To Absent Friends 2015

This gallery is a place to share photos of some of the amazing events that have been taking place as part of this year's To Absent Friends Festival. If you have photos you'd like to share, please get in touch.

TAF launch 2015: Spoken word artist Max Scratchmann performs.
TAF launch 2015: Viewing the TAF photo exhibition.
TAF Launch 2015: There's an elephant in the room!
TAF Launch 2015: Writing on the To Absent Friends wall.
TAF Launch 2015: Speeches
TAF Launch 2015: Refreshments
BBC Breakfast interviewing Mark Hazelwood about To Absent Friends.
Launch concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with RSNO and school children from across Scotland
Launch concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with RSNO and school children from across Scotland
Launch concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with RSNO and school children from across Scotland
Launch concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with RSNO and school children from across Scotland
Launch concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with RSNO and school children from across Scotland
Launch concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with RSNO and school children from across Scotland
Launch concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with RSNO and school children from across Scotland
Launch concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with RSNO and school children from across Scotland
Staff at Glasgow Royal Infirmary share memories
Staff at Glasgow Royal Infirmary share memories
Essence of a Memory Competition Winner: Jeannette Sultan
Essence of a Memory Competition Winner: Maida Asif
Essence of a Memory Competition Winner: Emma Smith
Essence of a Memory Competition Winner: Sarah Mallon
Essence of a Memory Competition Winner: Susan Mains
Essence of a Memory Competition Winner: Eleni Thomadou
Essence of a Memory Competition Winner: Amryt Narwan
Essence of a Memory Exhibition: Govan Health Centre, 4- 11 November
To Absent Friends beermats delivered to pubs around Edinburgh
Dog Stone by Creative Electric took storytelling out on the streets of Edinburgh.
Dog Stone: an interactive storytelling piece exploring how imagination is often used as a coping mechanism
Dog Stone: an interactive storytelling piece exploring how imagination is often used as a coping mechanism
Dog Stone: an interactive storytelling piece exploring how imagination is often used as a coping mechanism
Dog Stone: an interactive storytelling piece exploring how imagination is often used as a coping mechanism
Remembrance at Rosepark/Rosehill Care Home
Remembrance at Rosepark/Rosehill Care Home
A Hearth for Old Stories: Scottish Storytelling Centre
A Hearth for Old Stories: Scottish Storytelling Centre
A Hearth for Old Stories: Scottish Storytelling Centre
A Hearth for Old Stories: Scottish Storytelling Centre
Summerlee House, Coatbridge: Mexican Day of the Dead
Summerlee House: Photos of past residents
Summerlee House, Coatbridge: Mexican Day of the Dead
Summerlee House, Coatbridge: Mexican Day of the Dead
Summerlee House, Coatbridge: Balloon release
Summerlee House, Coatbridge: Balloon release
Summerlee House, Coatbridge: Balloon release
Get Organised: To Absent Friends Concert with John Kitchen at the Usher Hall
Get Organised: To Absent Friends Concert with John Kitchen at the Usher Hall
Get Organised: To Absent Friends Concert with John Kitchen at the Usher Hall
Get Organised: To Absent Friends Concert with John Kitchen at the Usher Hall
Accord Hospice: CD Memory Wall
Accord Hospice Day Therapy Unit: A toast to absent friends
To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh
To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh
To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh
To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh
To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh
To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh
To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh
To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh
To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh
To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh
To Absent Friends Concert: Edinburgh Brass Band, St John's Church, Edinburgh
Remembering the Light: Penicuik YMCA/YWCA
Remembering the Light: Penicuik YMCA/YWCA
Remembering the Light: Penicuik YMCA/YWCA
Gone but not forgotten: An evening of spoken word at the Blind Poet
Gone but not forgotten: An evening of spoken word at the Blind Poet
Gone but not forgotten: An evening of spoken word at the Blind Poet
Gone but not forgotten: An evening of spoken word at the Blind Poet
Gone but not forgotten: An evening of spoken word at the Blind Poet
Gone but not forgotten: An evening of spoken word at the Blind Poet
Gone but not forgotten: An evening of spoken word at the Blind Poet
Gone but not forgotten: An evening of spoken word at the Blind Poet
Here's to you - a memorial supper for friends and family who have died following drug or alcohol addiction, Serenity Cafe, Edinburgh
A time of reflection for those bereaved by suicide: St Columba's Church, Glenrothes
A time of reflection for those bereaved by suicide: St Columba's Church, Glenrothes
We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club
We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club
We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club
We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club
We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club
We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club
We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club
We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club
We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club
We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club
We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club
We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club
We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club
We Remember them Well: by Citadel Arts at Leith Dockers Club
Music makes our memories magical: Peacock Nursing Home
Music makes our memories magical: Peacock Nursing Home
Music makes our memories magical: Peacock Nursing Home
Music makes our memories magical: Peacock Nursing Home
Volunteer Midlothian Community Links Dementia project
Volunteer Midlothian Community Links Dementia project
Schools in Inverclyde working with Ardgowan Hospice
Schools in Inverclyde working with Ardgowan Hospice
Ardgowan Hospice
Schools in Inverclyde working with Ardgowan Hospice
Bridgeton: a community celebration
Bridgeton: a community celebration
Cambuslang remembering
Remembering the light - Falkland Estate
Limekilns Parish Church
Limekilns Parish Church
Ceremony and storytelling for people with learning disabilities, University of Dundee
Ceremony and storytelling for people with learning disabilities, University of Dundee
Ceremony and storytelling for people with learning disabilities, University of Dundee
Courage in the name of freedom and expression - Scottish Writer's Centre
Courage in the name of freedom and expression - Scottish Writer's Centre
Courage in the name of freedom and expression - Scottish Writer's Centre
Courage in the name of freedom and expression - Scottish Writer's Centre
Courage in the name of freedom and expression - Scottish Writer's Centre
Courage in the name of freedom and expression - Scottish Writer's Centre
To Absent Friends with Waverley Care
To Absent Friends with Waverley Care
To Absent Friends with Waverley Care
To Absent Friends with Waverley Care

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