Friday 27 August 2010

The final weekend.... !!(28th and 29th August)

This is it. Your last chance to come down and hunt out the Secret Grove and explore this hidden den. Plenty of diverse and interesting things to do, plus a big old greenspace to hang out at. Come down to help celebrate the summation of this whole event.

Saturday 28th :
11.30 : Baba Yaga Bony-legs: Storytelling and drawing with illustrator Emily Learmont
1.30: Exploring Nature Through Drama - Jonathon White(tbc)
2.30 : 'Tracing the imagination' - Storytelling and art, an interactive session - Daru McAleece
3.30: 'By Living we Learn' Geddes Thinking Machine - Will Golding
3.30 : Contact Improvisation - Iraya Noble
3.30: Drama Games - Jonathon White
All day: Green wood-working - Richard Wells

Sunday 29th : (the last day!)
12.30 - 4.30: Art and Sustainability: -
Artachat, the Guerrilla Cinema project and Transition Edinburgh, present a unique afternoon of film, discussion and interactive workshops exploring Art and Sustainability.
12.30pm: A selection of short films by local and international artists. Powered by the Guerrilla Cinemas’ incredible Pedal Powered Cinema.
2pm Artachat and Edinburgh based artist, Natalie Taylor, host an informal discussion- “How sustainable is the sustainable artist?” - “Why do artists sometimes shy away from admitting their work is political or environmentally engaged?”.
3.15pm Transition Edinburgh

12.30: Interactive Performance (for children)

2.30 : A sensory exploration of plants and the world of funghi - Alison Murfitt
Come and use all your senses to explore the world of plants and fungi. Learn how to recognise and identify Scotlands native plants by more then sight alone. Drink different plant teas and learn their medicinal uses, use plants and fungi to create artwork and much more.


3.30: Interactive Performance (for children)

All day: Green Wood-working - Richard Wells