Join a three-day summer school with the Sustainable Darkroom, taking over the garden at Forgan Arts Centre.
Expect an immersive long weekend programme of campfires, low-toxicity photographic and film-making techniques, situated making, composting chemistries and communal meals.
Integrated in the programme will be time and space for you to refine your knowledge and experiment, with support from artists Hannah Fletcher and Edd Carr from Sustainable Darkroom.
There will also be lots of opportunities to connect with like-minded practitioners throughout the days and over meals.
The cost of the course includes a cooked vegan lunch, provided daily by a local social enterprise, and evening meals of either soup around the campfire or a short walk to the local pub for food.
Book Here.
Programme
Accommodation
If you are visiting for the summer school, you have the option to camp on the grounds at Forgan Arts Centre, amongst the backdrop of their beautiful gardens and woodlands, or to stay locally. If you are camping on site, you will have access to simple continental breakfast provisions which are included in the £8 per night camping fee. There will be a couple of indoor spaces which are open to both those camping and those staying off-site, to relax, sit on a comfy chair, and have a cup of tea. We have a few recommendations for local accommodation in either Tayport or Dundee, both a short bus ride away.
The Larick Community Campsite, Tayport
The Old Boathouse, Newport-on-Tay
The Garden Rooms, Newport-on-Tay
Four Points Flex Hotel, Dundee
Travel
We ask attendees to use low carbon methods of transport wherever possible and accessible. Forgan Arts Centre can be reached via two bus services: Moffat & Williamson 77 and Stagecoach 99 (which requires a short walk), which can be caught at Dundee, St Andrews and Leuchars. Leuchars and Dundee are the closest train stations, both can be reached through direct trains from London, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Our local coach services include Ember (which can take bikes), Megabus and Citylink. There are road-free and quiet cycle routes from Dundee and nearby villages. We have four parking spaces at Forgan Arts Centre for Blue Badge Holders. Other drivers we ask to park at Waterstone Crook Car Park (a 2 min walk from the centre).
About Forgan Arts Centre
Forgan Arts Centre is a vibrant hub for artistic creation, experimentation, and learning, located on the edge of Newport-on-Tay in North East Fife, and over the River Tay from Dundee.
Their programme includes art and craft classes, workshops, artist-led projects shaped by community needs, as well as artist commissions, residencies, placements, and public events. We host allotments, artist studios, and professional making facilities, along with on-site accommodation for residents in The Gardener’s Cottage.
Through diverse creative practices, Forgan Arts Centre works closely with artists and our communities to explore both personal and shared challenges – those that resonate locally and globally. They offer a space for expression, connection, and exploring our relationship and responsibilities to the natural ecology of which we are part.
Pricing and Booking
£350 general ticket no camping
£374 general ticket with camping and breakfast
£280 student/unwaged ticket
£304 student/unwaged ticket with camping and breakfast
Booking via: https://www.forganartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/planting-a-darkroom/