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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
…and 27 more dates until 22 Jun

Beyond One Step: Edition 9 Eleven Participating Artists

Contemporary works created by 11 emerging artists who represent the best of four of the region's MA courses. Featuring artists Elisavet Andreou, Paul Holding, Sally French, Carol Harries-Wood, Stephen Elvidge, Lauren O' Grady, Weixi Lin, Virginie Weiss, Jackie Macrae, Vasiliki Fragkou and Bruce Asbestos.

Derby Museum And Art Gallery

Sun 19 May

Free / 01332 641901

  • 13:00 – 16:00

Tue 21 May

Free / 01332 641901

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Wed 22 May

Free / 01332 641901

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 70 more dates until 11 Aug

Brian Griffiths

Monumental sculptures made of recycled materials, suggesting a sense of adventure and movement.

Tramway, Glasgow

Fri 19 Jul

Free / 0845 330 3501

  • 12:00 – 17:00

Sat 20 Jul

Free / 0845 330 3501

  • 12:00 – 18:00

Sun 21 Jul

Free / 0845 330 3501

  • 12:00 – 18:00
…and 35 more dates until 31 Aug

David Batchelor: Flatlands

Exhibition that provides an in-depth survey of the artist's colourful paintings, drawings and three-dimensional installation work.

Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh

Sun 19 May

Free / 0131 225 2383

  • 12:00 – 17:00

Mon 20 May

Free / 0131 225 2383

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Tue 21 May

Free / 0131 225 2383

  • 11:00 – 18:00
…and 54 more dates until 14 Jul

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 back to top

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
…and 8 more dates until 16 Jun

Horrible Histories Big Picture Show: Rotten Rationing

An immersive audio-visual installation exploring rationing during the Second World War.

Imperial War Museum North, Manchester

Sun 19 May

Free / 0161 836 4000/4007

  • 11:00
  • 14:00

Mon 20 May

Free / 0161 836 4000/4007

  • 11:00

Tue 21 May

Free / 0161 836 4000/4007

  • 11:00
…and 224 more dates until 31 Dec

It's All Around You

Exhibition by Scottish and international artists, curated by local artist Mark McGhee.

Shawlands Arcade, Glasgow

Sun 19 May

Free / 0141 636 8550

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Mon 20 May

Free / 0141 636 8550

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Tue 21 May

Free / 0141 636 8550

  • 10:00 – 18:00
…and 5 more dates until 26 May

John Wood & Paul Harrison: 10 x 10

Contemporary single screen and video installation works created by the duo, who have been working collaboratively since 1993. Their practice investigates the relationship between the human figure and architecture.

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Sun 19 May

Free / 01453 751440

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Ordinary/Extra/Ordinary

Drawings, paintings, films, installations, textiles, sculpture and performances exploring the globalisation of culture and its effect on the modern psyche, by artists including Jeremy Deller and Alan Kane, Doug Fishbone and Martin Creed.

The Public, West Bromwich

Sun 19 May

Free / 0121 533 7161

  • 11:00 – 15:00

Wed 22 May

Free / 0121 533 7161

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 0121 533 7161

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 93 more dates until 29 Sep back to top

All Other Things Being Equal

Photography and audio from three years of research into the biodiversity of the Ecuadorian Amazon undertaken by scientist Johan Oldekop, supported by graphical data and specimens from the natural history collection.

The Manchester Museum

Sun 19 May

Free / 0161 275 2634

  • 11:00 – 16:00

Mon 20 May

Free / 0161 275 2634

  • 11:00 – 16:00

Tue 21 May

Free / 0161 275 2634

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 12 more dates until 2 Jun

Andrea Geile: Fallow Ground

Exhibition exploring themes of conservation and landscape.

The Briggait, Glasgow

Mon 20 May

Free / 0141 553 5890

  • 12:00 – 17:30

Tue 21 May

Free / 0141 553 5890

  • 12:00 – 17:30

Wed 22 May

Free / 0141 553 5890

  • 12:00 – 17:30
…and 7 more dates until 31 May

Andrei Molodkin: Catholic Blood

Provocative installation made using human blood, crude oil and ballpoint pen, which shines a spotlight on a clause in the British constitution, which forbids an MP from becoming Prime Minister if they are Catholic.

Void, Derry

Tue 21 May

Free / 028 7130 8080

  • 11:00 – 17:00

Wed 22 May

Free / 028 7130 8080

  • 11:00 – 17:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 028 7130 8080

  • 11:00 – 17:00
…and 26 more dates until 28 Jun

Anish Kapoor

An installation of the two-ton stainless steel sculpture.

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford

Sun 19 May

Free / 01274 431212

  • 11:00 – 16:00

Tue 21 May

Free / 01274 431212

  • 10:00 – 16:00

Wed 22 May

Free / 01274 431212

  • 10:00 – 16:00
…and 34 more dates until 30 Jun

Anja Margarethe Bache: Signs And The Signed: Between Representation And Presentation

Site-specific installation by the Danish artist, comprising glazed concrete and wooden artefacts which respond to the gallery's urban location.

