Morning events, Visual art, Architecture & design

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Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design Degree Show

Showcase for graduates of DJCAD, working in a variety of media; a chance to see the work of future art stars of Dundee.

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee

Wed 22 May

Free / 01382 345330

The 2013 show celebrates DJCAD's 125 years of full-time art teaching in Dundee.

  • 10:00 – 20:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 01382 345330

The 2013 show celebrates DJCAD's 125 years of full-time art teaching in Dundee.

  • 10:00 – 20:00

Fri 24 May

Free / 01382 345330

The 2013 show celebrates DJCAD's 125 years of full-time art teaching in Dundee.

  • 10:00 – 20:00
…and 2 more dates until 26 May

Edinburgh Napier University Degree Show

The Edinburgh Napier Degree Show is an annual showcase of the creative talent of new and emerging designers, photographers, film makers, art directors, advertising directors, journalists, creative writers, television programme makers, and actors.

Edinburgh Napier University

Fri 24 May

Free / 0845 260 6040

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Sat 25 May

Free / 0845 260 6040

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Sun 26 May

Free / 0845 260 6040

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 7 more dates until 2 Jun

Be a Product Designer

Got an idea to compete with Ikea? Create your own flat-packed product to take home in this two-day workshop with artist/designer Fraser Ross. Ages 15+.

Callendar House, Falkirk

Sat 15 Jun

£25 / 01324 506850

  • 10:00 – 16:00

Sat 22 Jun

£25 / 01324 506850

  • 10:00 – 16:00

Our Autonomous Nature II

More than 30 artists from variety of genres present works on the themes of man, nature and new landscape.

Testbed1, London SW11

Wed 22 May

Free

  • 09:00 – 20:00

Thu 23 May

Free

  • 09:00 – 20:00

Fri 24 May

Free

  • 09:00 – 20:00

The Re:design Option

An examination of different approaches to redesigning educational buildings, organised by Architecture & Design Scotland.

The Lighthouse, Glasgow

Wed 22 May

Free / 01315566699

  • 10:30 – 17:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 01315566699

  • 10:30 – 17:00

Fri 24 May

Free / 01315566699

  • 10:30 – 17:00
…and 3 more dates until 27 May back to top

Create a Moving Sculpture

Design, build and test a moving lighting object with designer Fraser Ross in this workshop based on his project A Breath of Life. Participants take their finished work home. Ages 15+. Wear old clothes and bring a packed lunch.

Callendar House, Falkirk

Sat 3 Aug

£15 / 01324 506850

  • 10:00 – 16:00

Cultural Hijack: CONTRAvention

Conference about the relationship between art and activism.

RIBA, London W1B

Sat 25 May

£40 (£25; low income/unwaged £15) / 020 7580 5533

Designers In Residence

Showcase of work by emerging designers.

Design Museum, London SE1

Wed 4 Sep

Price included in cost of museum admission / 020 7940 8790

The 2013 exhibition features work by Adam Nathaniel Furman, Eunhee Jo, Chloe Meineck and Thomas Twaites.

  • 10:00 – 17:45

Thu 5 Sep

Price included in cost of museum admission / 020 7940 8790

The 2013 exhibition features work by Adam Nathaniel Furman, Eunhee Jo, Chloe Meineck and Thomas Twaites.

  • 10:00 – 17:45

Fri 6 Sep

Price included in cost of museum admission / 020 7940 8790

The 2013 exhibition features work by Adam Nathaniel Furman, Eunhee Jo, Chloe Meineck and Thomas Twaites.

  • 10:00 – 17:45
…and 128 more dates until 12 Jan 2014

Dunne and Raby: United Micro Kingdoms – A Design Fiction

Exhibition imagining a fictional England divided into four sub-kingdoms: Digitarians, Communo-Nuclearists, Anarcho-Evolutionists and Bioliberals.

Design Museum, London SE1

Wed 22 May

Free / 020 7940 8790

  • 10:00 – 17:45

Thu 23 May

Free / 020 7940 8790

  • 10:00 – 17:45

Fri 24 May

Free / 020 7940 8790

  • 10:00 – 17:45
…and 94 more dates until 26 Aug

Extraordinary Stories about Ordinary Things

Exhibition of key designs that have shaped the modern world.

Design Museum, London SE1

Wed 22 May

£10.75 (£9.70; Students £6.50) / 020 7940 8790

  • 10:00 – 17:45

Thu 23 May

£10.75 (£9.70; Students £6.50) / 020 7940 8790

  • 10:00 – 17:45

Fri 24 May

£10.75 (£9.70; Students £6.50) / 020 7940 8790

  • 10:00 – 17:45
…and 680 more dates until 4 Apr 2015 back to top

First Birthday Pop-up Shop

Pop-up shop featuring recycled furniture from Ziggy Sawdust and greeting cards and prints from Paper Aeroplane.

