Edinburgh Palette
Ruth Nicol’s latest exhibition considers the landscapes of the seven great Scottish poets; Hugh MacDiarmid, Edwin Morgan, Norman MacCaig, Sorley Maclean, George MacKay Brown, Robert Garioch and Ian Crichton Smith.
Each of the works are large-scale and together they capture the vast and varied landscapes of Scotland during the current, intense period of national, artistic and cultural self-reflection.
Resident jeweller and sculptor Fiona Hermse requires voluntary assistance for her upcoming exhibition It Surrounds Me – Part 2. It will feature a series of cross-disciplinary, interactive installations exhibited publicly and is a continuation of a project Fiona began during ComPeung, an artist residency she undertook in late 2013 in a rural part of northern Thailand.
Ahead of Doorways to the Divine, the exhibition of iconographical works she will soon curate in St Margaret’s, resident Basia Mindewicz speaks about icon painting, its relationship with religion and the influence of Kadinsky in her own work.
The artists, makers and craftspeople of St Margaret’s House are opening their studios to the public for a weekend-long event. Family-friendly workshops, a craft fair, a café and one-off performances will take place across the building’s eight storeys. Located on the city’s London Road, it opens its doors to the public on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 November.