Sheds, Pavilions and Allotment Containers

by Geraldine Heaney, 7 Jun 2011

There are so many strands to this project that hearing everyone give an update of where everything is at in the steering group meeting is pretty overwhelming. I’ve been finding it easier to take things in bite sized pieces and focus on them one little bit at a time. So here’s very brief update on how things are shaping up.

The artists are all beavering away pulling things together, working on logistics, negotiating the future and finding a consistency through the works.

We’ve confirmed the details with the Fringe office and have sorted out our slot in the Fringe Brochure.

The Symposium is shaping up to be a most exciting affair with some incredible speakers and some exciting performances.

The summer school plan is looking really jam-packed and we’ve booked a mini-bus!

Our first schools workshop will take place in Fettes next week with the workshop in Broughton High School a week later. I’m really looking forward to hearing what the pupils at Fettes and Broughton have to say about the project and public art in general.

Our dates and times have been submitted for our art and film workshops as part of the Inverleith summer schools programme and we’re hoping to secure a location for those in the next couple of days be it a shed, pavilion or shipping container.

One of the most overwhelming things I’ve found in the last couple of weeks has been the generosity and support of not just the members of the steering group but most of the people I have approached about the project. I’ve had a 9am meeting in a park, an invite to a community council meeting and abundance of suggestions and helpful ideas. It’s such a pleasure to come across so many people who are so proud of their School/park/local area.

There’s still a lot to be done and the with the momentum building it feels like before I know it the summer will have passed and it will all be over but I’m enjoying how this blog forces me to reflect on what is happening as it’s happening, basically I’m really pleased to be involved.