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Part of the University of Edinburgh, UK. Undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Art, Design, History of Art and Music. https://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/
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Congrats to final year BA (Hons) Painting student Jocelyn Arnold, one of the recipients of The Supporting Act Foundation creative bursaries. He told us how the €10,000 award transformed his life and practice during the final year of his degree - read all about it: www.eca.ed.ac.uk/news/so-moti...

New book available via Open Access!

Building Modern Scotland - A team headed up by @alistairfair.bsky.social and Professor Miles Glendinning are behind this new book chronicling the history of Scotland’s twentieth-century new towns. It's available online free of charge via Open Access - find out more: www.eca.ed.ac.uk/news/buildin...

BOOKMARKS 2025 - ONE WEEK TO GO! This time next week, we'll be opening the doors on Bookmarks, our fantastic festival of books, zines, comics & more! Buy work, meet the artists and fellow book art enthusiasts in the fabulous Sculpture Court. Book free entry now: www.eca.ed.ac.uk/event/bookma...

What a wonderful #WeekOfSound we had! Last week we were listening, learning and sharing as we enjoyed the concerts and workshops of @weekofsound.bsky.social. These 👌images by @sallyjubb.bsky.social are from the opening concert, Beneath the Waves 🔊🌊 Thanks to everyone who took part!

Looking forward to tomorrow evening at the RIAS bookshop discussing 'Building Modern Scotland' with @vawright10.bsky.social. Sadly Luna (pictured) won't be joining us but she has had a good look at the book at home. Tomorrow is sold out but we are hoping to do another event - watch this space.

And it's a wrap for 2025! Thank you to all our colleagues @edincollegeofart.bsky.social and beyond who made this event possible, and to everyone who attended! Watch out for documentation and updates on the website over the coming weeks and months ....

If you're in Edinburgh you lucky things could go and see this ⤵️

UNESCO Week of Sound, closing concert 7pm tonight! @weekofsound.bsky.social Free and open to all - tickets still available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/closing-co...

Join us for ‘Playing the Hard Man: André Stitt’s Confrontational Engagement with the Legacy of the Troubles’ with Dr Lucy Weir @lucygweir.bsky.social 5.15pm, Thursday 27 February, Hunter Lecture Theatre – free and open to all, in person and online: www.eca.ed.ac.uk/event/playin...

Join us for ‘Excess Underground: Immersive Interiors and Climate Control Inside Eastern European Bathing Apartments, c.1760-90’ with Dr Olek Musiał Part of the Architectural History & Theory Seminar Series 5.15pm Tue 25 Feb, free and open to all, online only: www.eca.ed.ac.uk/event/excess...

Exciting times for ECA and our partners on the CoStar project!

New event! We're delighted to open up tomorrow morning's talk by composer Aaron Wyanski on his series (sic) "Schoenberg in hifi". Full details here: digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/...

Mark Knoop's arrangement of Laurence Crane's 'Cobbled section after cobbled section' is just one of the pieces you can hear live at our final concert this Friday digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/... youtu.be/y4rSZDXnbHk

Tuesday at the #WeekOfSound: It has been an inspiring day, honouring the impact and legacy of Rebecca Collins, and taking her work forward. Thanks to all our colleagues @edincollegeofart.bsky.social for making this possible.

** We regret to say that this @weekofsound.bsky.social workshop has been postponed due to illness. Ticket-holders are being contacted and will be notified of future arrangements.**

We are delighted to announce the inaugural lecture of @melissaterras.bsky.social of @designinf.bsky.social – Why digital innovation needs art schools. 📆 5.15pm Wednesday 19 March, West Court, Lauriston Campus. Free and open to all, in person and online: www.eca.ed.ac.uk/event/inaugu...

Lunchtime Concert: The band 'Meallan' - students from the Reid School of Music present a concert of Scottish folk music. 1.10pm, Tuesday 25 February, Reid Concert Hall. Free and open to all, book at: www.eca.ed.ac.uk/event/luncht...

OPENspace Research Seminar Series – Tasniva Rahman Mumu: Rethinking urban landscape and play opportunities for children and young women living in extremely densely populated neighbourhoods of Dhaka. 📆 1pm, Mon 24 Feb. Free and open to all, in person and online: www.eca.ed.ac.uk/event/opensp...

Join us for the workshop series “Future Proofing Creative Skills for Responsible AI Adoption” Together, we’ll discuss the skills, and training opportunities, needed by creatives in the current technological landscape. @braiduk.bsky.social @edincollegeofart.bsky.social @designinf.bsky.social

We’re delighted to share a special Edinburgh Science Festival Edition of our Newsletter which features all the exhibitions and events coming up as part of this year’s DI 2025 #EdSciFest programme happening in @inspacegallery.bsky.social and across the #CityofEdinburgh. Read here ➡️ edin.ac/4hJc18A

This looks amazing - what an adventure! 🏦🍦📋

Fantastic to see @weekofsound.bsky.social underway! The rest of the week is packed with free workshops and concerts - take a look at digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/ for info 🔊🌊

It's here! It's the second #WeekOfSound in #Edinburgh @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social And there are still some tickets left for tonight's amazing opening concert featuring @amsouth.bsky.social, Una MacGlone, humpback whales and velvet swimming crabs! digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/...

