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Margaret Tait 100

Margaret Tait 100 was a year-long centenary celebration of the work of Scotland’s pioneering filmmaker and poet, Margaret Tait (1918 – 1999). The programme launched in November 2018 on the occasion of Tait’s birthday, and included screenings, exhibitions, workshops, readings, new publishing, and commissioning opportunities for artists working with film and moving image.

The Margaret Tait 100 programme was run in partnership with LUX Scotland, University of Glasgow, the Pier Arts Centre, and a number of event partners, supported by Creative Scotland.

Find out more about Margaret Tait 100 on the archived project website.

A 16mm colour still, a close up of elderly white hands carefully pulling apart something orange. The hands are surrounded by darkness.

Margaret Tait: Origins and Influences | Screening and Q&A at The Pickaquoy Centre

Screening 14 July 2022
A 16mm film still shows a black and white image of two men hauling seaweed from the sea. The image is framed by burnt orange and mossy green seaweed which glistens in the light.

Julia Parks | Screening at The Pier Arts Centre

Screening 15 July 2022
A black and white photograph depicts two people attending to a 16mm camera outdoors on a street with stone buildings.

Introduction to using 16mm Bolex Cameras Workshop Bursary

Opportunities 27 August 2019

Margaret Salmon leads a two-day introductory workshop around the 16mm movie camera.

Introduction to using 16mm Bolex Cameras: a Two-Day Workshop with Margaret Salmon

Event 28 — 29 September 2019

there and then and never again: Margaret Tait 100 Commissions Launch

Event 18 — 19 August 2019
A black and white image shows a 16mm Bolex camera set up on a tripod facing towards the side of a van with a piece of paper tacked to the side. The paper reads ‘A Portrait of Ga’, the title card for Margaret Tait’s film of the same name. In the background a hilly rural landscape and bright sky.

Margaret Tait 100 Film Commissions Announced

News 14 May 2019

LUX Scotland is pleased to announce the recipients of ten new short film commissions that celebrate the life, legacy, attitude or approach of Scotland’s filmmaking pioneer Margaret Tait.
A black and white image shows a 16mm Bolex camera set up on a tripod facing towards the side of a van with a piece of paper tacked to the side. The paper reads ‘A Portrait of Ga’, the title card for Margaret Tait’s film of the same name. In the background a hilly rural landscape and bright sky.

Call for Proposals: Margaret Tait 100 film commissions

Opportunities 7 April 2019

The kind of cinema I care about is at the level of poetry — in fact — it has been in a way my life’s work making film poems – Margaret Tait We are delighted to announce details of the open call for film commissions celebrating the influence and legacy of Scotland’s pioneering filmmaker and poet, Margaret Tait.

Stalking the Image: Margaret Tait and Her Legacy

Event 8 November 2018 — 5 May 2019

Margaret Tait 100 Centenary Programme Launches November 2018

News 9 October 2018

Margaret Tait 100 is a year-long centenary celebration of the work of Scotland’s pioneering filmmaker and poet, Margaret Tait (1918 – 99).