Performance Project

Creative workshops for people who are over 50 and deafened, hard of hearing.


Thursday mornings 10.30am – 12pm
Nov 4, 11, 18, 25, Dec 2, 9,
Jan 13, 20, 27, Feb 3, 10, 17
The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

You don’t need any experience to take part and you won’t be expected to stand up on stage (unless you want to). The workshops are designed to be enjoyable and sociable for individuals with hearing loss.

Refreshments will be provided and there will be communication support at all workshops.

If you would like to take part or need more information contact Susan at Artlink 0131 229 3555 option 1, text relay 18001 0131 229 3555, e-mail susan@artlinkedinburgh.co.uk

Come Float Your Ideas

Artlink are working with Hearing Concern LINK and their members to design a new art project for people who are over 50 and deafened, hard of hearing.



keep watching the blog to find out about developments and your chance to contribute to the project....

Information

Do you know

Next week from 28 June – 4 July, RNID, along with UK Council on Deafness (UKCoD) and National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) are launching Deaf Awareness Week (DAW) across the UK. ??

Be careful and take a note about it. Will the BBC mention it???

Air Iomlaid (On Exchange)

We've just enjoyed an excellent tour at the Fruitmarket Gallery. The gallery is exhibiting some stunning drawing by primary school children from Edinburgh and Skye produced as part of their education programme.

Its an excellent exhibition and as someone on the tour said, much more enjoyable when the work is explained - especially so enthusiastically.

Good news - the exhibition is on until the 9th May and every Friday there is an informal drop in tour at 2pm. A portable loop system is available, contact bookshop@fruitmarket.co.uk to book.

Exhibition at Deaf Action

Deaf Action 175th Anniversary
Art and Crafts Exhibition
49 Albany Street, Edinburgh
All artists are deaf or Hard of Hearing
until 23rd April

Opening time:

19th: 10 am to 3 pm (Closed 12 pm -1 pm)
20th: 10 am to 3 pm (Closed 12 pm -1 pm)
21st: 1 pm to 4 pm
22nd: 1 pm to 4 pm
23rd: 1 pm to 4 pm

Highly recommended!

National Galleries of Scotland Hard of Hearing Tours 2010

All bookings will be taken by the staff at the Information Desk in the Weston Link/ Garden level of the National Gallery Complex in person or by ringing 0131 624 6560.
A portable loop system is available on all tours listed

Sunday 18 April 11am-12noon
Tour of Diane Arbus with Tessa Asquith-Lamb
Dean Gallery. Meet at the main entrance.

Sunday 9 May 11am-12 noon
Tour of Dance with Tessa Asquith-Lamb
National Gallery complex. Meet at Info Desk on garden level.

Sunday 13 June 11am-12 noon
Tour of What you see is Where You’re At / ARTIST ROOMS
Gallery of Modern Art Meet at the main entrance.

Sunday 11 July 11am-12 noon
Tour of Christen Kobke with Tessa Asquith-Lamb
National Gallery. Meet at the main entrance.

Sunday 5 September 11am-12 noon
Tour of Impressionist Gardens with Tessa Asquith-Lamb
Royal Scottish Academy. Meet at the back door of the RSA.

Sunday 10 October 11am-12 noon
Tour of Another World: Dali, Magritte, Miro and the Surrealists
Dean Gallery. Meet at the main entrance.

Sunday 14 November 11am-12 noon
Tour (content tbc) with Tessa Asquith-Lamb Location tbc

National Gallery

Do you know that there are lecturers and talks at the National Gallery almost every day?
They are free and interesting. Portable loops (I use headphones because they are better for my hearing) are provided. They organise also tours ( I reccommend "Mertoun House Tours") and workshops (I'll attend the "Monthly Life Drawing Class in May).
If you are interested click below for the Spring calendar:

http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/

All the best!!