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Mask wearing and social distancing procedures in place.
Building Induction bookings are open for the whole of 2023.
Building Inductions are for workshop users, to prepare you for using the ESW building and before your first Session. The Building Induction is free and takes around 30 – 45 minutes. It is part of the H&S protocol for using the building, and covers things like fire exits, first aiders.
There are two other types of tour available:
Artist tour – for artists interested in working at ESW, to view the spaces.
General Interest Tour – for all other visitors interested in viewing the centre.
For more information or to book, phone 0131 551 4490 or email office@edinburghsculpture.org.
– Please only book this if you have discussed the project and time with Stephen Murray
Bookings are open for the whole of 2023.
Important note: the Casting Workshop is closed from 5 to 28 January, with Workshop Inductions available from February 2023, 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.
Bookings are open for the whole of 2023.
Important note: Workshop Inductions available from February 2023, to allow the Technical Team to focus on essential maintenance in January.
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.)
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.
Kilns available: 2 larger kilns for bulk firings and one smaller test kiln.
Kilns are booked directly with ESW, subject to availability. Phone 0131 551 4490 or email office@edinburghsculpture.org with ‘KILN BOOKING ENQUIRY’ in subject line, at least one week in advance. (It is recommended to give as much notice as possible as there are times when demand on the kilns is high.)
Firings can be shared by up to 4 users, with the firings managed by ESW.
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.
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.
Courtyard Bays are now divided into North and South.
Bookings are open for the whole of 2023.
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.
Courtyard Bays are now divided into North and South.
Bookings are open for the whole of 2023.
Open air but under cover, the individual bays provide an ideal outdoor workspace.
There are two Bays available to book on the south side (the cycle path side), all with either a large worktable or wooden bankers.
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.
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.
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.
Workshop bookings can be made by Members who have had been inducted into those spaces or machines by the technicians. Workspace bookings can be made by Members who have had a general building induction. Please book a maximum of 3 sessions per week so that there is space for other people. If you are working to a specific timeline and feel like you would need more time, please speak to the technicians in advance who will try to work with you to find alternatives. We can’t currently do inductions because of the pandemic restrictions but please do contact us if you would like to be inducted in the future. You can join to become a Member here.
Bookings are open for the whole of 2023.
Important note: the Covered Yard – Wall Space is closed from 5 to 28 January, to allow the Technical Team to focus on essential maintenance in January.
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.
Exhibition Tour led by ESW staff to explore the five artist’s projects present during our Summer Programme. £1 booking fee and free for concessions.
Most of the tour takes place outside because of the nature of the commissions. There is one internal exhibition space, Sean Lynch’s exhibition – individuals on the tour can revisit this after the tour in order to see the film.
Mask wearing and social distancing procedures in place.
Book to use one of the Macs in the dedicated IT Space, on the 2nd floor in the main Bill Scott Sculpture Centre building.
Suitable for working with graphics and film editing.
(But please note that documents shouldn’t be stored on the Macs – please use a flash drive or cloud storage, for example.)
Bookings are open for the whole of 2023.
If you’re new to ESW, before booking you’ll need a Building Induction – phone 0131 551 4490 or email office@edinburghsculpture.org for more details.
Join to become a Member here for access to half price working and a range of other Member benefits.
Workshop bookings can be made by Members who have had been inducted into those spaces or machines by the technicians. Workspace bookings can be made by Members who have had a general building induction. Please book a maximum of 3 sessions per week so that there is space for other people. If you are working to a specific timeline and feel like you would need more time, please speak to the technicians in advance who will try to work with you to find alternatives. We can’t currently do inductions because of the pandemic restrictions but please do contact us if you would like to be inducted in the future. You can join to become a Member here.
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.
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.
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
Bookings are open for the whole of 2023.
This listing is for the screened Welding Area in the Metal Workshop, with Named User Equipment: MIG and TIG welders, Oxy-acetylene cutting and welding.
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.
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 other metal working equipment in the Metal Workshop (plasma cutter, cold saw, chop saw, pillar drill, gas forge, box folder), please book the Metal Workshop – Non 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.
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.
Booking are open for the whole of 2023.
The Research Space Members Space is on the left side of the Research Space (with the social space on the right side of the room, separated by moveable screens).
Available to current Members of ESW and included as a benefit of Membership.
Ideal for: documentation, installing and testing work in a space, clean working, meetings.
Professional lighting available on request.
Maximum time that can be booked: 1 full day (2 Sessions)
Clean working space with 4 natural plywood plinths, 2 white plinths, free wifi, overhead window lights that can be blacked out. Professional lighting also available on request.
As this space that is shared with the adjacent social space, it is important that activities should not produce dust, fumes or noise.
Not currently available for public events.
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 you have a project that requires longer access, a Project Space or Studio may suit you better – see https://edinburghsculpture.org/research/studios/
Bookings are open for the whole of 2023.
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.