Glaze Intensive, image credit: SSW
Co-Director Sam returns from delivering Community Fridge items out in Lumsden, image credit: SSWIt has been 18 months since Scottish Contemporary Art Network (SCAN) provided us with one of their e-cargo bikes, giving our staff team, artists, and local community an easy, emission-free way to travel and transport items around the village. Over the past year and a half, the bike has become a well-used part of life at SSW and a shared resource in and around Lumsden. It has supported everything from practical site tasks to community activities and village events. The […]
Thrawn Pots pit firing at SSW, image credit: SSWOver the next few months we will be sharing more about our Ceramic Subscribers who join us year round in the Ceramics Studio at SSW. Ceramics Subscription enables users to have regular, independent access to SSW’s Ceramics Studio along with some technical guidance. It is aimed at supporting a broad range of people both artists and makers with existing skills and experience working in ceramics as well as those who are beginners, and are keen to develop their ceramics skills […]
In February, we welcomed Gray’s School of Art third year student Rita to Lumsden to undertake a work experience at SSW as part of her Fine Art course. It was fantastic to have Rita join the SSW team over 10 days. Rita supported the delivery of our Community Making Space Programme, assisted with SSW marketing and communications, and took part and supported our Large Sculptural Handbuilding course. Rita reflects on her time at SSW below. Words and images by Rita […]
Image credit: SSWThe deadline for applications has now passed. We’re currently recruiting a Summer Technician, to join SSW’s technical team during our busy 2026 Summer programme. The deadline for applications is Friday 27 March 2026, 12 midday. Interviews will be held on Friday 3 April 2026. Apply online here. Job Title: Summer Technician Salary: £28,000 – £32,000 (pro-rata) depending on experience, valid certifications and training. Pension: 5% pension contribution Hours: 0.6 (3 days/ 22.5 hrs per week) fixed term for 4 months, may […]
Image credit: SSWIn February 2026, students from the MA Art & Design programme at Gray’s School of Art visited Scottish Sculpture Workshop as part of the Critical and Contextual Studies module, led by Dr Jennifer Clarke. The visit formed part of the programme’s research-led approach to practice, which explores how knowledge is generated through material engagement, site-responsiveness, and interdisciplinary making environments. Rather than a standalone workshop, the session was embedded within the curriculum as a way of examining relationships between theory, field-based […]
Image Credit: Stacy Makishi’s Walking Each Other Home, Giddy Up Hastings (2025) photo Alice DennyWe are excited to announce that Stacy Makishi will be leading the SSW x TMS DIT here in September and we are currently calling out for participants to join the Camp Fire Disco! Camp Fire Disco! is a 3 day residential led by Stacy Makishi at Scottish Sculpture Workshop. It offers people interested in Live Art and performance time to connect, with themselves and with each other. In Stacy’s words: Doom & despair is everywhere. The question isn’t whether we’re facing […]
Image Credit SSW; taken at the Clay Social Pot PartyThroughout October to December 2025, the Community Making Space at Scottish Sculpture Workshop continued to be a place for local residents to gather, make, and spend time together. The Autumn season was full of conversation and hands-on activity, with people taking part week after week, building confidence, friendships, and curiosity as they tried new processes or honed existing skills along the way. The Autumn season was shaped by listening to what our community wants – through conversations with Advisors, feedback, […]
SSW is excited to announce that Ellie Ballantine has been selected to undertake the SGSAH Artist Residency at SSW. Ellie will be working over 3 months to explore Regenerative Materials and Community Knowledge within Arts Practice. Working alongside our Community Making Space Ellie will explore the potential of working with locally grown, regenerative materials and how these materials positively impact community regeneration, empowerment, wellbeing and economies. Ellie says:‘I am delighted to contribute to SSW’s Regenerative Materials and Community Knowledge within […]
Group residents outside SSW with some of the SSW staff team. Image by SSW.It was a delight to welcome artists Hannah Ekuwa Buckman (England), Hannah Leighton-Boyce (England), Jessica Crisp (Scotland), Lily Lavorato (Scotland), Maïa Taïeb (Netherlands), Molly M. Whawell (Scotland) and Nicky May Bolland (Scotland) to SSW in October, as our third and final cohort of artists selected for Group Residency 2025. Over the course of their month-long residency, the group had inductions and support in ceramics, metalwork, blacksmithing and stonework. Alongside developing their practices in the workshops & studio, the group took […]
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