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 … Continue reading Street 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 … Continue reading We’re Going Dancing on a Bear Hunt
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 … Continue reading A Right to Art and Culture for Every Child
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 … Continue reading To our Marine Conservationist-in-Residence
#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 … Continue reading #InternationalDanceDay
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 … Continue reading Surrealism for Surreal Times
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 … Continue reading First artist residency in a virtual classroom
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 … Continue reading Performance art residency continues under Coronavirus lockdown