Marsden Woo Gallery, London EC1V

Tue 21 May

Project Space

Free / 020 7336 6396

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Wed 22 May

Project Space

Free / 020 7336 6396

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Thu 23 May

Project Space

Free / 020 7336 6396

  • 11:00 – 18:00
…and 17 more dates until 15 Jun back to top

Anne Hardy

A solo exhibition of recent works by the London-based artist, featuring three photographs, Notations, Script and Shelf, as well as a sculptural installation of two interconnected rooms, allowing the viewer to see an actual space of the artist's own making.

Maureen Paley, London E2

Sun 19 May

Free / 020 7729 4112

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Wed 22 May

Free / 020 7729 4112

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Thu 23 May

Free / 020 7729 4112

  • 11:00 – 18:00
…and 3 more dates until 26 May

Anthony Haughey: Citizen

Cross-border collaboration photography and video installation piece with Highlanes Gallery Drogheda, exploring issues of immigration, citizenship and border conflict. Created by the Dublin-based artist and Deutsche Borse prize nominee.

Millennium Court Arts Centre, Portadown

Mon 20 May

Free / 028 3839 4415

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Tue 21 May

Free / 028 3839 4415

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Wed 22 May

Free / 028 3839 4415

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 7 more dates until 30 May

Artist Rooms: Focus: Douglas Gordon: Play Dead; Real Time

A silent, multi-channel video installation in which an Indian elephant performs basic tricks at the command of her off-screen trainer, exploring themes of intimacy and perspective.

Tate Britain, London SW1P

Sun 19 May

Free / 020 7887 8888

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Mon 20 May

Free / 020 7887 8888

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Tue 21 May

Free / 020 7887 8888

  • 10:00 – 18:00
…and 138 more dates until 6 Oct

Beast

An immersive sound installation by the university's pioneering electroacoustic music group Birmingham Electroacoustic Sound Theatre.

The Barber Institute Of Fine Arts, University Of Birmingham

Fri 13 Sep

Lady Barber Gallery

Free / 0121 414 7333

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Sat 14 Sep

Lady Barber Gallery

Free / 0121 414 7333

  • 11:00 – 17:00

Sun 15 Sep

Lady Barber Gallery

Free / 0121 414 7333

  • 11:00 – 17:00
…and 56 more dates until 10 Nov

Beryl Korot: Text And Commentary

Works by the artist famous for her multichannel installations, inspired by the punch card system of the Jacquard loom and its impact on Charles Babbage, a mathematician who originated the idea of a programmable computer in the 19th century.

The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester

Sun 19 May

Free / 0161 275 7450

  • 12:00 – 16:00

Mon 20 May

Free / 0161 275 7450

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Tue 21 May

Free / 0161 275 7450

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 19 more dates until 9 Jun back to top

Blue Firth: Same Old, Same Old

An immersive, multi-sensory installation exploring the relationship between architecture, space, myth and history through the manipulation of textures and materials.

Royal Academy of Arts, London W1J

Sun 19 May

Architecture Space

Free / 020 7300 8000

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Mon 20 May

Architecture Space

Free / 020 7300 8000

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Tue 21 May

Architecture Space

Free / 020 7300 8000

  • 10:00 – 18:00
…and 5 more dates until 26 May

Brighton Product Lab

University of Brighton presents "Brighton Product Lab" a collection of 50 design concepts covering a range of disciplines created by product design final year students, such as sustainable, technical, Inclusive, sports and more. http://brightonproductlab.wordpress.com. PG – Children (16 and under) must be accompanied…

Brighton University Creativity Centre

Fri 31 May

Free / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Caledonian Creates 2013

A showcase of art, design and technology by Glasgow Caledonian students.

Saltire Centre, Glasgow

Sun 19 May

Free / 0141 331 3078

  • 09:00 – 17:00

Cara Tolmie: Pley

Performance, film, audio and installation piece created by the London-based artist to explore how different contexts alter our memory and understanding of events.

Spike Island, Bristol

Sun 19 May

Free / 0117 929 2266

  • 11:00 – 17:00

Tue 21 May

Free / 0117 929 2266

  • 11:00 – 17:00

Wed 22 May

Free / 0117 929 2266

  • 11:00 – 17:00
…and 22 more dates until 16 Jun

Carlos Garde-Martin

An immersive installation of wall-drawings by the Brighton Fringe illustrator.

The North Laine Pub, Brighton

Sun 19 May

Free / 01273 917272

  • 14:00

Mon 20 May

Free / 01273 917272

  • 14:00

Tue 21 May

Free / 01273 917272

  • 14:00
…and 12 more dates until 2 Jun back to top