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Davy Brown
An exhibition of colourful works by the artist.
Torrance Gallery, Edinburgh
Sat 1 Jun
Free / 0131 556 6366
- 10:30 – 16:00
Mon 3 Jun
Free / 0131 556 6366
- 11:00 – 18:00
Tue 4 Jun
Free / 0131 556 6366
- 11:00 – 18:00
Davy Macdonald: Harris Tweed – An Inspiring Heritage
Exhibition celebrating Scotland's most famous fabric, which is currently experiencing a revival.
Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh
Sat 1 Jun
Free / 0131 557 4050
- 10:00 – 18:00
Sun 2 Jun
Free / 0131 557 4050
- 10:00 – 18:00
Mon 3 Jun
Free / 0131 557 4050
- 10:00 – 18:00
Deborah Phillips
Landscape paintings by Dundonian artist Deborah Phillips.
Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
Sat 25 May
Free / 0131 553 5255
- 12:00 – 16:00
Degree Show 2013
A wide range of contemporary fine art, media, architecture, graphic communication and typography, illustration, 3D design, digital art and technology works created by final year students of the Faculty of Arts.
Plymouth University
Fri 14 Jun
Peninsula Arts Gallery, Roland Levinsky Building
Free / 01752 585050
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 15 Jun
Peninsula Arts Gallery, Roland Levinsky Building
Free / 01752 585050
- 11:00 – 16:00
Mon 17 Jun
Peninsula Arts Gallery, Roland Levinsky Building
Free / 01752 585050
- 10:00 – 17:00
Delicartessen's Summer Exibition at Joseph Pearces Bar
Yvonne Hutchinson captures the atmosphere of Scottish landscapes and seascapes with her vibrant palette of colours use of mixed media. Come celebrate the warmth of Scottish Summer and see this stunning collection of work inspired by familiar places as you have never seen them before.
Leith Academy, Edinburgh
Mon 10 Jun
Free / 0131 553 2810
Part of Leith Festival.
- 11:00 – 23:00
Tue 11 Jun
Free / 0131 553 2810
Part of Leith Festival.
- 11:00 – 23:00
Wed 12 Jun
Free / 0131 553 2810
Part of Leith Festival.
- 11:00 – 23:00
Depositary
The "Depositary" raises questions about our ability to remember. Where does memory attach itself and how reliable is it? To what extent is our inner landscape altered and worn by the passage of time and fortune? Is place a construct of space, time and memory? The exhibition explores the tension between transience and…
Freehold Studio, Brighton
Sat 25 May
Sun 26 May
Dina Mackins: From Russia with Love – Painting on Jute
Russian artist Mackins presents oil and charcoal paintings on jute, detailing her attempts to establish new roots in Scotland.
Discovery Point, Dundee
Sat 25 May
Free / 01382 309060
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 26 May
Free / 01382 309060
- 10:00 – 17:00
Mon 27 May
Free / 01382 309060
- 10:00 – 17:00
Drawing: A Primal Means Of Expression
Contemporary drawings shown in the context of the history of the practice.
Bradford 1 Gallery
Sat 7 Sep
Free / 01274 437800
- 12:00 – 17:00
Tue 10 Sep
Free / 01274 437800
- 11:00 – 18:00
Wed 11 Sep
Free / 01274 437800
- 11:00 – 18:00
Rostra & Rooksmoor Galleries, Bath
Sat 25 May
Free / 01225 448121
- 10:00 – 17:30
Mon 27 May
Free / 01225 448121
- 10:00 – 17:30
Tue 28 May
Free / 01225 448121
- 10:00 – 17:30
Drawing Week
Drawing workshops and activities for families and children in the Mead Gallery.
Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
Tue 28 May
Mead Gallery
Free / 024 7652 4524
- 12:00 – 21:00
Wed 29 May
Mead Gallery
Free / 024 7652 4524
- 12:00 – 21:00
Thu 30 May
Mead Gallery
Free / 024 7652 4524
- 12:00 – 21:00
Dressed to Kill: Fashion, Costume and Dress in Scottish Art
Dressed to Kill showcases how Scottish artists have captured fashion, costume and dress over the years, from the late 17th century to the present day. The exhibition includes portrayals of a whole range of different types of costume, from mundane everyday working clothes to the most elaborate fashionable dress. There is…
City Art Centre, Edinburgh
Sat 15 Jun
Free / 0131 529 3993
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 16 Jun
Free / 0131 529 3993
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 12:00 – 17:00
Mon 17 Jun
Free / 0131 529 3993
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Elizabeth Blackadder: Works on Paper
Displaying new works on paper, this is the first exhibition of Dame Elizabeth Blackadder’s work since the retrospective at The National Galleries of Scotland in 2010, and includes delicate studies of leaves, fruit and other organic objects.
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Fri 2 Aug
Free / 0131 558 1200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 18:00
Sat 3 Aug
Free / 0131 558 1200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 16:00
Mon 5 Aug
Free / 0131 558 1200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 18:00
The Enchanting, Fragile, Silent World Of Flowers
Exhibition of giclee prints made from dried flowers.
Dawyck Botanic Gardens, Peeblesshire
Sat 25 May
Free / 01721 760254
Part of Scotland's Nature Festival.
- 10:00 – 18:00
Sun 26 May
Free / 01721 760254
Part of Scotland's Nature Festival.
