TRG Student Creative Club | Postcard Making

Get creative, explore the exhibition, and help shape what happens next at TRG!

Following our creative consultation in September, Student Ideas Exchange, you told us you wanted more opportunities to spend time at TRG, make things, respond to exhibitions, meet other students, and have more of a say in what happens here.

So, we’re starting TRG Student Creative Club - a free monthly programme shaped by students, for students.

Join us for our first session, where we’ll create postcards in response to the current exhibition and share ideas for what we’d like to do together next.

Taking place on the third Wednesday of each month during the exhibition, TRG Student Sessions will offer a relaxed space to connect with art, experiment with creative ideas, meet other students and shape what happens at the gallery.

This idea came up during our last event. Being a student can sometimes mean living far away from family and friends, and finding ways to stay connected with the people we miss.

Inspired by The Rupture and its exploration of separation, connection and the things that divide or bring us together, we’ll create our own postcards in response to the exhibition and your suggestion. Postcards can be a simple but meaningful way to reach out to loved ones.

Through images, words, drawing or collage, you’ll have the chance to make a postcard that reflects your own experiences, memories or connections. There’s no right or wrong way to respond, and no previous art experience is needed - just come along and get creative!

This programme is designed to grow with you. At the end of the session, you’ll have the opportunity to suggest ideas and vote on what you’d like to do at the next gathering.

From creative workshops and artist conversations to film screenings, discussions and social activities, the possibilities are open. There will also be opportunities for students to propose and lead their own sessions, with support from the TRG team.

Come along, get creative, share your ideas and help shape a programme that reflects what you want from your gallery.

Accessibility

Additional resources are available to make your experience more comfortable:

• Free sensory kits available at reception. Each kit includes a stress ball, a pair of ear defenders, a traffic light fan, a soft toy with marble inside, a fidget toy, a magnifying glass torch, an eye mask, a dot-to-dot activity book and an emotion fan.
• A visual storyboard is available to anticipate your travels to the gallery and your experience during the exhibition.
• A sensory map of the gallery is available, designed to highlight elements of the space which may impact your sensory experience of the gallery.
• Stimming objects available to borrow through the gallery, to be returned where possible.
• Our staff and volunteers will be available for support if required.

You can provide feedback directly to any member of staff during your visit, or get in touch with us via email us [email protected] or call us on 0131 650 2210.