Artlink Edinburgh & the Lothians

06/12/2024

KMA artist Leanne Ross’s “Dirty Dancing Flowers” now has an accompanying book, put together by Laura Spring and Laura Aldridge. View it on our website: https://www.artlinkedinburgh.co.uk/

Featuring works from Leanne’s show at Glasgow Tramway which runs until 23/3/25, it’s a celebration of Leanne’s dynamic combinations of colour, material, form and language.

Photos by Caro Weiss, Keith Hunter and Laura Aldridge.

29/11/2024

The Makers enjoying creating marvellous pieces for the Chunky Fun Jewellery workshop by Alexa Hare, assisted this week by Frieda and Izzy.

21/11/2024

The Arts Access Vintage Club had an educational and informative tour of the Scottish Parliament this week. We learnt about the origins of the Scottish Government, how Parliament functions as a place of work, as well as the building itself and all its architectural quirks. Thanks to Nataly & Adrian for taking us round!

20/11/2024

07/11/2024

KMA artist Leanne Ross’s exhibition “Dirty Dancing Flowers“ is now open at Tramway in Glasgow.

Come along and immerse yourself in Leanne’s world, and maybe even try your hand at karaoke!

The exhibition continues until the 23rd of March 2025, Wednesday - Sunday 12-5 (closed Monday and Tuesday).

06/11/2024

Go and see!

31/10/2024

This coming Friday. See you there!

*Preview* - next Friday 1 November, 7pm to 9pm, join us to celebrate the opening of Leanne Ross - Dirty Dancing Flowers 🎉

This solo exhibition by the Scottish artist Leanne Ross (b.1984) features an immersive new body of exuberant and poetic artworks, created in partnership with KMA studio and Artlink Edinburgh & the Lothians.

The exhibition runs from 2 November 2024 to 23 March 2025.

More: https://www.tramway.org/event/65da03c7-2236-4467-8dff-b1fd0109735e

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LEANNE ROSS - My Treasure, 2020
Ink on Paper
Image appears courtesy of the artist,Kendall Koppe, Glasgow and Artlink, Edinburgh

30/10/2024

Celebrating 40 years of Artlink with a wonderful evening at the Hub.

25/10/2024

Hailey Beavis doing her stuff ❤️

18/10/2024

You’re going to love this!

*Preview - Friday 1 November, 7pm to 9pm*
📅Save the date to celebrate the opening of Leanne Ross - Dirty Dancing Flowers

Tramway presents a solo exhibition by Scottish artist Leanne Ross (b.1984) featuring an immersive new body of exuberant and poetic artworks, created in partnership with KMA studio and Artlink Edinburgh & the Lothians.
The exhibition runs from 2 November 2024 to 23 March 2025.

More: https://www.tramway.org/event/65da03c7-2236-4467-8dff-b1fd0109735e

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LEANNE ROSS - HEY Siri, 2020
Ink on Paper
Image appears courtesy of the artist,Kendall Koppe, Glasgow and Artlink, Edinburgh

18/09/2024

Images from Viva Boghall 24, an event celebrating progress on the new Community Garden at Boghall Parish Church. Visitors were able to see how much work has been put in by the local community in developing a warm and welcoming space where we bring people, music and creative workshops together. We were also able to show a selection of projects we’ve been working on, from a bespoke hammock to tufting pieces, embroidered information panels, the redevelopment of planting and growing spaces, all accompanied by delicious food and soothing music. A huge thanks to everyone involved in creating such a special day, and keep an eye on our progress on the Leylines West Lothian project website: https://leylineswestlothian.org

Thanks to MSPs Fiona Hyslop MSP and Kirsteen Sullivan for Bathgate and Linlithgow for coming along to support our efforts.

16/09/2024

Great day introducing the community growing space and showing off some of our creative skills!

14/09/2024

Great afternoon celebrating what is so good about communities ❤️

12/09/2024

Come help us celebrate progress on the new Community Garden at Boghall Parish Church this Saturday the 14th of September from 12-4pm for Viva Boghall 24. You’ll be able to see some of the artworks we’ve been working on as well as hear our future plans for the community space.

Join us in tree planting and apple pressing while enjoying some home baking and food. The day will end with a music recital performed by local musicians.

The church is located at 60 Elizabeth Drive, Boghall, Bathgate, EH48 1SJ.

06/09/2024

The sun gods were certainly smiling on us for the Snail’s Pace Parade at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital! With chants of “All hail the snail!” our happy gang of snails, fruits and veggies made its way around the hospital grounds, stopping en route to throw seed balls into the wildflower meadow, reciting poems and jokes plus enjoying musical accompaniment on fiddle and trumpet (we also sang Happy Birthday to flagbearer and Glasshouses artist Laura Lees). Ending up at the Glasshouses, we enjoyed soothing sounds from George T and delicious scones from Preachers Patisserie (our favourite local bakery near the Artlink office!).

Thanks to our amazing staff Friends of the Glasshouses - Artlink, volunteers and patients for all their hard work, and see you next year for yet more uplifting community arts-based activity.

We’ll leave the last words to writer Tessa Berring:

“Art is gentle, urgent and human. Art gives people things to choose from, things to touch and nurture. Art creates a time where the focus can be softness - the simplicity of a splash of colour, the excitement of unfolding an idea.”

📷 Albie Clark

02/09/2024

Our Snail's Pace Parade takes place on 4th September 2024 at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. Starting from the Glasshouses, the Parade will move around and between different areas of the grounds. There will be costumes, singing, food, art and music. Gather at the Glasshouses from 1.30pm.

Think "Snails of the Unexpected."
Think "Sowing the Seeds of Love."

Because a hospital is a living space and a thousand possibilities of care.

Supported by Friends of the Glasshouses - Artlink, NHS Lothian Charity, The City of Edinburgh Council, Culture Collective Scotland, Creative Scotland.

"I love coming. We look out for each other. I've been coming for years. Years. Its like a hug. I feel held." A participant.

23/08/2024

We’ve joined forces with key cultural organisations in an open letter to the Scottish Government, addressing the critical impact of funding cuts on Scotland’s creative community.

This letter is a collaboration with SCAN, Artlink Edinburgh & the Lothians, TRACS - Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland, Traditional Music Forum, Craft Scotland, Scottish Book Trust, Publishing Scotland, Federation of Scottish Theatre, Culture Counts and Culture & Business Scotland.

Read more - https://bit.ly/4cHpx9s