Big Things on the Beach

Take to the Beach

Sunday, 18 March 2012 09:14

People of Edinburgh – Take to the Beach

A Manifesto for Portobello Promenade

Big Things on the Beach calls on Edinburgh’s next City Council to value and invest in its City Promenade and Beach at Portobello

We want you to make sure that the Councilors we elect on May 3^rd make a real difference to Edinburgh and deliver what the people have said they want, a City Promenade worthy of Scotland’s capital in the 21^st century.

We believe that Portobello Promenade should be the pride of Edinburgh:

a unique and creative place where artists and public meet
a vibrant place that attracts cultural activities
a place of recreation for the mind, body and spirit
a ‘must see’ attraction for locals and visitors
a democratic public space, shared and enjoyed by people of all ages, races, abilities, classes and cultures.

Public Art Festival 2011

Monday, 16 January 2012 20:12

Highlights of 2011

Public Art Fest Programme (updated 29/08)

Monday, 15 August 2011 21:02

Public Art Fest Programme (note: subject to change). Events are free unless indicated.

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Last Updated on Monday, 29 August 2011 07:36

Public Art Fest - What Makes Art Public?

Wednesday, 10 August 2011 22:11

Public Art Fest – 27 August to 3 September – Portobello, Edinburgh: What Makes Art Public?

A week long festival of public art projects, workshops and discussions. Take part in an exciting mass participation human installation or sign up for one of our free workshops.

Big Things on the Beach, Portobello’s community based public art trust, presents a week long, free programme of participatory public art projects, workshops and discussions. The Public Art Fest has been developed in collaboration with the Edinburgh College of Art and with GeoArte, an international cultural exchange organisation based in Puglia, southern Italy.

The Public Art Fest will create opportunities for exchange and learning between artists and the public about their roles in the production of public art. The purpose of the event is to provoke creative thinking about the future possibilities of public art practice and to lay the ground for the development of an ongoing programme of learning about public art – a “Public Art School’ - in the coming years. We intend this to be the first of a series of similar events that will include an increasing range of international partners and participants.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 11 August 2011 20:23

OmbraMalombra, by Ezia Mitolo

Wednesday, 24 August 2011 20:48

OmbraMalombra by Ezia Mitolo is an interactive project which challenges visual and digital art by imitating morphing animation. Flexible lycra stands allow the participants and the audience to perform and be creative without having being trained in visual art – a one to one exploration of empathy between performer and public.

Ezia and her interactive piece will be based in Mum’s Café which is upstairs at The Indoor Bowling Centre in Portobello from Monday 29th August to Friday 2nd September from 3pm to 7pm.