Amilia Wark & Conlan Baillie : S1 Hutting Models
As part of the ongoing Brickfields Project students from Sanquhar Academy have been designing huts. Amilia Wark and Conlan Baillie introduce the work of the... Read More
Art as Multimedia : MERZ exhibition featuring graduates from Bard College
Summerhall TV‘s Interview with Carolee Shneemann. The film of Carolee’s talk at Summerhall features in the MERZ exhibition Art as Multimedia – with print, film... Read More
Cold War Conversations : MERZ
The 35th anniversary of the Berlin Wall coming down was not commemorated much in Britain last weekend. It is no Poppy Day. The unravelling of... Read More
Cold War Conversations
This is a FINAL CALL-OUT to older artists for jpgs of their interventions in art supporting peace and anti-nuclear protests during the 1980s. We’re... Read More
Ruth Cohen : Summer Residency at MERZ
At MERZ, Ruth Cohen continued paintings for her ‘The Backs of Women’ series. The images are women photographed in India, France, Spain and Scotland. Film... Read More
Jo Truscott : August stained glass with Keira Mclean
Jo Truscott explains how the stained glass course and residency at MERZ with Keira Mclean has contributed to her journey in glass making following her... Read More
Beth Shupe : Stained Glass at MERZ
Beth Shupe attended the August stained glass course and residency at MERZ. Glass artist Keira Mclean supported the artists to work on their own designs... Read More
Stacie Amelia : Celebrating Women in Photography
In this short clip photographer Stacie Amelia introduces A Celebration of Women in Photography at MERZ, Queens Road, Sanquhar. 10th to 16th August from 10:00-4:00.... Read More
Edward Ryan : Brickfields Project
Local film and model maker Edward Ryan considers the valuable experience that could be gained and shared if young people engage in the creative design... Read More
Cindy Dominguez : Summit to Sea
Exhibition at MERZ of paintings by Albuquerque artist in residence Cindy Dominguez explore the landscape, colour and sensations of Scotland in contrast to those of... Read More
SANQUHAR ARTS FESTIVAL 2024 : let’s fill this town with artists
This year’s Sanquhar Arts Festival recalled the fifteen years of MERZ artist’s engagement, particularly on the theme of reconstruction & fabrication. Borrowing from Kurt Schwitters‘... Read More
Online MAIL ART catalogue
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Keira McLean : April’s MERZ Stained Glass Course and Residency
Keira outlines the hopes and aspirations for the Stained Glass Course and Residency at MERZ. Over four weeks the artists undertook individual exercises in stained... Read More
MERZ mail art EXHIBITION
The exhibition over the Easter weekend celebrates the continuity of the World’s Oldest Post Office by inviting artists from around the world to post their... Read More
Saba Khansari : One step From Where We are
Saba Khansari has been the artist in residence at MERZ since November 2023. Saba is an Iranian architect and photographer and has been living in... Read More
Keira Mclean : MERZ Stained Glass Course
Keira Mclean introduces the stained glass course and residency at MERZ in April
Saba Khansari : 5 Iranian Photographers
After the establishment of the Islamic Republic in Iran in January 1979, the government applied strict rules restricting the freedom of women. From two months... Read More
Keira Mclean : Stained glass course and residency at MERZ
In April 2024 celebrated Glasgow stained glass artist Keira Mclean will be running a six day course at MERZ followed by a twenty-one day residency... Read More