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Niki de Saint Phalle: The Eric and Jean Cass Gift

The late Niki de Saint Phalle had an unlikely career; born into a privileged French family whose wealth was wiped out in the Depression, she became a teenage fashion model and then eloped to the USA before having a nervous breakdown and reinventing herself as creator of some of the most personal, vivid and engaging public…

Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow

Tue 18 Jun

Free / 0141 287 3050

10:00 – 17:00

Wed 19 Jun

Free / 0141 287 3050

10:00 – 17:00

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 0141 287 3050

10:00 – 20:00

…and 149 more dates until 16 Nov

Zoe Williams: Soft Paste

Debut solo show in Scotland by artist who hand-makes disturbing animaloid objects.

SWG3, Glasgow

Wed 19 Jun

Free / 0141 357 7246

12:00 – 18:00

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 0141 357 7246

12:00 – 18:00

Fri 21 Jun

Free / 0141 357 7246

12:00 – 18:00

…and 9 more dates until 6 Jul

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

…and 22 more dates until 12 Jul

Adam McEwen: Sawney Bean

Art exploring themes associated with mythical 16th century Scottish cannibal Sawney Bean.

The Modern Institute, Glasgow

Tue 18 Jun

Free / 0141 248 3711

10:00 – 18:00

Wed 19 Jun

Free / 0141 248 3711

10:00 – 18:00

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 0141 248 3711

10:00 – 18:00

…and 2 more dates until 22 Jun

Alex Tobin: Floating Market

Intermedia works examining online anonymous horror fiction.

Summerhall, Edinburgh

Tue 18 Jun

Free / 0845 874 3001

Part of Prologue.

11:00 – 18:00

Wed 19 Jun

Free / 0845 874 3001

Part of Prologue.

11:00 – 18:00

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 0845 874 3001

Part of Prologue.

11:00 – 18:00

…and 29 more dates until 19 Jul back to top

Barnes Primary School Display

Works in a variety of media by young children.

The Old Sorting Office Arts Centre, London SW13

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 020 8876 9885

10:00 – 15:00

Chelsea: BA Show 2013

Works in various media by BA Fine Art, BA Graphic Design Communication, BA Interior and Spatial Design, BA Textile Design, FdA Interior Design and Graduate Diploma Interior Design students.

Chelsea College Of Art And Design, London SW1P

Tue 18 Jun

Free / 020 7514 7751

10:00 – 20:00

Wed 19 Jun

Free / 020 7514 7751

10:00 – 20:00

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 020 7514 7751

10:00 – 20:00

…and 2 more dates until 22 Jun

From Death to Death and Other Small Tales: Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the D.Daskalopoulos Collection

From Death to Death and Other Small Tales brings together works from the D.Daskalopoulos Collection, one of the most important private collections of modern and contemporary art, with major works from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. This innovative exhibition comprises approximately 130 works and creates a…

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh

Tue 18 Jun

Free / 0131 624 6200

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

10:00 – 17:00

Wed 19 Jun

Free / 0131 624 6200

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

10:00 – 17:00

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 0131 624 6200

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

10:00 – 17:00

…and 80 more dates until 8 Sep

Heriot-Watt School of Textiles and Design Degree Show

Degree show showcasing the work of students on the Design for Textiles, Fashion Design, Fashion Technology and Textiles & Fashion Design Management courses.

Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh

Tue 18 Jun

Free / 0131 550 3660

10:30 – 17:30

Wed 19 Jun

Free / 0131 550 3660

10:30 – 17:30

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 0131 550 3660

10:30 – 17:30

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

…and 26 more dates until 31 Jul back to top

Mia Nelle Drøschler: DreamEscape

Art imagining a world without the presence of human life.

The Danish Cultural Institute, Edinburgh

Tue 18 Jun

Free / 0131 225 7189

10:00 – 16:00

Wed 19 Jun

Free / 0131 225 7189

10:00 – 16:00

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 0131 225 7189

10:00 – 16:00

…and 4 more dates until 27 Jun

Natural History

Contemporary work in a variety of media.

Art First, London W1W

Thu 27 Jun

Free / 020 7734 0386

10:00 – 18:00

Fri 28 Jun

Free / 020 7734 0386

10:00 – 18:00

Sat 29 Jun

Free / 020 7734 0386

11:00 – 16:00

…and 34 more dates until 16 Aug

Ohh Deer Pop-Up Shop at Wolf and Badger

Pop-up shop featuring all kinds of knick-knacks and creative jujubes from illustration collective Ohh Deer and independent retailer Wolf and Badger.

