I am very much the messenger on this, which may be possibly of interest to some on lis-maps.

 

As part of the Being Human Festival ( https://beinghumanfestival.org/us/  ), there will be an exhibition and series of related events in the next week on the theme of ‘Mapping the Borders’, based in and around Galashiels and Jedburgh. NLS is contributing to this, but we take no credit for the organisation and main content, which uses maps of the Scottish Borders in the broadest sense for creative works.

 

https://beinghumanfestival.org/events/series/mapping-the-borders/   

 

 

1. Mapping the Borders (talks) Saturday November 18, 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm. MacArts, Bridge Street, Galashiels.

 

An afternoon of talks by academics and artists, whose work brings new perspectives to the Scottish Borders.

 

https://beinghumanfestival.org/event/mapping-the-borders-talks/  

 

 

 

2. Mapping the Borders, Sunday November 19, 7am - 5pm, centred around The Bakery Studio, Jedburgh.

 

A full day of activities, including Entr’actes: Alternative Arrangements, WALKing the Line, a workshop and discussion on Zoe Childerley's 'Debatable Lands' project (2016), and a Pushing Boundaries walk.

 

https://beinghumanfestival.org/event/entractes-alternative-arrangements/

 

 

3. Mapping the Borders (exhibition) November 18 - November 25. Creative Coathanger, 50 Island Street, Galashiels.

 

This exhibition will showcase the work of artists Clare Money, Zoe Childerley, Kate Foster, Mike Collier, Alec Finlay, Andrew Richardson, Inge Panneels and John Wallace.

 

The artists each have ‘mapped’ different aspects of the Borders landscape and culture through photography, pastels, sculpture and poetry, installation, glass and digital applications. Each artwork will be paired with a corresponding map from the region from the National Library of Scotland collection.

 

https://beinghumanfestival.org/event/mapping-borders-exhibition/  

 

 

4. Mapping the Borders: glass map making workshop. Saturday November 25, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Creative Coathanger, 50 Island Street, Galashiels.

 

Make your own glass map of the Scottish Borders using the historical map collection at the National Library of Scotland as a starting point.

 

https://beinghumanfestival.org/event/glass-map-making-workshop/

 

 

Chris Fleet
Map Curator | Collections and Research Department

National Library of Scotland
159 Causewayside, Edinburgh EH9 1PH

Tel: 0131 623 4670
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Website: maps.nls.uk
Twitter: @natlibscotmaps