The Great Scottish Make Off

  Think of the bits of your favourite reality cooking competition and replace food with art, then throw yourself into the middle and make it a festival and you’ve got The Great Scottish Make Off. Artists were selected as the contestants, and will be given a brief, materials, and a day to create a work in a friendly “competition”. The local community was […]

The Great Scottish Make Off

Call for Artists – The Great Scottish Make Off – by Pop Up! Scotland (Fringe 2016) What is the Great Scottish Make Off? | Main Event | Mini-Makers Market | Workshop information Location: Edinburgh – C Venues South | Dates: Edinburgh – 5-12 August 2016 For the second consecutive year in Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival, Pop Up Scotland’s Great Scottish Make Off (GSMO) will take […]

Great Scottish Make Off – Call For Artists

Call for Artists – The Great Scottish Make Off – by Pop Up! Scotland (Fringe 2016) What is the Great Scottish Make Off? | Main Participant Information | Mini-Market Stall Information | Workshop Proposal information Location: Edinburgh – C Venues South | Dates: Edinburgh – 5-12 August 2016 | Submission Deadline: 11 July (rolling) For the second consecutive year in Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival, Pop Up Scotland’s Great Scottish […]

Colour the Sky – Edinburgh

  The original Project: We can’t wait for you to participate in our project. Want to carry a balloon to float above you? You can reserve one or more balloons for a donation of £3 or more. If you book in advance, we’ll even through in an extra balloon! This donation goes to support our […]

unDependence Film Festival

19-22 March, 2015 in Edinburgh. Over 150 submissions, 27 films, 6 progams, four nights. Excited? You better be. We’ve partnered up with graduates of the Film Exhibitions Studies program at the University of Edinburgh to create a program of films that springs from the independent spirit of Scotland. We channeled the energy of the referendum […]

Here We Are At Home

Here We Are At Home August-Septemeber 2014 Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre We’re celebrating the Year of Homecoming with an amazing Festival event and exhibition featuring artwork, workshops, and performance taking full advantage of our view of the Forth. This exhibition of work is celebrating Scottish artists and those who have chosen to call Caledonia home with a temporary […]

To The Nth Degree

Our first exhibition of 2014. Our first with our new name. AND our first with our amazing team. Enough about us, how about the artists from across Scotland who exhibited with us for a month in one of Edinburgh’s busiest venues: Ocean Terminal. This exhibition featured Illustration, Textiles, Glass, Jewellery, Sculpture, Installations, and work that defies definition. Some […]

Grow!

Our first project in partnership with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Grow! at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 3 August to 25 August 2013 Grow! is the pilot exhibition by Pop Up! Edinburgh, an organisation created to bring art to unique and unexpected places within the city. This show is about recognizing the spirit of […]