Forth Line Project

RBGE Harvest Festival

Sun 19th September (12pm-4pm)

  1. Exhibition of Forthline squares created by local people from all around the Forth.
  2. Family friendly Seagrass talk at the story telling area
  3. Family friendly Oyster talk at the story telling area
  4. Potential quiz

Climate Fringe – ONLINE event sharing our Forthline fly over video

18-26th Sept (specific date(s) TBC)

  1. Video fly over of the Forth showing our storyline of craft squares, sharing the concerns hopes and dreams of the creators, using a voice over / songs by Gerda Stevenson

Newhaven PACT event – Ocean Terminal

Friday 22nd Oct 2-4pm

Small display of the craft squares as prompts to discuss health and well needs as part of the Edinburgh PACT initiative

We have found that the messages sent in with the squares drive open and valuable discussion – posters will be used to help get discussion going (couple of examples below – all direct quotes from craft contributors)

Scottish Seabird Centre

Sat 23rd and Sun 24th October

  1. Exhibition of Forthline squares created by local people from all around the Forth.

Seagrass Spotter walk and talk – hosted by Richard Lilley from Project Seagrass – beginning at Tyninghame Beach followed by a debrief and talk at the Seabird Centre.

  1. Make your own origami boat – for kids
  2. Make your own oyster puppet for kids
  3. Nature based photo challenge for adults and kids

Check out this site for interesting (and expensive) papers – on Orkney.  https://vintagepaper.co/

Lots of interesting stuff on this Fife website  https://www.fcac.co.uk/

Also, check out Fife Contemporary Programme News – I think it is on the same website!

And if you are going to New York (ha ha) you might like to check out this website too https://www.textilemonth.nyc/events-2021. Lots of interesting textile artists to check out.

The Scottish Gallery invites you to step into their September viewing rooms – https://scottish-gallery.co.uk

The Welcome institute in London this September has the theme – HELLO HAPPINESS lots of interesting downloadable and things to Listen to – you don’t need to be in London, but if you are I would recommend a visit- opposite Euston Station, so not far from Kings Cross – I think you need to book.  It’s always on my todo list when I am down there.  https://wellcomecollection.org/

Almost lastly – fabric in Dundee – keep getting their emails and will visit when I am next there – https://flamingofabrics.co.uk/

Finally – and I can’t shrink the text size……………

Ida-Lovisa Rudolfsson’s art in Katrineholm

Ida-Lovisa Rudolfsson’s fascinating world of images will be shown in Katrineholm’s art gallery until 2021-10-09. HERE are opening hours etc. and HERE is her website.

I am rambling through my inbox – some things might be of interest to you
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