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A SHADE DIFFERENT ON BROUGHTON STREET

When Spurtle encountered a striking figure on Broughton Street yesterday evening, we were delighted.Throughout August we have rejoiced in unusual…
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HARD METAL, SOFT EDGES, DEAD LIFELIKE

There are many wonderful things to be found in the Scottish Gallery on Dundas Street at present, of which this article describes just a few.…
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NEW LEITH WALK BUS STOPS SET TO SINK AGAIN?

Requests for reinforced bus stops on Leith Walk seem to have been ignored.In January 2013, Leith Central Community Councillors, who now sit on the…
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ART RETROSPECTIVE LOOKS FORWARD TO NEW MUSIC

From the moment you step into the room, you know from the sounds and the amount of objects crammed into the space that this is going to be an…
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RESIDENTS BRISTLE OVER BARONY PLACE BOUNDARY

Barony Street Residents Association (BSRA) has reacted with alarm to demolition of a boundary wall separating the communal garden tucked behind…
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THE REFERENDUM AND SOME PANEFUL QUESTIONS

After politically themed cupcakes from Cuckoo's Bakery and politically themed cushion covers from a local soft furnisher, it’s now time for me…
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TONGUE-TIED AT THE OBSERVATORY

Marie-Michelle Deschamps has created a new installation and sound-work called Don’t trip over the wire ... ! for the Collective Gallery,…
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ANONYMOUS BOOK SCULPTOR'S NEW FLIGHT OF FANCY

A work donated by the ‘Anonymous Book Sculptor’ raised over £2,000 at auction in the Macmillan Art Exhibition and Sale earlier this week.…
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CALM AMID THE STORM

At a time of year when one can easily feel overwhelmed by the volume of marketing hoopla surrounding cultural events in the capital, it comes as a…
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HILL HAILS COUNCIL TIDY CAMPAIGN

Broughton-based commedian Craig Hill demonstrated a number of ways to use a brush this lunchtime.The technique shown on the right was probably the…
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