What we do
We are a community of people committed to making the most of The Causey, the outdoor space we have on our doorstep. From informal Saturday ‘sit oots’ when we share ideas over coffee and cake, to design workshops, exhibitions and more formal events linked to things like climate change.
The Causey is a place for like-minded people to come together with the shared goals of reclaiming the street from its traffic dominance and making it a place for people. All are welcome.
Either drop by on a Saturday, fire us an email or stay tuned for more events here.
- 2024 - Our Streets, Street Projections Event
- 2023 - Where Will the Flight Take Us?
- 2021 > Saturday Sit Oot
- 2022 - Valentine′s Day
- 2022 - New Year Projection
- 2021 - Halloween
- 2021 - Clean Air Day
- 2021 - Artist’s impression
- 2019 - International Dance event
- 2015 - Archers’ Hall event
- 2014 - Doors Open Day
- 2013 - Southsiders: Portrait of a Community
- 2012 - Five Up anniversary, Sign Board reveal
- 2011 - Light Painting
- 2010 - Public Consultation at Inspace
- 2008 - Ideas Workshop with young people
- 2007 - Tropical Island
Following the successful street event “Where will the flight take us?” Beetroots Collective has been developing another community art project.
Our Streets’ is a multimedia project about Active Travel and reclaiming urban spaces for pedestrian use. Award winning artists -Marta Adamowicz and Robert Motyka (Beetroots Collective CIC) – in association with Causey Development Trust and Sustrans have worked with the local community to create a stunning spectacle of outdoor projections at The Causey square.
They have organised linocutting workshops where participants created artwork about their favourite forms of active travel and landscapes they like to travel to. The participants’ artwork has then been turned into a short animation that will be displayed on the building of The Causey at 8 pm on the 8th of March.
The event will run in association with Causey Development Trust, Southside Community Centre, Edinburgh Critical Mass, Infra Sisters, Na Przełaj, Living Streets and Buccleuch Free Church turning it into a splendid celebration culminating in a short Sing-a-long version of the song ‘Our Streets’ by Dan Abrahams.
‘Where Will The Flight Take Us?’ is a community art collaboration project which culminated in a celebrational outdoor street event. Kate and Robert worked with a local school, Preston Street Primary, encouraging the pupils to imagine and draw their own bird. They were inspired by the meaning of birds, both real and imaginary – what they can tell us about ourselves, the environment, community, migration, climate collapse. Their pupils’ work was digitalised, formed into a short animation along with a soundscape, and then projected on the buildings surrounding the Causey at a public event. The Causey is currently an ugly traffic island but the space was magically transformed with the animations, demonstrating the power of imagination and creativity in place transformation and strengthening community bonds.
In partnership with Causey Development Trust: Kate Leiper (Artist and Illustrator) and Robert Motyka (Projection artist and Animator), In collaboration with the staff and pupils of Preston Street Primary School, Southside Community Centre Management Committee Funders, Causey Development Trust, Foundation Scotland, City of Edinburgh Community Grant With much thanks to the Causey volunteers, Colette Nimbley and the Preston Street Primary School Community, Lindsay McPhillips, Buccleuch and Greyfriars Church, St Andrew’s Orthodox Church, Malcolm Leiper, City of Edinburgh Events / Place Team and Street Lighting Operations Team
Be bold, yet gentle.
Only by flocking together do we create an aria.
So spread your wings and take flight,
soar high and ride out the storm.
Our journey has not yet ended.
Wishing health and happiness to all our neighbours in 2022!
Drawings and text: Kate Leiper
Animation and projections: Robert_Motyka
Videographer: Piotr Motyka
If you were passing through The Causey this past Saturday and Sunday you may have noticed some very spooky activity!!!…. Ace street projections were conjured up by our very own wizard of films, Robert Motyka. It was a joy to hear the wooooows and see the delight of neighbours and passersby.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-24142422
