A project co-ordinated by Joanna van den Berg for North Edinburgh Arts Centre. Over two terms two different groups of primary 7 boys worked in collaboration with support worker Brock Lueck and myself. Group one made work around the theme of Super Heroes creating a team of life size alter egos complete with Superhero Vehicles. […]
Regents International School Residency 05/06. A collaborative project with the music department at Regents International School exploring the production and performance of graphic music scores. Classes were split into house team colours and began by brainstorming associations. Through team teaching the students experienced a variety of music and related scores before embarking upon a series […]
Regents International School Residency 05/06. A week long project for the English Department to coincide with English Week. Whilst acknowledging the benefits of a universal language for learning I also wanted to use the school wide event as an opportunity to examine and celebrate the diversity of language spoken across the school. I invited all […]
Curated by Diana Sykes for Fife Contemporary Art and Craft, Making Spaces occupied the MAC Mobile Museum from April – December 2008. During the exhibition 5 artists were invited to take up residence in a section of the gallery, presenting work and leading workshops as the museum toured around Fife. Making Spaces explored the place […]
A private commission for a terrace space in Edinburgh. The work is based on ideas developed for the exhibition Surface & Shape Installation, fixtures and fittings were undertaken by Steve Dale Photography: Shannon Tofts
Regents International School Residency 05/06. A weekly group for children between the ages of 8 – 14 attending the Fountain Of Life Children’s Centre in Pattaya Thailand. An initial series of one off workshops aimed at developing confidence and trust amongst the group led onto a more in-depth collaborative project. See: We Listened to Fourtet…
Regents International School residency 05/06. We Listened to Fourtet… was a temporary artwork sited in the grounds of Regents International School, created in collaboration with children attending the Fountain of Life Children’s Centre in Pattaya, Thailand. Initial ideas were developed through a series of drawing and making activities responding to music from the album Pause […]
During the academic year 05/06 I undertook a year long residency at Regents International School in the Chonburi district of South East Thailand. During the year I worked across the school from primary through to 6th form creating artworks, leading workshops and collaborating with teachers to contribute to the wider school program. I also worked […]
In May 2008 I was awarded the SAC Crafts Residency at Covepark, allowing me to spend three months developing new work for the exhibitions Making Spaces and Objects of touch and travel… Towards the end of the residency period a seminar day was held for a group of invited artists, curators, researchers and writers which […]
A solo exhibition for The Scottish Gallery held in August 2005 as part of the Edinburgh Art Festival program. An essay by Stuart Bennett commissioned to accompany the exhibition can be downloaded from the Essay page. A catalogue from the exhibition can be purchased through the Shop Photography: Shannon Tofts