In this video, Rebecca Collins and @davidcerdeno.bsky.social discuss the project Listening to Dark Matter. This Tueday at the #WeekOfSound, hear 'Energies, not forms, not figures' created by Collins with Adam Matschulat for this project. digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/... youtu.be/U8R6YJx31hg

As part of the UNESCO #WeekOfSound (@weekofsound.bsky.social) , the Edinburgh College of Arts (@edincollegeofart.bsky.social) is organising a series of events to celebrate and continue the legacy of Dr Rebecca Collins. digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/... projects.ift.uam-csic.es/thedeas/reme...

Spaces available for next week's #QGIS workshop! Learn how geoprocessing can be used to prepare data for further analysis, get an intro to key tools for performing geoprocessing tasks and gain hands-on experience with QGIS. edin.ac/40m0apM @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social, @edincollegeofart.bsky.social

UNESCO Week of Sound - Closing Concert @weekofsound.bsky.social Plus-Minus Ensemble perform @aaronwyanski.bsky.social's "Schoenberg in Hifi" project and a new piece by Martin Parker. 7pm, Fri 21 Feb, West Court, Lauriston Campus. Free and open to all: digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/...

Feeling a little crabby today? We have a great get-out claws for you: Take a sideways glance at the amazing programme for the second #WeekOfSound in #Edinburgh, 17-21 February @edincollegeofart.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/ @edinburghminute.bsky.social

Congrats to 4th yr BA (Hons) Fashion student Ealish Withington, who won top prize in the British Fashion Council, @britishlibrary.bsky.social & Labrum London competition w. a portfolio blending research from historic travel journals & her own creativity. Read more: www.eca.ed.ac.uk/news/final-y...

UNESCO Week of Sound – Concert | The Opera Experiment @weekofsound.bsky.social Can an opera be written in a week? @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social creative writing and composition students find out! 4pm, Fri 21 Feb, Reid Concert Hall. Free & open to all – book via: digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/...

@edincollegeofart.bsky.social is delighted to announce the inaugural lecture of @melissaterras.bsky.social, where she will argue why creativity should be at the heart of digital innovation in the UK. 📅Date: Wed 19 March ⏰Time: 5:15 - 7pm 📍Location: West Court, ECA or Online 🎫 edin.ac/4hqoez0

UNESCO Week of Sound @weekofsound.bsky.social – Free themed tours of the galleries of St Cecilia’s Hall. Free and open to all! Please book in advance. 11am Thursday 20 February - Acoustical waves. How do musical instruments work? digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/...

Geddes Fellow Lecture – Beate Hølmebakk, of Norwegian practice Manthey Kula, will talk about some of their projects including both built and fictional works. 6pm, Thu 20 Feb – E22 Lecture Theatre, Lauriston Campus. Open to all, in person and online. Book now: www.eca.ed.ac.uk/event/geddes...

UNESCO Week of Sound @weekofsound.bsky.social: Come & learn Gaelic stories and songs of the sea with Margaret Bennett. Free workshop - 2.30pm, Wednesday 19 February, St Cecilia’s Hall – free & open to all: digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/... 📸: Samuel Scrimshaw, Unsplash

A very timely publication from our @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social colleague, as we gear up for the opening concert of the #WeekOfSound, featuring humpback whales and some of their smaller neighbours 🐋 🐟 🦀

BOOKMARKS IS COMING! The showcase of artists' books, zines, comics and a whole range of creative book works from staff, students and alumni, is on the horizon! 1pm to 7pm, Wed 5 Mar. Free and open to all – book now: www.eca.ed.ac.uk/event/bookma... Image: Rosie Wang, 3rd yr Illustration student

Super-excited to be performing in UNESCO's #WeekOfSound in Edinburgh next Monday with Una MacGlone. Composed/improvised musics inspired by sounds and environments #BeneathTheWaves. University West Court 7pm. digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/...

UNESCO Week of Sound – Concert – ‘Stolen voices and parameters for uncertainty’ @weekofsound.bsky.social A concert of electroacoustic music and sound art from projects by the late Rebecca Collins. 7pm, Tue 18 Feb, West Court. Free and open to all. Book now: digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/...

We have a Starter Pack! Find and follow ECA staff and postgraduate researchers - go.bsky.app/UuKiMLb Reply or DM for inclusion 👍

Join us for the School of Art Monday Lecture Series, with Anne Hardy. With questions from Director of the Talbot Rice Gallery, Tessa Giblin, and the audience. 4.30pm, Monday 10 February, E.22, Main Building, Lauriston Campus. Free and open to all – book via: www.eca.ed.ac.uk/event/school...

UNESCO #WeekOfSound – Lecture-performance, ‘Sonic detection: Echoes from the future’ @weekofsound.bsky.social With Johanna Linsley, remembering Rebecca Collins. 5.30pm, Tuesday 18 February, West Court, Lauriston Campus – Free and open to all, book via digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/...