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New installation on Bennachie with Venice Biennale artist Elpida

This morning Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva led a group of volunteer artists to create a large scale temporary artwork/installation on Bennachie hill. Over the next few days Elpida will be working closely with students from Gray’s School of Art, as well as the Forestry Commission Scotland and the Bailies of Bennachie, and the artwork will emerge as a spectacular visual intervention spanning over 0.6 of a hectare, visible from the summit of Mither Tap and Mill Stone. Working collaboratively as part of […]

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Artists / Events / News 4:44 pm , November 4, 2013 0

Pollen Analysis Art Science Exhibition

Art Science Exhibition by artist collective ~ in the fields opens at the Sir Duncan Rice Library, University of Aberdeen from Thursday 7 November to Sunday 17 November 2014. The exhibition results from a collaboration between ~ in the fields and Dr. Edward Schofield of the School of Geosciences at the University of Aberdeen, exploring the past environment of the iconic Bennachie range through soil sampling and pollen analysis. The exhibition opens with an Artist Talk at 7pm on Thursday 7th […]

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Artists / Events / News 1:26 pm , November 1, 2013 0

Huntly Halloweeen – Get Ready to Flashmob!

As everyone gathers at the Castle grounds, turn on your phones and play this new track from Olid Nordhausen…. The Indifference of a Benevolent God Huntly Halloween mp3 Please right click the link above to download.

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Community / Events / News 1:54 pm , October 31, 2013 0

Public Programme: USUK Cast Iron Symposium

So here it is – drop by and say hi or join us for the artist talks, Friday 13th Potluck, the production pour on Saturday 14th or the SSW Summer BBQ on Friday 20th… Sunday, July 8 7pm: Artists Presentations – SSW; Catrin Jeans & Fraser MacDonald, Ginny Hutchinson, George Beasley   Tuesday, July 10 7pm: Artists Presentation – Kevin Dart   Thursday, July 12 7pm: Artists Presentations – Jeff Crawford and Austin Sheppard   Friday, July 13 7pm: Friday […]

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Artists / Events / News 2:33 pm , July 7, 2012 0

Coast Festival 2012

Ceramics by the Sea Shore – Paper Kiln Firing On the morning of the 26th of May we travelled up Banff Castle Grounds to set up for the paper kiln demonstration we would be doing that day. We began setting up at 10am and gathered interest from the public early on. We were joined by Phil from Gray’s School of Art, and began construction, by making two simple stick “teepees” on top of steel grates, which were tied at the […]

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Events / Week in Pictures 11:05 am , June 7, 2012 0

Catch us at Banff this weekend – 26 & 27 May

 We are really excited to be participating in COAST Festival 2012 this year!! Ceramics by the Seashore – Paper Kiln Firing Scottish Sculpture Workshop (SSW) and Gray’s School of Art are coming together for COAST Festival 2012, in the first of a number of collaborative projects over the next year. Artists in Residence and staff at SSW will be working with students and staff from Gray’s School of Art on the grounds of Banff Castle, building and firing a ceramic […]

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Events / News 2:37 pm , May 23, 2012 0

Art in Granite – Thursday 17 May, 2012, Aberdeen

Art in Granite Scottish Sculpture Workshop presents an art panel presentation and discussion during Aberdeen’s second Granite Festival. Aberdeen’s 2012 Granite Festival is back by popular demand! The new programme had been launched by Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums and Scottish Sculpture Workshop (SSW) is delighted to take part. On Thursday, 17 May, 6.30-8.30pm, at Cowdry Hall, SSW presents Art in Granite – a panel discussion and presentation about the medium of granite and the artists who work with it. Granite carving was […]

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Events / News 4:11 pm , May 9, 2012 0