Collage Seminar on 25th January 2020
The Collage Seminar on 25th January is now fully booked. If you’d like to be advised of any cancellations please contact Jess at hello@merz.gallery.
MERZ Collage Seminar & Workshop 25th January 2020
North American artist Ric Kasini Kadour is co-founder of Kolaj Magazine, and a former gallerist. Ric is our artist in residence at MERZ from 7th... Read More
Amy Marletta & Denise Zygadlo : As the moon sees it
Opening on 21st December at 6:00pm Amy Marletta & Denise Zygadlo at the Museum of Model Art, Sanquhar. And on Boxing Day : 2.00-4.00pm Amy Marletta,... Read More
Wah Leather : Skill-Swop
Our first skill-swop residency at MERZ offered snowboarder, artist and dry stone-waller Wah Leather an opportunity to work on her snowboard themed designs before going... Read More
SANQUHAR CULTURAL QUARTER
ANDY McDOWALL VENUE: MERZ OPENING Friday 20th December : 6.00pm Andy McDowall : 40 years behind the lens VENUE : MERZ Queens Road Sanquhar Opening... Read More
Nith.TV : Kelloholm P6
Dave and Jess began work with P6 at Kelloholm Primary in November to help set up a Kids Council. Convenor Jade Davidson hopes to bring... Read More
New logo for Museum of Model Art, Sanquhar
1:24 is the scale of (most of) the models displayed in the Museum of Model Art. This small museum in Sanquhar successfully registered ‘MoMA’ in... Read More
David Rushton : Collapse the Box
When over to film the Sanquhar Arts Festival Belfast production company and broadcaster NvTv interviewed Dougie Sharpe and David Rushton. Unbeknown to either artist, NvTv... Read More
Primary 6 : Kids Council Hustings
Following the Summer’s decision to form a Kids Council kids in P6 at Sanquhar Primary have been exploring the election process. Here those who volunteered... Read More
Ally Wallace : FACTORY LINES
Ally Wallace : Factory Lines Opens at MERZ, Queens Road at 6:00pm Friday 8th November. All welcome. And … open over the weekend 11.00am –... Read More
Sanquhar Cultural Quarter : Winter Exhibitions
The Winter Exhibitions at MERZ, MoMA and кино featuring photographs by Andy McDowall, collages & designs by Amy Marletta & Denise Zygadlo and David Rushton... Read More
Ally Wallace : Factory Lines
Ally’s short animation of the tank that sits on top of the former Glove Factory at Station Yard in Sanquhar. Up to the end of... Read More
Catriona Robertson : This Way That Way
Catriona Robertson was our first funded artist in residence at MERZ in Sanquhar. Cat had been visiting Kurt Schwitters’ MERZ Barn in Elterwater over the... Read More
Hannah Hoch art-house joins Kurt Schwitters
Dougie Sharpe‘s nearly finished painting the second MERZ art-house. Amy Marletta and Denise Zygladlo will be interpreting Hanna Hoch‘s work/life through new collages and puppetry(!)... Read More
Jane Frere : Exit – 100 Days of Khaos
A longstanding friend of MERZ Jane Frere introduces her ‘Brexit’ exhibition at Summerhall, Edinburgh. Exit – 100 Days of Khaos is on till the 27th... Read More
Catriona Robertson : Mobile Sculpture on Parade
Artist in Residence Catriona Robertson enters her wooden horse in the Parade as part of Sanquhar’s Riding of the Marches. With Erin, Lilly and Autumn,... Read More
THE AIRTS THE WIND CAN BLAW : Sanquhar Arts Festival
NvTv’s programme about Sanquhar filmed during the first Sanquhar Arts Festival in May 2019. Organised by MERZ, A’ the Airts and the Upper Nithsdale Tourism... Read More