'ALL AT SEA'
We are delighted to be able to announce our reshaped programme for 2020, showing 10 socially distanced artist projects arranged around 3 weekends involving beach installations, live art, online conversation, and large-scale projections.
Our second weekend gets started: 26th/27th September
with Iman Tajik, Rhona Taylor, David Williams & 'The Lockdown Diaries'
Read 'in conversation' with Iman Tajik & Art Walk curator, Rosy Naylor
ABOUT THE LAND MARK RESIDENCIES
The Art Walk continues its programme of ‘LAND MARK’ residencies over 2019+2020 which considers the relationship of community to placemaking and issues of land use. The projects focus around the material and working land specific to Portobello's industrial landscape, and growing spaces such as Telferton & Craigentinny Allotments.
The project is funded by Creative Scotland, City of Edinburgh Council, & Robertson Trust.
Current Residencies:
'FLOW LINES' | DEIRDRE MACLEOD Deirdre's longstanding interest in how cities work and how those who live in cities experience them, creates the foundation for this residency. Her current research explores how gesture-based performance might help tell the story of cities. Over the next 5 months she will create a series of 'scores' as a set of performance instructions, for a series of six gesture-based pieces of work. Participants from across the globe, located by water's edges (seas, rivers, canals) have started to take part.
'THE NEIGHBOURING ORCHARD' | ANNIE LORD Our recently announced apple tree growing project working with artist Annie Lord, will build a community of locally grown apple trees based on varieties of apple once grown historically in this part of Edinburgh, with planting from end 2020/early 2021. Supported by funding from the National Lottery Community Fund.
PREVIOUS RESIDENCIES
'THE DECORATORS'
RESIDENCY WITH NICKY BIRD
Nicky Bird's residency which ended in March 2020 focused on a group of women who worked as decorators for Buchan & Co potteries in the late 1960s. Mostly in their teens, the women painted thistles, among other motifs, in workshops near the present-day site of the kilns in Portobello. By paying attention to voice, image, pattern on pottery including the marker on its base, the residency produced a series of events and site-specific related artwork that teased out the significance of stories of the decorators, and how in their own subtle way, they continue to leave a mark on the Portobello landscape.
'FOOTPRINT MAP PROJECT'
Commissioned Artists: Chris Dooks, Alec Finlay, Deirdre Macleod, Holger Mohaupt, Suzanne Parry
In 2019 we worked on developing a community mapping project that linked the areas of Leith, Portobello & Musselburgh with a number of alternative routes that encourage everyday activity.
Our printed map illustrating all five routes is now available, designed by artist, David Lemm.
FOOTPRINT is funded by Paths for All ‘Smarter Places, Smarter Journeys’ fund, and Scotrail Arts & Culture Fund, managed by Foundation Scotland.
ART WALK PORTY 2019
The 2019 Art Walk Festival saw a number of participatory events, works and installations relating to the 'Land Mark' theme taking place from 7-15 September.
VIEW MORE HERE:
Land Mark | Satellite
Film Nights | Diary+Map | Newspaper
Next up:
'All At Sea' 10 outdoor socially distanced artists' projects over 3 weekends
5+6 SEPT | 26+27 SEPT | 17+18 OCT
