The development’s Clocktower Apartments are in the renovated former Edinburgh Royal Blind School building. Cala Homes invited the students to create artwork to celebrate the building’s heritage and its setting within the contemporary Newington Residences.
The project was open to all second, third and fourth year ECA students, and a judging panel of Cala and ECA employees selected the 22 winning artworks based on their creativity, execution, and the inspiration behind them.
In addition to having their artwork exhibited, each student also received £250 for their work.
The selected students are studying across Sculpture, Intermedia, Painting and Photography.
The partnership was overseen by ECA’s David Moore, Director of Outreach for Art and Programme Director for Sculpture. David said: “We are delighted to offer this opportunity to our students, to engage with an outside project within the city. It also gives us pleasure to contribute to the legacy of the Edinburgh Royal Blind School at their former location in Newington and to have our students work permanently located there through the generosity of Cala Homes (East).”
