Category : Events

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

**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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]