Women of The Old Town

Tonight at 7pm the Scottish Storytelling Centre will host the premier of SOOT's community film 

Women of the Old Town

This community documentry will be supported by another community documentry 

Ways of Seeing the Suffragettes

A film made by adult learners from North Edinburgh for Gude Cause last year.

Friday talks and workshops

On fridays as well as visiting the SOOT art Exhibition

there is also the opportunity to find out more about the benefits of creativity in learning

and have a go at some recycled art work.

The SOOT art exhibition will  launch  tomorrow at 2.30pm at Blackfriars Community Rooms,
Coinyie House Close Gardens
(access through gates from South Grays Close or New Skinners Close, off Blackfriars St)
The exhibition will be on during the Old Town Festival  which was launched today at Riddles Court

Our exhibition includes banners  produced by SOOT and Space 44,
junk art/mask stuff,
A study of uses for the New St gapsite- workshop with students from ECA,
Posters created by the community
Photographic studies of people around the Old town,
A display of the Reggio Emillia approach to learning
And a display of the development of theCoinyie House Close gardens where residents have recently completed a major environmentlal improvements project.

People of the Old Town Exhibition - Tuesdays and Fridays 2.30pm - 5.30pmAlso
on Fridays Illustrated talk 2.30pm-3.30pm and puppetmaking for all ages
4pm-5.30pm -ALL at Blackfriars Community Rooms, Coinyie House Close
Gardens (behind St Ann's school, Cowgate)
Women of the Old Town film screening 7pm Monday 21st at 7pm at S...cottish Storytelling Centre, High St (Royal Mile)