The GreenRoom
Stills
Stills library will transform into an urban green space. Members of the public can learn about native wildflowers in our exhibition and participatory workshops.
Visitor Information
Stills centre for photography
23 Cockburn Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH1 1BP
Stills is located in the centre of Edinburgh. The GreenRoom will be open from Saturday 13 - Sunday 21 April, 11am - 4pm.
Get involved
Volunteering opportunities / Upcoming events
We are delighted to announce a new artist’s commission opportunity. An artist will be selected to spend time developing work at PYRUS’s walled garden on the outskirts of Edinburgh whilst also having full access to Stills’ production facilities. The commission will culminate in an exhibition at Stills from 13-21 April 2019 as part of the GreenRoom project. The winner will be announced soon!
Get in touch
Photos of the site
Field trip to PYRUS
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Stills Library
Monday, February 25, 2019
Test printing first flyer designs
Sunday, March 10, 2019
Researching anthotypes
Monday, March 11, 2019
..and photosynthesis
Monday, March 11, 2019
Artist's submissions, galore!
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Second visit to PYRUS....
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
...to meet their lovely team!
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Test,test. UV-Lamp is ready to go
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Sharing wip for #GreenArtsDay
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Happy #GreenArtsDay
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Collecting flowers to...
Saturday, March 16, 2019
...hang up and dry.
Sunday, March 17, 2019
Newspaper to speed up the drying
Monday, March 18, 2019
Wildflower handouts in the making
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
To be used as colouring pages!
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Unplanned Green dress code
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Volunteers & favourite plants
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Very in-depth Wild Flower lesson!
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Our volunteers are testing...
Sunday, March 24, 2019
...and learning...
Sunday, March 24, 2019
..all about anthotypes !
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Thanks to fab Brittonie Fletcher!
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Prints n' plants baking in UV
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Keeping anthotype emulsions cool
Monday, March 25, 2019
Image by Helen Jones
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Blog post about artist commission
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
- design TGR logo ✓
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Volunteers visit PYRUS
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Volunteers loving the flowers
Friday, March 29, 2019
Vitamin F(LOWER) intake sorted
Friday, March 29, 2019
Glimpse into Helen's sketch book
Sunday, March 31, 2019
Wildflower colouring sheets..
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
..are almost ready!
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Vols discussing teaching methods
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Anthotype before and after
Thursday, April 4, 2019
GreenRoom flyers ordered...
Friday, April 5, 2019
..and on their way to us!
Saturday, April 6, 2019
and on her sound piece.
Monday, April 8, 2019
Helen is working away...
Monday, April 8, 2019
...in the darkroom,
Monday, April 8, 2019
Anthotype manual....
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
...for you...
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
...to take away!
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Presentation?
Thursday, April 11, 2019
We're setting up!
Friday, April 12, 2019
Almost ready...
Friday, April 12, 2019
...for the workshops!
Friday, April 12, 2019
Buy juice, berries and herbs ✓
Friday, April 12, 2019
Plants have arrived!
Saturday, April 13, 2019
They're.....
Saturday, April 13, 2019
...everywhere!
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Install time...
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Can't wait to put these up!
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Anthotype workshops...
Sunday, April 14, 2019
The GreenRoom is officially...
Sunday, April 14, 2019
..OPEN!
Sunday, April 14, 2019
Creative Natives...
Monday, April 15, 2019
...are getting muddy...
Monday, April 15, 2019
...and sowing seeds.
Monday, April 15, 2019
...are so much fun!
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Can't wait to see the results.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Growing Workshop #3 with Shakti
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Growing Workshop #3 with Shakti
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Crisis workshop making Anthotypes
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Growing workshop with Crisis
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Growing workshop #4 with Crisis
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Drying in the sun!
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Helen Jones #1
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Helen Jones #2
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Helen Jones #3
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Everyone is loving the workshops!
Thursday, April 18, 2019
And prints are getting bigger
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Real Junk Food in the house :D
Friday, April 19, 2019
Exhibition about to open...
Friday, April 19, 2019
Quality control!
Friday, April 19, 2019
Workshop people admiring work
Friday, April 19, 2019
Start of exhibition opening
Friday, April 19, 2019
Time to tidy up...
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
...and mop the floors.
Tuesday, April 23, 2019What we've been up to
| What we did | When we did it | How many people took part | Who was there |
|---|---|---|---|
| The celebration event! Workshop participants, volunteers, members of the public and staff come together to see an exhibition of their work! | 19/04/2019 - 18:30 | 80 | Mixed ages |
| The final growing workshop with Crisis Edinburgh. A lot of enthusiasm for the workshop! Perhaps a garden to follow at HQ?? | 17/04/2019 - 14:00 | 12 | Mostly adults 25+ |
| Shakti Womens Aid are here to learn about native planting. Lots of pots to fill and take home! | 17/04/2019 - 11:00 | 11 | Mostly adults 25+ |
| Creative Natives are here to sow seeds! Planting workshop no. 2 with Annie. | 15/04/2019 - 14:00 | 5 | Mostly young people 12-25 |
| The first growing workshop with expert gardener Annie. We sowed wild seeds, picked out saplings and separated out tangled plants. | 15/04/2019 - 11:00 | 10 | Mostly young people 12-25 |
| Training session with volunteers to discuss how we will teach the Anthotype process and share the important message of Grow Wild. | 03/04/2019 - 18:30 | 10 | Mostly young people 12-25 |
| The GreenRoom is open to the public for the next 9 days! People can engage with Helen Jones exhibition and make their own Anthotypes. | 14/04/2019 - 11:00 | 340 | Mixed ages |
| Our GreenRoom volunteers got the chance to get out of the city and visit PYRUS together for one afternoon. | 28/03/2019 - 15:30 | 7 | Mixed ages |
| PYRUS Botanicals and Stills have selected artist Helen Jones to produce work for The GreenRoom artist's commission. | 26/03/2019 - 11:00 | 3 | Mixed ages |
| Our great volunteer team has been inducted and trained up for the public Anthotype workshops with our fantastic expert Brittonie Fletcher! | 24/03/2019 - 15:45 | 16 | Mixed ages |
| We are collecting all materials, like UV lamps, watercolour paper, glass plates, flowers and more, for the GreenRoom Anthotype workshops. | 16/03/2019 - 11:15 | 4 | Mixed ages |
| Selection of the artist for our commission is underway. A difficult task due to the high quality of work submitted! | 12/03/2019 - 11:00 | 4 | Mixed ages |