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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
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
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
Artmap Argyll Open Studios
Approximately 35 Artmap Argyll artists open their studios to the public for the fifth year running to show off their skills in painting, fused glass, weaving, wood turning, wallpaper design, sculpture, basket and willow weaving, glass engraving, printmaking, stone carving and ceramics.
Various Venues, Argyll and Bute
Fri 23 Aug
Times vary / Free
Sat 24 Aug
Times vary / Free
Sun 25 Aug
Times vary / Free
Mon 26 Aug
Times vary / Free
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Glasgow Doors Open Day
Free admission to see inside some of Glasgow's finest buildings, old and new, and enjoy various guided walks throughout the city in the annual festival that involves more than 100 buildings and last year boasted nearly 81,000 visits.
Various venues: Glasgow
Sat 21 Sep
Times vary / Free / 0141 554 4411
Sun 22 Sep
Times vary / Free / 0141 554 4411
Glasgow Style City Walking Tour
A walking tour led by guides from the Glasgow School of Art taking you through the history of this most stylish city of art, architecture and design.
Glasgow School of Art
Thu 23 May
£19.50 (Students and seniors £16; under 18s £9.75; under 5s free) / 0141 353 4584
Fri 24 May
£19.50 (Students and seniors £16; under 18s £9.75; under 5s free) / 0141 353 4584
Sat 25 May
£19.50 (Students and seniors £16; under 18s £9.75; under 5s free) / 0141 353 4584
LongLunch: Event 52 with Experimental Jetset
A chance to meet and hear from Marieke Stolk, Danny van den Dungen and Erwin Brinkers, the members of acclaimed Dutch design studio Experimental Jetset.
The Lighthouse, Glasgow
Thu 20 Jun
Prices to be confirmed / 0141 276 5360
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
Pecha Kucha 17: The MAKLab
The MAKLab is the Lighthouse's Open Access Digital Fabrication Studio. In this Pecha Kucha session, members talk about their work.
The Lighthouse, Glasgow
Wed 22 May
£6 (£3) / 0141 276 5360
- 18:00
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
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
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
