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Public Talks series 2020: Suzanne Dhaliwal

Public Talk #2: Suzanne Dhaliwal | Wednesday 25 March 2020 Public Talk + Discussion, 7 – 8:30pmScottish Sculpture Workshop1 Main Street, Lumsden Join climate justice campaigner and activist Suzanne Dhaliwal for the second Public Talk of 2020, sharing her work on indigenous rights and mining issues, and the role of culture in a movement to effect change. As founder of the UK Tar Sands Network, Suzanne works in solidarity with the Indigenous Environmental network to campaign against UK corporations and […]

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Public Talks series 2020: Borbála Soós

Public Talk #1: Borbála Soós | Wednesday 12 February 2020 Join curator Borbála Soós for a public talk in the form of a journey, exploring relationships between people, places and materials. Through stories, video, sound and artworks, she invites us to travel through a series of passageways; from a spiral staircase inside a shell, to an underwater forest resembling the rewilded hills in the Cairngorms National Park, and other parallel realities on the way. There are two separate events, the […]

Someone hammers red hot steel bar on an anvil wearing an orange boiler suitPhoto: Naomi Pearce, Nine Parts Navvy (2017). Photo: SSW

SSW is 40: Community Making Sessions

Forming part of our 40th anniversary celebrations, we invite our neighbours in Lumsden, Kildrummy and Towie to come along and try something new in our Community Making Sessions. Join us for free workshops in blacksmithing, aluminium casting and jesmonite casting for all ages and abilities, led by highly skilled artists and technicians. Celebrating 40 years of SSW, these Community Making Sessions are a chance to share in the skills and processes available at SSW Lumsden. Each workshop will enable you […]

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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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SSW PUBLIC TALKS SERIES: JEZ RILEY FRENCH

**EVENT NOW CANCELLED** Unfortunately we are having to cancel this weeks talk and workshop with Jez riley French at SSW. We apologise for the short notice. Jez has damaged his back and therefore is unable to travel any distance. At this moment we do not have plans to reschedule the talk and workshop but will look at our programmes and diaries and see what we can do. If we organise another date we will post that information as soon as […]

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SSW Public Talks Series: Simone Kenyon

Each year SSW host a series of open talks to accompany our Summer Artist in Residence programme. These talks are set up to bring people together, share food and have vibrant conversations. The 2018 public talks series presents the work of Simone Kenyon in the month of June and Jez riley French in August. Both artists have a deep interest place and make emotive site response work. Simone Kenyon Something moves between Thursday 28 June, 6.30 -7.30pm SSW Library, Lumsden Simone’s talk will introduce elements […]

Image credit: Lucy Cash

SSW Public Talks 2018

Each year SSW host a series of open talks to accompany our Summer Artist in Residence programme. These talks are set up to bring people together, share food and have vibrant conversations. The 2018 public talks series presents the work of Simone Kenyon in the month of June and Jez riley French in August. Both artists have a deep interest place and make emotive site response work. These talks are free of charge and are followed by simple meal and discussion in the SSW bothy. Everyone […]

Caroldson’s Coffee and Cake at SSW

Coffee, cakes, bike fixing and led bike ride Saturday 9th June: 10am – 1pm @ SSW, Lumsden To celebrate the long awaited summer time we welcome Caroldson’s Coffee and Cake pop up cafe to Lumsden. They will be opening up in the SSW library and community room Saturday 9th June from 10am – 1pm serving great coffee and a surprise mix of delicious,  homemade cakes. Joining them will be the Wild Cycle Pit Stop who are on hand to service bikes before leading […]

Image: Mele Broomes Movement Workshop SSW Edge Effects Programme in Glasgow 2017. Photo Ross McLean/ Studio RoRo

Edge Effects: Mele Broomes Public Talk and Reading Group

PUBLIC TALK Date: Friday 9 March, 7.00pm- 8.30pm (Light Supper from 7.00pm, talk starts 7.30pm) EDGE EFFECTS READING GROUP: Date: Saturday 10 March,  11.00am – 1.30pm (Reading group starts 1.00pm, Light lunch from 1.30pm) BOOKING Public Talk: No booking required for the public talk but please contact us in advance for large groups. Reading Group: The reading group is limited to 20 participants with only 10 spaces available for public booking so please book in advance, to book please contact yvonne@ssw.org.uk. *Unfortunately there is […]

Edge Effects: Barry Sykes Public Talk and Reading Group