Projects at ArtSquat

In collaboration with Art4grownups, 'Creative Silence' explores themes of social isolation @ Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeney St Edinburgh. Opens 20th November 5pm - 7pm and 21st - 28th 10am - 5pm with artists Tonya Mcmullan, Reyhaneh Mozaffar and David Reid.

Spartans Alternative School and ArtSquat present Create to Escape by 'The Art Offenders' Daily 10am to 5pm Tuesday 5th - Friday 8th September. Out Of The Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG. This collection by young people from The Alternative School at Spartans Football Academy explores the interaction between art, mental health, social…

ArtSquat are back on again for the end of 2022 with 'Edinburgh Stories' featuring local artists Sally Richardson and Alan Armstrong. Opening Mon 14th Nov at 3pm and from 10 - 5 Tues 15th to Friday 18th. At Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny St, Edinburgh EH6 8RG

Tiphereth Camphill Edinburgh and ArtSquat present an Exhibition of Pottery by members of the charity, created at their workshop. The exhibition will take place at: St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place, Edinburgh EH12 5AW. 4th to 13th December 2021, 10am to 4pm (excluding Sundays).

We have an exciting new exhibition opening soon!! More Travels Whilst Standing Still – a series of paintings by artist Lucy Johnstone. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeney Street, Edinburgh EH6 8RG September 6th to 10th from 10am to 5pm. Free entry!

ArtSquat held our first ever outside exhibition with Scottish based artists who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community. 'Proud!' took place within Montgomery Street Park, Edinburgh, on Saturday 24th July from 11am - 4pm, with artists showcasing their work. The weather stayed bright and warm and the day was a great success.

ArtSquat are pleased to announce a new exhibition 'We Visualise Art'  featuring the work of artists living with disabilities and / or visual impairment, supported through Visualise Scotland. @ Coburg House Art Studios, Leith on Sat / Sun 29/30 May and 5/6 June from 11am - 4pm. Artists Glen, Nyree, John, Ryan, Robbie, Connie and others…

ArtSquat is proud to present a new online exhibition - Visualise Art on our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages. This features the work of Glen, a talented artist living with a visual impairment, with artistic contributions by Nyree and John. The artists  in this exhibition live together in supported housing and we would like to…

'Art 2020' celebrates 12 images - published on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages -  from 12 artists who have exhibited with us over 2020. It's been an uncertain time for the arts and we have been fortunate to exhibit at Coburg House Art Studios and host an online exhibition series this year. Our 'Art…

We are delighted to partner with Coburg House Art Studios to showcase the work of Scottish based artists Tracey Anderson, Iris Suarez, Pauline Coughlin Smith and Lucy Johnstone in 'Through the Window - Art from the Lockdown.' Opening Saturday 12th / Sunday 13th September 11am - 4pm at Coburg House, Coburg Street, Leith, EH6 6ET.…

ArtLine at ArtSquat is an online exhibition series, featuring the work of a Scottish based artist each week on our FaceBook @ArtSquat, Twitter @ArtSquatProject and Instagram @artsquat_ pages. Some of the artists have already exhibited with us and some are new to ArtSquat. Due to the Coronavirus epidemic our physical exhibitions are postponed, so join…

We start our 2020 series of exhibitions with ‘Belonging – Lost Voices.’ @ Coburg House Art Studios, Coburg Street, Leith EH6 6ET   Opens 31st January 2020 18.30 – 20.30 Saturday / Sunday 1st, 2nd and 8th, 9th February: 11.00 – 16.00   Hussain Akrad is an artist from Daraa, Syria, who now lives in…

November 21st - 24th 2019. Our Thanksgiving exhibition celebrated art and the work of ArtSquat – marking the end of our first full year of bringing art into the community. Leamne Arias Deniz showcased colourful collages of Edinburgh – celebrating the vibrant life of our city. Our volunteer curator Eileen Taylor’s detailed monochrome designs portrayed…

9th - 24th October 2019: Edinburgh InSpires? An exhibition of photography with Crisis. ArtSquat partnered with Crisis to showcase the work of six photographers with experience of homelessness, at St Mary’s Cathedral in Edinburgh’s West End. The group met for six weeks prior to the exhibition to develop their work. As a result of the…

May/June 2019: 'Home' - an exploration of homelessness, displacement and belonging. We launched our ‘Home’ season with two exhibitions. At Coburg House Art Studios we showcased the work of three artists, dB, Ellie Clarke and Sam Cook. Db’s photographs portrayed the jagged isolation of Edinburgh’s architecture, taken when he was homeless. He was supported through…

Our exhibition ‘3 Unframed’ took place in February 2019 in a free space under the Hand Made Factory in Edinburgh’s Haymarket. Three artists, Timea Czakvari, Rhidian Crichton Stuart and Sally Richardson, whose creative journeys began in difficult and at times traumatic circumstances, displayed a diverse range of work. The first weekend and opening night saw…

ArtSquat partnered with the Prince’s Trust to host: ‘Scotland: Art from the City’. This was our second exhibition and took place over the last two weekends of October 2018 at Coburg House Art Studios. It celebrated the urban landscapes of the city with an eclectic mix of painting, craft, collage and interactive mixed media. Illustrator…

Our launch event took place in August 2018 at Coburg House Art Studios and Gallery for Edinburgh’s Fringe. It featured an exhibition of photos of the people of Kathmandu in the days leading up to and after the Nepal Earthquake of 2015. On 25th April at 11.56, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck. Over 9,000 people…