Pentlands Open Studios is a new Collective of professional artists along the upper Water of Leith valley. Its inaugural event was the POSt Art Trail, 30-31 August 2025.
This event will feature some of the founding artists (Gill Walton, Pen Reid, Jenny Matthews) presenting their work in a unique way. This visually rich format allows for really interesting talks about the artist's ideas and process.
In addition, John Elliott will talk about the highs and lows of creating a new professional Open Studios Art Trail event starting from nothing in just six months.
The PechaKucha 20×20 presentation format is a slide show of 20 images, each auto-advancing after 20 seconds. It’s non-stop and you’ve got 400 seconds to tell your story, with visuals guiding the way. PechaKucha was created in Japan in 2003 by renowned architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham. The word “PechaKucha” is Japanese for “chit chat”.
Our event will be in Pechakucha format with a small group of artists from POSt 2025 talking — guaranteed to be both cultural and comedic.
Each speaker will present for just over six minutes with questions immediately afterwards. The venue has a bar which will be open during the event and afterwards for informal discussions.
