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Group with mirrorsPhoto: DIY15: Art & the Self: What did Narcissus see? Led by Nando Messias (image by Holly Revell)

DIY 16: 2019

Deadline for applications: Tuesday 19 March, 12 noon DIY is an opportunity for artists working in Live Art to conceive and run unusual research, training and professional development projects for themselves and other artists. 2019 is the third year SSW have participated in the DIY network. Collectively we understand DIY is all about creating spaces to explore new ideas and test new methodologies. We want to hear from you if have an idea for an exciting, innovative and idiosyncratic professional development […]

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News / Projects 3:47 pm , February 22, 2019 Comments Off on DIY 16: 2019
Splat, Squish, Resist (2018) India Harvey. Photo: Erika Stevenson

Open Call: Lumsden Residency 2019

Deadline for applications: Wednesday 27 February at 12 noon.  Applications are now open for our Lumsden Residency, which looks to support artists with collective learning and making practices. This programme offers artists the opportunity to develop and test out their modes of inquiry through residency at SSW and working with students at Lumsden Primary School. Together with the students, we are welcoming applications that explore the multiple and expanded ways in which we can make, live and learn together. There […]

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News / Residency Info 4:46 pm , February 1, 2019 Comments Off on Open Call: Lumsden Residency 2019
Group activityPhoto by Lucy Cash

OPEN CALL: Singers and singing enthusiasts in the Cairngorms

Calling all singers and singing enthusiasts in Braemar, Aviemore and the surrounding areas. We are bringing together a new choir and want to invite you to get involved. Forming a key part of artist Simone Kenyon’s project, Into The Mountain, the choir will learn and perform new vocal compositions by artist and composer Hanna Tuulikki. The compositions are inspired by Nan Shepherd’s book, The Living Mountain and are part of a unique performance taking place in the Cairngorms in June 2019. […]

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Into The Mountain / News 11:19 am , January 22, 2019 Comments Off on OPEN CALL: Singers and singing enthusiasts in the Cairngorms

Open Access

Make use of SSW throughout the year with Open Access (O/A). Offered on a ‘Production’ or ‘Research’ basis, with non-residential rates also available, Open Access is here for any artist, maker or individual wishing to develop a project, fabricate work or spend time with their practice. Production O/A can be based within our ceramics studio and metal workshop and supported by a technician who will offer bespoke guidance and training as required to enable you throughout your stay with us. […]

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Facilities / Residency Info 12:17 pm , January 17, 2019 Comments Off on Open Access
Image of Lake Saana by Björn Kröger

North AiR : Expanding Entanglements

North AiR : Expanding Entanglements is a residency and research cooperation spanning six residency/ arts organisations in Scotland and Finland. Each partner fosters long term enquiries into its role and response-ability within the ecological crisis and together we look towards a post-fossil culture with a trans disciplinary approach. As a key part of this research cooperation we pool our resources and networks to think beyond dominant artist exchange models and look to question the role of artists’ residency in a […]

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Residency Info 1:12 pm , November 14, 2018 Comments Off on North AiR : Expanding Entanglements
noise reeds based on duck calls

SSW x Counterflows Residency: Sholto Dobie

The SSW x Counterflows residency is a new residency programme which focuses on DIY cultures, improvisation and practices that fall between discipline boundaries. Work and ideas developed through the time, space and support of residency at SSW will go on to be shared at our annual open weekend, the Lumsden Weekender, and at Counterflows Festival in Glasgow. The selected artist for this year’s programme, Sholto Dobie, has been on residency at SSW over the last month. Below he shares some of his research […]

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News / Residencies 10:53 am , October 26, 2018 Comments Off on SSW x Counterflows Residency: Sholto Dobie
Into The Mountain

Into The Mountain – Performance

Thursday 30 May — Sunday 2 June 2019 Glenfeshie, Cairngorms National Park Times tbc Tickets: First round of tickets available via Eventbrite, second round to be released on Friday 3 May 2019 “I have walked out of my body and into the mountain” — Nan Shepherd Join us for Into The Mountain, a remarkable guided walk and performance by artist and choreographer Simone Kenyon. Sharing the culmination of 6 years’ research and collaboration with women who walk in the Cairngorms as […]

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Into The Mountain 4:58 pm , October 18, 2018 Comments Off on Into The Mountain – Performance
Into The Mountain: A MeetImage: Erika Stevenson

Into The Mountain – A Meet

24 November 2018, 10am – 5pm Tramway, Glasgow Tickets available here. Into The Mountain – A Meet brings together practitioners and enthusiasts interested in the intersections and conversations between the arts, dance, mountain and hill walking cultures. Together we will critically explore through talks, discussions and workshops, how women encounter and engage with mountainous environments, considering both historical and current perspectives of gender in relationship to landscapes. We will also delve into the entanglements between dance, mountaineering, contemporary feminist writing, […]

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Into The Mountain 4:45 pm , October 18, 2018 Comments Off on Into The Mountain – A Meet
Into The Mountain, workshops and events imageImage: Simone Kenyon

Into The Mountain – Workshops and Events

Supporting phase one of Into The Mountain, Simone Kenyon and invited artists and speakers delivered a series of talks and workshops for diverse audiences. To keep up to date with developments in the Into The Mountain project and see upcoming events, visit the dedicated website at www.intothemountain.co.uk. Previous workshops and events are listed below.

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Into The Mountain 4:34 pm , October 18, 2018 Comments Off on Into The Mountain – Workshops and Events
Image: George Ridgway

The Lumsden Weekender 2018

The Lumsden Weekender is SSW’s annual open weekend where we share the work and ideas developed by artists on residency at SSW throughout the year. The Weekender hosts a range of workshops, talks, walks and performances for all ages to get involved in and enjoy. This summer we supported a new residency programme, the Lumsden Residency, in which selected artists Anna Wolfe-Pauly and Dorian Braun, India Harvey and George Ridgway developed new ideas and research drawing on experimental play, Deep Listening and storytelling. […]

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Events / News 5:35 pm , October 8, 2018 Comments Off on The Lumsden Weekender 2018