Sustaining Dunbar
John Muir’s Birthplace, Dunbar, EH42 1JJ, 17th July – 27 September 2026 Exhibition open Wednesday – Saturday, 10am – 5pm, Sundays 1 – 5pm FLOW -connecting landscape and communities through creativity From a distance it might seem that East Lammermuir’s gently rolling landscape, between the hills and the sea, forms one of our wild places.…
Exhibition John Muir’s Birthplace, Dunbar, EH42 1JJ Opens Friday 17th July, until 27th September The FLOW programme was launched with a wonderful ‘Walkshop’ with Henry Mathias who led us down to the Spott Burn and along the Glen. There were conversations and stories around history, botany and geology and we sang our hearts out too.…
Sunday 12th July, 10am – 12pm & 2pm – 4pm Spott Village Hall, Dunbar Come and create “Mosslings” – small sculptural forms made from materials foraged from the local landscape. Inspired by Scottish folk traditions, you’ll transform plants, fibres, and found natural materials into tactile creations that will join a communal exhibition in July. If…
Sunday 5th July, 10am – 12pm & 2pm – 4pm Spott Village Hall, Dunbar Learn to capture the textures and patterns of the natural world using plaster and clay in this hands-on casting workshop. Explore the landscape around Spott Village Hall to forage materials, before transforming your finds into beautiful botanical casts. Discover how to…
Sunday 21st June, 10am – 12pm & 2pm – 4pm Spott Village Hall, Dunbar Discover the hidden magic where botany meets photography in this hands-on creative workshop. Explore alternative photography techniques using plants as photographic emulsions and developers. Try your hand at Lumen printing – a sun-powered photographic process from the 1830s -combined with Phytograms,…
Sunday 7th June, 2pm – 4pm Spott Village Hall, Dunbar Discover the Japanese art of creating ‘mud balls’ while exploring the rich pigments hidden in Dunbar’s unique landscape. Learn the slow, satisfying process of transforming clay and sand into beautifully polished spheres. You’ll also get an introduction to creating natural earth pigments from Dunbar’s distinctive…
Sunday 7th June, 10am – 12.00 Meet at Spott Village Hall for a walk and explore along the Spott Burn Join Henry Mathias – Thrive Outdoors Associate, to explore the glen from a new angle. The stories about plants and animals and the traditions connected with them will stimulate your curiosity and imagination. If you’re…