{"id":104189,"date":"2025-05-15T18:29:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/104189\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T18:29:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:29:14","slug":"hidden-door-2025-the-edinburgh-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/104189\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden Door 2025 – The Edinburgh Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"

The multi arts festival takes place next month at the Paper Factory near Maybury roundabout. <\/p>\n

The vast 15.5 acre site will be transformed in to an ambitious experience featuring many art forms. <\/p>\n

The full lineup is now online<\/a> and it will include seven hours of non-stop entertainment every night with performances in different areas of the former cardboard manufacturing factory. <\/p>\n

The Emerging Bands Showcase will include some of the most exciting new acts which came out of the festival\u2019s open call which resulted in 200 acts applying to be a part of Hidden Door. This has been whittled down, but there is still a big emphasis on new acts in the programme. <\/p>\n

Edinburgh International Mural Festival (EIMF) will also make its debut this June.\u00a0\u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

EIMF is set to\u00a0revolutionise\u00a0the city\u2019s public spaces, harnessing the power of street art to inspire, connect, and transform communities.\u00a0The\u00a0organisations\u00a0bold mission is to turn Edinburgh into a global hub for street art, driving urban renewal, sparking vital conversations, and boosting the city\u2019s international reputation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

This festival brings together local and international artists to create vibrant, community-driven murals that reflect the unique identity of each\u00a0neighbourhood. These large-scale artworks\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0just beautify the city\u2014they foster pride, stimulate economic growth, and\u00a0revitalise\u00a0local businesses.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Committed to inclusivity, the initiative ensures all projects are accessible to people of all abilities, backgrounds, and experiences. By breaking down barriers and challenging preconceptions, the festival empowers everyone to be an artist and a storyteller.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

EIMF is more than art on walls \u2013\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0a platform for social commentary, environmental responsibility, and sustainable urban development.\u00a0<\/p>\n

IMF founder and director Ross Blair\u00a0tells us: \u201cWe are super excited to be able to launch EIMF alongside our friends at Hidden Door.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHidden Door have been at the grass roots of the arts in Edinburgh for over a decade,\u00a0establishingmeaningful creative networks across the sector. We Hope EIMF can\u00a0establish\u00a0itself with the Edinburgh festival landscape over coming years.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cEdinburgh International Mural Festival is not just a\u00a0festival,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0a year-round\u00a0programme\u00a0on a mission to elevate muralism and street art culture. Offering a platform for artists to\u00a0showcase\u00a0their talents and inspire the next generation of muralists.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cJoin us in celebrating a bold new chapter for mural art in Scotland.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

For more information, partnership opportunities, or to get involved, visit the website at\u00a0www.eimf.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0or contact the EIMF team on\u00a0info@eimf.co.uk<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hazel Johnson, Festival Director of Hidden Door,\u00a0said:\u201cSince November\u2019s venue launch party, we\u2019ve been busy clearing more of the vast industrial site and getting ready to fill every corner with our most ambitious programme yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe exist to support the creative community and to connect audiences with emerging artists, and The Paper Factory will be at the heart of that ambition in 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jill Martin Boualaxai, Creative Lead, said: \u201cOur 2025 festival program, titled \u2018The Building as a Myth,\u2019 invites artists to collaboratively develop ambitious multidisciplinary projects.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cGuided by the overarching concepts of Transformation and Reclamation, Time and Memory, Rituals and New Narratives, and Feminisation and Reimagining the Space, the programme encourages exploration of how industrial spaces can be reclaimed by nature, layered with temporal narratives, and reimagined as inclusive, symbolic environments.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets<\/p>\n

Tickets include a concessionary price option to ensure that financial barriers will not prevent anyone who wishes to attend. <\/p>\n

The festival is free all day every day until 6pm. D\/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people are entitled to 30% off the standard price ticket for each price tier. Anyone who is currently unemployed can also benefit from the 30% discount. Students and those under 26 are entitled to 20% off, whilst over 65s can claim 10% off the standard price ticket.<\/p>\n

And there are a limited number of \u201cPay What You Can\u201d tickets available for every evening.<\/p>\n

The site has a mix of warehouses, factory floors, offices and outhouses. The property has been empty since Saica\u2019s relocation to a purpose-built facility in Livingston. Regeneration specialists Summix Capital are now developing proposals for the future of the site, and have offered Hidden Door access until the end of 2025.<\/p>\n

The Paper Factory is well served by public transport \u2013 Hidden Door Festival 11 to 15 June \u2013 1 Turnhouse Road, Edinburgh EH12 8NP.<\/p>\n

Tickets are now available at\u00a0hiddendoorarts.org\/tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

Hidden Door is supported through Development Funding from Creative Scotland.<\/p>\n

Hidden Door is an arts organisation which opens up urban spaces as a platform for new and emerging artists, musicians, theatre makers, performers, film makers and poets based in Scotland. Through organising temporary events Hidden Door works to showcase new work and create engaging environments for the public to experience, explore and discover.<\/p>\n

Previous Hidden Door venues include the basement car park at St James Quarter, the former Scottish Widows office on Dalkeith Road, the vaults on Market Street, and Granton Gasworks.<\/p>\n

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