Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop

About Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop

Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop is a centre for production, research and learning. We support artists in their careers and practice through the provision of space, funding and professional opportunities. As well as specialist production facilities supporting specific processes, there are studios accommodating a peer network and spaces designed to accommodate research, presentation and learning. Our staff team provides advice, training and mentoring.

In tandem with this is a commitment to public engagement and we are constantly exploring innovative ways to bring audiences closer to the process of making art through education, partnership working and open access to our facilities. Our learning programmes offer a route to understanding artistic processes and approaches for artists, life-long learners, teachers, children and young people. Talks, exhibitions and other events provide opportunities for audiences to see the outcomes of our programme.

The buildings house a studio community, specialist workshops, artist residency and production spaces and areas for exhibition. Indoor and outdoor spaces support a range of different sculptural activities and provide viewing areas to enable visitors to see work in progress.

Upcoming Events at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop

Weekend Course - Woodworking with Robin Burns

16th November 2019 - 17th November 2019

This weekend course run by Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop and led by designer, Robin Burns, will introduce you to woodworking and joinery skills which are useful to artists.

Taster Course - Printing with Plaster with Eleanor McCullough

23rd November 2019

This one day taster will introduce you to techniques to print with plaster using two different processes; linocutting and digital image transfer.

Taster Course - Introduction to Metalwork with Joe Etchell

23rd November 2019

Join Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop for this Introduction to Metalwork taster day with Joe Etchell on Saturday 23rd November!

Weekend Course - TIG Welding with Joe Etchell

7th December 2019

This new metal work course on 7th December at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, introduces the advanced welding technique of TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) Welding.

Weekend Course - Clay Portraiture with Duncan Robertson

7th December 2019 - 8th December 2019

Learn to model a clay head directly from life, develop observational skills and clay modelling techniques on this popular absorbing course at the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop.

Concrete Casting with Giulia Gentili: Taster Course

15th February 2020

Learn to cast a sculptural object in concrete on this one day taster course with Giulia Gentili at the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop on 15th February!

Relief Plaster Casting with Kate Ive

19th February 2020

Learn the process for making your own relief plaster carving on this 6 week unique evening course with Kate Ive at the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop!

Weekend Course - Jesmo-Days, Mould Making with Jesmonite with Jack Cheetham

22nd February 2020

A two-day introduction to mould making and casting with Jesmonite, an acrylic resin is taking place at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop on 22nd and 29th February.

Course - Silicone Mould Making with Giulia Gentili

25th February 2020

Make your own silicone moulds for casting objects in this course with Giulia Gentili and run by Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop!

Course - Drawing with Rope with Lucy Wayman

26th February 2020

Learn to knot and manipulate a variety of cords and ropes to create free standing and hanging sculptures on this course run by Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop!

Weekend Course - Glass Pâte de Verre with Karen Akester

7th March 2020

This course run by Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop introduces Pâte de Verre; a fascinating, ancient glass-making process whereby crushed glass is used to create colourful glassware.

Weekend Course - Cut and Play with Wood with Sam Stead

21st March 2020 - 22nd March 2020

Cut and Play with Wood is an introduction to cutting simple shapes in different woods using a variety of saws, to create sculptural forms.

Taster Course - Macramé with Lucy Wayman

28th March 2020

This taster workshop introduces you to a range of knots used in macramé and create your own plant hanger as a way to explore how rope can be manipulated to take on sculptural form.

Course - Beginners Stone Carving with Alejandro Lopez

15th April 2020

Taking place in Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop’s outdoor courtyard this new afternoon class will introduce you to hand tools and basic carving techniques.

Weekend Course - Vessels and Glazing with Adam Gandy

18th April 2020

Handbuild vessels, make large sculptural forms and learn glazing techniques on this 2 day ceramics course with artist Adam Gandy at the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop.

Weekend Course - Clay Figure with Duncan Robertson

9th May 2020 - 10th May 2020

Learn clay modelling and observational techniques at this Clay Figure Weekend with Duncan Robertson at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop!

Taster Course - First Impressions with Fiona Maher

16th May 2020

Explore the three dimensional properties of printmaking using the process of blind relief, to create prints with form and texture on this taster day run by Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop!

Weekend Course - Bronze Casting with Kate Ive

6th June 2020

Over two weekends you will be guided through the complexities of the ceramic shell process in order to cast a small handheld sculptural object in bronze.

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