As part of our project 900 Stories in Print, we are hosting free weekly creative workshops on Fridays (11am-1pm) for anyone to join.
The relaxed events will vary week to week, and might include printmaking, cookery, storytelling, poetry, crafting, or other creative activities. Whether you're feeling in the mood for making or just want to meet people, come along and chat with us about your experiences of the local area, memories of its history, or hopes for its future.
All of the workshops will also include free lunch for all participants.
No need to book - just come along for as long as you like and say hello!
The drop-in sessions will be on Fridays (11am-1pm) from 4 October 2024 - 20 December 2024, and from 17 January 2025 - 30 May 2025.
Upcoming Sessions:
- Friday 4th Oct – Mindfulness creative activities with ilaria
- Friday 11th Oct – Tetra pack print workshop with Carla Smith
- Friday 18th Oct – Get creative with our Studio Assistant Namhara Low
- Friday 25th Oct – Vegetable printmaking with Morven Ferguson
- Friday 1st Nov - Animation with Louise Wilde
- Friday 8th Nov – “Draw Me a Story” with Georgia Cowley
- Friday 15th Nov - Collage with old catalogues and adverts from the North british Rubber Company
- Special Event Wednesday 20th Nov 6-7pm – Fountainbridge Library Talk with Curator Alice Strang
- Friday 22nd Nov – Tetra pack print workshop with Carla Smith
- Friday 29th Nov – Crochet with our Gallery Assistant Larissa Hamilton
- Friday 6th Dec - Fun printmaking with Carla Smith
- Friday 13th Dec - “Draw Me a Story” with Georgia Cowley
- Friday 20th Dec - Creative writing with our Project Admin Ananya Sen
More to come in the new year!!
Castle Mills: Then & Now | 900 Stories in Print will capture and publish 900 industrial stories, engaging with communities in Fountainbridge and the west of Edinburgh, with stories told through words, audio, visual art, and film. The placemaking project will record personal histories, recollections, memories and tales responding to Fountainbridge’s industrial past and present.
