Summerhall TV

Lust in the Apple’s curator Paul Robertson in conversation with David Rushton. Rushton was a founder editor of Coventry-based Analytical Art and was subsequently a key member of Art & Language from 1972 to 1975, working on the various Indexes …

Summerhall Residents Brightside use their skills in Film, 3D & storytelling & harness new technologies to craft creative, interactive environments that help brands build relationships with their consumers. The immersive environments and interactive experience we create drive brand awareness through …

Based at Summerhall, Nourish Scotland is reconnecting producers, growers, retailers, consumers and all who care for local, sustainable food in Scotland. Nourish works to create a stronger food culture to make healthy, local, seasonal, and organic food available everywhere in …

Julian Vaughan introduces Tonegarden Studios, one of the many arts facilities located at Summerhall.

Next up in our Summerhall Residents series is Pickering’s Gin. This multi award winning, marvellously mixed gin is hand crafted at Summerhall Distillery – the first exclusive gin distillery to be established in Edinburgh for over 150 years. We spoke …

Another video in out Summerhall Residents series. This time we came to have a peek in the studio of the Painter and Educator Alexander Mackenzie. mackenzie-inc.com alexandermackenzie.wordpress.com

Longstanding Summerhall resident Michael Pedersen of Neu Reekie outlines the background and expanding interests of this spoken word/music and publishing phenomena established over four years ago by himself and Kevin Williamson.

Lorna from Venture English shares the story behind her Language School and why Edinburgh and Summerhall is such an inspiring place for students. Part of the Summerhall Residents series by Summerhall TV. ventureenglish.co.uk

Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh Fri 4 Dec – Sat 9 Jan An exhibition of artwork from An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Mythical Creatures. Scottish fine artist Kate Leiper – and Summerhall Resident – exhibits the stunning artwork created for this new book, …

‘Locked In Edinburgh’ opened at Summerhall for the 2015 Festival, making it the fifth escape game in the city – but this one is unique! It’s the nly one themed and built around a real room. Discover for yourself the …

This installation by the artist Siemon Scamell-Katz was produced by The Knitting Circle and Beyond Borders Scotland in response to the capture and persecution of Yazidi girls and women by ISIS/Daesh. Inspired by photographs taken by Falah Shakarm of the …

The Peshmerga are Iraqi Kurdistan’s military forces. Unit 70, based in Sulaimaniyah, has a detachment of female Peshmerga who train to be combat ready and in theory may face ISIS on the frontline. The unit also performs an important political …

There are more living things in a tablespoon of soil than there are people on Earth. Without soils there would be no terrestrial life. And yet we fail to realise the vital importance of soil for sustaining life. Without soils …

From her Summerhall based office, architect Natasha Huq discusses her practice, highlighting some of the projects she is currently working on, including the Armadale Shed Project. Huq’s work focuses on historic buildings, renovating them so that they can continue to …

Summerhall resident Tolulope Onabolu discusses his work in architecture, product design and 3D technology. Onabolu’s company Immersion Drive works on engaging immersive design environments and getting the user to interact with the object or space. Onabolu explores the potential opportunities …

Earlier in the year course leader Simon Abbott, and students Christopher Cubitt and Almu Cachaza talked about their experience of Fife College’s Physical Theatre Diploma. Based within Summerhall, this one course allows students to gain practical experience in an area …

An exploration of the underworld and how it can collide with and spill into the everyday. New physical and visual theatre, framed by the award-winning CLOUT THEATRE in a twilight, tensioned world somewhere between repression and chaos. Crépuscule is on …

Marcus Pickering discusses the idea behind Pickering’s Gin, and shows us round the distillery, which is located at Summerhall. Find out more at pickeringsgin.com/

Emma Baird from Art Clay Scotland discusses the workshops and services on offer at Summerhall, including silversmithing and making your own wedding rings. Find out more at http://www.artclayscotland.com/

Summerhall TV catches up with Summerhall based designer Andy McGregor. With a background in environmental art and digital media, Andy works with clients in the cultural sector to produce print, moving image and online media.  

Will Anderson is a BAFTA winning Writer/Director and Animator from the Scottish Highlands. Based at Summerhall, Will specialises  in design and character animation for film and television. His short ‘The Making of Longbird‘ has screened at over 50 Film festivals, picking up …

Illustrator and Summerhall resident Camilla Seddon, talks to Summerhall TV a year and a half since we first met her. Working primarily in watercolour and pen, Camilla produces fine art prints exploring wildlife, landscapes and traditional architecture. We get an …

Chris Pearson introduces his company Giclée, which specialises in fine art printing. Set up in 2001 with his colleague Calum MacDonald, the pair are based at Summerhall and produce fine art prints for clients such as the National Galleries of …

Douglas Currie and Susan Wales introduce the work of the Scottish Community Drama Association National Library, which is an archive that holds copies of plays acting as a useful resource for community and amateur theatre. The SCDA have set up …

Al Bennett of Edinburgh Hacklab talks about the idea behind the space, and what it offers to those interested in these kind of facilities. Based at Summerhall, Hacklab launched on 24th August 2010, and is part of the worldwide movement …

Jenny Carr, chair of the Scotland-Russia Forum introduces the charity’s work. Running since 2003, the forum aims to promote interest in Russia and its neighbours in order to improve understanding of those countries in Scotland. The charity is run entirely …

Summerhall based sculptor Deirdre Nicholls, gives us an insight into her work both current and future and shows us her latest bust of Prof. Sir Timothy O’Shea. Deirdre’s work can be seen up close at her studio in Summerhall Arts …

Paul Robertson introduces work from Summerhall’s ‘salon style’ Phenotype Genotype (PhG) gallery. PhG maintains a changing collection in curious juxtaposition of examples from Arte Povera to the Zero Group. ‘Phenotype’ is the physical manifestation of an organism (here, a work …

One hundred years on from the close of the original brewery, Andrew Barnett brings brewing back to Summerhall with ‘Barney’s Beer’.

Here Simon Hart introduces the wide variety of the work and educational engagement of Puppet Animation Scotland. Together with the Federation of Scottish Theatre PAS  are organising a two day seminar at Summerhall featuring the choreographer and performer Liz Lerman. …