Hooptacular is not to be missed! Join Hula-hoop artist Ross McLelland for a jaw dropping display!
St John’s Hospital
The Ward Activities programme is a direct response to the expressed needs and interests of patients and staff.
• Each activity lasts an hour
• We work across different wards in each hospital
• Activities happen at bedsides, in communal areas of the wards and in pubic spaces
• It is a constantly changing programme
The programme works across both performing and visual arts. The programme ranges from music, singing, songwriting, magic, comedy, craft and story telling.
Moving Forward Looking Back
The new July to September programme is out! Read it here:
The trick is to keep moving (forward)
The new April to June programme is out! Read it here:
We will become like (a) family – Hospital Activities Programme Jan – Mar 2017
Over the past year Artlink has been working towards this programme of
exhibitions, workshops and events which explores in some detail different aspects
of older age. We want to share the stories of love, life and family we came across
in our research.
We aren’t looking at this through rose-tinted spectacles; we know about the
problems that exist and the hardship that is experienced. What we want to show is
just how remarkable and resilient people are, how enthusiastic they are to join in,
work together and share their experiences.
Each participating hospital has its own ‘theme’ and all events match the interests of
the amazing people we have met and worked with over the years.
Although the exhibitions and events are aimed at older audiences and for those
who care for older people, we have designed this programme to have an open
appeal. You will be introduced to artists and writers who have an interesting
perspective on older age, as well as to local people and organisations who do
amazing work giving advice, support and providing recreational activities.
To make sure that everyone has the opportunity to join in, we have placed some of
these events are on closed wards and some in public spaces. All events are free.
If you want to take part, check what’s on on your ward, or find out more, get in
touch with us at Artlink.
Contact
Kirsty Williams: kirsty@artlinkedinburgh.co.uk or 0131 229 3555
Trevor Cromie: trevor@artlinkedinburgh.co.uk or 0131 5376127
January Ward Activities Programme
November Ward Activities Programme
Look to the Skies
2 November 2016 – 13 January 2017
A new exhibition at St John’s Gallery bringing together individuals from the hospital and local community who share an interest in bird watching.
The theme of the exhibition was inspired by John Gordon, a regular participant at Artlink activities in West Lothian. ‘Look to the skies’ is a title originally penned by John, inspired from a body of work created around his interest in bird watching. His passion goes as far back to his childhood when he would go on bird spotting trips with his father.
Since 2014 John and Artlink West Lothian have been exploring this interest, getting out and about bird watching and focusing his artwork into more practical bird watching uses such as local Avian maps, personalised bird logs, drawings and posters displayed here as part of this exhibition.
This exhibition brings together birding enthusiasts and photographers from across West Lothian and further afield. They share in the same passion as John, observing and photographing the many different species and habitats of bird wildlife in our local countryside.
October Ward Activities Programme
Firefly Arts: A Word In Your Ear & HYPE Photography Group
15 July – 30 September 2016 in St John’s Gallery
A new exhibition of photography, textiles, collage and writing created by young people across West Lothian.
This exhibition presents work created by HYPE (Helping Young People Engage), Firefly Arts, West Lothian Young Writers Group and West Lothian Young Carers. Firefly Arts is a registered Scottish Charity that offers theatre skills, film and youth arts activity for children and young people aged 5 to 25 years across West Lothian. A Word In Your Ear is a combined youth arts programme that uses fun, accessible and quality arts process to build young people’s confidence, talent and aspiration. Through A Word In Your Ear, young people have had the opportunity to work directly with visual artists, designers, writers, makers and film makers. The results on display include printed scarves, collage and writing.
HYPE (Helping Young People Engage) is a skills-based project based in West Lothian which assists young people transitioning between school and work/further education in reaching a positive destination. Working with photographer Lisa Fleming, participants on the photography programme learn basic camera techniques and composition using bridge cameras before moving on to mastering DSLR cameras. Check out some of the results in the exhibition.
Join us for the exhibition opening on Monday 25th July, 2-3pm in St John’s Gallery.
