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David Cass: Years of Dust and Dry
Paintings incorporating found objects.
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Tue 18 Jun
Free / 0131 558 1200
- 10:00 – 18:00
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 0131 558 1200
- 10:00 – 18:00
Thu 20 Jun
Free / 0131 558 1200
- 10:00 – 18:00
Bags of Art
Collect a bag of art activities from the art station, and you and your family can explore the gallery with its help and make your own art. Ages 4–12.
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two, Edinburgh
Sun 21 Jul
Free / 0131 624 6200
- 14:00 – 16:00
1759
Philadelphia's most famous son is the ridiculously multi-talented Benjamin Franklin – statesman, diplomat, inventor, scientific researcher, writer, political theorist and (not least) postmaster. It was in 1759 that he first travelled to Scotland to witness the then-flourishing Scottish Enlightenment for himself. In the…
Summerhall, Edinburgh
Tue 18 Jun
Free / 0845 874 3001
- 11:00 – 18:00
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 0845 874 3001
- 11:00 – 18:00
Thu 20 Jun
Free / 0845 874 3001
- 11:00 – 18:00
The Scottish Colourist Series: SJ Peploe
A retrospective of the work of Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935), the eldest of the artists known as the Scottish Colourists (the others being FCB Cadell, JD Fergusson and GL Hunter). Peploe studied in Edinburgh and two years in Paris introduced him to new developments in French painting. This exhibition consists of nearly…
Aberdeen Art Gallery
Sat 13 Jul
Free / 01224 523700
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 14 Jul
Free / 01224 523700
- 14:00 – 17:00
Tue 16 Jul
Free / 01224 523700
- 10:00 – 17:00
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two, Edinburgh
Tue 18 Jun
£7 (£5) / 0131 624 6200
- 10:00 – 17:00
Wed 19 Jun
£7 (£5) / 0131 624 6200
- 10:00 – 17:00
Thu 20 Jun
£7 (£5) / 0131 624 6200
- 10:00 – 17:00
Amazing Amber
Amber is beautiful as well as fascinating. It consists of fossilised tree resin, and since resin in liquid form is sticky, and amber is transparent, this means that insects, animals and plant material sometimes get trapped in it and are preserved intact, giving us a glimpse of life millions of years ago. The whole process…
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Tue 18 Jun
Free / 0300 123 6789
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 0300 123 6789
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Thu 20 Jun
Free / 0300 123 6789
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Bookbinding Class
Head along to one of these stand-alone evening classes to find out about how to join multiple sections of your handmade book together using the X stitch.
Owl & Lion, Edinburgh
Tue 18 Jun
£15 / 0131 221 0818
- 18:30 – 20:00
Johanna Basford: Wonderlands
In Wonderlands, Aberdeen-based artist Johanna Basford shows new works which transform her intricate, signature-style ink drawings to a much larger scale.
Dundee Contemporary Arts
Tue 18 Jun
Free / 01382 909900
- 11:00 – 18:00
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 01382 909900
- 11:00 – 18:00
Thu 20 Jun
Free / 01382 909900
- 11:00 – 20:00
Northern Ireland: 30 Years Of Photography
Contemporary photographs examining the phenomenon of new practices in Northern Ireland created by a group of internationally-recognised artists.
The MAC, Belfast
Tue 18 Jun
Free / 028 9023 5053
- 10:00 – 19:00
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 028 9023 5053
- 10:00 – 19:00
Thu 20 Jun
Free / 028 9023 5053
- 10:00 – 19:00
Summer School at Edinburgh College of Art
Intensive week-long summer courses in different art and design disciplines.
Edinburgh College of Art
Mon 15 Jul
£280–£320 / 0131 650 4400
- 10:00 – 16:00
Tue 16 Jul
£280–£320 / 0131 650 4400
- 10:00 – 16:00
Wed 17 Jul
£280–£320 / 0131 650 4400
- 10:00 – 16:00
Bronwen Sleigh: Construct
New work by artist who explores and reinterprets industrial and architectural spaces.
Edinburgh Printmakers
Tue 18 Jun
Free / 0131 557 2479
- 10:00 – 18:00
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 0131 557 2479
- 10:00 – 18:00
Thu 20 Jun
Free / 0131 557 2479
- 10:00 – 18:00
Dressed to Kill: Fashion, Costume and Dress in Scottish Art
A look at how Scottish artists have represented fashion and costume over the centuries.
City Art Centre, Edinburgh
Tue 18 Jun
Free / 0131 529 3993
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 0131 529 3993
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Thu 20 Jun
Free / 0131 529 3993
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Edinburgh Drawing School
Drawing classes with experienced tutors from the Edinburgh Drawing School.
25 Haddington Place, Edinburgh
Wed 19 Jun
Thu 20 Jun
£100 for six weeks / 07791 121313
Course: Drawing Hands and Feet, Part I – Feet ,with Alberto Condotta.
Fri 21 Jun
£100 for six weeks / 07791 121313
Course: Expressive Figure Drawing I with Paul Mowat.
£20 / 07791 121313
Life drawing – all levels.
Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh
Mon 24 Jun
Marchmont St Giles' Church, Edinburgh
Tue 18 Jun
£100 for six weeks / 07791 121313
Course: Composition and Design Skills for Beginners with Esther Cohen.
Wed 19 Jun
£100 for six weeks / 07791 121313
Shaded Portrait and Draped Figure Drawing – a six-wek course with Michael Mulready.
Fri 21 Jun
£100 / 07791 121313
Figurative Mono-Printing – a three-week course with guest tutor Marc Jennings.
The House Of Peroni
A stylish month-long celebration of contemporary Italian culture.
