Gallery Malmo Talk
Thursday 26 November 2020, 6.00 – 7.00pm
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Gallery Malmo Talk
Thursday 26 November 2020, 6.00 – 7.00pm
– Please only book this if you have discussed the project and time with Stephen Murray.
Important note: the Casting Workshop is closed from 9 January to 2 February, with Workshop Inductions available from 14 February 2024, to allow the Technical Team to focus on essential maintenance in January.
Book dates as agreed with Stephen Murray after discussing your casting project.
The Casting Workshop is suitable for mould making, wax working and preparation for casting, and is adjacent to the Covered Yard.
Once you’ve had a Building Induction you can book to work – sessions are booked and paid in advance via ESW’s online booking system.
A down payment of £50 towards the pour is required at the start of your project, and deducted from the final bill for the pour. Full details will be forwarded once the down payment is paid.
Materials are measured, recorded and then charged at the end of the project, or on a monthly basis for longer projects.
Join to become a Member here.
Before booking, you’ll need a Building Induction – phone 0131 551 4490 or email office@edinburghsculpture.org for more details.
We want to see what the demand is – so looking forward to seeing you and your projects!
Hawthornvale Space
Open from 7 August 2020 (view from street, 9.30am – 8pm).
An exhibition of new work by artists’ collective Gallery Malmo.
Courtyard Bays are now divided into North and South.
Open air but under cover, the individual bays provide an ideal outdoor workspace.
There are two Bays available to book on the north side (the Hawthornvale side), all with either a large worktable or a wooden banker.
Locker Room and Toilet: There is a small locker room and toilet at the south west corner of the Courtyard which you can use while booked into the Bays.
Electric Tools: to be considerate to our neighbours and for H&S reasons the use of electric tools is not allowed in the Courtyard except in very particular situations. Please work with a technician to find an alternative method or space (for example the Covered Yard in some instances) and in certain scenarios they will make it possible for you to use an electric tool for up to 30 minutes.
If you have a big project or important deadline coming up, please arrange to meet in advance with Stephen Murray to devise a programme of work.
Join to become a Member here.
Before booking, you’ll need a Building Induction – phone 0131 551 4490 or email office@edinburghsculpture.org for more details.
Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop is delighted to announce that our Residency Programme will be restarting in October.
Important note: the Covered Yard – Wall Space is closed from 23 January to 2 February, to allow the Technical Team to focus on essential maintenance.
This space is located in the Covered Yard, against the wall with higher bankers.
Ideal for a range of activities not requiring access to workshops with named user equipment, including: stone carving, wood assembly, metal finishing, and for projects where good airflow is necessary.
The Covered Yard is beside the main gate to the car park and gives easy access for delivery of materials or work.
Machine use is limited due to Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop’s proximity to residential areas.
If this space is unavailable, the Courtyard Bays – North and Courtyard Bays – South are also suitable for stone carving and wood carving and these spaces are open in January 2023.
If you have a big project or important deadline coming up, please arrange to meet in advance with Stephen Murray to devise a programme of work.
Join to become a Member here.
Before booking, you’ll need a Building Induction – phone 0131 551 4490 or email office@edinburghsculpture.org for more details.
If this space is unavailable, the Courtyard Bays – North and Courtyard Bays – South are also suitable for stone carving and wood carving and these spaces are open in January 2023.
This space is located in the Covered Yard, in a central space where large stone pieces can be worked on low bankers, providing an ideal work area for carving stone with air tools and for projects where good airflow is necessary.
The Covered Yard is beside the main gate to the car park and gives easy access for delivery of materials or work.
Machine use is limited due to Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop’s proximity to residential areas.
If you have a big project or important deadline coming up, please arrange to meet in advance with Stephen Murray to devise a programme of work.
Join to become a Member here.
Before booking, you’ll need a Building Induction – phone 0131 551 4490 or email office@edinburghsculpture.org for more details.
The Ceramics Workshop has a large worktable and two side benches, suitable for working on hand building and sculpting with ceramics, and small amounts of drying space. Our space is not suitable for production pottery.
Important note: the Ceramics Workshop is closed from 9 to 20 January, with Workshop Inductions available from 14 February 2024, to allow the Technical Team to focus on essential maintenance in January.
The kilns are for firing work made at ESW.
Induction
An Induction is required for working in this space, arranged at the start of your first Session. Please add ‘INDUCTION’ in the notes when booking and email technician@edinburghsculpture.org to advise. Induction takes around 15 minutes.
