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hubCAP Presents: What Is This Space For?

Published March 14, 2026

25.03.26 – 31.03.26
Open weekdays, 11am–4pm
The Gatehouse, Edinburgh College – Granton Campus (350 W Granton Rd, EH5 1QE)

Opening Event:
24.03.26 | 5pm–8pm | The Gatehouse

This is an exhibition about art, craft and community exploring the potential of a gallery as a creative space when it is opened up to participation.

What Is This Space For? transforms the Gatehouse into a community living room – a welcoming, participatory space for making, gathering and belonging. Rather than presenting a conventional exhibition where visitors are passive viewers, this project invites you to spend time, take part and help shape the space as it unfolds.

There is often a perceived tension between art and craft. In some circles, the distinction between the two can feel pronounced, shaped by questions of status, individual authorship and value. This exhibition gently sets aside that hierarchy, bringing both practices into conversation and using them as shared tools for connection. Rather than reinforcing division, the space asks how art and craft might come together to foster community.

The exhibition begins with work created by members of the Knitting and Crocheting Society, forming a starting point for conversation and connection. Over the course of the week, the space will continue to evolve through a programme of workshops and shared activities.

As part of the same programme, hubCAP has partnered with Edinburgh College’s Student Association to deliver a community quilt workshop — a closed event for Edinburgh College students. The collaboration reflects a shared commitment to student community building, using craft as a way to bring people together across the college and strengthen the connections that make it a place people feel they belong.

Programme of Events

Tuesday 24 March
Opening Event | 5.00pm – 8.00pm
Join us to celebrate the launch of What Is This Space For? at the Gatehouse.

Wednesday 25 March
Knitting and Crocheting Society Workshop | 11.00am – 2.00pm

(Closed event – for enrolled Edinburgh College student only)


Edinburgh College Student Association Community Quilt Workshop | 2.00pm – 4.00pm A collaborative quilt-making session for Edinburgh College students, delivered in partnership with the Student Association. 

(Closed event – for enrolled Edinburgh College student only)

Thursday 26 March | 1.30pm – 3.30pm
Zine Workshop with Jen Ouson
A relaxed, hands-on afternoon of stitch, print, collage and bookmaking led by the artist Jen Ouson. Create your own small artist’s book!

(OPEN TO ALL)

Monday 30 March
Creating a Future Fossil – Workshop with Annette Bruton | 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Using textile waste, participants are invited to imagine what a fossil from our time might look like in millennia to come. Contributions can form part of Annette’s ongoing project, though participants are welcome to keep their work.

(OPEN TO ALL)

Tuesday 31 March
Visible Mending Workshop | 1.00pm – 3.30pm
Learn how to patch or darn damaged clothes and knitwear, transforming repair into a badge of honour — a quiet rejection of fast fashion.

(OPEN TO ALL)

2025 Graduate Exhibition Announced.

Published May 5, 2025

What’s at Stake represents the culmination of two years’ work by emerging artists graduating from the HND Contemporary Art Practice Course at Edinburgh College. The exhibition showcases a dynamic range of contemporary practices reflecting the artists’ rigorous investigation of material and conceptual concerns. 

Working across painting, sculpture, performance and digital media, the artists have developed distinctive voices through independent practice and collaborative exchange. The resulting body of work reveals a shared commitment to expanding the boundaries of contemporary art practice while maintaining thoughtful engagement with its traditions. 

These graduates demonstrate significant artistic development with most progressing to advanced study at prestigious undergraduate and post graduate programmes across the UK,  while others will develop their practice independently. Their trajectory speaks to both their individual talents and the programme’s success in cultivating critically engaged practitioners. 

What’s at Stake is an exhibition that offers audiences an opportunity to encounter a new generation of artistic voices at a pivotal moment in their professional development. The works on view represent both an achievement and a promise—of continuing innovation and meaningful contribution to the cultural landscape. 

Accessibility Information:

Venue Access:

Single step access at the front of the venue will have a temporary ramp at the opening event and upon request during general opening times

Internally the rear of the venue is accessible via 2 steps which will have a temporary ramp for wheelchair users during the opening event and upon request during general opening times.

Toilet Facilities:

There are no public toilet facilities in the venue.

Parking: A mix of paid and free on street parking are availble in the surrounding area:

Public Transport:

7, 14, 21 busses stop on Ferry Road withing 20m of the venue

10 bus stops on Great Junction Street approx 200m from Venue

11 bus stop on Newhaven Road approx 200m from the venue