Play : Hannah Höch & Kurt Schwitters
Helen Fox of Fox and Hound Theatre Company is preparing work with local artists, performers and makers to craft a play about Hannah Höch and... Read More
Olivia Irvine : Artist in Residence
Quirky and unusual Bothy. Repurposed studios and gallery, full of history, yet contemporary features. I would definitely recommend MERZ as a residency programme: it’s unique!... Read More
Ric Kasini Kadour : Schwitters’ Army Residency
Ric Kasini Kadour was artist in residence at MERZ during January and February 2020. This interview outlines his Schwitters’ Army project involving 200 collages from... Read More
Julia Zinnbauer : Peter Womersley
During her extended residency at MERZ Julia Zinnbauer researched, filmed and edited a film on the Scottish Borders’ based architect Peter Womersley. Julia’s earlier films... Read More
MERZ Pottery Project
Over the centuries Sanquhar has been the site of several Brickworks, with the last closing in the 1960s. The clay-fields lie to the north of... Read More
Life under Lockdown (at MERZ)
Tonic Arts commissioned artists in Scotland, born over seven decades to reflect on Life under Lockdown. Funded by the Edinburgh and Lothians Health Foundation the... Read More
Lada Wilson : Artist / Curator in residence at MERZ
Lada Wilson is the curator of 201 Telephone Box Gallery in Fife, Scotland. This contemporary art gallery in a disused telephone box is artist-led project... Read More
Calum Wallis & Rhona Jack : An Isolated Process
The exhibition by Rhona Jack and Calum Wallis has been in place in the otherwise empty MERZ since they concluded their residency in May. With... Read More
Tonic Arts : Life under Lockdown
David Rushton was lucky enough to be selected by NHS Lothian’s Tonic Arts project to submit work for an exhibition titled Life under Lockdown. Life under... Read More
Julia Zinnbauer : Artist in Residence in Quarantine at MERZ
MERZ Artist in Residence Julia Zinnbauer arrived from Germany to face two week’s quarantine ahead of her residency programme. Julia has been fascinated by Scotland... Read More
Julia Zinnbauer : Phonebox Postcards
9th May was World Collage Day. At MERZ in Sanquhar we celebrated the arrival of 200 packages from collage artists around the world: the collages... Read More
MERZ Wallpaper Collective
The first ‘edition’ of the Collective’s wallpaper catalogue is now available to download and browse. We are still inviting artists to be involved and will... Read More
Torquill Tower : P6 with Morane Le Coz
During her residency Morane Le Coz worked with the kids in P6 at Sanquhar Primary to illustrate a story set long-ago in a village near... Read More
SANQUHAR CULTURAL QUARTER
Artist in residence Morane Le Coz has produced some postcards of MERZ that form part of the MAP of the recently announced Sanquhar Cultural Quarter.
Calum Wallis & Rhona Jack
Calum Wallis and Rhona Jack have been the artists in residence at MERZ since March. With additional support from Creative Scotland they have been able... Read More
MERZ responds to Covid-19 for 9th May ‘exhibition’
To celebrate WORLD COLLAGE DAY on 9th May MERZ had planned to exhibit the 200 or so envelopes and packages in which the Schwitters’ Army... Read More
Torquill Tower : Morane Le Coz & Sanquhar P6
French illustrator Morane Le Coz has been in residence at MERZ since January. Morane was here on a skill swop to explore video work and... Read More
Rhona and Calum INSIDE : OUTSIDE
Drawings of the sculptures being made by Rhona Jack and Calum Wallis within MERZ are now appearing on the outside of the building: for those... Read More