- 10:00 – 18:00
Mon 27 May
Free / 01721 760254
Part of Scotland's Nature Festival.
- 10:00 – 18:00
Erlend Tait & Pamela Tait: Duologue
A rare joint exhibition by artists who happen to be husband and wife; although both specialise in pictures of people's heads, their respective approaches are very different.
RGI Kelly Gallery, Glasgow
Sat 25 May
Free / 0141 248 6386
- 10:00 – 17:00
An Exhibition of Contemporary Art
My paintings are experiential and open up new ways in which we consume our surroundings. I work with layers of thick and thin colour, washed over layers of paint and inks. Traces are left by assorted marks, lines straight, curved or gestural, surfaces wiped, dripped and spattered; all adding to an eventual sense of…
Gallery40, Brighton
Mon 27 May
Tue 28 May
Wed 29 May
Exhibition Preview: This Land
The opening of This Land, which presents a beautifully alternative view of the Scottish landscape through works by artists with a diverse range of practices, including Henry Coombes, Andy Holden, Hannah Imlach, Michael Reisch and Iain Sarjeant. Initially located for the festival beside the City Art Centre, The…
Travelling Gallery, Edinburgh
Thu 22 Aug
Free / 0131 529 3930
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 17:30 – 19:30
Fanzine Workshop
Celebrate culture and passions through art and design with Tristan Manco, developing handmade techniques including lettering, stencilling, stickers, stencils and collage.
De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea
Sat 25 May
Gallery
Free / 01424 229111
- 13:00 – 16:00
Sat 8 Jun
Gallery
Free / 01424 229111
- 13:00 – 16:00
Farm Mews Collective Art Show
A Mixed Media Art exhibition held in Farm Mews Creative Quarter. 15 artists exhibiting Painting, Drawing, Ceramic, Leatherwork, Jewellery and more. The exhibition is held across an established gallery and surrounding artists' studio spaces within the mews.
Farm Mews, Hove
Sat 25 May
Sun 26 May
The First of the Summer Wine
The gallery's annual summer exhibition. Featured artists include Joan Eardley, The Scottish Colourists, Glasgow Boys and Girls, Bloomsbury Group, Lanyon, Blackadder, Keith Vaughan, Colquhoun and MacBryde and invited Scottish Contemporaries.
Cyril Gerber Fine Art, Glasgow
Sat 1 Jun
Free / 0141 221 3095
- 09:30 – 17:30
Mon 3 Jun
Free / 0141 221 3095
- 09:30 – 17:30
Tue 4 Jun
Free / 0141 221 3095
- 09:30 – 17:30
Forth Valley Open Studios
The open studios event in the Forth Valley includes almost 150 artists in 70 studios around Central Scotland.
Various Venues
Sat 8 Jun
Times vary / Free / 07711 285545
Sun 9 Jun
Times vary / Free / 07711 285545
Mon 10 Jun
Times vary / Free / 07711 285545
Four Artists, Three Generations
Work by three generations of artists: Gilbert Dunlop (1909–1984), illustrator of many of Enid Blyton's books; his daughter Jenny; and his granddaughter Jo Murray and nephew Hamish.
GR McFarlane Art Gallery, Alloa
Sat 25 May
Free / 01259 723 303
- 09:00 – 17:00
Mon 27 May
Free / 01259 723 303
- 09:00 – 17:00
Tue 28 May
Free / 01259 723 303
- 09:00 – 17:00
Funny on Art
Contemporary artists present images of comedians.
The Mall Howgate, Falkirk
Sat 25 May
Times vary / Free / 01324 631 985
Part of Funny in Falkirk.
Sun 26 May
Times vary / Free / 01324 631 985
Part of Funny in Falkirk.
Mon 27 May
Times vary / Free / 01324 631 985
Part of Funny in Falkirk.
Funny Tummy
Contemporary drawings and graphic design by the illustrator who gained international recognition for his portrait of singer Rihanna.
Royal Albert Hall, London SW7
Sat 1 Jun
Free / 0845 401 5045
- 10:00 – 15:00
Sat 8 Jun
Free / 0845 401 5045
- 10:00 – 15:00
Sun 30 Jun
Free / 0845 401 5045
- 10:00 – 15:00
Geoffrey Rawlins
Retrospective of portraits, landscape, still lifes and drawings.
Gallery 8, London SW1Y
Sat 25 May
Free / 020 7930 0375
- 10:00 – 16:00
George Devlin: New Paintings
More than 50 new paintings from the veteran artist.
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Sat 25 May
Free / 0131 558 1200
- 10:00 – 16:00
Mon 27 May
Free / 0131 558 1200
- 10:00 – 18:00
Tue 28 May
Free / 0131 558 1200
- 10:00 – 18:00
George Jamesone: Scotland's First Portrait Painter
George Jamesone (c 1690–1644) was the first great native portrait painter in Scotland, master of a rich, colourful and intricate style and so successful that he had two houses, one in his native Aberdeen and one in Edinburgh, so that he could take commissions from people all over the country.
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Sat 25 May
Free / 0131 624 6200
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 26 May
Free / 0131 624 6200
- 10:00 – 17:00
Mon 27 May
Free / 0131 624 6200
- 10:00 – 17:00


