Spring Cluster 26

A series of installations, performances and events coming through our winter projects with Portobello High School, Edinburgh College of Art and Access to Industry taking place from 13-14 March 2026

  • Remedy

    Remedy

    Working across areas of experimental photo-arts, coastal ecology and medicinal health, Remedy is an exploratory based community project working with a number of participants from Access to Industry. Led by photographer Zoe Hamill, and working in collaboration with herbalists from Herbal Scotland, a series of eight workshops have recently being held in Portobello. Top image…

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  • Spring Cluster

    Spring Cluster

    We are delighted to announce our ‘Spring Cluster’ series of performances, installations and events. Friday 13 March 1200h-1300h  The Portobello Moonlight Revue! featuring Big Stew’s Tidal Circus and Marine Marvels with Portobello High School pupils, facilitated by visual theatre artist Gretchen Maynard-Hahn.Leaves from Portobello High School at 1200h, arriving to Portobello Promenade by 1300h. 1200h-1530h  Tide & Seek An…

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  • The Portobello Moonlight Revue! with Gretchen Maynard-Hahn and Portobello High School

    The Portobello Moonlight Revue! with Gretchen Maynard-Hahn and Portobello High School

    Students at Portobello High School have over the last few months been working with visiting artist and puppet maker, Gretchen Maynard-Hahn, to create a collection of large-scale parade puppets inspired by Portobello’s rich seaside and showground heritage. Across a series of hands-on workshops, students explored character design, simple mechanisms, and sculptural making techniques using lightweight…

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  • Tide & Seek

    Tide & Seek

    Over recent months we have working with teaching fellow Alicia Bruce and third year ECA students on a project that responds to our 2025 theme of ShowGround, inspired by Portobello’s entertainment era of live sideshow, theatre, puppetry, circus arts and more. An afternoon of performances and installations is planned for Friday 13 March as part…

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