SANQUHAR CULTURAL QUARTER
Artist in residence Morane Le Coz has produced some postcards of MERZ that form part of the MAP of the recently announced Sanquhar Cultural Quarter.
Calum Wallis & Rhona Jack
Calum Wallis and Rhona Jack have been the artists in residence at MERZ since March. With additional support from Creative Scotland they have been able... Read More
MERZ responds to Covid-19 for 9th May ‘exhibition’
To celebrate WORLD COLLAGE DAY on 9th May MERZ had planned to exhibit the 200 or so envelopes and packages in which the Schwitters’ Army... Read More
Torquill Tower : Morane Le Coz & Sanquhar P6
French illustrator Morane Le Coz has been in residence at MERZ since January. Morane was here on a skill swop to explore video work and... Read More
Rhona and Calum INSIDE : OUTSIDE
Drawings of the sculptures being made by Rhona Jack and Calum Wallis within MERZ are now appearing on the outside of the building: for those... Read More
Calum and Rhona : Making Sculpture via Social Media at MERZ
Calum and Rhona have started work on their sculptures at MERZ. Due to the restrictions arising with the Coronavirus they will be holding their exhibition... Read More
Coronavirus Impact on MERZ
For the foreseeable future the residency and exhibition programme at MERZ will be suspended. We hope to continue working via social media, with work arising... Read More
Rhona Jack & Calum Wallis : Sculpture at MERZ
Rhona Jack and Calum Wallis began work at MERZ last week. As the new artists in residence they’ve found the Coronavirus already impacting on their... Read More
Schwitters’ Army on Parade
February 16th saw the initial ‘Parade’ of the Schwitters’ Army collection of 202 collages posted to MERZ from 24 countries. In a project coordinated by... Read More
Pushkin : Collage at MERZ
Norfolk based collagist Pushkin visited artist in residence Ric Kasini Kadour during his residency at MERZ.
Queensberry Square : Imagined Creatures
As part of their design work for the new play structure at Queensberry Square, P6 of Sanquhar Primary have been drawing creatures for the... Read More
Imagine a girl; imagine a boy
Recently David and Morane helped Grace, Charli and Lucy of Kelloholm Primary put together their film on gender equality. The film is the school’s submission... Read More
Collage Seminar
On the 25th January collage artists from Edinburgh, Dumfries and Galloway and Birmingham came together for the Collage Seminar. MERZ artist in residence Ric Kassini... Read More
P6 & Tyler Black : Queensberry Square Playpark Design
Tyler Black’s final animation of Sanquhar Primary P6’s designs for the replacement play structure in Queensberry Square. Working with MERZ and the Kids Council P6... Read More
SCHWITTERS’ ARMY
For Kurt Schwitters, MERZ was his manifesto. He explained it as “the combination of all conceivable materials for artistic purposes, and technically the principle of... Read More
David Rushton : Collapse the Box
When over in Scotland in May 2019 to film the Sanquhar Arts Festival the Belfast production company and broadcaster, NvTv interviewed David Rushton. NvTv had... Read More
Ally Wallace : Factory Lines
Ally Wallace was our second Funded Artist in Residence at MERZ, staying from September to November in 2019. In this film Ally outlines the influence... Read More
Andy McDowall : 40 years behind the lens
An exhibition to return to, again and again. Andy McDowall‘s, 40 years behind the lens opened at MERZ on Friday 20th. Andy will be in the... Read More