By fay.young on December 18, 2011
Thanks to Clara Massie we are ending the year with words and pictures from an inspiring exhibition celebrating the great contribution migrants make to the cultural wealth of Scotland. The exhibition is over – for the time being anyway – but the impact remains.
Posted in Community arts projects | Tagged Axolotl Gallery, Previously, Scotland's Festival of History, Susan Morrison
By fay.young on September 16, 2011
The art of campaigning – don’t give up. Save The Forest are nearly half-way towards raising the cash they need to buy back their iconic arts cafe. Their next big fundraiser is at Out of the Blue Drill Hall in Leith on Friday 23 September from 6.30pm when 30 local and international artists donate original [...]
Posted in Community arts projects, public art | Tagged 3 Bristo Place, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Save Forest Cafe
By fay.young on June 15, 2011
Make no mistake. Welcome Home is a wholehearted celebration of diversity. The migrant-collective deliberately sets out to honour the rich contribution migrants make to life in Edinburgh and Refugee Week is a perfect opportunity to do it in style. On Monday 20th June Fort Community Wing fills with colour, music and food representing the wonderful [...]
Posted in Community arts projects, Swietlica | Tagged Asylum, Immigration Policy, Refugee Week, Refugees, Swietlica, Welcome Home
By fay.young on May 10, 2011
Saturday’s art auction in Leith gallery AXO is the latest step in The Forrest artists’ collective’s energetic campaign to raise £50,000 by the end of May. “Ambitious,” says the Save the Forrest website, “but definitely achievable”.
Posted in Community arts projects
By fay.young on April 12, 2011
So, is Leith ready for the Big Society? Even as we speak, the very active Leith community theatre group, ACTive Inquiry, is working with local people to explore how communities can improve life in their neighbourhood. Then they aim to turn drama into real life.
Posted in ACTive Inquiry, Community arts projects, drama
By fay.young on September 15, 2010
In the end there was no Quran-burning but with the so-called clash of civilisations still rumbling around the world news, this is a good time to explore the great riches of Urdu literature. Edinburgh’s first International Urdu Literary Week begins on Friday 17th September with a round table conference in St Mary’s Church and continues [...]
Posted in Community arts projects, McDonald Road Library events
