Comments on: The Graffiti Project on Kelburn Castle

By: Cara Laing

Cara Laing — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:54:51 +0000

I work for Edinburgh City Cuncil and we are setting up graffiti workshops – we would love to get some of these artists involved?!

By: aryienne

aryienne — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:36:31 +0000

Sad. Might does not make right. It really horrifies me, but heh, if the owners have that point of view… what can we do?

By: Mitchell Daniel

Mitchell Daniel — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:10:05 +0000

Yeah i think that is the illest idea ever.. I wanna help paint the castle..

By: Colin

Colin — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:34:05 +0000

Thats a cool project! Wish there was more stuff like this going on in general… Living in Manchester… there is a little of this… but no legal walls etc : (

By: TrishA

TrishA — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 09:47:57 +0000

What a great idea for a temporary public art installation. Another one! I think the contrast of the historic with the modern and the scale of the artwork is amazing. I really do wish I could get over to Scotland to see it.

TrishA

By: David Airey :: Creative Design ::

David Airey :: Creative Design :: — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:14:38 +0000

Hi Stacey,

I don’t know any of the artists personally, nor the castle owners. I suggest getting in touch with them through the contact details on their websites (links above).

By: Stacey Galfskiy

Stacey Galfskiy — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 17:01:45 +0000

Hi!

I find the reactions to the graffiti project fascinating! Some people love it while others are horrified. Personally i adore it!

I’m a 3rd year illustrator from dundee college of art and design, and i’m always being told ‘what is art’ and i find this project a real breath of fresh air. I’m doing my dissertartion on art projects such as these and i was wondering if there was any way you could put me in touch with the artists and/or the owners of the castle?

thanks for any help you can give me.

Stacey

By: David Airey :: Creative Design ::

David Airey :: Creative Design :: — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:48:18 +0000

Sandy,

It’s a shame your friend wasn’t told of the project before their wedding arrangements. It’s just a small section of the castle but they should’ve been told.

Terry, minxlj,

Thanks for leaving your comments. Much appreciated.

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:30:50 +0000

I think the project is just amazing. We are currently engaging young people in graffitti art and we will visit this castle in early July. I sometimes wonder why we continue to live in the past – I truly understand the importance of history to help us understand who we are but isnt it a sign of the times that people use this identity to keep them living in that insular space we call our culture. More spaces should be made available for this work.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:01:09 +0000

The project is a great idea but why this castle?

My best mate is getting married there this year and they were not told of this project and now have to replan the whole photographs. I certainly wouldn’t want graffiti in my wedding photographs esp at the price she’s paying – which ain’t cheap.
From what i’ve heard they haven’t told any other wedding parties either.

I’m not against it, through work I regularly organise graffiti type projects for public spaces and the opposition is terrible at first. I don’t think that this is the best subject