After 6am, Talks & lectures, Visual art

This week: A Tale of Two Artists: Bonvin and Couture.

'Sir George Clausen: Works on Paper' with Jennifer Melville, Curator.

This talk by Geoff Hancock is entitled 'Who Was Captain Laskey?'

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Today: 'Three Poets: Three Languages' with Glasgow-based prize-winning poets Maggie Rabatski, A C Clarke and Sheila Templeton, who will each read for 15 minutes.

The first ever Atlantic Cable, featuring talks by Dr Michael Morris (Glasgow University), Dr Michael Brown (University of Aberdeen); music from Joe Black, Siobhan Wilson, and Jill O'Sullivan (Sparrow and the Workshop); and video work from artist Annie Crabtree (Picture Window).

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Featuring screenings of Beau Travail and short film ISLAND, and an essay by Hannah McGill read live by artist Catherine Street.

This wee: Fit for an Emperor, looking at a fine 16th century armour.

'A History of Marine Navigation' with Dr John S. Reid, Chartered Physicist, University of Aberdeen.

Talk by Dr Donal Bateson entitled 'Big Coins and Little Coins'.

Today: 'The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society' by Stuart Robertson, who is the director of the society.

Tonight's discussion with Scottish poet, writer and musician Don Paterson centres on language, poetry and artistic practice.

The installation launch is open to all, with refreshments provided.

Today: Two Tapestries – Compare and Contrast.

'The Language of Fans' with Victoria Ward, Curator.

Talk by Dr Stuart McDonald entitled 'The Mastodon Meat Eating Elephant'.

Composers Gregg Fisher and Donato Wharton come together for this soundwalk which will allow you to further enter the aural world of the chair and become more aware of the process of producing such a work.

Today: A Tale of Two Artists – Monticelli and Ribot.

Talk by Dr John Faithful: 'William Hunter and the Greatest Mineral Painting in the World'.