Evening events, Visual art, Contemporary

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Bang on a Can All-Stars

Ghosts of the past and present collide through video and sound technology in this evening-long project from the internationally renowned Brooklyn-based Bang on a Can All-Stars, an electric chamber ensemble that brings together some of the world’s most adventurous musical thinkers. The Field Recordings project looks back…

Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Fri 23 Aug

£12–£34 / 0131 473 2000

The Hidden Lane: Open Studios

Unique opportunity to explore the studios, see the work and meet some of the artists, held on the first Friday of each month.

Hidden Lane Gallery, Glasgow

Mon 3 Jun

Free / 07760 669011

  • 17:00 – 20:00

Mon 1 Jul

Free / 07760 669011

  • 17:00 – 20:00

Mon 5 Aug

Free / 07760 669011

  • 17:00 – 20:00

Mon 2 Sep

Free / 07760 669011

  • 17:00 – 20:00

The Menagerie

Contemporary works in various media depicting animals and wildlife.

Will's Art Warehouse, London SW15

Mon 27 May

Free / 020 7371 8787

  • 18:00 – 20:00

Tue 28 May

Free / 020 7371 8787

  • 18:00 – 20:00

Wed 29 May

Free / 020 7371 8787

  • 18:00 – 20:00

Thu 30 May

Free / 020 7371 8787

  • 18:00 – 20:00

Art, Science and Performance

Leonardo is celebrated as both an inspired artist and anatomist. This special event considers how contemporary artists, performers and scientists are informed by each other’s work in their exploration of the human body. Part of the Clod Ensemble’s Performing Medicine programme in collaboration with Wellcome Trust.

The Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh

Fri 23 Aug

£15 (£12) / 0131 473 2000

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 1 Jun

Free

The installation launch is open to all, with refreshments provided.

  • 18:00 – 21:00

Sat 22 Jun

Free

This is a chance to hear directly from the installation's creators and to ask any pressing questions you may have about its themes and execution.

  • 19:00 – 22:00
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Julie Brook in Conversation

The landscape artist, who works in a multitude of media, sits down to discuss her practice and solo exhibition made, unmade with a number of different cultural workers, from administrators to a filmmaker to a choreographer to a poet.

Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh

Thu 30 May

Free / 0131 550 3660

Tonight's discussion with Scottish poet, writer and musician Don Paterson centres on language, poetry and artistic practice.

  • 18:00 – 19:30

Passing Place

Work by Duncan of Jordanstone fourth year fine art students.

Old Ambulance Depot, Edinburgh

Thu 25 Jul

Free / 07557 091170

  • 18:30 – 22:30

Fri 26 Jul

Free / 07557 091170

  • 18:30 – 22:30

Sat 27 Jul

Free / 07557 091170

  • 18:30 – 22:30

Sun 28 Jul

Free / 07557 091170

  • 18:30 – 22:30

Paul Young & Lizzie Farey: The Swallow And The Hare

Contemporary earthenware ceramic vessels by Young and distinctive sculpture by Farey.

The Citadel, St Helens

Sat 20 Jul

£14 / 01744 735436

  • 19:30

Salon des Refusés

Continuing the long tradition of the Salon des Refusés (begun in 1863 when artists protested against the Salon de Paris' refusal to exhibit over 3000 paintings) this exhibition showcases works that were not selected for inclusion in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.

Happenstance Gallery, London N1

Tue 11 Jun

Free / 07587 229448

  • 18:30

Showcase Cities

Contemporary works in a variety of media by emerging artists.

Rich Mix, Bethnal Green

Wed 17 Jul

Free / 020 7613 7498

  • 18:00