Kilns
Kilns are only available to ESW Members.
We have 2 larger kilns (Blue and Green) and one smaller Test Kiln.
Kilns are managed and booked by the Technical Team. Members are not able to operate the kilns directly but can be involved in loading their work.
All bookings are entered into a central calendar and are subject to availability. The kilns are often busy so please book in advance but as a guide the Test Kiln firings take 2 days and start on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and the Blue and Green Kilns generally start on a Tuesday and Friday.
Please book, either in person with the Technical Team or by emailing technician@edinburghsculpture.org with ‘KILN BOOKING ENQUIRY’ in subject line (please include your phone number and details of the firing needed).
Firings can be shared by up to 4 users.
Kiln charges: £2.50 per day plus 30p per electrical unit used.
If you have a big project or important deadline coming up, please get in touch to discuss in advance so we can plan ahead.
Please read our Kiln Use Terms and Conditions here and agree to them during the Ceramics Workshop Induction.
The Ceramics Workshop is located in the same room but separated from the Plaster Workshop.
Considering joining as a Member? We encourage you to arrange to visit to see the facilities in advance so that you can see what’s possible here and discuss your plans.
Join to become a Member here.
Before booking, you’ll need a Building Induction – phone 0131 551 4490 or email office@edinburghsculpture.org for more details.
Bookings are open for the whole of 2023.
Same room but separated from the Ceramic Workshop, this space has two large worktables suitable for working with plaster and associated mould making, and two large sinks, one with plaster trap.
Induction: arranged at the start of your first Session. Please add ‘INDUCTION’ in the notes when booking, and email office@edinburghsculpture.org to advise. Induction takes around 15 minutes.
If this space is fully booked, contact us to ask about booking in the Casting Workshop – phone 0131 551 4490 or email office@edinburghsculpture.org
If you have a big project or important deadline coming up, please arrange to meet in advance with the Technicians to devise a programme of work.
Join to become a Member here.
Before booking, you’ll need a Building Induction – phone 0131 551 4490 or email office@edinburghsculpture.org for more details.
Bookings are open for the whole of 2023.
This listing is for the Non-Welding Area in the Metal Workshop, with Named User Equipment: cold saw, chop saw, pillar drill, gas forge, box folder.
NOTE: The plasma cutter is currently unavailable. Please contact the Technical Team to discuss your requirements and see if alternative methods can be offered.
Induction: A half day Metal Workshop Induction is required before working in the Metal Workshop and using Named User Equipment – Inductions are booked with the Office – phone 0131 551 4490 or email office@edinburghsculpture.org. Metal Workshop Inductions are offered on Wednesday mornings, a hands-on training and practice Session from 9.30am-12.30pm.
Inductions can be booked from 14 February 2024.
If you do not need access to Named User Equipment, eg metal grinding, you can book to work in the Covered Yard Wall Space.
To use the welding equipment, please book the Metal Workshop – Welding Area.
If you have a big project or important deadline coming up and need more Sessions, please arrange to meet in advance with Stephen Murray, to devise a programme of work.
Before booking a Workshop Induction, you’ll need a Building Induction – phone 0131 551 4490 or email office@edinburghsculpture.org for more details.
Join to become a Member here
The Wood Workshop is a large workshop with several benches for use in conjunction with hand-held equipment and Named user equipment: ¼ – 1 inch Band Saw, Panel Saw, Planer and Thicknesser, 12 inch Sander, Chop Saw, Table Router, Pillar Drill. Please specify the equipment you need to use when booking.
The space operates under a PPF3 mask wearing policy, with good ventilation, large air volume and fresh air from outside through the Covered Yard.
The Planer Thicknesser and Table Router require additional training and induction, plus a buddy system with Technicians – book through ESW’s reception and discuss in advance with the Technicians.
Induction: A half day Wood Workshop Induction is required before working in the Wood Workshop and using Named User Equipment – Inductions are booked with the Office – phone 0131 551 4490 or email office@edinburghsculpture.org. Wood Workshop Inductions are offered on Wednesday mornings, a hands-on training and practice Session from 9.30am-12.30pm. Full PPE required.
Inductions can be booked from 14 February 2024.
If you do not need access to Named User Equipment, eg wood assembly, you can book to work in the Covered Yard Wall Space.
If you have a big project or important deadline coming up, arrange to meet in advance with Stephen Murray to devise a programme of work.
Join to become a Member here.
Before booking, you’ll need a Building Induction – phone 0131 551 4490 or email office@edinburghsculpture.org for more details.