25.03.26 – 31.03.26
Open weekdays, 11am–4pm
The Gatehouse, Edinburgh College – Granton Campus (350 W Granton Rd, EH5 1QE)
Opening Event:
24.03.26 | 5pm–8pm | The Gatehouse
This is an exhibition about art, craft and community exploring the potential of a gallery as a creative space when it is opened up to participation.
What Is This Space For? transforms the Gatehouse into a community living room – a welcoming, participatory space for making, gathering and belonging. Rather than presenting a conventional exhibition where visitors are passive viewers, this project invites you to spend time, take part and help shape the space as it unfolds.
There is often a perceived tension between art and craft. In some circles, the distinction between the two can feel pronounced, shaped by questions of status, individual authorship and value. This exhibition gently sets aside that hierarchy, bringing both practices into conversation and using them as shared tools for connection. Rather than reinforcing division, the space asks how art and craft might come together to foster community.
The exhibition begins with work created by members of the Knitting and Crocheting Society, forming a starting point for conversation and connection. Over the course of the week, the space will continue to evolve through a programme of workshops and shared activities.
As part of the same programme, hubCAP has partnered with Edinburgh College’s Student Association to deliver a community quilt workshop — a closed event for Edinburgh College students. The collaboration reflects a shared commitment to student community building, using craft as a way to bring people together across the college and strengthen the connections that make it a place people feel they belong.
Programme of Events
Tuesday 24 March
Opening Event | 5.00pm – 8.00pm
Join us to celebrate the launch of What Is This Space For? at the Gatehouse.
Wednesday 25 March
Knitting and Crocheting Society Workshop | 11.00am – 2.00pm (Closed event)
Edinburgh College Student Association Community Quilt Workshop | 2.00pm – 4.00pm (Closed event)
A collaborative day of shared making and conversation. Further details to be confirmed.
Thursday 26 March | 1.30pm – 3.30pm
Zine Workshop with Jen Ouson
A relaxed, hands-on afternoon of stitch, print, collage and bookmaking led by the artist Jen Ouson. Create your own small artist’s book!
Monday 30 March
Creating a Future Fossil – Workshop with Annette Bruton | 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Using textile waste, participants are invited to imagine what a fossil from our time might look like in millennia to come. Contributions can form part of Annette’s ongoing project, though participants are welcome to keep their work.
Tuesday 31 March
Visible Mending Workshop | 1.00pm – 3.30pm
Learn how to patch or darn damaged clothes and knitwear, transforming repair into a badge of honour — a quiet rejection of fast fashion.
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