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Summerhall Arts announces an open call for a site-specific public artwork to activate the foyer of the key performance space within the Summerhall venue that is the Anatomy Lecture Theatre. Artists are invited to propose ambitious, thought-provoking work that engages diverse audiences and responds to the dynamic, high-footfall environment of Summerhall. Proposals may be inContinue reading “New Open Call for Public Space Artwork Commission Announced by Summerhall Arts “

Paper Trails is a five-year initiative launched in June 2025 supporting Edinburgh’s libraries as creative community hubs bringing year-round author events, creative workshops, and book distributions directly into neighbourhoods across Edinburgh.  As part of the programme, author Irvine Welsh links up to the Muirhouse library this February as the Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF) bringsContinue reading “Irvine Welsh Set to Appear in Paper Trails Programme at Muirhouse Library”

The annual week-long community outreach exhibition hosted by the Royal Scots Regimental Community Museum is this year entitled GRETNA 110 in commemoration of  the 110th anniversary of Britain’s worst rail disaster at Quintinshill, near Gretna, on 22nd May 1915. The exhibition raises awareness of the 227 people killed in the crash, including the 216 RoyalContinue reading “Royal Scots Regimental Community Outreach Exhibition 2025 Named GRETNA 110”

This year’s Fringe sees the return of well-respected writer and translator Ken Cockburn to the streets and vennels of the Capital’s Auld Toun for his popular poetry walks. Ken has read his work at venues and events both across the UK and abroad and has worked collaboratively with artists across genres as well as beingContinue reading “Embro: Poetry Walks in the Auld Toun”