Communities

This summer, we’re excited to be presenting a series of multi-artform events that showcase local talent and connect audiences to the often hidden stories of our city:

To celebrate our move to the Edinburgh Futures Institute and honour the history of this beautiful building (which was formerly the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary) Words from the Wards sees people share their stories and memories of the old hospital alongside eight professional authors. Happening over eight nights, these special events will take place in one of the former Nightingale Wards, where some of those memories were made.

2024 marks the 25th anniversaries of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Youth Parliament, and to celebrate this milestone our schools Writer-in-Residence Ryan Van Winkle has been working with young people from across the country to envisage what Scotland will look like in another 25 years. The project culminates in Scotland 2049, an immersive exhibition taking place this August.

Our hugely popular Stories and Scran event returns for its fifth edition. Local social enterprise Scran Academy joins forces with our Communities Writer-in-Residence Eleanor Thom to present an evening of storytelling, poetry, film (and pudding!) created by young people and adults from across Edinburgh and the Lothians who have been taking part in our Citizen Collective programme.

And as we come to the end of our second year in residence at the Alternative School at Spartans Community Foundation, young people from the school alongside writer Chris Barkley will share their brand-new documentary film, If the World Was Mine, plus live performances and a DJ set – expect a fun and fast paced event.