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Alastair Morton and Edinburgh Weavers: Artist-designed Textiles and Pioneering Modern Art
Date	Location
Lesley Jackson tells the story of the career of Constructivist artist Alastair Morton, highlighting his importance for British art and textiles in the 20th Century. View full details
21 Aug 12.45pm	Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Are We Stifling Creativity in Science?
Date	Location
Phillip Burnside discusses whether current conditions in the scientific world are lessening the chances of true progress, and whether great maverick geniuses of the past like Einstein and da Vinci would have made their discoveries in today's academic environment. View full details
20 Oct 3pm	Mitchell Library, Glasgow

Artist Talk: Gill Russell
Date	Location
Gill Russell, whose installations are on display in the gallery, talks about her work. View full details
16 Jun 7pm	An Talla Solais, Ullapool

The Battle for Leonardo: Curating and Connoisseurship
Date	Location
Luke Syson gives a talk on the disputed authorship of some of Leonardo's most mysterious paintings, the Madonna Litta, the London Virgin of the Rocks and the Buccleuch Madonna of the Yarnwinder. He explores the scientific evidence and the hazy meaning of 'a Leonardo', both in the artist's own time and today. View full details
28 Aug 6pm	Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Caledonian Combat
Date	Location
A day of seminars from three fighters at the top of their game: UFC fighter Paul Taylor, boxer James Watling and Mixed Martial Artist Rosi Sexton. View full details
21 Jul Sat noon, 1.45pm & 3.30pm	Eden Court Theatre, Inverness

The Clipperton Project: Artists and Scientists Working Together
Date	Location
Glasgow Sculpture Studios presents free lunchtime talks introducing the work of The Clipperton Project, a dynamic collaboration between art and science. Part of Glasgow Science Festival. View full details
7 Jun (Over-16s only) 1pm Katherine Dunlop, a marine biologist at the University of Glasgow, talks with visual artist Carlos Ranc.	Glasgow Sculpture Studios, Glasgow
14 Jun (Over-16s only) 1pm Visual artist Julie Morel talks about the collaboration between artists and scientists with a social…	Glasgow Sculpture Studios, Glasgow

Creative Meditation
Date	Location
Mediation session promoting peace and strength with experienced martial artist, mediation expert and massage therapist Tony Wong. View full details
18 Aug 3pm	Inner Space Glasgow Meditation Centre, Glasgow

Encounters: Fresh Voices
Date	Location
Jen Hadfield, the English poet and artist, who found inspiration and a new voice when she moved to Shetland five years ago, Scottish teen fiction writer Jamie Jauncey and Lawrence Rhodes, Artistic Director of New York’s Juilliard Dance, discuss regeneration and renewal of the arts. Chaired by Richard Holloway, Chairman of Sistema Scotland. In collaboration with British Council Scotland. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
27 Aug 2.30pm	The Hub, Edinburgh

Follow in the Artists' Footsteps
Date	Location
Author and historian David Steel describes the influence of Galloway and its artists in the development of art throughout the country. Booking is essential. View full details
29 Jun 7.30pm	Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries

Hearing Impaired Tours: War at Sea
Date	Location
A free tour with portable loops of the War at Sea exhibition, led by artist Tessa Asquith-Lamb. View full details
17 Jun 11am	Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

In Person: Masterclass with Wang Bing
Date	Location
A masterclass offering the opportunity to learn from one of China's most significant documentarists. Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
24 Jun 3pm Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Special Events	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

John, 3rd Earl of Bute by Allan Ramsay
Date	Location
Susanna Kerr discusses the intricacies of the relationship between the King, the court and the artist in the creation of Allan Ramsay's painting. View full details
4 Jul 12.45pm	Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

Negativnights
Date	Location
Experimental film works by various artists, distorting the usual tropes of narrative and meaning. View full details
31 May 6.30pm Rattray's work is an absurdist assemblage of trash culture and rudimentary internet aesthetics covering…	Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh
7 Jun 6.30pm Erica Eyres video work often uses familiar formats such as the mockumentary, video blog or motivational…	Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh

Roderick Buchanan: Legacy – Artist’s Talk
Date	Location
Roderick Buchanan gives a talk on his film and photographic work about two Scottish flute bands and their participation in the 2009/10 marching season in Northern Ireland. View full details
7 Jul 2pm	Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Sir John Lavery: The Artist and Edwardian Celebrity
Date	Location
In conjunction with the War at Sea exhibition of rarely-seen paintings by Sir John Lavery, his grandson, Lord Sempill, reflects on the artist's legacy. View full details
20 Jun 12.45pm	Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Spaces to Dream: From Picasso's Ladies to Rooms of Dreams – The Jewellery of Wendy Ramshaw
Date	Location
Introduction to the work of acclaimed jewellery and architectural metal designer Wendy Ramshaw, in the context of the major Picasso show and upcoming Ramshaw installation at Dovecot Studios. View full details
14 Aug 12.45pm	Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

A Token of My Regard – Victorian Sentiment Through Objects
Date	Location
Artist Tessa Asquith-Lamb examines how the Victorians expressed their love and friendship through gifts. Featuring many items from her collection which have been used as inspiration for works of art by her and others at her workshops. View full details
28 Jun 10.30am	Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

West End Festival Walks
Date	Location
The WEF's programme of guided walks includes something on almost every day of the festival, focusing mainly on the architecture and heritage of the area, from a graveyard stroll and a tour of the best tenements in town, to a cinema-themed walk taking in purpose built halls and the peculiarly Scottish 'back court' theatres. Advance tickets – which will also tell you where the walks start – can be bought from Barrets Newsagent, Byres Road. Part of the West End Festival. View full details
4 Jun 7pm Local historian and artist Kenneth Burns leads a tour of the area north of the River Kelvin.	West End, Glasgow
22 Jun 7pm Kenneth Burns offers 'An Artist's View of the West End' in this penultimate walk of the series.	West End, Glasgow

Wildlife, Art and Conservation
Date	Location
Justin Prigmore, Biodiversity Officer for CNPA and wildlife artist talks about combining the two disciplines. View full details
11 Jun 7.30pm	Boat of Garten New Community Hall, Boat of Garten

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