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Joan Eardley
An exhibition of work by the late Joan Eardley, showing pieces from the gallery's collection, to mark the 50th anniversary of her death.
Lillie Art Gallery, Glasgow
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 956 5536
- 14:00 – 17:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 0141 956 5536
- 14:00 – 17:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 0141 956 5536
- 14:00 – 17:00
Helene Kazan: A Domestic Image Of Preemption
Multimedia installation which creates a domestic space from a sequence of interacting, moving photographic images.
Lubomirov-Easton, London SE8
Thu 23 May
Free
- 12:00 – 18:00
Fri 24 May
Free
- 12:00 – 18:00
Sat 25 May
Free
- 12:00 – 18:00
360 Cinema
The Soul Dome, a 360' inflatable cinema dome, has its inaugural appearance at Brighton Fringe. Totally immersive sensory ecstatic shows programmed to suit all age groups, with live and interactive elements. A family friendly event (i.e. suitable for all ages).
Jubilee Square, Brighton
Fri 24 May
Sat 25 May
Sun 26 May
Edinburgh Drawing School
Drawing classes with experienced tutors from the Edinburgh Drawing School.
25 Haddington Place, Edinburgh
Thu 23 May
£100 for six weeks / 07791 121313
Course: Drawing Hands and Feet, Part I – Feet ,with Alberto Condotta.
Fri 24 May
Sat 25 May
An Edinburgh View
Work by gallery artists inspired by Edinburgh and its environs.
Gallery Ten, Edinburgh
Sun 26 May
Free
- 12:00 – 16:00
The Ultimate Kate Bush Experience
Shambush! attempt to set a world record and we need YOU! Dress like Kate in a red dress and join us on the South Downs to re-enact the classic Wuthering Heights video and find your inner Bush! Everyone welcome. For the love of Bush, join us! A family friendly event (i.e. suitable for all ages).
The South Downs National Park, Brighton
Sat 25 May
Craig Richardson: The Tables and the Blackboard
Minimalist works from the professor of Fine Art at Northumbria University.
Sleeper, Edinburgh
Thu 23 May
Free / 0131 225 8444
- 14:00 – 17:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 0131 225 8444
- 14:00 – 17:00
Mon 27 May
Free / 0131 225 8444
- 14:00 – 17:00
Tue 28 May
Free / 0131 225 8444
- 14:00 – 17:00
Factory
Photographs by Ken Grant, Louis Quail, Kajal Nisha Patel and Moira Lovell, exploring current working conditions in Britain and also inspired by the manufacturing and industrial legacy.
Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow
Sun 2 Jun
Free / 0141 552 2151
- 12:00 – 17:00
Sun 9 Jun
Free / 0141 552 2151
- 12:00 – 17:00
Sun 16 Jun
Free / 0141 552 2151
- 12:00 – 17:00
Joan Baker
Landscape paintings focusing on trees.
Bleddfa Centre, Knighton
Sat 1 Jun
The Old School Gallery
Phone for prices / 01547 550377
- 14:00 – 17:00
Sun 2 Jun
The Old School Gallery
Phone for prices / 01547 550377
- 14:00 – 17:00
Wed 5 Jun
The Old School Gallery
Phone for prices / 01547 550377
- 14:00 – 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
Sun 26 May
Entry by donation / 0131 225 6671
- 12:00 – 17:00
Sun 2 Jun
Entry by donation / 0131 225 6671
- 12:00 – 17:00
Sun 9 Jun
Entry by donation / 0131 225 6671
- 12:00 – 17:00
Young People's Art Annual Exhibition
Art by youngsters aged 8-17 years old who've been attending the gallery's Saturday morning art classes.
Lillie Art Gallery, Glasgow
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 956 5536
- 14:00 – 17:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 0141 956 5536
- 14:00 – 17:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 0141 956 5536
- 14:00 – 17:00
Archaeoprint: a hidden landscape
Art exhibition using archaeological data.
Gallery Ten, Edinburgh
Sun 2 Jun
Free
- 12:00 – 16:00
Sun 9 Jun
Free
- 12:00 – 16:00
Sun 16 Jun
Free
- 12:00 – 16:00
Guildhall Art Gallery, London EC2P
Mon 27 May
£4 per session; £7 materials fee / 020 7332 3700
- 15:30 – 17:00
Mon 3 Jun
£4 per session; £7 materials fee / 020 7332 3700
- 15:30 – 17:00
Mon 10 Jun
£4 per session; £7 materials fee / 020 7332 3700
- 15:30 – 17:00
Lymington Community Centre
Mon 27 May
Phone for prices / 01590 672337
- 13:00 – 15:00
Wed 29 May
Phone for prices / 01590 672337
- 13:00 – 15:00
Mon 3 Jun
Phone for prices / 01590 672337
- 13:00 – 15:00
Bronwen Sleigh: Artist Talk
Artist Bronwen Sleigh discusses her practice. Booking is essential.
