Castle Mills: Then & Now is a heritage project aimed at researching, celebrating and sharing the cultural, built, social and intangible heritage connected to the Castle Mills building, Edinburgh Printmakers and broader Fountainbridge area.
Edinburgh Printmakers holds a shared heritage as a members organisation of 57 years - and the first open access print studio in Britain - in addition to becoming a custodian of a Grade C listed industrial building in Fountainbridge where thousands of local people worked since 1836. This was mostly during its time as headquarters of the North British Rubber Company - and now, the home of the Wellington Boot is taking a new step in its role as a hub in the heart of the local community promoting discussion and learning in a welcoming environment.
As part of this project we are engaging with different and diverse communities, from third sector organisations to Universities and school students, printmakers, creative producers, actors, researchers, and all those people who have lived and experienced the transforming environment of the Fountainbridge and the Union Canal area throughout the years and still today.
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There will be plenty of opportunities to participate in our varied heritage prorgrammes as they develop throughout this project, and to learn more about the rich history of an area which was once the powerhouse of industry of Edinburgh.
Castle Mills: Then & Now is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, the project focuses on growing and diversifying community heritage activities to widen reach and engagement, working with people and communities to generate ideas for new activities.
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Edinburgh Printmakers would like to thank all people and organisations who took part and shared their stories and experience of the Canal:
Luke Austin at Biketrax, Rob Locke from the Fountainbridge Union Canal Community Trust, Neeru Bhatnagar from NKS Health, Raphael Uddin and Erica Catala from Boroughmuir Highschool, Oskar Hansen at Kafe Kweer, Tudor Westwood from People Know How, Helena Scott at the North Merchiston Club and Ford Buchanan from the Edinburgh Union Canal Society. -
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This... I Like It
This... I Like It is a collaborative curatorial project by Edinburgh Printmakers and the artists from Tiphereth Print Studio. Exploring the EP collection, the title is a statement of intent, kinship and belonging, a selection of what draws artists to the medium of printmaking over and over again throughout the centuries and still today. -
Image shows 'Untitled (Medium)' by Renato Galante
