News Month: September 2017

BlueGrassmarket Festival Fundraiser

Post date 6 September 2017

Friday 8th September, 6 – 8pm
The Drawing Room

We are hosting a fundraising event on the 3rd floor, getting together tenants and friends for an acoustic gig in the Drawing Room.  There will be drinks and nibbles and music by our communications officer, Johanna Crossley-Zels, and the fabulous duo Grant and Sophie’s Lemonade Stand who will be playing at the BlueGrassmarket festival on the 23rd of September.

Suggest donation of £5 on the door which will go to help putting on the festival weekend. We will also be holding a raffle on the night. A donation of £15 will get you a ticket to the festival also.

More information about the BlueGrassmarket Festival can be found on the website and on Facebook. Please like us on Facebook and Twitter and share with all your friends.

BlueGrassmarket Festival 22-24 Sept.

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Register for Open Doors 2017

Post date 6 September 2017

Only 2 days left to register for the Open Doors Weekend taking place at St Margaret’s House the 21 – 22 October.

If you would like to open your studio and take full advantage of being on the programme, sign up before the 8th of September.  All the information you need on how to register and registration forms can be found HERE.

If you are into social media, please go to the event on Facebook and click “going” that way more people will see the event. We’ll be releasing details of the programme once the registration period has closed, but do share details and photos of your artistic practice, business, or photos of you working in your studio to help publicise yourselves.

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St Columba’s Hospice Art Friends Exhibition

Post date 5 September 2017

2017 FlyerArt, Sculpture, Prints and Jewellery
Friday 20th October, 6pm –  8pm
Saturday 21st , 10am – 4pm
Sunday 22nd,  11am – 3pm

The Art Exhibition, now in its 31st year, offers a unique selection of contemporary painting, sculpture, prints and jewellery from over 100 of Scotland’s most established artists. The Edinburgh Academy, in the heart of Stockbridge, provides the perfect setting to browse our exhibition and buy original artworks while helping to support the work of the Hospice.

Come along on Friday 20th October, from 6-8pm, and join us for an informal drinks reception as you peruse our collection.

St Columba’s Hospice

Our mission is to improve the quality of life for people with terminal illnesses while

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Photos needed for Open Doors promotion

Post date 5 September 2017

For those opening their studios in October for the open doors, we welcome any images you may have of you working in your studios. We may share these images with our partners such as Artmag who are writing an piece in the magazine about the event.

Please send images to Johanna at communications@edinburghpalette.co.uk

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Art Walk Porty

Post date 3 September 2017

Art Walk Porty 20171 – 10 September

Art Walk Porty returns this year with site specific temporary art projects based around our ‘Edgelands’, of those lost underused areas neither cityside or countryside. We’ll be exploring areas around Seafield Rd/Prom, along with a ‘Walks+Talks’ programme, alongside our regular Art Houses, Art in Shops and Maker’s Market, arranged around two weekends.

Full programme is available on the website: artwalkporty.co.uk

Many of the artists taking part are St Margaret’s House residents so do go along and show your support for your fellow studio neighbours.

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SIMPLY SINGING

Post date 2 September 2017

Meets in UPMO at 7pm on Wednesdays.
Term begins Wednesday 20th September

We are a small, womens choir who meet every Wednesday evening
We sing songs from around the world in 3 or 4 part harmony
All songs are taught in the traditional manner by listening and repetition so there
 is no need to be able to read music.

If you would like to try us out please come along
or contact Rachel Milne on 077 927 91 437

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Nepalese Textiles Event

Post date 2 September 2017

Nepalee textiles event, 30th Sept, the Drawing RoomNepalese Textiles:
Nettle, cotton and wool.
Illustrated Talk and Pop-up Shop

30th September 3 – 6pm in the Drawing Room

The event will include a showing of Heather Potten’s photos from her recent trip to Nepal and an illustrated talk by Karen  Haggis about spinning, weaving and knitting with the giant  Himalayan nettle, cotton weaving using inlaid weft know as “Dhaka” weaving and the “counter thread” embroidery of the Atpare Rai of Eastern Napal

£5 entrance (includes light refreshments)

Karen: karenjhaggis@gmail.com
Heather: heatherpotten@googlemail.com

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