Our drama company-in-residence goes viral

It's official. Our drama company-in-residence Citadel Arts Group has gone viral this summer. But before finding out how and why, let's rewind back to Abbeyhill Soundscape – one of the highlights of our Colony of Artists exhibition last year. It was when we launched Abbeyhill Soundscape as binaural sound walks in and around the Abbeyhill …

Summer of Marine Conservation

To mark the last week of homeschooling we talked to Catherine Gemmell – our first ever marine conservationist-in-residence at Abbeyhill Primary School. Watch and get inspired to learn more, volunteer and work towards the recovery and protection of our amazing oceans. No one is too small to make a huge difference over this extraordinary summer …

Street Artists

It may not be the Colony of Artists festival weekend yet but it feels like it when you spot at least half of dozen of the exhibiting artists at the festival hub at the far end of the Abbeyhill Colonies – including two of the founding members of Colony of Artists and recent resident artists …

We’re Going Dancing on a Bear Hunt

Eleanor Robertson, our Dance Artist in Residence at Abbeyhill Primary School pictured here, has been adjusting and learning new ways to engage with her pupils virtually while delivering live classes from her living room and backgreen during this ‘new normal’ of teaching online. We love her dance challenges (even on her birthday) but found her …

A Right to Art and Culture for Every Child

Determined to champion the right to art and culture for every child at Abbeyhill Primary School through our artists-in-residence programme even during global pandemic and lockdown, we are very pleased to announce joining the Cultural Learning Alliance – the collective voice working to ensure that all children and young people have meaningful access to art …

To our Marine Conservationist-in-Residence

Congratulations to Catherine Gemmell – our first ever marine conservationist-in-residence at Abbeyhill Primary School. Catherine is celebrating her 5th birthday at Marine Conservation Society UK! We are so proud to be part of Catherine's adventure of learning, volunteering and working towards the recovery and protection of our amazing oceans! You are welcome to our classrooms …

#InternationalDanceDay

How do we celebrate #InternationalDanceDay while in Coronavirus isolation? Our favourite dance artist-in-residence Eleanor Robertson has been encouraging us to celebrate dance and make it a regular fun part of our homeschooling days. We love her dance challenges (even on her birthday) but found her #InternationalDanceDay tribute to the key workers and NHS staff quite …

Surrealism for Surreal Times

The surrealists who pioneered this movement in 1924 would probably feel 'well at home' in these surreal times of COVID-19 pandemic. Our artist-in-residence Sylwia Kowalczyk has just launched her first stay at home and be surreal workshop for her team of Primary 6 co-artists complete with some practical ideas for collage and montage-making – some …

First artist residency in a virtual classroom

Who would have thought that when we announced Sylwia Kowalczyk's artist residency at Abbeyhill Primary School back in September 2019 as part of Colony of Artists that Sylwia – as the latest, 10th resident artist in our ongoing POLSKI initiative – would not be able to meet her young learners and co-artists from Primary 6 …

Performance art residency continues under Coronavirus lockdown

It was during the first few weeks of the Coronavirus lockdown and just before the Easter school holiday on 2 April 2020 that we received the good news from the Consulate of the Republic of Poland in Edinburgh - our major POLSKI project funder. We were awarded an emergency grant through our curatorial partnesrhip with …