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NIGHTSHIFT RESIDENCY AT THE SCOTTISH SCULPTURE WORKSHOP

Artist in Residence Marina Rees 19/02/18 – 19/03/18 An attempt to interact with the local environment of Northern Scotland and its different species through the medium of bioplastics. In the current atmosphere of realisation to what extent our impact on the planet has been destructive, the need to explore an alternative lifestyle, both through our use of everyday materials and our psychological approach to our environment is urgent. Although bioplastics are becoming a popular material for designers to explore, it […]

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News / Residencies 4:24 pm , March 22, 2018 Comments Off on NIGHTSHIFT RESIDENCY AT THE SCOTTISH SCULPTURE WORKSHOP
Image: https://womenstrike.org.uk/resources/

SSW Staff and Artists Strike on International Woman’s Day

On Thursday 8th of March, International Woman’s Day, SSW staff members and current artists on residence will be supporting the Women’s Strike. We are doing this in solidarity with those calling for gender equality,  equal pay, labour rights and an end to gender violence. During this strike day we will spend time together on Creag nam Ban (Hill of the Women) discussing a range of questions we are wrestling with within our work, practice and personal lives. Image: https://womenstrike.org.uk/resources/

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News 5:56 pm , March 7, 2018 Comments Off on SSW Staff and Artists Strike on International Woman’s Day

WE ARE HIRING – ARTS ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT

The Deadline for this job opportunity has now passed We are looking for a part-time Arts Administration Assistant to support our Office & Finance Manager in the provision of financial and administrative services for the Scottish Sculpture Workshop (SSW). This is a great job opportunity for someone who might be new to working in the arts, has a keen eye for detail and ambition to develop a career in arts administration. On the job training will be provided including Sage 50 Accounts. […]

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News / Recruitment 12:50 am , March 7, 2018 Comments Off on WE ARE HIRING – ARTS ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT

Goodbye to the first residents of 2018

This week saw us say goodbye to the first group of artists in our 2018 Nightshift programme. Its been a busy four weeks of researching, making work, walking on ice and exploring the hills, sweating in the sauna, eating hearty meals, learning, retreating and collaborating. We also had an artist talk and reading group hosted by visiting artist Barry Sykes, group studio visits, presentations and pot-luck meals. Artists in the first Nightshift programme of 2018 were: Sarah Demoen, Elaine Harrington, […]

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News / Residencies 12:52 pm , February 16, 2018 0
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 […]

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Events / News 12:52 pm , February 9, 2018 0

Announcement: Creative Scotland Regular Funding 2018 – 2021

Scottish Sculpture Workshop (SSW) is delighted to hear that Creative Scotland is continuing to support us as a Regularly Funded Organisation for the period 2018–21. This good news secures our facilities and artistic programme for the next three years.  Sam Trotman – Director of SSW: After a long wait, we are excited to move forward with our plans for developing our residency offer, providing a range of platforms for both experienced practitioners and to those new to making as well as new opportunities to develop projects that […]

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News 12:48 pm , January 25, 2018 0

Edge Effects: Barry Sykes Public Talk and Reading Group

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Events / News 5:29 pm , December 19, 2017 Comments Off on Edge Effects: Barry Sykes Public Talk and Reading Group

Frontiers in Retreat: Edge Effects – Lumsden Weekender

COME ALONG FOR SAUNA, BONFIRE, DEEP MAPPING & DISCO CEILIDH AT SCOTTISH SCULPTURE WORKSHOP EDGE EFFECTS – Lumsden Weekender Schedule: Saturday 4th November 1-5pm : Mari Keski-Korsu’s Open Sauna & Caroldson’s pop up cafe in the edge Effects Library 6pm : Bonfire and Fire-cooked food 8pm : Nic Green’s Disco Ceilidh Sunday 5th November 1- 4 : Book Launch: Deep Mapping by Brett Bloom and Nuno Sacramento with lunch and workshop In July 2017 Scottish Sculpture Workshop presented Edge Effects at the Centre for Contemporary […]

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Events / FiRPosts / News 12:03 pm , October 17, 2017 0

DUDENDANCE Theatre – Alien Species

Join Dundendance at SSW for an informal sharing of their collaborative project Alien Species Friday 17th November at 3pm Dudendance in collaboration with designer Heather MacCrimmon and musician Fiona Soe Paing will spend a week at SSW developing a new outdoor landscape production with costumes inspired by what ecologists call “non-native species”. The disposable quality of modern materials is having an irreversible, devastating effect on the planet. This new landscape intervention will reference how plastic throughout the natural world is transforming […]

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News / Residencies 12:11 pm , October 14, 2017 0

Artist-Led Activity: Exchange Residency with Florence Dwyer

Our fourth and final instalment of this year’s Exchange Residency Programme hosted Florence Dwyer and her investigation into “Centring” on and off the pottery wheel. Flo has written an overview of the ideas and processes she was exploring during her month-long residency and takes us through a re-cap of what happened at her hugely successful workshop: Centred: placed or situated in the centre / having a specified subject as the most important or focal element / well balanced and confident or serene. […]

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News / Residencies 3:15 pm , October 11, 2017 0