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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
Mon 20 May
Free / 01382 345330
The 2013 show celebrates DJCAD's 125 years of full-time art teaching in Dundee.
- 10:00 – 20:00
Tue 21 May
Free / 01382 345330
The 2013 show celebrates DJCAD's 125 years of full-time art teaching in Dundee.
- 10:00 – 20:00
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
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
Mon 20 May
Free / 0131 624 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Tue 21 May
Free / 0131 624 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Wed 22 May
Free / 0131 624 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Passing Place
Work by Duncan of Jordanstone third 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
Adam McEwen: Sawney Bean
Art exploring the mythical 16th century Scottish cannibal Sawney Bean.
The Modern Institute, Glasgow
Mon 20 May
Free / 0141 248 3711
- 10:00 – 18:00
Tue 21 May
Free / 0141 248 3711
- 10:00 – 18:00
Wed 22 May
Free / 0141 248 3711
- 10:00 – 18:00
Mitch Griffiths: Iconostasis
Contemporary hyper-realistic oil paintings created by the Nuneaton-born artist. The works are bittersweet touching on themes of nationhood, iconography and celebrity culture.
Halcyon Gallery, London W1S
Mon 20 May
Free / 020 7647 8328
- 10:00 – 18:00
Tue 21 May
Free / 020 7647 8328
- 10:00 – 18:00
Wed 22 May
Free / 020 7647 8328
- 10:00 – 18:00
Costume: Written Clothing
A look at the way contemporary artists use costume as part of their work, featuring contributions from Rachel Adams, Steven Cairns, Matthew Darbyshire, Alexis Marguerite Teplin, Rachel Maclean, Sophie Macpherson, Charlotte Prodger and Clare Stephenson. Ages 12+.
Tramway, Glasgow
Tue 21 May
Free / 0845 330 3501
- 12:00 – 17:00
Wed 22 May
Free / 0845 330 3501
- 12:00 – 17:00
Thu 23 May
Free / 0845 330 3501
- 12:00 – 17:00
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
B-Fest Brighton Youth Arts Festival
Showcasing young talent from across Brighton and Hove with guests from across the UK including live music, theatre, dance, workshops, exhibitions and installations. A family friendly event (i.e. suitable for all ages).
Brighton Youth Centre
Sat 25 May
Sun 26 May
Mon 27 May
Catlin Art Prize 2013
Contemporary works in various media by graduating artists including Fatma Bucak, Juno Calypso, Robert Crosse, Nicky Deeley, Bee Griffith and Terry Ryu Kim.
Londonewcastle Project Space, E2
Mon 20 May
Free / 020 7534 1888
- 11:00 – 18:00
Tue 21 May
Free / 020 7534 1888
- 11:00 – 18:00
Wed 22 May
Free / 020 7534 1888
- 11:00 – 18:00
Keith Albarn: Pattern and Belief
Immersive exhibition by veteran artist and former TV presenter Keith Albarn (whose son happens to be a certain Damon).
The Minories Galleries, Colchester
Mon 20 May
Free / 01206 712437
- 10:00 – 17:00
Tue 21 May
Free / 01206 712437
- 10:00 – 17:00
Wed 22 May
Free / 01206 712437
- 10:00 – 17:00
Ken Howard, Peter Brown, Patrick Cullen, George Devlin, James Horton
Contemporary works in a variety of media.
Tryon Gallery, London SW1Y
Mon 20 May
Free / 020 7839 8083
- 10:00 – 18:00
Tue 21 May
Free / 020 7839 8083
- 10:00 – 18:00
Wed 22 May
Free / 020 7839 8083
- 10:00 – 18:00
Peles Empire
A collaboration between Katharina Stoever and Barbara Wolff, borrowing its name from Peleș Castle in Romania, which was built between 1873 and 1914 and which curiously prefigures post-modernist architecture in that each of its great rooms are all designed in a different historical style, so that the castle has no…
Glasgow Sculpture Studios
Wed 22 May
Free / 0141 353 3708
- 11:00 – 17:00
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 353 3708
- 11:00 – 17:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 0141 353 3708
- 11:00 – 17:00
a book is a performance
Group exhibition showcasing the performative aspect of artists' books, with work by Christian Boltanski, Nina Chua, Thomas A Clark, Marcus Coates, Cullinan Richards, Helen Douglas, Alec Finlay, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Richard Hamilton, Sharon Kivland, Li Yuan-chia, Richard Long, Bruce McLean, Simon Morris, Yoko Ono, Hans…
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee
Tue 21 May
Centrespace
Free / 01382 345330
- 12:00 – 16:00
Wed 22 May
Centrespace
Free / 01382 345330
- 12:00 – 16:00
Thu 23 May
Centrespace
Free / 01382 345330
- 12:00 – 16:00
Evince Rock Jewellery Exhibition
Showcase of new jewellery and crafts.
Bar Ten, Glasgow
Mon 24 Jun
Free / 0141 572 1448
- 12:00 – 18:00
Mon 26 Aug
Free / 0141 572 1448
- 12:00 – 18:00
Mon 28 Oct
Free / 0141 572 1448
- 12:00 – 18:00
Floral
Contemporary works in various media inspired by the natural world.
