Craigmillar Now - Exhibitions

Craigmillar Now are launching a heritage exhibition trail, with photographs and objects from the Craigmillar archives exhibited in sites across the local area.

Angela Catlin: Angie’s Photies

The Whitehouse

Sat 1 July – Sun 27 August

Open 8am - 5pm weekdays, 8am - 2pm weekends

Angela Catlin is an award-winning human rights photographer and documentarian born in Greendykes.

Angela was one of the original photographers of the Craigmillar Community Festival in the 1970s. Initially organised as part of a Job Creation Scheme, she entered the workforce as a photography trainee, kick-starting a career has spanned nearly five decades.

In 2022, Craigmillar Now commissioned Angela to revisit the Craigmillar and Niddrie Community Festival, documenting the events, the attendees, and the organisers over two days in August. A selection of photos from this recent commission will be presented alongside early works by Angela taken in Craigmillar and Niddrie in the 1970s.

The Whitehouse, 70 Niddrie Mains Rd, Craigmillar, Edinburgh

Sandra George: Craigmillar 1988 - 1994

Oman’s

Sat1 July – Sun 27

9am – 11pm daily

Sandra George (1957-2013) was a talented and prolific social documentary photographer and a well-respected community worker in Craigmillar. This exhibition of photos, previously shown at The Whitehouse Kitchen in 2022, capture life in Craigmillar between 19881994 and have been selected by the Craigmillar Archives team.

Oman’s, 1 Peffer St, Edinburgh EH16 4BA