This unique, hands-on open lab experience, invites members of the public to learn about the creative application of microorganisms. In this workshop, ASCUS Art and Science and artist Kexin Liu will guide you through making your own colourful textile to take home by painting, printing and dyeing with pigment-producing bacteria. Children under 18 must be
This unique, hands-on open lab experience, invites members of the public to learn about the creative application of microorganisms. In this workshop, ASCUS Art and Science and artist Kexin Liu will guide you through making your own colourful textile to take home by painting, printing and dyeing with pigment-producing bacteria. Children under 18 must be
Long pose sessions in the beautiful Main Hall on every third Sunday of the month. The session will begin with 15 minutes of short warm-up poses before settling down for the long haul – around 2 hours on the same pose, not including breaks. While this may appeal to more seasoned artists, Topaz will be
Long pose sessions in the beautiful Main Hall on every third Sunday of the month. The session will begin with 15 minutes of short warm-up poses before settling down for the long haul – around 2 hours on the same pose, not including breaks. While this may appeal to more seasoned artists, Topaz will be
Long pose sessions in the beautiful Main Hall on every third Sunday of the month. The session will begin with 15 minutes of short warm-up poses before settling down for the long haul – around 2 hours on the same pose, not including breaks. While this may appeal to more seasoned artists, Topaz will be
The John Byrne Award is going out with a bang! Join us at Summerhall in Edinburgh on Wednesday 21 June for an evening filled with art and conversation. Come along and celebrate our wonderful artists. We will be showcasing the amazing work of all this year’s shortlisted artists and monthly winners, and will be announcing
Long pose sessions in the beautiful Main Hall on every third Sunday of the month. The session will begin with 15 minutes of short warm-up poses before settling down for the long haul – around 2 hours on the same pose, not including breaks. While this may appeal to more seasoned artists, Topaz will be
Join us for an evening of art and exploration, examining the topic of neurodivergence through the lens of philosophy, psychology, music, art and poetry. Our speakers and performers will introduce the audience to the social, cultural and political questions surrounding the issue of neurodiversity, as well as providing an insight into the internal experience of
Mella Shaw, the artist behind ‘Sounding Line’ , currently exhibiting as part of the Summerhall Arts inaugural exhibition season FORM: a season of exhibitions by female contemporary artists, will give an illustrated presentation on their inspiration, creative practice and current exhibition. Between 11:00 – 12:00 there will be a chance to view the galleries and
Camila Ospina Gaitán, the artist behind ‘An Uncanny Feeling that She was Being Watched’, currently exhibiting as part of the Summerhall Arts inaugural exhibition season FORM: a season of exhibitions by female contemporary artists, will give an illustrated presentation on their inspiration, creative practice and current exhibition. Between 11:00 – 12:00 there will be a
Emma Hislop, the artist behind ‘What is Left Behind’, currently exhibiting as part of the Summerhall Arts inaugural exhibition season FORM: a season of exhibitions by female contemporary artists, will give an illustrated presentation on their inspiration, creative practice and current exhibition. Between 11:00 – 12:00 there will be a chance to view the galleries
Rowan Walker, the artist behind ‘Foreign Objects’, currently exhibiting as part of the Summerhall Arts inaugural exhibition season FORM: a season of exhibitions by female contemporary artists, will give an illustrated presentation on their inspiration, creative practice and current exhibition. Between 11:00 – 12:00 there will be a chance to view the galleries and meet
For access information please contact the venue directly. You are invited to join us on Saturday 30th March for the launch of Future Proof, an exhibition series presented by Summerhall and ASCUS Art and Science as part of the Edinburgh Science Festival. Future Proof explores alternative futures through examination of the past and present and
Explore the microscopic world of fern rhizomes in this artist-led workshop. Investigate the intricate microscopic worlds found just below the ground in the rhizomes of ferns. Learn to use various microscopes and polychromatic stains to identify different cellular structures. Join artist Dawn Felicia Knox in her intercellular search to learn how plants navigate the pollution humans have
Get your game face on and extend your reality as we explore how creative technologies and on-screen innovation are changing how we play and experience the world around us – and worlds we can only imagine. Virtual production is one of the most exciting new technology areas and Scotland has a global reputation for game,
A talk from the artist about his exhibition, We Pretended It Wasn’t Green. James Stephen Wright will discuss his work We Pretended It Wasn’t Green, a generative animation showcasing a frog and enchanting mushrooms intricately woven into a constantly changing narrative influenced by real-time earth data from satellites spinning above us.As climate change continues to affect our
Alongside the artwork of yeast-human bread, a tasting event will be held to provide a theatrical genetic dining experience for the participants to explore their personal morality calculus by eating food fermented by fictional hybrid organisms with a variety of DNA fusions. Through ordering, tasting and becoming with the food, we invite you to calculate
Emma Hislop will give an illustrated presentation on her work that comprises the exhibition ‘Mythic Instruments’. Presented by Summerhall and ASCUS Art & Science, in partnership with Edinburgh Futures Institute
Alongside the artwork of yeast-human bread, a tasting event will be held to provide a theatrical genetic dining experience for the participants to explore their personal morality calculus by eating food fermented by fictional hybrid organisms with a variety of DNA fusions. Through ordering, tasting and becoming with the food, we invite you to calculate
A discussion with artist Dawn Felicia Knox about her exhibition, Post-industrial Ecologies. Artist Dawn Felicia Knox will discuss her exhibition, Post-industrial Ecologies, grown from a decade of research moving through geology, industrial archaeology and ecology across one plot of land. Dawn has been exploring ferns found in the fossil excavated when the site was a coalmine as
Alongside the artwork of yeast-human bread, a tasting event will be held to provide a theatrical genetic dining experience for the participants to explore their personal morality calculus by eating food fermented by fictional hybrid organisms with a variety of DNA fusions. Through ordering, tasting and becoming with the food, we invite you to calculate
Alongside the artwork of yeast-human bread, a tasting event will be held to provide a theatrical genetic dining experience for the participants to explore their personal morality calculus by eating food fermented by fictional hybrid organisms with a variety of DNA fusions. Through ordering, tasting and becoming with the food, we invite you to calculate
Alongside the artwork of yeast-human bread, a tasting event will be held to provide a theatrical genetic dining experience for the participants to explore their personal morality calculus by eating food fermented by fictional hybrid organisms with a variety of DNA fusions. Through ordering, tasting and becoming with the food, we invite you to calculate
Alongside the artwork of yeast-human bread, a tasting event will be held to provide a theatrical genetic dining experience for the participants to explore their personal morality calculus by eating food fermented by fictional hybrid organisms with a variety of DNA fusions. Through ordering, tasting and becoming with the food, we invite you to calculate
Alongside the artwork of yeast-human bread, a tasting event will be held to provide a theatrical genetic dining experience for the participants to explore their personal morality calculus by eating food fermented by fictional hybrid organisms with a variety of DNA fusions. Through ordering, tasting and becoming with the food, we invite you to calculate
