Walking
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5 walks, 5 trees, 5 poems
This publication came through the 5 walks, 5 trees, 5 poems project, conceived and facilitated by Jonathan Baxter as part of his ongoing Craigmillar & Communities residency with Art Walk Projects. Developed in partnership with Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust and Bridgend Farmhouse the project deepened our relationship with the natural world through encounters with…
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5 walks, 5 trees, 5 poems
Taking inspiration from signature trees in Craigmillar Castle Park, this series of workshops invited participants to enter more deeply into the life of trees. Through planting, drawing and creative writing, participants developed a deeper understanding of the structures and patterns that inform our relationship with trees, woodlands and the ecologies they entangle. Publication LaunchWe are delighted to announce our…
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Craigmillar & Communities Walking Residency
‘Walking is about freeing us from our fixity to a standpoint so that we can be more responsive to others and to places in their development.’ (Norman Wirzba) Jonathan Baxter began his residency in 2020 with a year spent walking in Craigmillar and talking with local residents. With an initial research interest in the work…
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Granton Eastern Breakwater Lichen Project
This project focusses around the abundant community of marine lichen species at Granton’s Eastern Breakwater, with the creation of a new walking route from Granton Hub and a lichen guide featured as part of our ‘UnderCurrent’ programme of events at this year’s Art Walk Porty Festival. Scotland is home to >1500 species of lichen, more…
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Field-Studies in Radical Mycography
A series of mycelial workshops and walks led by Myceliart Collective that brought together artists, foragers, gardeners and mycologists to map our social, political, and personal connections with fungi in Edinburgh. Mycography refers to creative processes of documenting fungi. This may encompass techniques such as drawing, recording, or other imaginative methods of rich description. Participants…
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Journey Lines: Making and Breaking Places with Tim Ingold and Ben Twist
Our recording of last week’s live event is ready to view from here Journey Lines brought together discussion around path making and place making, to consider tourism and access along our coast lines. Discussing how we consider the role of tourism in making (or breaking) places, Zeiske gave an illustrated talk about her long-distance 700 mile…
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Slow Coast 500
CLAUDIA ZEISKE’S Slow Coast 500 is a long-distance walk from Dunnet Head to Berwick-upon-Tweed along the entire coast of the North Sea in Scotland. The project borrows its name from the North Coast 500 route designed to attract tourists to drive around northern Scotland. Slow Cost 500 considers the role of tourism in making (or breaking) places. Often intended…
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Braid Walk
A series of monthly walks with two additional workshopsApril to September 2023 Walking from mouth to source along three adjoining burns: Figgate, Braid and Bonaly, these walks took their inspiration from the way of water – its flow and healing powers – and the poetry to be found in the name Braid Burn: Burn (landform): …
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The School of Pedestrian Culture
During LUCAS PRIEST’S residency with Art Walk Projects’ ‘Climate Cafe’ the School will become an expanded walking forum featuring contributions from artists Iman Tajik and Johanna Koen. Drawing from the writings and research of Elena Biserna we will collectively meander through coastal sites of change and dereliction, exploring walking scores as tools for awareness in…
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Walking Maps
The maps detail a number of the planted apple trees with details of each location and the tree variety arranged together around a circular walking route. Drawings and text – Annie Lord. Design – David Lemm. Complimentary copies will be sent out when ordering any of our other publications, or you can email us at…
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PERIPHERI: tending to corners
During winter through to summer 2021-22, artists Elise Ashby and Stephanie Whitelaw designed and delivered a series of monthly art walks, exploring peripheral sites on the edge of Portobello. The project explored the ecology of place and the potential of growth within unmanaged sites, cultivating a collective approach to caring for damaged spaces within cities.…
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PORT
5 ARTISTS . 5 COASTS . 5 WATERS . 5 SALTS Artist/curator Rosy Naylor invited five artists to come together and share dialogue around their walking habitats at a time when there were geographical limits upon the distances one could walk. Together a project slowly emerged with consideration and care around each of the five…