The House Of Peroni, London W1B
Wed 3 Jul
Free (workshops £10 per person) / 020 3617 8461
- 12:00
Thu 4 Jul
Free (workshops £10 per person) / 020 3617 8461
- 12:00
Fri 5 Jul
Free (workshops £10 per person) / 020 3617 8461
- 12:00
Lovely Pigeon: Pigeon Copper
Art, crafts and jewellery from the Cellardyke-based one-woman design studio Lovely Pigeon.
Red Door Gallery, Edinburgh
Tue 18 Jun
Free / 0131 477 3255
- 10:30 – 17:30
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 0131 477 3255
- 10:30 – 17:30
Thu 20 Jun
Free / 0131 477 3255
- 10:30 – 17:30
LS Lowry: Unseen Lowry
Hitherto unseen pictures by LS Lowry, many of which show a darker and more vulnerable side of the artist's work.
The Lowry, Salford
Sat 22 Jun
Free, donations welcome / 0843 208 6000
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 23 Jun
Free, donations welcome / 0843 208 6000
- 11:00 – 17:00
Mon 24 Jun
Free, donations welcome / 0843 208 6000
- 11:00 – 17:00
Peter Liversidge: doppelgänger
New work from the mischievous proposal-writer and conceptualist.
Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Free / 0131 556 4441
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 18:00
Fri 2 Aug
Free / 0131 556 4441
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 18:00
Sat 3 Aug
Free / 0131 556 4441
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 18:00
Second Sight
Photography exhibition examining the legacy of the emigration of people from rural Italy who left the country after 1940.
Stills, Edinburgh
Tue 18 Jun
Free / 0131 622 6200
- 11:00 – 18:00
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 0131 622 6200
- 11:00 – 18:00
Thu 20 Jun
Free / 0131 622 6200
- 11:00 – 18:00
Coming into Fashion: A Century of Photography at Condé Nast
Condé Nast Publications produce some of the most famous titles in the magazine world, including Vogue, Vanity Fair and the New Yorker. It should come as no surprise that they also pioneered fashion photography, employing such legendary photographers as Cecil Beaton, Erwin Blumenfeld, David Bailey, Helmut Newton, Corinne…
City Art Centre, Edinburgh
Tue 18 Jun
£5 (£3.50) / 0131 529 3993
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Wed 19 Jun
£5 (£3.50) / 0131 529 3993
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Thu 20 Jun
£5 (£3.50) / 0131 529 3993
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Delicartessen's Summer Exibition at Joseph Pearces Bar
Yvonne Hutchinson captures the atmosphere of Scottish landscapes and seascapes with her vibrant palette of colours use of mixed media. Come celebrate the warmth of Scottish Summer and see this stunning collection of work inspired by familiar places as you have never seen them before.
Leith Academy, Edinburgh
Tue 18 Jun
Free / 0131 553 2810
Part of Leith Festival.
- 11:00 – 23:00
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 0131 553 2810
Part of Leith Festival.
- 11:00 – 23:00
Thu 20 Jun
Free / 0131 553 2810
Part of Leith Festival.
- 11:00 – 23:00
Hari Kunzru: Memory Palace
The fictional work by Hari Kunzru of a dystopian future in London several hundred years hence, with most of technology and knowledge lost, forms the basis of this group exhibition of multi-dimensions, featuring illustrations, typography and graphic design based on passages of the book, by the likes of Le Gun, Erik Kessels…
Victoria & Albert Museum, London SW7
Tue 18 Jun
Porter Gallery
£6 / 020 7942 2000
- 10:00 – 17:45
Wed 19 Jun
Porter Gallery
£6 / 020 7942 2000
- 10:00 – 17:45
Thu 20 Jun
Porter Gallery
£6 / 020 7942 2000
- 10:00 – 17:45
John Browning: Kites: Naturally Inspired
Kites made from leaves, petals, bamboo and other natural materials, by a retired chemist.
Theatre Royal, Winchester
Tue 18 Jun
Free / 01962 840440
- 10:00 – 18:00
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 01962 840440
- 10:00 – 18:00
Thu 20 Jun
Free / 01962 840440
- 10:00 – 18:00
Julia Martinez: Exposures
Figurative photographs exploring the beauty of the nude form, taken by the former artist's model who has now moved behind the lens.
Art Jericho, Oxford
Wed 19 Jun
Free
- 11:00 – 17:00
Thu 20 Jun
Free
- 11:00 – 17:00
Fri 21 Jun
Free
- 11:00 – 17:00
RSA 187th Annual Exhibition
The RSA's 187th annual exhibition is on a theme of 'Between the Late and Early', and invited artists include John McLean, Ashley Nieuwenhuizen and Gabriela Fridriksdottir.
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Tue 18 Jun
Entry by donation / 0131 225 6671
- 10:00 – 17:00
Wed 19 Jun
Entry by donation / 0131 225 6671
- 10:00 – 17:00
Thu 20 Jun
Entry by donation / 0131 225 6671
- 10:00 – 17:00
Summer Exhibition
Including work by Walter Awlson, Joyce Gunn Cairns, Marion Drummond, Robert Kelsey, Emma Williams, Gordon Wilson and others.
Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright
Sat 29 Jun
Free
- 10:00 – 17:00
Mon 1 Jul
Free
- 10:00 – 17:00
Tue 2 Jul
Free
- 10:00 – 17:00
Freya Cumming
Silkscreen prints, homeware and handmade wallpaper.
Red Door Gallery, Edinburgh
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 0131 477 3255
- 10:30 – 17:30
Thu 20 Jun
Free / 0131 477 3255
- 10:30 – 17:30
Fri 21 Jun
Free / 0131 477 3255
- 10:30 – 17:30
