SSA 2016 | 31 October – 24 November 2016

EVENT | SATURDAY SPARKLER

Remember, remember the 5th of November! Come and celebrate another sparkling SSA annual show with a fun-filled afternoon of performance,

52 is a new performance/installation work by Michael Popper which will be performed at #SSA2016 throughout the exhibition. 30 October

A Bacchanalian procession through the streets of Edinburgh; movements on the Crinan Canal turned into a sculpture; the UK premiere

Our invited international artist this year is Bettina Hutschek. Bettina is a visual artist and filmmaker, who works between Germany

After winning the SSA Award for her installation Aquifer in the 2015 exhibition, Juliana Capes was invited to make an

“My work is primarily concerned with process – building translucent glazes of paint until an illusion of light and depth

Gillian Murray was born in Perth, Scotland. She studied Fine Art (Printmaking) at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen, graduating

The Alt-w Fund is for practitioners in Scotland to make and develop new artworks, devices and applications that challenge the

“I set out, through the action of my hands to realise a world of dream where science and art can

“Through my initial involvement with the NHS as a volunteer in an elderly interim ward and the subsequent role of

“My work is an unraveling of themes, characters and personalities that I continuously pick up from various sources. I am

Thomas Stephenson’s practice has recently focused on natural capital, the world’s stock of natural assets which are fundamental to

We know how old we are; we count the years. However, do you know how many days old you

What are we? My work looks into what and who we are from both an emotional and biological standpoint,

Based in Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Peter Ferguson’s practice is an exploration of how our senses create a structure

Within my painting practice, I have developed a nuanced language of layering and paint mixing techniques, combining traditional mediums with

Eleanor Elks Herrmannsen’s practice is concerned with examining the way in which we categorise and make sense of everyday objects

“These rites are not for you to hear, but they are worth knowing”- Dionysus, The Bacchae, Euripides Anya Gleizer’s

Site-specific, performative and digital artworks are a key aspect of any SSA exhibition. The Society engages with artists working in