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Make Your Own Spider – Art Workshop

This delightful FREE workshop is suitable for ages 10+. You will be guided through this process to create your own ‘Pavuk’ to take home! PlAt this Ukrainian ‘Pavuk’ – Straw Spider – workshop you will get to make your own traditional, geometric hanging straw ornament. Made from straw, the Pavuk is seen as a symbol of the universe, protection, and harmony, and is said to bring warmth and good fortune to the home.

This delightful FREE workshop is suitable for ages 10+.

Artist led, you will be guided through this process to create your own ‘Pavuk’ to take away at the end of the workshop and hang up in your home!

Use this Eventbrite link to sign up to secure your space. A limited number of drop-in places will also be available on the day and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Children from age 10 -11 must be accompanied by an adult, and this adult is included within the same booking (no additional ticket required).

This Ukrainian Straw Spider Workshop and European Communities Day has been made possible thanks to #NationalLottery players.

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Russia’s campaign against Europe: hybrid war, disinformation, influence

Features talks from leading experts from Poland and Germany on this topic, along with a panel discussion led by leading journalist Allan Little, who has had widespread experience and knowledge of Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe. He has won many awards for his work as a journalist. The event will look at the scale of the campaign, and how Europe can respond.  Experts on panel include:

– Aleksandra Kozioł, European Security Analyst at the Polish Institute for International Relations, Warsaw. She works on European security, with a focus on EU security policy as well as Russian domestic and foreign policy  

– Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, Birmingham University. He specialises in the management of contemporary security challenges. 

For more details, and to book places, visit this Eventbrite link. 

This event is supported by both the Consulate-General of the Republic of Poland, the Consulate-General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Edinburgh, and the Institut français d’Ecosse.