OPEN DAY in new Sculpture Centre - this SAT, 18 Aug, 11-4

Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop opened the Bill Scott Sculpture Centre in June. The Open Day offers a chance to see round the new building, take part in free family workshops, and meet some of the artists working here. ARTISTS WORKSHOPS Free drop-in workshops for all ages throughout the day. DEMONSTRATIONS Artist Alex Lopez, who is a tutor on the Sculpture Courses programme, will give demonstrations of Wood Carving and Stone Carving, with the chance for visitors to have a go. OPEN STUDIOS The Bill Scott Sculpture Centre houses 26 studios with a total of 34 resident artists with many opening their studios for this event – full details on the day. INSTALLATION Cloud Dialogue, a recent work by Ewan Robertson and Gordon Munro will be on show. This collaborative work was developed at ESW and has been exhibited in London, Edinburgh and Germany. FUTURE PLANS Sutherland Hussey's model of ESW's second phase of development - the Creative Laboratories - will be on show along with the landscaping plans for the site. Funded by the Arts Funding Prize for Edinburgh awarded by the Scottish Community Foundation. REGULAR TOURS OF THE BILL SCOTT SCULPTURE CENTRE: Last Friday of each month, at 3pm NEXT OPEN DAY: Doors Open Day on Saturday 22 September, with tours of the Sculpture Centre and a talk by the building's architects, Sutherland Hussey.     Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop Bill Scott Sculpture Centre 21 Hawthornvale Newhaven Edinburgh EH6 4JT Telephone: 0131 551 4490 Email: admin@edinburghsculpture.org Web: www.edinburghsculpture.org Twitter: @ESWsculpture ESW is located on Hawthornvale beside the Hawthornvale cycle path. The Bill Scott Sculpture Centre is directly accessible from the Hawthornvale Path and bike racks are available inside and at the front door. Parking is available. The Bill Scott Sculpture Centre is fully accessible throughout. Disabled parking is available in the car park. Please contact us if you have any special access requirements. Buses 7 & 11 to Newhaven Road (Stanley Road stop) 10 & 16 to Lindsay Road.     Incorporated in Scotland Company No: 123174. Registered Charity No: SC002404. VAT no: 977367558.