The young people who attend Spartans Alternative School are excited to share with you their up and coming art exhibition CREATE TO ESCAPE
Where: Out Of The Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG
When: 5th – 8th September 2023
Exhibition and coffee shop
Open daily 10am-5pm Friday 10-2pm.
The collection of collaborative work by the Young people attending the Alternative School at Spartans Community Football Academy explores the interaction between art, mental health, social identity, and personal perception.
Through spray painting, film, sculpture, design, music, and photography, young people take art outside the curriculum to create space for escapism and well-being within their sometimes hectic and stressful days.
You will also get the chance to see CONCRETE JUNGLE, a film written and directed by the young people and filmed and edited by Rory Easton. This was a collaborative project with writer in residence, Edinburgh International Book Festival’s Chris Barkley.
Sales from the Exhibition will raise money for the charity Turn The Tables DJ, which offers workshops to improve mental health for those affected by homelessness
This exhibition has been possible with the support from ArtSquat, a charity that supports artists on low income to showcase their work.
We are very excited to see you there!