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November 2021
Cinema at the Heart of Hawick
Visit the Live Borders website for the current programme of films
Find out more »‘Colour, Texture & Destination’ : An exhibition celebrating the creative and cultural legacy of Bernat Klein (1922 – 2014)
Live Borders and the Bernat Klein Foundation bring to you an exhibition dedicated to the renowned Bernat Klein; an inspired colourist, textile designer and artist who won international acclaim for the dazzling textural designs he produced in the Scottish Borders from the 1950s to the 1990s. This exhibition presents original pieces by Bernat Klein, which in turn have inspired new work, capturing the vibrancy of Bernat Klein’s legacy. Featured are prize winning students from the Fashion Communication and Design for…
Find out more »FILM WEEKEND AND NEW INSTALLATIONS LAUNCH
You are warmly invited to the launch of two film installations newly commissioned by Alchemy Film & Arts in Heart of Hawick and Heritage Hub. Please join us on 26/27 November for Once Upon a Time in Hawick, a two-day event celebrating the industries, identities and stories of Hawick that includes the launch of Waterwheel, a permanent new installation by artist Andy Mackinnon reanimating the Victorian mill wheel beneath Heart of Hawick's cafe bar, as well as I've Only Been…
Find out more »“It’s a wrap” An evening with Doug Allan
Doug Allan looks back over his successes and setbacks during 35 years of natural history film making. Part retrospective, the show is also Doug’s perspective on climate change and its impacts on the world’s wild places. What change of emphasis and direction should we now be incorporating in wildlife films? “There are big days when animals behave spectacularly right in front of your lens. And other quieter times when a deeper understanding reveals itself, a new insight into the environment…
Find out more »December 2021
Artisan Fair
Expressive hands – weaving threads, turning pots, spinning wool, weaving willow and more…. A Festive Season exhibition of local artisans demonstrating their crafts. Featuring Tamsin and David Growden, Carole Gasgoigne, Elaine Henderson, Evelyn Morrison and Sheila Patrick.
Find out more »Carterhaugh Ba’ – Book Launch at Heart of Hawick
Rugby is called rugby because the game was supposedly invented at Rugby School in 1823 during a football match when William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it. This is unlikely. What is certain is that eight years before, in 1815, Walter Scott, James Hogg and Charles, 4th Duke of Buccleuch, organised a vast game of – what? Probably rugby. The excellent and expert Ian Landles and Billy Gillies have written a brilliant exposition not only of…
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