I was born in Glasgow, but spent most of my life in Thurso, Caithness on the north coast of Scotland. I graduated from Gray’s School of Art in 2014, where I studied painting as a mature student. Just after graduating, I moved to Edinburgh, where I was very lucky in securing studio space at St. Margaret’s House. Read more…
Mindfulness is a term that seems to be appearing everywhere at this moment in time. Its plastered across bill boards, the media are talking about, many famous people are practicing ‘mindfulness’, and even the Queen herself has been practicing becoming more ‘mindful’. But what is mindfulness and what are its benefits? Also how do you apply it to your life in a simple and easy way? Well let me perhaps help you with this and by the time you have read the rest of this article you too can become more ‘mindful’.
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On the 29th October 2015, Donald Carrick gave the third of three talks on the life and legacies of Ghengis Khan. Donald tells us: Stories are everything. Many stories are influenced by history, but could it be that history itself is shaped by stories, even fictional ones? Can we honestly say only fact matters in any historical narrative? Is the past set in stone or is it a fluid entity like the future? Read more…
Come along to the Castle Hotel in Manchester at 7pm for some food, some drinks and to listen to Sonia’s talk….
Stress and Emotional Resilience
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Come along to the Castle Hotel in Manchester at 7pm for some food, some drinks and to listen to Sonia’s talk….
Cinema, Women, Drugs and Nationalism in India
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Come along to the community hall on the side of St John’s Church Edinburgh at 6.30pm for some food, some drinks and to listen to Sam play the Grand Piano
Performance on Grand Piano
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I was originally from Hong Kong and have been living in Scotland for over twenty five years. In the last two decades I gradually changed my career direction from being an academic researcher to developing a fine art practice. Since 2011 my artwork focuses mainly on moving image and audio pieces. With funding from Creative Scotland, I completed a short documentary (39 minutes long) in 2015 entitled Above Us, the Sky. In my presentation for Edinburgh Ragged University on June 1st 2016, I am going to show the film, talk about my experience in making the documentary and conduct a discussion with the audience. Read more…