Whitespace, Edinburgh

Sat 25 May

Free / 07814 514771

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Sun 26 May

Free / 07814 514771

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Mon 27 May

Free / 07814 514771

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 2 more dates until 29 May

Fraser Ross: Senses

Fraser Ross presents work inspired by the unique plant life in Scotland and his interests in organic processes and the pursuit of function.

The Park Gallery, Falkirk

Wed 22 May

Free / 01324 503789

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 01324 503789

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Fri 24 May

Free / 01324 503789

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 67 more dates until 10 Aug

Glasgow Miracle City Walking Tour

Discover the engines of the so-called 'Glasgow Miracle' – the city's reinvention in the post-industrial age as a hotbed of artistic talent and creative innovation. This walking tour, led by student guides from the GSA, takes you round the city's hidden arts scene, exploring galleries, studios and public works of art.

The Glasgow School of Art Shop

Sat 25 May

£19.50 (Students and senior £16; Under 18s £9.75; Under 5s free) / 0141 353 4584

Sun 26 May

£19.50 (Students and senior £16; Under 18s £9.75; Under 5s free) / 0141 353 4584

Sat 1 Jun

£19.50 (Students and senior £16; Under 18s £9.75; Under 5s free) / 0141 353 4584

…and 39 more dates until 13 Oct

The Glasgow School Of Art Degree Show

The annual degree shows for all graduating students from the departments of fine art, design, architecture and design, and a chance to spot the Turner prize winners of tomorrow, if past records are anything to go by.

Mackintosh Museum, Glasgow

Sat 8 Jun

Free / 0141 353 4500

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Sun 9 Jun

Free / 0141 353 4500

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Mon 10 Jun

Free / 0141 353 4500

  • 10:00 – 21:00
…and 5 more dates until 15 Jun

Kyla McCallum: Foldability

Lighting installations made from folded paper by Glasgow-trained designer Kyla McCallum.

The Lighthouse, Glasgow

Wed 22 May

Free / 0141 276 5360

  • 10:30 – 17:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 0141 276 5360

  • 10:30 – 17:00

Fri 24 May

Free / 0141 276 5360

  • 10:30 – 17:00
…and 37 more dates until 30 Jun back to top

Manchester School of Art Degree Show

Work by final year students at the Manchester School of Art.

Manchester Metropolitan University

Sat 15 Jun

Free / 0161 247 2000

  • 10:00 – 16:00

Sun 16 Jun

Free / 0161 247 2000

  • 10:00 – 16:00

Mon 17 Jun

Free / 0161 247 2000

  • 10:00 – 18:00
…and 2 more dates until 19 Jun

Petal Power

Fabric designs by women designers from the Silver Studio, one of the 20th century's most influential textile design studios.

Chepstow Museum

Wed 22 May

Free / 01291 625981

  • 11:00 – 17:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 01291 625981

  • 11:00 – 17:00

Fri 24 May

Free / 01291 625981

  • 11:00 – 17:00
…and 31 more dates until 29 Jun

The Resource Efficient House

Exhibition on the work of the BRE Innovation Park, Zero Waste Scotland and Tigh Grain Ltd in building an affordable family home that's also resource-efficient.

The Lighthouse, Glasgow

Wed 22 May

Free / 0141 276 5360

  • 10:30 – 17:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 0141 276 5360

  • 10:30 – 17:00

Fri 24 May

Free / 0141 276 5360

  • 10:30 – 17:00
…and 23 more dates until 16 Jun

Richard Murphy Architects

In 2001, Richard Murphy Architects held a 10th Anniversary exhibition at The Fruitmarket Gallery, a building which the practice remodelled in the early 1990's. Encompassing the full 21 years of their practice, this new exhibition for the RSA will present a range of major projects including work on the British High…

Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

Sat 13 Jul

Free / 0131 225 6671

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Sun 14 Jul

Free / 0131 225 6671

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 12:00 – 17:00

Mon 15 Jul

Free / 0131 225 6671

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 40 more dates until 24 Aug

Wim Crouwel: A Graphic Odyssey

Dutch designer Wim Crouwel is one of the pioneers of modern typography and is renowned for using grids to create asymmetrical yet pleasing designs. This exhibition displays some of his most famous posters and typographical work.

The Lighthouse, Glasgow

Wed 22 May

Free / 0141 276 5360

  • 10:30 – 17:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 0141 276 5360

  • 10:30 – 17:00

Fri 24 May

Free / 0141 276 5360

  • 10:30 – 17:00
…and 37 more dates until 30 Jun

The Wisdom of Escape

Three artists present an exhibition of digital and analogue collage work.

Nancy Victor Gallery, London W1T

Thu 4 Jul

Free / 020 7813 0373

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Fri 5 Jul

Free / 020 7813 0373

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Mon 8 Jul

Free / 020 7813 0373

  • 10:00 – 18:00
…and 14 more dates until 26 Jul