{"id":56580,"date":"2025-07-08T11:35:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T10:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/?p=56580"},"modified":"2025-07-14T11:36:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T10:36:26","slug":"get-your-fringe-on-at-summerhall-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/get-your-fringe-on-at-summerhall-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Your Fringe On at Summerhall Arts Edinburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Edinburgh&#8217;s acclaimed arts centre <strong>Summerhall Arts<\/strong> has launched its 2025 summer visual arts programme, comprising an eclectic variety of uncompromising work by hand-picked artists working in a broad sweep of media, from photography and paint to metal sculpture. The visual arts programme accompanies the centre&#8217;s summer programme of music, theatre, comedy and dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8th &#8211; 12th July (Tues &#8211; Sun, 10:00 &#8211; 17:00): <em>Broken Silence: Women\u2019s Voices, Autonomy, and Well-being<\/em>, curated by <strong>Jiyuan Song<\/strong>, is a multidisciplinary exhibition bringing together art, activism, and academic reflection to&nbsp;explore women\u2019s bodies, voices, and choices, themes of autonomy, safety, and freedom of expression through a diverse array of creative contributions. Funded by a Student Experience Grant at the University of Edinburgh, where Jiyuan studies for her PhD, the exhibition&nbsp;features a collection of visual artworks, multimedia installations, community workshops, and academic discussions centring on the lived experiences&nbsp;and creative expressions of women, particularly from East and Southeast Asian backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BROKEN_SILENCE_WEB_1-min--1024x772.jpg\" alt=\"From Broken Silence\" class=\"wp-image-56582 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BROKEN_SILENCE_WEB_1-min--1024x772.jpg\" alt=\"From Broken Silence\" class=\"wp-image-56582 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BROKEN_SILENCE_WEB_1-min--1024x772.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BROKEN_SILENCE_WEB_1-min--480x362.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BROKEN_SILENCE_WEB_1-min--150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BROKEN_SILENCE_WEB_1-min--768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BROKEN_SILENCE_WEB_1-min-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>From Broken Silence<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>26th July &#8211; 25th August: as part of Summerhall Arts&#8217; Fringe offer, antipodean comedian-turned-artist <strong>Sam Kissajukian<\/strong> exhibited last year at the venue: he creates bold, emotionally-charged works that explore the intersections of mental health, creativity, and self-perception, and for his new exhibition <em>Paintings to sleep on<\/em> he experimented making paintings while in specific emotional states, to see how they translate visually. The exhibition acts as a companion piece to his acclaimed live show <em>300 Paintings<\/em>. Sam held solo exhibitions in New York, Edinburgh, and across Australia, and won Best Solo Exhibition at the Adelaide Fringe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SAM_K_WEB-min-1024x662.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Kissajukian\" class=\"wp-image-56581 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SAM_K_WEB-min-1024x662.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Kissajukian\" class=\"wp-image-56581 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SAM_K_WEB-min-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SAM_K_WEB-min-480x310.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SAM_K_WEB-min-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SAM_K_WEB-min-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SAM_K_WEB-min.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Sam Kissajukian<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>26th July &#8211; Sep 21st September (Tues &#8211; Sun, 11:00 &#8211; 18:00): part of its Fringe programme Summerhall Arts&#8217; own inaugural <em>Annual Group Exhibition<\/em> celebrates professional visual artists working across all media, with a vibrant exhibition showcasing the breadth of contemporary artistic practice, in bold, thought-provoking and diverse work from some of today\u2019s most exciting creative voices. The show has been made possible through support from Creative Scotland multi-year funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GROUP_SHOW_WEB_CREDIT_ANNA_SOMERVILLE-min--1024x772.jpg\" alt=\"From Annual Group Exhibition. Image Anna Somerville\" class=\"wp-image-56583 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GROUP_SHOW_WEB_CREDIT_ANNA_SOMERVILLE-min--1024x772.jpg\" alt=\"From Annual Group Exhibition. Image Anna Somerville\" class=\"wp-image-56583 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GROUP_SHOW_WEB_CREDIT_ANNA_SOMERVILLE-min--1024x772.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GROUP_SHOW_WEB_CREDIT_ANNA_SOMERVILLE-min--480x362.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GROUP_SHOW_WEB_CREDIT_ANNA_SOMERVILLE-min--150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GROUP_SHOW_WEB_CREDIT_ANNA_SOMERVILLE-min--768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GROUP_SHOW_WEB_CREDIT_ANNA_SOMERVILLE-min-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>From Annual Group Exhibition. Image Anna Somerville<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Admission is free to all exhibitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edinburgh&#8217;s acclaimed arts centre Summerhall Arts has launched its 2025 summer visual arts programme, comprising a truly eclectic variety of uncompromising work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101036,"featured_media":56581,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[1129],"topic":[250],"class_list":["post-56580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-visual-arts-news","tag-summerhall","topic-exhibition-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/101036"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56580"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=56580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}