Hosted by Fleur Darkin Presence Projects, this Open Practice will be a led improvisation. Participants will be welcomed physically and gently guided towards an improvisational space of possibility.
Once a month, Imogen, Summerhall Arts’ Development and Producing Lead, sets aside a day for one-to-one conversations—either in person at Summerhall or online via Zoom.
Open 12-7pm daily. Book your slot using the link below. When you arrive to the exhibition, you will be welcomed individually and we can check in with any additional access requirements you may have, as each visit is bespoke to the visitor. Feeling You explores the relationship between visual arts, performance and dance. The exhibition …
Fleur Darkin Presence Projects present two graduating pieces: 'Many Slippery Issues are Not Resolved in the End' by Fleur Darkin in collaboration with graduating students of PASS Edinburgh College (2025) and 'Wolf' by Fleur Darkin in collab with graduating students of Scottish School of Contemporary Dance (2025)
Join us for Creative Connect, an informal networking event designed to bring artists together to share ideas, collaborate and build meaningful connections. This event also serves as an introduction to the new Artist Development Programme at Summerhall Arts.
Open 10am-5pm Catharsis: A Grief Drawn Out is an artist memoir that explores the visualization of loss; the relationship between the creative act and healing by interrogating the drawings and paintings of artist Janet McKenzie made since the diagnosis of her husband Michael Spens’s Stage 4 cancer in 1996. The inscrutable works create a visual narrative …
You and Me and Everyone is an exhibition of portraiture exploring identity, representation and connection through the artwork of learning-disabled, autistic and neurodiverse artists.
Nicole Tait and John Newey will be onsite to draw your portrait. Come along, meet some Garvald Artists and take away your very own unique portrait.
Join the Garvald Media Team for a Shimmering photo shoot. Inspired by their artwork collection Shimmering, The Media Team will be on hand with range of colourful fabrics, camera, and lots of encouragement to get you to strike a pose and embrace your inner model. You will receive your digital portraits to keep and share.
Scotland is now experiencing relative 'Sea-level Rise'. All future projections expect the rate of this rise to speed up due to climate change /rising ocean temperatures This art installation represents the sea level in the Summerhall Edinburgh area around 20,000 years in the future.
Broken Silence is a multidisciplinary exhibition that brings together art, activism, and academic reflection to explore women’s bodies, voices, and choices. The exhibition invites audiences to engage with themes of autonomy, safety, and freedom of expression through a diverse array of creative contributions.
Once a month, Imogen, Summerhall Arts’ Development and Producing Lead, sets aside a day for one-to-one conversations—either in person at Summerhall or online via Zoom.