Wolf & Badger Pop-Up Shop, London W1S

Fri 21 Jun

Free

11:00 – 17:00

Sat 22 Jun

Free

11:00 – 17:00

Sun 23 Jun

Free

11:00 – 17:00

…and 11 more dates until 4 Jul

40/40: forty years, forty artists

Prints commemorating 40 years of the Glasgow Print Studio, from 40 artists associated with it, including specially commissioned new work from Alasdair Gray, Elizabeth Blackadder, Martin Boyce, John Byrne, Jim Lambie and Toby Paterson and others (34 others, to be precise).

Glasgow Print Studio

Sat 24 Aug

Free / 0141 552 0704

10:00 – 17:30

Sun 25 Aug

Free / 0141 552 0704

12:00 – 17:00

Tue 27 Aug

Free / 0141 552 0704

10:00 – 17:30

…and 45 more dates until 18 Oct

59th Texaco Children's Art Competition

Contemporary works in a variety of styles and media created by local children.

Gordon Gallery, Derry

Wed 19 Jun

Free / 028 7137 4044

11:00 – 16:00

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 028 7137 4044

11:00 – 16:00

Fri 21 Jun

Free / 028 7137 4044

11:00 – 16:00

…and 5 more dates until 29 Jun back to top

ACE Showcase 2013

Contemporary works and designs by architecture, computing and engineering students, highlighting a range of approaches and philosophies.

University Of East London, E16

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 020 8223 3000

10:00 – 18:00

Fri 21 Jun

Free / 020 8223 3000

10:00 – 18:00

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 020 8223 3000

10:00 – 18:00

…and 14 more dates until 6 Jul

Agency 10

Work by ten students from the M.Litt Fine Art Practice degree program at Glasgow School of Art. Featured artists include Sumin Bak, Ruaridh Crighton, Si Ne Lee, Sheena Mayer, Suzanne Taylor, Rongwei Zhang, Mine Kavuncu, Elizabeth Grant and Mitra N Forouhar.

iota, Glasgow

Tue 18 Jun

Free / 0141 338 6052

Part of West End Festival.

10:00 – 17:00

Wed 19 Jun

Free / 0141 338 6052

Part of West End Festival.

10:00 – 17:00

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 0141 338 6052

Part of West End Festival.

10:00 – 18:00

…and 7 more dates until 29 Jun

Allotted

Contemporary works in a variety of media.

The Beetroot Tree, Derby

Tue 18 Jun

Free / 01332 873929

10:00 – 17:00

Wed 19 Jun

Free / 01332 873929

10:00 – 17:00

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 01332 873929

10:00 – 17:00

…and 37 more dates until 27 Jul

Andrew Douglas Forbes, Ian Hargreaves, Jon Thompson, Penelope Timmis

Contemporary works in a variety of media.

Albany Gallery, Cardiff

Fri 16 Aug

Free / 029 2048 7158

10:00 – 17:00

Sat 17 Aug

Free / 029 2048 7158

10:00 – 17:00

Sun 18 Aug

Free / 029 2048 7158

11:00 – 16:00

…and 20 more dates until 7 Sep

Anne Ryan

Contemporary works by the artist.

Greengrassi, London SE11

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 020 7840 9101

11:00 – 18:00

Fri 21 Jun

Free / 020 7840 9101

11:00 – 18:00

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 020 7840 9101

11:00 – 18:00

…and 25 more dates until 27 Jul back to top

Annica Neumuller

Abstract paintings by the Swedish artist.

New Leaf Gallery, Monmouth

Tue 18 Jun

Free / 01600 714527

10:00 – 17:00

Wed 19 Jun

Free / 01600 714527

10:00 – 17:00

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 01600 714527

10:00 – 17:00

…and 8 more dates until 29 Jun

Annual Schools Exhibition

Contemporary works in a variety of media by secondary school art students.

Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick

Fri 28 Jun

Free / 028 4461 5283

10:00 – 16:30

Sat 29 Jun

Free / 028 4461 5283

09:00 – 16:30

Mon 1 Jul

Free / 028 4461 5283

10:00 – 16:30

…and 2 more dates until 3 Jul

Annual Summer Exhibition

Contemporary works by a wide range of local artists in a variety of styles and media. In support of the RCA Education Programme there will also be a sale of postcard-sized works from RCA members.