.
Collection for Ukraine refugees via UNHCR.
Mark Devereux Projects invites applications for Dialogues; a 14-week programme of critical exchange, group workshops and one-to-one mentoring for up to twelve artists.
Practicing as an artist can often be a solitary experience – making work, developing ideas and not always knowing whether it is communicating what you aim for. Critique and conversations can be essential in the development of your practice. Dialogues will focus on nurturing your core ideas and ambitions, helping manifest these within the making of your work.
Dialogues is an online programme for artists that may be developing a new body of work, building a new project or working towards an exhibition or commission. Starting in April 2022, each artist will benefit from three group crits, two 1-hour one-to-one mentoring sessions and three group workshops. Experienced mentor and curator Mark Devereux will lead each session; offering tailored and critically engaged developmental support.
Previous iterations of Dialogues have received wide acclaim for the long-term developmental impacts on the participating artists’ practices and careers. Nine artists from the 2021 programme have continued meeting together each fortnight following the programme, with Mark leading crit sessions with the group once a month.
Who can apply
We aim to establish a cohort that represents a diversity of cultural perspectives and artistic practices and welcome applications from a wide geographic spread;
We encourage applications from artists at various points within your career (including artists who may not have received formal art training), working across any medium or methodology. We hope this will help stimulate dynamic conversations with one-another, encouraging sharing and a group support system that could continue on from the project in future months and years;
Taking place online (via Zoom) and avoiding national school holidays, we hope the course will be accessible to those artists that may have parental, caring or other commitments that would affect physical attendance;
We are looking for artists that display a commitment to furthering their practices and long-term careers;
Dialogues is open to artists working internationally, who are able to display a commitment to taking part in the programme and any implications surrounding time differences.
Costs
The full cost for the programme is £420, with payment options available to spread the cost of the workshops across 2-4 months. There is no charge to apply.
Programme
Dialogues 2022 will take place between 21 April – 21 July 2022. Full dates and programme information can be found on the website.
Further information & applications
For further information about Dialogues 2022 and how to apply, please visit: https://markdevereuxprojects.com/artistdevelopment/dialogues2022/