Set to take place in August during the city’s internationally-renowned festivals, Artists at Patriothall showcases 32 professional artists based at Patriothall Studios – one of Edinburgh’s longest-running studio complexes, and part of the Workshops and Artists Studio Provision Scotland (WASPS) network, which provides a base for artists in repurposed buildings across the country.
It’s set to be a vibrant exhibition, offering visitors a rare glimpse into one of Scotland’s most dynamic creative communities, displayed in Patriothall’s striking industrial Gallery space, showcasing a wide range of contemporary practice from ceramics, jewellery and mosaic to painting, photography, printmaking, weaving and tapestry, adding up to an immersive visual experience celebrating the diversity, skill and innovation thriving in Edinburgh’s artistic landscape.
Patriothall is in Stockbridge – a short walk from the city centre, giving Fringe visitors seeking something beyond the stage the opportunity to discover original artwork, meet the stories behind the makers, and explore one of Edinburgh’s longest-running artist studio complexes. Works range from collector pieces to smaller affordable artworks, allowing visitors to take home a unique memento of their Fringe experience.
Adding a compelling extra dimension to the exhibition, photographer Alix McIntosh is presenting a documentary series of intimate studio portraits capturing artists in their working environments, revealing the creative processes, tools and spaces behind the artworks on display, offering visitors a rare behind-the-scenes insight into contemporary artistic practice.
Exhibiting artist Sarah Knox, whose work is pictured below, says, ‘This exhibition is an opportunity to experience the breadth of talent working in Edinburgh today. Visitors can encounter everything from emerging voices to internationally recognised practitioners, all within a single exhibition that celebrates the energy and diversity of our studio community.’
Among those exhibiting alongside Sarah will be mosaic artist Joanna Kessel, award-winning ceramic artist Lara Scobie, internationally-renowned artist and printmaker Paul Furneaux, South African landscape artist Jonathan Freemantle, painter and author Elaine Woo MacGregor, jewellers Laura Cruickshank and Tina Ramsay, whose work has recently been highlighted through Craft Scotland initiatives and international engagement with the Art Jewelry Forum (USA), painter Betsey Kilpatrick, following a residency responding to the Japanese mountains and coastline, designer, artist and maker Gail Turpin, whose residency in Shetland informs her latest work exploring place and materiality, and Stella Auchinleck – a landscape painter participating in an international group exhibition in Kas, Turkey, plus Edinburgh-based visual artist and former landscape architect Alison Grant.
Also exhibiting will be Alex Knubley, Catherine Sargeant, Cornelius Wright, Elaine Speirs, Ele Alba Erskine, Fiona Hutchison, Fiona Shivas, Jo Edwardson, Lucy Jones, Miriam Vickers, Philomena Pretsell, Rab Ward, Robin Wu, Samantha Renson, Shelagh Atkinson, Siri France, Studio Brae (Tokes Sharif, whose work is pictured), Susan Gierasik, Trude Blows and Paulina Sandberg.
Admission is free, and the venue is wheelchair-accessible.
