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It's All Around You
Exhibition by Scottish and international artists, curated by local artist Mark McGhee.
Shawlands Arcade, Glasgow
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 636 8550
- 10:00 – 18:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 0141 636 8550
- 10:00 – 18:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 0141 636 8550
- 10:00 – 18:00
Sun 26 May
Free / 0141 636 8550
- 10:00 – 18:00
Cedric Christie: When Painting Collapses, You Have Beautiful Sculptures
Contemporary sculptural objects created by the London-born artist who often uses humour as a vehicle of communication. The works incorporate everyday objects which explore form and meaning.
Flowers, Kingsland Road, London E2
Thu 23 May
Free / 020 7920 7777
- 10:00 – 18:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 020 7920 7777
- 10:00 – 18:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 020 7920 7777
- 10:00 – 18:00
19th–21st Century British Drawings, Paintings, Prints and Sculpture
Works by 19th and 20th century British artists including the Glasgow Girls and Boys, the Scottish Colourists and the Bloomsbury Group, as well as works by contemporary artists.
Cyril Gerber Fine Art, Glasgow
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 221 3095
- 09:30 – 17:30
Fri 24 May
Free / 0141 221 3095
- 09:30 – 17:30
Sat 25 May
Free / 0141 221 3095
- 09:30 – 17:30
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
Mon 3 Jun
Free
- 09:00 – 18:00
Tue 4 Jun
Free
- 09:00 – 18:00
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
Thu 23 May
Free / 01382 345330
The 2013 show celebrates DJCAD's 125 years of full-time art teaching in Dundee.
- 10:00 – 20:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 01382 345330
The 2013 show celebrates DJCAD's 125 years of full-time art teaching in Dundee.
- 10:00 – 20:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 01382 345330
The 2013 show celebrates DJCAD's 125 years of full-time art teaching in Dundee.
- 10:00 – 16:00
Sun 26 May
Free / 01382 345330
The 2013 show celebrates DJCAD's 125 years of full-time art teaching in Dundee.
- 10:00 – 16:00
The FAIR Project
Masters of Contemporary Art students from Edinburgh College of Art are the helm of this year's FAIR, which sees the gallery handed over to six groups, each charged with interpreting the concept of 'fair'. The result is a programme of music, comedy, film, performance, exhibition and installation that plays out over three…
Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh
Thu 23 May
Free / 0131 650 2210
- 18:00 – 20:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 0131 650 2210
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 0131 650 2210
- 10:00 – 17:00
GSA MLitt Fine Art Practice Exhibition
Exhibition showcasing the work of GSA students who have taken part in the newly established MLitt programme in Fine Art Practice.
Glasgow Print Studio
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 552 0704
- 10:00 – 17:30
Fri 24 May
Free / 0141 552 0704
- 10:00 – 17:30
Sat 25 May
Free / 0141 552 0704
- 10:00 – 17:30
Ilana Halperin: The Library
New work by New York-born artist Halperin, who is interested in the relationship between geological time and human experience. She's the first contemporary artist to receive an Artist's Fellowship at the NMS, and this exhibition features found objects, minerals, artworks created by natural processes and a 1.3-ton…
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Fri 24 May
Free / 0300 123 6789
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 0300 123 6789
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 26 May
Free / 0300 123 6789
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Lauren Printy Currie and Valerie Norris: I take into my arms more than I can bear to hold
Works, sculptures and an installation of books arranged around themes of looking, reality, perception and imagination.
Generator Projects, Dundee
Fri 21 Jun
Free / 01382 225982
- 12:00 – 17:00
Sat 22 Jun
Free / 01382 225982
- 12:00 – 17:00
Sun 23 Jun
Free / 01382 225982
- 12:00 – 17:00
Miles Thurlow: Variable Foot
Three sculptural works in epoxy resin inspired by the idea of a measure in poetry which has no fixed reference points, including All The Gods made from two monolithic blocks of polystyrene.
Kunstraum, London E2
Thu 23 May
Free / 07949 919835
- 12:00 – 18:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 07949 919835
- 12:00 – 18:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 07949 919835
- 12:00 – 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
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
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 353 3708
- 11:00 – 17:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 0141 353 3708
- 11:00 – 17:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 0141 353 3708
- 11:00 – 17:00
Rodin: The Kiss
One of the most famous sculptures in the world, notoriously animated by Terry Gilliam as a perverse musical instrument, Rodin's The Kiss is coming to the National Gallery. This is the second version Rodin made of the piece, in response to a commission by American collector Edwin Perry Warren. Trivia fact: Warren, who was…
Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
Thu 23 May
Free / 0131 624 6200
- 10:00 – 19:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 0131 624 6200
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 0131 624 6200
- 10:00 – 17:00
Tom Leamon: The Clock Shop
New work.