Edinburgh Printmakers
Sat 25 May
Free / 0131 557 2479
- 14:00 – 15:00
Chair – A Life Backwards
Collaborative mixed media installation by Dot Young, Gregg Fisher and Pavel Legonkov, charting the history of an English-made oak chair from its production to its roots in a forest.
Free Space Gallery, London NW5
Sat 8 Jun
Free
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.
- 14:00 – 16:00
Sat 15 Jun
Free
This interactive workshop will see prop maker and sculptor Dot Young working alongside photographer Pavel Legonkov to produce work in response to the themes of the project.
Participants will be fully involved in this process. All materials will be provided. The workshop is open to all abilities.
- 14:00 – 16:00
Flesh Reality
A group show featuring works by emerging and well-known contemporary artists, including John Issacs, Sarah Lucas, Erwin Wurm, Matthew Miles and Konrad Wyrebek, which explores the human relationship to the body.
Point Zero, London N16
Thu 23 May
Free / 020 7241 1608
- 12:00 – 18:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 020 7241 1608
- 12:00 – 19:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 020 7241 1608
- 12:00 – 19:00
Gail Harvey
Abstract landscape-inspired paintings from Shetland.
Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh
Sun 26 May
Free
- 12:00 – 17:00
GSA MLitt Fine Art Practice Exhibition
Exhibition showcasing the work of GSA students who have taken part in the newly established MLitt programme in Fine Art Practice.
Glasgow Print Studio
Sun 26 May
Free / 0141 552 0704
- 12:00 – 17:00
Sun 2 Jun
Free / 0141 552 0704
- 12:00 – 17:00
Sun 9 Jun
Free / 0141 552 0704
- 12:00 – 17:00
Harold Riley: Salford 1947 To 2012
A retrospective of the local artist's work including contemporary oil and watercolour paintings and drawings of everyday street life in Salford. The pieces will be displayed alongside portrait paintings of some of his closest friends and family.
Salford Museum and Art Gallery
Sat 25 May
Free / 0161 778 0800
- 13:00 – 17:00
Sun 26 May
Free / 0161 778 0800
- 13:00 – 17:00
Sat 1 Jun
Free / 0161 778 0800
- 13:00 – 17:00
I:MAGE: An Inaugural Exhibition of Esoteric Artists
Fulgur Esoterica presents a week-long showcase for works of esoteric art, an approach which claims not to be a movement or style, but emphasises the artist being true to his/her inner self and painting without reference to existing movements. (A lot of esoteric art seems to involve snakes, mandalas and women with big…
Store Street Gallery, London WC1E
Thu 23 May
Free / 020 7580 2118
- 12:00 – 21:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 020 7580 2118
- 12:00 – 21:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 020 7580 2118
- 12:00 – 21:00
Julie Brook: made, unmade
Immersive work by acclaimed land artist, her first solo exhibition since taking expeditions to Libya and Namibia.
Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland
Sun 16 Jun
Free / 01595 745750
- 12:30 – 16:30
Sun 23 Jun
Free / 01595 745750
- 12:30 – 16:30
Sun 30 Jun
Free / 01595 745750
- 12:30 – 16:30
Kyla McCallum: Foldability
Lighting installations made from folded paper by Glasgow-trained designer Kyla McCallum.
The Lighthouse, Glasgow
Sun 26 May
Free / 0141 276 5360
- 12:00 – 17:00
Sun 2 Jun
Free / 0141 276 5360
- 12:00 – 17:00
Sun 9 Jun
Free / 0141 276 5360
- 12:00 – 17:00
Langside Talks
A series of talks at Langside Library covering a variety of topics.
Langside Library, Glasgow
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 276 0777
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.
- 13:00 – 14:00
Thu 30 May
Free / 0141 276 0777
Today: 'The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society' by Stuart Robertson, who is the director of the society.
- 13:00 – 14:00
Lauren Printy Currie and Valerie Norris: I take into my arms more than I can bear to hold
Works, sculptures and an installation of books arranged around themes of looking, reality, perception and imagination.
Generator Projects, Dundee
Fri 21 Jun
Free / 01382 225982
- 12:00 – 17:00
Sat 22 Jun
Free / 01382 225982
- 12:00 – 17:00
Sun 23 Jun
Free / 01382 225982
- 12:00 – 17:00
Miles Thurlow: Variable Foot
Three sculptural works in epoxy resin inspired by the idea of a measure in poetry which has no fixed reference points, including All The Gods made from two monolithic blocks of polystyrene.
Kunstraum, London E2
Thu 23 May
Free / 07949 919835
- 12:00 – 18:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 07949 919835
- 12:00 – 18:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 07949 919835
- 12:00 – 18:00
