Upcoming

Upcoming 2022/2023

Exhibitions

TMOAF

Exhibition: Tatties and Typhoid Ham

Scottish Storytelling Centre Edinburgh

Thu 12 Jan – Sun 12 Feb 2023

Through evolving visual art, music, and spoken word three different lockdown perspectives are explored: Tatties & Typhoid Ham, Makin’ Bread and The Making of a Feminist.

Easy Sundays: Tatties and Typhoid Ham

Sun 15 Jan: 2pm 2023 Scottish Storytelling Centre

Tatties and Typhoid Ham is a filmed fusion of live evolving visual art, music, poetry and spoken word, wherein three women born and bred in Aberdeen share their thoughts and experiences on being in lockdown during the typhoid outbreak in 1964 and their concurrent situation during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. The women speak about mental health, socio-political divides, and the practical implications of lockdowns with regard to food supplies, finances, family, and social relations. This event consists of a 20-minute film screening combining performance, live drawing, spoken word and music with a live Q&A.

Make Do & Mend

Easy Sundays: Makin' Bread

Sun 12 Feb: 2pm 2023 Scottish Storytelling Centre

Makin’ Bread captures a telephone conversation between the artist and 91-year-old Dorothy at Maryfield West Care Home, Aberdeen while Dorothy is having her portrait drawn. The conversation begins with one of Dorothy’s carers Evelina helping to record Dorothy’s voice, and subsequently highlights Dorothy’s beautiful voice and gentle nature, whilst appealing to the audience to imagine the rest of the dialogue.This event consists of a 20-minute film screening combining performance, live drawing, spoken word and music with a live Q&A.