Heritage

  • Decorators of Portobello bookwork: In Their Own Words

    Decorators of Portobello bookwork: In Their Own Words

    The Decorators of Portobello project was a two-year mult-generational oral history project led by artist, Nicky Bird, working closely with Portobello Heritage Trust and a number of decorators who once […]

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  • New Decorators of Portobello Bannerwork installed at kilns

    New Decorators of Portobello Bannerwork installed at kilns

    We recently worked with artist Nicky Bird, to create this collaborative bannerwork

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  • Decorators of Portobello

    Decorators of Portobello

    ‘The Decorators of Portobello‘ project was a two-year mult-generational oral history project led by artist, Nicky Bird, working closely with Portobello Heritage Trust and a number of decorators who once […]

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  • Material Land

    Material Land

    Jenny’s two-year residency as part of our Landmark series, explored the material land of Portobello, from the local historic clay-pits to the pollutant substances once produced in the post industrial […]

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  • Keeping Shop

    Keeping Shop

    A series of stories about local shops were hidden in old shop tins displayed around the park with handmade badges, portrait polaroid photos and more as prizes for local young […]

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  • Bandstand Project

    Bandstand Project

    Lewisvale Park Musselburgh AS I WALK. I GLIMPSE. I HEAR. The bandstand has long served as the public site for community music occupying many of our public parks and promenades. […]

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  • ArtRail

    ArtRail

    Four commissions during 2016 that centred around journey making, the past and present spaces of travel, around Portobello & Joppa, with a series of artworks, installations, book publication, sound & […]

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