Morven and the wood kiln, image credit: SSWBelow Morven Mulgrew, one of the 2024 SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency artists reflects on her time here. This residency was set up in 2020 to expand funded residency opportunities to artists who are also caregivers. The 2025 call out will be launching soon. Words by Morven Mulgrew, images by Morven Mulgrew and SSW — PART ONE: MY CANDIDACY FOR SUITABILITY FOR THE DESIGNATED ROLE OF CARE-GIVER The application for the residency said I wanted to explore the politics of […]
Work in progress, image credit: Eva Sajovic Below artist Eva Sajovic reflects on her two week Open Access (O/A) Residency at SSW. O/A Residencies are available throughout the year, for artists, makers or individuals wishing to develop a project, fabricate work or spend time with their practice. Words and Images by Eva Sajovic — My two-week residency at Scottish Sculpture Workshop (SSW), supported by a Developing Your Creative Practive (DYCP) grant from Arts Council England, offered a welcome shift from the urgency of London into a slower, […]
Image credit: Juliana CapesBelow Juliana Capes, one of the 2024 SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residency artists reflects on her time here. This residency was set up in 2020 to expand funded residency opportunities to artists who are also caregivers. Words and Images by Juliana Capes — In early 2025, I took part in the Caregivers Residency at Scottish Sculpture Workshop (SSW)—a programme designed to support artists with caring responsibilities. Set in the rural village of Lumsden, surrounded by the foothills of Aberdeenshire, SSW […]
Saturday 2 November6pm – 8.30pm, Lumsden Village Hall We excited to be getting ready to get spooky at the Lumsden Halloween Party! Join us for a night of games, and DJing in the Lumsden Village Hall. We’re rolling out a potluck buffet filled with culinary delights from our community, and don’t miss the showcase of artworks, costumes, and sounds created during the Holiday Club. But here’s the twist – bring your own dish to share with the entire community, adding […]
Stone Club with Lewis Morrison, photo by Mara LewisOctober Holiday Art Club – STONE CLUB (12 – 17 year olds) with Lewis MorrisonMonday 14 – Friday 18 October10.30am – 1 pmStone Club is back! Come along to SSW and the Community Making Space and spend the morning learning about stone carving and design. You will work together with SSW artists and technicians to learn about the properties of different stones, the tools needed to shape and carve and take time drawing and working on your own blocks to […]
Iisa Lepistö on her Ecologies in the Making residency. Photo by Felicity CrawshawOur stone carving facilities are available in our yard and can be open air or under one of our covered areas. Our bankers (individual stone carving benches) are all wheelchair accessible and can be adjusted to suit people of different heights or different sized stone. We can provide maltese and portland limestone to buy, and we use stone with lower silica content to reduce the impact on our team and users. Equipment includes: 4x sets of fire sharp chisels and […]
We’re launching our October programme in the Community Making Space, continuing the summer season with the next Clay Social and our Kids Holiday Clubs, including the very popular Stone Club for teenagers, with local carver Lewis Morrison. Finishing up with the Lumsden Halloween Party taking place at the Lumsden Village Hall! How to take part Check out the full programme with the menu on the right and sign up for your free sessions online by emailing communities@ssw.org.uk with the following […]
Building the Clay Commons, photo by Felicity CrawshawMore tickets for terms 2 and 3 will be released on Wednesday 31st October. Check out the booking details below. We are excited to launch Building The Clay Commons Night Class (online) – a new co-learning, online space set up for people interested in exploring ways to develop different, more emancipatory systems of working within and with the clay studio. The night classes are facilitated by artist and researcher Eva Masterman and features artists, organisers and academics Joon-Lynn Goh, the […]
From 2020-2024 SSW commissioned and worked with MyVillages through their Rural School of Economics (RSoE) programme to develop our Community Making Space programme alongside the wider SSW team and local community. Below is a blog post by Kathrin Böhm of Myvillages sharing her experiences, insights and process on developing this important new area of SSW. Words by Kathrin Böhm.Photos by Felicity Crawshaw and Myvillages. The Community Making Space in the making – via lumbung.A Rural School of Economics and Scottish Sculpture […]
Holiday Art Club, photo by Sam TrotmanThe deadline for applications has now passed, we aim to notify all applications by Friday 20 September to let them know if they will be asked to attend an interview. Job Title: Community Arts OrganiserHours: 0.6 (3 days per week – 22.5 hrs per week) this may include working weekends and evenings as required to meet the needs of the programme.Salary: £28,000 (pro rata) + 5% employers pension contributionContract: Fixed Term – October 2024 – March 2025 (with the possibility […]
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