The 223 Club, London SE1
Thu 23 May
Free / 07877 286251
- 11:00 – 20:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 07877 286251
- 11:00 – 20:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 07877 286251
- 11:00 – 20:00
Sun 26 May
Free / 07877 286251
- 11:00 – 20:00
3 Makers
Ceramic sculptures by Ian Byers, Amanda Doidge and Raewyn Harrison, which explore form, colour and the transformative power of language.
Tokarska Gallery, London E17
Thu 23 May
Free / 020 8531 5419
- 12:00 – 19:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 020 8531 5419
- 12:00 – 19:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 020 8531 5419
- 12:00 – 19:00
According To Us
Contemporary works from the gallery's own collection including pieces by Peter Blake, Eduardo Paolozzi and David Shrigley. Curated by the museums Creative Apprentices.
MIMA, Middlesbrough
Thu 23 May
Free / 01642 726720
- 10:00 – 19:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 01642 726720
- 10:00 – 16:30
Sat 25 May
Free / 01642 726720
- 10:00 – 16:30
The Age Of Innocence
Contemporary works highlighting the notion of the ideal within female portrait and head studies by members of the New Sculpture Movement, using a bust by Alfred Drury's as a point of reference.
Leeds Art Gallery
Thu 25 Jul
Sculpture Study Galleries
Free / 0113 247 8256
- 10:00 – 17:00
Fri 26 Jul
Sculpture Study Galleries
Free / 0113 247 8256
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 27 Jul
Sculpture Study Galleries
Free / 0113 247 8256
- 10:00 – 17:00
Alice Walton Ceramics
Come and view the ceramic collections of Brighton-based artist Alice Walton at two of the many Artist Open Houses within the May festival. She makes a range of decorative wall pieces, wearable jewellery and functional ceramics. A family friendly event (i.e. suitable for all ages).
30 Gerard Street, Brighton
Sat 25 May
Sun 26 May
Alistair R Ross
Exhibition of work by one of the country's leading figurative sculptors.
Pathfoot Building, Stirling
Sat 25 May
Free / 01786 473 171
- 11:00 – 15:00
Sun 26 May
Free / 01786 473 171
- 11:00 – 15:00
Mon 27 May
Free / 01786 473 171
- 09:00 – 17:00
Ana Maria Pacheco: Memória Roubada
Translated literally, Ana Maria Pacheco's title Memória Roubada means 'stolen memories'. At the heart of this exhibition are two sculptural works characteristic of both Pacheco's practice and her personal and political concerns about the exercise of power. Displayed facing one another, each work is a wooden cupboard…
St Albert's Catholic Chaplaincy, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Free / 0131 650 0900
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 11:00 – 17:00
Fri 2 Aug
Free / 0131 650 0900
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 11:00 – 17:00
Mon 5 Aug
Free / 0131 650 0900
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 11:00 – 17:00
Andrea Geile: Fallow Ground
Exhibition exploring themes of conservation and landscape.
The Briggait, Glasgow
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 553 5890
- 12:00 – 17:30
Fri 24 May
Free / 0141 553 5890
- 12:00 – 17:30
Mon 27 May
Free / 0141 553 5890
- 12:00 – 17:30
Ângela Ferreira: Political Cameras
For her first solo exhibition in a public gallery in the UK, Ângela Ferreira presents her renowned project Political Cameras (For Mozambique series) from 2011 alongside a new commission which will reference the legacy of David Livingstone's life and work, and the relationship between Africa and Europe from colonial days…
Stills, Edinburgh
Fri 2 Aug
Free / 0131 622 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 11:00 – 18:00
Sat 3 Aug
Free / 0131 622 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 11:00 – 18:00
Sun 4 Aug
Free / 0131 622 6200
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 11:00 – 18:00
Anthonia Salmon
Smoke-fired ceramics and bronze sculpture.
Beaux Arts, Bath
Mon 9 Sep
Free / 01225 464850
- 10:00 – 17:00
Tue 10 Sep
Free / 01225 464850
- 10:00 – 17:00
Wed 11 Sep
Free / 01225 464850
- 10:00 – 17:00
Anthony Bennett: Repository: Bespoke Cutting-Edge Sheffield
Sculpture inspired by Brian Alcock, Sheffield's last professional knife grinder.
Museums Sheffield: Millennium Gallery
Thu 23 May
Free / 0114 278 2600
- 10:00 – 17:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 0114 278 2600
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 0114 278 2600
- 10:00 – 17:00
Anthony Caro: Park Avenue Series
Abstract sculptures by the established artist, made from steel pipes, disks, beams and agricultural equipment, that evolved from the planning process for a large public sculpture in New York City.
Gagosian Gallery, Britannia Street, London WC1X
Fri 7 Jun
Free / 020 7841 9960
- 10:00 – 18:00
Sat 8 Jun
Free / 020 7841 9960
- 10:00 – 18:00
Tue 11 Jun
Free / 020 7841 9960
- 10:00 – 18:00
