Collective

A free contemporary art centre on Edinburgh's iconic Calton Hill 🔭 We’re no longer active on here - please join us on Bluesky: collective-edin

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We’re no longer active on Twitter / X, because at Collective we strive to be an inclusive and safe space for everyone.  

You can stay up to date with our exhibitions, events and news by following us on Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, or sign up to our newsletter.

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🦋 Follow us on Bluesky here: https://t.co/xkDaBMcSkE

[Collective @collective_edin]

We’re no longer active on Twitter / X, because at Collective we strive to be an inclusive and safe space for everyone.  

You can stay up to date with our exhibitions, events and news by following us on Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, or sign up to our newsletter.

[Collective @collective_edin]

The event is free and open to all - refreshments will be served from our Play Shelter outdoors, so please dress for the weather.

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Exhibition Launch!

Join us on Thursday 17 October, 6-8pm, for the launch of our new group exhibition by the six participants in the 2024 Satellites Programme: Clarinda Tse, Emelia Kerr Beale, Hannan Jones, Josie KO, Katherine Fay Allan and Rowan Markson.

📷: James Brook

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💼 Apply now for the role of Trading Manager (Retail, Maternity Cover).

You will play a key role in developing and delivering our trading strategy with a particular focus on retail.

Apply: https://t.co/EuS2RG0HoF

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Across a range of distinctive and individual practices and media, the works signal something of the complexity of inheritance, raising questions of how we process and make sense of that which we inherit – be that material, cultural, genetic or spiritual, wanted and unwanted.

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🌓 Collective is delighted to announce ‘pass shadow, whisper shade’, a group show by the six participants in the 2024 Satellites Programme: Clarinda Tse, Emelia Kerr Beale, Hannan Jones, Josie KO, Katherine Fay Allan and Rowan Markson.

📷: Design by James Brook

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The exhibition will be presented across Collective’s spaces from 18 October – 22 December.

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In September's art highlights, there's the return of @outwithfestival @dnd_designfest, plus continuing @edartfest exhibitions at @SierraMetro1 @collective_edin and Fungi Forms at @RBGECreative

https://t.co/ulEL4QNVPq

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We will also be opening Observatory House for self-guided tours, with a member of staff on hand to answer any questions.

Please note that due to the historic nature of the architecture, there is no step-free access to the Cooke Telescope or Observatory House.

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🏛️ Come along to Doors Open Day at Collective, on Saturday 28 September from 11am.

This year, you'll be able to join a 15-minute guided tour of the Cooke Telescope by the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh. Book your free ticket here: https://t.co/Hw3U5eWbJE

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How spectacular is @collective_edin ?

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🚀 Join us on Sunday 8 September, 11am, for a British Sign Language tour of Moyna Flannigan’s exhibition Space Shuffle, hosted by Trudi Collier!

🎟️: Book your free ticket in advance: https://t.co/3GiFBWE0Tc

📷: John McKenzie

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Join us on 21st August for this discussion with Moyna Flannigan, Jonathan Owen and Kaya Fraser, three artists who have worked with @collective_edin at different points in our history. https://t.co/SSrS9VK6DI

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🚀 📖 We are excited to announce our exhibition catalogue, with documentation of Moyna Flannigan's exhibition 'Space Shuffle' at Collective and other related essays.

You can purchase the catalogue at our on-site shop, or online: https://t.co/iJz3heas1T

📷: James Brook

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.@collective_edin - Artist Moyna Flannigan and artist and choreographer Janice Parker have joined forces to devise a special iteration of The Pina Bausch Foundation’s world-wide participatory project, The Nelken Line, on 17th August. https://t.co/oLAzVGoOPM

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🚀 In Conversation: Moyna Flannigan and Sorcha Carey
📆 Thurs 12 Sept, 6pm

Join our director in discussion with artist Moyna Flannigan.

Book now: https://t.co/RK8tBOaOY7

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New events:

🎈In Conversation: 40 Years of Collective
📆 Weds 21 Aug, 6pm

Join us for this discussion with Moyna Flannigan, Jonathan Owen and Kaya Fraser, to celebrate 40 years of Collective.

Book now: https://t.co/FX6eDNmtfw

📷: Collective's first gallery space.

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The Nelken Line is an iconic piece that encapsulates the four seasons through a sequence of simple gestures. For this performance local people, drawn from an open call, have come together to take part in this work, which will take place at approximately 15 minute intervals.

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New performance: The Nelken Line 💃

Come up to Calton Hill anytime between 4:30-6:30pm on Saturday 17 August to experience a special performance of Pina Bausch's 'The Nelken Line'!

https://t.co/8OU71qdZWu

📷: Moyna Flannigan, 'Space Shuffle', 2024. Image credit: John McKenzie.

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Moyna Flannigan and Janice Parker have joined forces to devise a special presentation of The Pina Bausch Foundation’s participatory project. Inspired by Moyna’s exhibition, the performance will take place amongst the historic monuments and panoramic city views of Calton Hill.