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Exhibitions
Glazed ceramic figurines, including a wide-eyed black dog on a green base, a dabbing figure in teal and orange, and other colorful sculptures with playful, abstract forms.

Clay Chronicles and Miniature Monuments: After School Viewings

Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 February 2026
3 – 5pm
ESW Research Space

Events
People sitting around a table outside, eating.

Members Soup Lunch and Open Studios Event: Tuesday 17 February 2026

Open to Members and Prospective Members
Tuesday 17 February 2026, 12.30pm
Please book online.

News

ESW/ECA Graduate Awardees 2025 – Eilidh McKeown & Libby Entwistle

Eilidh McKeown and Libby Entwistle are at ESW from February to April 2026 as ESW/ECA Graduate Awardees.

Events
Textured pale surface by Jiyoon Lee in respect to work in progress event, 2025.

Ji Yoon Lee, Wenyi Pan: Time, Touch, Tactility

Works in progress sharing presentation and event.
TALK TODAY, 12.30pm
3 – 4 December 2025, 10am – 4pm

News
Image of David Lemm's work in wood and paper installed on the floor of an industrial building.

Announcement of artists for Hawthornvale Mentorship Scheme 2026

Esther Castle, Molly Kent and David Lemm selected as the 2026 cohort.

Opportunities
Performers pushing a scaffolding float within a courtyard, Ashanti Harris exhibition

Curator for Research – Call for Applications

Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop is seeking a new Curator for Research.
Deadline: Thursday 8 January 2026, 5pm.
THE DEADLINE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS PASSED.

News
Mai Nguyễn-Long working on a dark clay sculpture with another covered in plastic sheet alongside.

Mai Nguyễn-Long residency collaboration with Talbot Rice Gallery

In September and October 2025 we welcome Australian Vietnamese artist Mai Nguyễn-Long producing new clay and ceramic works for exhibition.

News
Pink and white artwork in three panels by Kialy Tihngang, 2025. Scotland's Workshops Award.

Scotland’s Workshops Award 2025: Kialy Tihngang

Kialy Tihngang will be working with Street Level Photoworks in Glasgow and Edinburgh Printmakers.

News

New Stone Carving Course Added! Book online now.

Responding to demand we are delighted to announce an additional course with Alejandro Lopez.
29 October – 3 December 2025.

Events
People sitting around a table outside, eating.

Members Lunch, 15 October 2025 + Option Visit to Uist Corrigan Exhibition

Open to Members and Prospective Members
Wednesday 15 October 2025, 12.30pm
Free, book online.

News

Member’s Opportunity: Call for Proposals for the Hawthornvale Mentorship Programme

Members are invited to apply to our Hawthornvale mentorship programme with the opportunity to exhibit in 2026.
Deadline: 5pm, Sunday 28 September 2025. THE DEADLINE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS NOW PASSED

News
Technical drawing for Alternative Foundry Practices blueprint.

Alternative Foundry Practices Collaborative Research Events

Public events Wednesday 27 – Friday 29 August 2025.