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Wester Hailes Arts for Leisure and Education

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1:00 pm smART CRAFT @ WHALE Arts Centre

smART CRAFT @ WHALE Arts Centre

Feb 25 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

A weekly visual arts and crafts group for adults with complex or additional support needs. The group explores creativity and expression with varied art materials, and is run by a professional artist and support worker.[...]

4:00 pm Film Making Drop-In with Screen ... @ Wester Hailes Library

Film Making Drop-In with Screen ... @ Wester Hailes Library

Feb 25 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

For S1-S6 pupils Learn to use film-making equipment to create a drama, documentary or music video. Share stories and opinions and watch and discuss films at these Screen Education Edinburgh drop-ins.

10:30 am Let’s CrEATe @ WHALE Arts

Let’s CrEATe @ WHALE Arts

Feb 26 @ 10:30 am – 1:00 pm

Come and enjoy creative activities using food as a tool to create art. Enjoy art-themed lunch alongside making and creating.

1:00 pm Stitch ‘n’ Time @ WHALE Arts Centre

Stitch ‘n’ Time @ WHALE Arts Centre

Feb 26 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

This sociable sewing and crafting class focuses on learning new skills and projects which help the local community. Come and share a cuppa!

11:30 am WHALE Poetry Group @ WHALE Arts Centre

WHALE Poetry Group @ WHALE Arts Centre

Feb 27 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

The Scottish Poetry Library and Open Book are currently running a residency in Wester Hailes. As part of this the WHALE poetry group will be running monthly sessions at WHALE Arts. Read, write and share[...]

1:00 pm Digital Sentinel Job Search and ... @ WHALE Arts Centre

Digital Sentinel Job Search and ... @ WHALE Arts Centre

Feb 27 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Drop-in sessions offering support for job search websites and online benefit applications at Clovenstone Community Centre on Mondays (12-2pm) and at WHALE Arts on Wednesdays (1pm-3pm). Please note these drop-ins are not welfare advice sessions.

3:30 pm Lyceum Youth Theatre: Discover @ WHALE Arts Centre

Lyceum Youth Theatre: Discover @ WHALE Arts Centre

Feb 27 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Ages 10-14 Explore your dramatic skills with theatre professionals from the Lyceum Theatre.

10:30 am Digital Sentinel IT Hubs @ WHALE Arts Centre

Digital Sentinel IT Hubs @ WHALE Arts Centre

Feb 28 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Free IT drop-in sessions alternating between WHALE Arts Centre and Clovenstone Community Centre, starting at WHALE on 11 January. Learn basic IT skills and support your local news website, www.digitalsentinel.net.

10:30 am Expecting Something @ WHALE Arts Centre

Expecting Something @ WHALE Arts Centre

Feb 28 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

For parents aged 25 and under who have babies up to 2 years old. Come along and meet other mums, babies and bumps, and try some fun artist-led creative activities! Free lunch provided.

12:30 pm Room For Art @ WHALE Arts Centre

Room For Art @ WHALE Arts Centre

Feb 28 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Room For Art is a project run in partnership by Art in Healthcare, WHALE Arts and Wester Hailes Health Agency that offers free visual art workshops for health and well-being. Absolutely no previous experience of art necessary! The[...]

4:45 pm Street Arts @ WHALE Arts Centre

Street Arts @ WHALE Arts Centre

Feb 28 @ 4:45 pm – 7:00 pm

Ages 7-16 Come and find the Street Arts team out on the streets! Art, music, drama, dance, photography and more. Like our ‘Street Arts WHALE’ Facebook page to find out where we are and what[...]

6:30 pm Let’s Dance! @ WHALE Arts Centre

Let’s Dance! @ WHALE Arts Centre

Feb 28 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Relaxed and fun ceilidh dancing with expert tuition for adults. No previous experience required!

10:00 am Mums into Business @ WHALE Arts

Mums into Business @ WHALE Arts

Mar 1 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

An art, craft and social group, for mums who are interested in setting up their own businesses. We try a range of traditional and modern crafts; explore aspects of setting up and developing a business,[...]

10:30 am NuStart @ WHALE Arts Centre

NuStart @ WHALE Arts Centre

Mar 1 @ 10:30 am – 1:30 pm

NuStart are an enthusiastic group of amateur artists who meet to enjoy each other’s company, create works of art, and critique paintings.

1:00 pm Foodness Community Meal @ WHALE Arts

Foodness Community Meal @ WHALE Arts

Mar 1 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

All welcome. FREE Come along for a delicious, healthy meal every Friday and spend time with people in your local community.

2:15 pm smARTies @ WHALE Arts Centre

smARTies @ WHALE Arts Centre

Mar 1 @ 2:15 pm – 4:00 pm

Ages 6-12 Come along & get creative at art club! Drop-in session but you need to register to take part.

WHALE Arts is …

... the cultural anchor organisation for Wester Hailes. We are a community-led arts charity and social enterprise, set up by local people in 1992. Our mission is to be the creative heart of a vibrant, thriving community.

WHALE Arts

30 Westburn Grove,
Edinburgh,
EH14 2SA
0131 458 3267
info@whalearts.co.uk

Latest News

Travelling Gallery Exhibition – ‘Displaced’

The Travelling Gallery will be returning to WHALE Arts on Friday 8th March, 10 – 4.30pm. The exhibition, Displaced, explores how artists and creative industries are responding to global migration. With ongoing international conflicts and the continued displacement of human beings we are questioning how we view, understand and represent refugees. Can artists give a […]

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