Tag: Elsie Inglis
Artists get no apology from A Statue for Elsie Inglis
The artists who were getting ready to submit their entries to win the commission to create a statue for Elsie Inglis say the latest statement from the charity which holds the funds to pay...
Sara Sheridan withdraws her support for Elsie Inglis campaign
In the wake of the furore engulfing it, the charity behind the Elsie Inglis statue has lost the backing of one of its most prominent supporters.
A Statue for Elsie Inglis halted the process...
Artists react angrily to “conflict of interest” surrounding the Elsie Inglis campaign
Following the appointment of the King's Sculptor in Ordinary to create the Elsie Inglis statue, other artists, who thought they still had a chance of winning the commission, have reacted angrily, claiming that the...
Elsie Inglis – competition for schoolchildren
The campaign for A Statue for Elsie Inglis is running a Schools Competition, to celebrate the life and work of Dr Elsie Maud Inglis.
Across Edinburgh, pupils age between 4-17 will be encouraged to participate...
Sculpture of Dr Elsie Inglis becoming a reality – call for artists published
A charity has put out a call to artists to design the first statue of a woman to be situated on The Royal Mile.
Dr Elsie Inglis is known for her work with the Scottish Women's...
Celebrating Dr Elsie Inglis – a full programme of events in Edinburgh to enjoy
A full range of events to raise funds for a statue to commemorate Dr Elsie Inglis is being held in Edinburgh in the next couple of weeks, including a series of Sit Still events...
EVOC supports Elsie statue
EVOC lends support to campaign for statue of Elsie Inglis
Edinburgh Voluntary Organistions’ Council (EVOC) has announced its support for the campaign to erect a statue of medical pioneer, Dr Elsie Inglis.
As part of events...
University rename Medical School courtyard in honour of Else Inglis
A medical pioneer who saved countless soldiers’ lives has been honoured by her former university 100 years after her death.
The University of Edinburgh’s Old Medical School courtyard is to be renamed in memory of...
Remembering Elsie Inglis at Westminster
Later today a service will take place at St Giles to commemorate the 100 years since the death of Dr Elsie Inglis who, among her other achievements, set up the Scottish Women's Hospitals.
The First...
Memorial to Elsie Inglis unveiled at Edinburgh Central Library,
A memorial to pioneering doctor and founder of the Scottish Women's Hospitals, Dr Elsie Inglis, was unveiled on Friday at Edinburgh Central Library, 100 years on from her death.
Members of Dr Inglis’ family were among the...
Bellany, Elsie Inglis and The Scottish Women’s Hospitals
From today at Holyrood there is a new exhibition featuring paintings by the late John Bellany in an exhibition about the Scottish Women's Hospitals alongside video and a new poem by Scots Makar Liz...
Friday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
David Lemm: Debris and Phenomena. The first solo exhibition by David Lemm, presenting a new body of printed works produced at Edinburgh Printmakers and whilst on an artist's residence on Eigg; the works continue...
Wednesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Greyfriars Bobby's Headstone Service and Reception: following the sound of the 1 o'clock gun, local schoolchildren will lay flowers on the Skye Terrier's grave. Also in attendance will be Laurie Aitken of the Scottish Fire...
What’s On In Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 12TH JANUARY 2015
Timmy Time Programme 15: Timmy Finds Aliens, and other stories. Join Timmy and his friends for three fun adventures in this collection of classic Timmy Time episodes. Toddler Time is a...
Monday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
The Key Material is Time: Art and Music in Glasgow since the 1970s. Writer, curator and lecturer Dr Sarah Lowndes traces the development of Glasgow's unique and largely self-initiated arts scene in a talk that links political...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2014
The Key Material is Time: Art and Music in Glasgow since the 1970s. Writer, curator and lecturer Dr Sarah Lowndes traces the development of Glasgow's unique and largely self-initiated arts scene...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2014
Dance and Cafe Culture: a new exhibition of work by Andrew Fitzpatrick, Norma Maclean, Peter Nardini, Chris Taylor, Nichola Martin and Maggie Vance. 11am-5pm Monday to Friday, 10am-1pm Saturdays, closed Sundays, The...
Thursday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Mac's Munchkins: an hour of farm-themed storytelling, crafts, playgroups and songs. For children aged 2+ - meet at the Red Tractor. 3pm today and every Thursday, Gorgie City Farm, Gorgie Road. £2 per child, payable...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER 2014
LGBT Spiritual Space: Conflicts of Sexuality and Faith. Explore conflicts that exist within these two aspects of identity; Maxwell Reay, NHS Mental Health Community Chaplain, offers a supportive space for LGBT...
Stockbridge Library Exhibition – the Scottish Women’s Hospitals in World War One
'Go home and sit still' is the now infamous reply given to Dr Elsie Inglis when, at the start of the First World War, she offered a hospital unit to the British War Office....
Census 2011 will be painted by numbers
‘Fill in the blanks and help shape Scotland’s future’ – that’s the message of a campaign launched today to highlight Scotland’s biggest population survey, the 2011 Census.
The census takes place on Sunday, March 27,...
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