Denise Yapp Contemporary Art Gallery, Monmouth
Fri 24 May
Free / 01600 860950
- 11:00 – 16:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 01600 860950
- 11:00 – 16:00
Wed 29 May
Free / 01600 860950
- 11:00 – 16:00
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
Glasgow School of Art MFA Show
Graduation show for students on the GSA's Master of Fine Art programme.
Glue Factory, Glasgow
Thu 6 Jun
Free
Featured artists include Jennifer Bailey, Simon Buckley, Alexander Cahoon, Saejin Choi, Kai Qun Chun, Brandon Cramm, Allison Gibbs, George Gray, Choon Lin Joo, Darius Kowal, Gabriel Leung, Tessa Lynch, AJ Meadows, Jay Mosher, Stephen Murray, Thorgerdur Olafsdottir, Hardeep Pandhal, Steven Papadopoulos, Seth Orion, Schwaiger, Fraser Sim, Keeley Stitt, Cedric Tai, Lisa Ure, Weizi Xu.
- 11:00 – 18:00
Fri 7 Jun
Free
Featured artists include Jennifer Bailey, Simon Buckley, Alexander Cahoon, Saejin Choi, Kai Qun Chun, Brandon Cramm, Allison Gibbs, George Gray, Choon Lin Joo, Darius Kowal, Gabriel Leung, Tessa Lynch, AJ Meadows, Jay Mosher, Stephen Murray, Thorgerdur Olafsdottir, Hardeep Pandhal, Steven Papadopoulos, Seth Orion, Schwaiger, Fraser Sim, Keeley Stitt, Cedric Tai, Lisa Ure, Weizi Xu.
- 11:00 – 18:00
Sat 8 Jun
Free
Featured artists include Jennifer Bailey, Simon Buckley, Alexander Cahoon, Saejin Choi, Kai Qun Chun, Brandon Cramm, Allison Gibbs, George Gray, Choon Lin Joo, Darius Kowal, Gabriel Leung, Tessa Lynch, AJ Meadows, Jay Mosher, Stephen Murray, Thorgerdur Olafsdottir, Hardeep Pandhal, Steven Papadopoulos, Seth Orion, Schwaiger, Fraser Sim, Keeley Stitt, Cedric Tai, Lisa Ure, Weizi Xu.
- 11:00 – 18:00
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
Mia Nelle Drøschler: DreamEscape
Art imagining a world without the presence of human life.
The Danish Cultural Institute, Edinburgh
Mon 20 May
Free / 0131 225 7189
- 10:00 – 16:00
Tue 21 May
Free / 0131 225 7189
- 10:00 – 16:00
Wed 22 May
Free / 0131 225 7189
- 10:00 – 16:00
New Order: British Art Today
A group show which features works in painting, sculpture and installation by 17 UK-based young artists including Greta Alfaro, Nathan Cash Davidson, Wendy Myers and Guy Rusha.
Saatchi Gallery, London SW3
Mon 20 May
Galleries 11-14
Free / 020 7811 3070
- 10:00 – 18:00
Tue 21 May
Galleries 11-14
Free / 020 7811 3070
- 10:00 – 18:00
Wed 22 May
Galleries 11-14
Free / 020 7811 3070
- 10:00 – 18:00
Nina Beier
Work by the Danish artist, who is concerned with time and mortality. Previous works include Tragedy, in which dog-owning members of the public were invited to get their dogs to play dead, and The Blues, consisting of faded photographs of haircut models from a Copenhagen salon.
Glasgow Sculpture Studios
Sat 13 Jul
Free / 0141 353 3708
- 11:00 – 17:00
Wed 17 Jul
Free / 0141 353 3708
- 11:00 – 17:00
Thu 18 Jul
Free / 0141 353 3708
- 11:00 – 17:00
Philip Dare
Contemporary artworks.
Gateway Gallery 3, Shrewsbury
Mon 20 May
Free / 01743 355159/361120
- 09:00 – 16:30
PixelAge
Showcase for digital media work including illustration, concept art, graphic design, motion graphics, time based media/video, 3D modelling and 2D animation, by Edinburgh College HND2 Computer Art & Design students.
Art's Complex, Edinburgh
Sat 1 Jun
Free / 0131 661 1924
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 2 Jun
Free / 0131 661 1924
- 10:00 – 17:00
Mon 3 Jun
Free / 0131 661 1924
- 10:00 – 17:00
Seven Artists: One Exhibition
Contemporary works in a variety of styles and media created by seven artists including Graham Newcombe, Marion Hockett, Bobbie Watchorn, Peter Knights, Isabel Coe, Sheila Volpem and Becky Whatley.
The Fisher Theatre, Bungay
Fri 31 May
Free / 01986 897130
- 10:00 – 15:00
Sat 1 Jun
Free / 01986 897130
- 10:00 – 15:00
Mon 3 Jun
Free / 01986 897130
- 10:00 – 15:00
