Photography Convention with Canon Explorer Danny Green & Colin Prior

Arctic fox DannyA resident artist of St Margaret’s and member of the Edinburgh Digital Photography Meetup Group has informed us of a photography weekend taking place in Pitlochry on 21 – 23 November.  The weekend includes talks, workshops and photography walks in the local area.

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Musicians and Artists sought for Iranian Festival

iran fest squareThe organizers behind the Edinburgh Iranian Festival are delighted to announce that their call for musicians is now open.  Please don’t forget to respond to our call for artists, which closes on 24th October 2014.

We are looking for a music group to perform at the music concert to be held on 7th February 2015 at the National Museum of Scotland. This will involve accompanying a fashion show, and while the musicians can be of any nationality the music must be inspired by Iran.

 

Artworks must be created by an Iranian artist or inspired by Iran. For more information, please see their website where you can download the Registration Form and the Guidelines.

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Assistants needed for Fashion Show

Fashion Show Ocotober Open Week 2013For those of you new to the building, St Margaret’s annual Fashion Show has become something of a tradition.  The garments and creations on the runway are made in-house and many of the beautiful models wearing them are residents or supporters of our artistic community.

To ensure the evening’s success, we are seeking volunteers to support back-of-house operations, in the dressing rooms or managing the bar.  We are seeking four volunteers to offer up just 5 hours of their time on Friday 5th December 2014, from 5.30pm onwards.

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Free Lecture: Lustre Alchemy, A True Nanotechnology

All are warmly invited to attend Lustre Alchemy: A true Nanotechnology, a talk that will be lead by Trinitat Pradell, Professor of Applied Physics, UPC-BarcelonaTech and is arranged in partnership with the Bridge Pottery Collective’s Celebrating Ceramics exhibition.  The talk unveils the science behind lustre, how the nanostructure is obtained and how it is related to the lustre colour and shine, explores the main features of historical lustre productions, in particular how the amazing history of lustre production relates to ancient Alchemy.

As Pradell states:

Lustre is one of the most fascinating and beautiful decorations made by mankind. It was first discovered by Islamic glassmakers in the AD 8th century in Egypt or Syria and transferred to decorate ceramics in the AD 9th century in Iraq. The wonderful colour and shine of lustre is the result of the formation of extremely small metallic particles of silver and/or copper, a million times smaller than a millimetre in size, and involves a true Nanotechnology.

Please note that tickets are free and are limited in availability, get yours here.
Or by accessing http://tinyurl.com/LustreTalk

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Curators’ Assistants Sought for Ceramic Exhibition

10653313_708453885890980_66161756026189500_nAbout Bridge Pottery Collective

The Bridge Pottery Collective (BPC) was established in 2011 as a home for pottery equipment, including a lustre kiln. In 2011, the BPC opened in St Margaret’s House, an Edinburgh-based art centre.

About Opportunity

The Collective are staging an exhibition soon in the impressive gallery spaces of St Margaret’s.  There will be three concurrent exhibitions running, one of which will celebrate the life and work of Margery Clinton who bequeathed the lustre kiln to the BPC.

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