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RBS Museum Lates: Night of the Mummy
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Following an exceedingly popular first event, the National Museum once again opens its doors after dark to give adults a chance to play, with food and drink, live music from Sparrow and the Workshop and Bwani Junction, live comedy from Bright Club, a Silent Disco and even facepainting adding to the fun. Booking is essential.
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24 Feb
(Over-18s only) 7pm
Combined tickets for this event and the Fascinating Mummies exhibition also available (£18/£16).
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
85A presents: Jan Svankmajer
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Maverick sound/art collective 85A ­ currently in production on their own film Chernozem ­ ecstatically present the work of genius Czech filmmaker Jan Svankmajer, in all its demented glory! Each short film will be housed inside specially constructed theatres, coaxing Svankmajer's surreal imagery off the screen and into life in front of you. Tailor-made installations, costumed performers and a cosy bar all beckon you 'down to the cellar'. And with the main cinema-space ultimately transforming…
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From Van Gogh to Vettriano
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Subtitled 'Hidden Gems from Private Collections', the exhibition spans a range of genres from Van Gogh and Monet to British artists Stanley Smith and Paul Nash.
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4 Feb14 Apr Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 2–5pm Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen
A Russian Journey Through London
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Photographs by a number of Russian artists, depicting some of the fellow countrymen and women who have made London their home.
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13 Feb24 Feb From Feb 13, Mon–Fri 8.30am–6pm, ends Feb 26 Greater London Authority, City Hall, London SE1
By Leaves We Live
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Ten delicate paper sculptures left anonymously in various Edinburgh cultural and literary institutions over the last year have delighted and intrigued a growing number of fans. This exhibition offers the opportunity of a close encounter with two of them – the bookends for this anonymous artistic project, the first and the last of these enchanting tributes to the book, both gifted to the Scottish Poetry Library just off Edinburgh’s Canongate. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry…
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14 Mar18 Mar Wed–Sun 10am–10pm Byre Theatre, St Andrews
Contemporary Masters
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A group show featuring works in sculpture, street art, abstract painting and other disciplines, by a selection of international artists including Ron Arad, Damien Hirst, Pierre Soulages, Julian Opie and Andy Warhol.
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17 Feb1 Mar From Feb 17, Mon–Sat 10am–7pm, Sun 1pm–7pm, ends Mar 1 Opera Gallery, London W1S
Design & Democracy
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Work by 15 new designers, all recent graduates from Scottish art schools, and all demonstrating how design can alter the ways in which we live, be it in the fields of health, society or environment.
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11 Feb17 Mar Sat 11am–5.30pm
10 Feb23 Mar Mon & Fri 10am–4pm
21 Feb22 Mar Tue–Thu 9am–6.30pm
14 Feb16 Feb Tue–Thu 10am–4pm
The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
Alasdair Gray: City Recorder
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(5 stars) Alasdair Gray is one of Scotland's most eminent writers and artists, and in 1977 he was 'artist recorder' for the city of Glasgow, his home town. This major exhibition features work from that period, showing how Gray's art depicted the life of the city at a particular moment.
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16 Dec 201110 Jun 2012 Mon–Wed 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–5pm Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
18th & 19th Century Collection
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Significant historical works by artists including Paul Gauguin, William Holman Hunt, John Martin, Thomas Gainsborough and Joseph Wright of Derby.
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12 Dec 201131 Dec 2012 Mon–Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 2pm–5pm, closed Dec 25 & 26, Jan 1, ongoing Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
ARThouse
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Varied and fun art workshops for kids interested in developing their creativity, skills and interests in a variety of art, design and architecture-themed projects. Ages 5–7 at 10am and ages 8–12 at 11.15am.
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14 Jan31 Mar Sat 10–11am & 11.15am–12.15pm House for an Art Lover, Glasgow
Beholder
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(4 stars) An innovative exhibition exploring ideas of taste, beauty and subjectivity, curated as part of David Hume's 300th birthday celebrations. Artists include Yoko Ono, Karla Black, Giorgio Morandi, Alan Reid, Hamish Fulton, Anthony Schrag and many others.
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4 Jan18 Feb Tue–Sat 10am–5pm Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh
Eric Rimmington: Going Underground
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Contemporary paintings of the London Underground.
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1 Feb25 Mar From Feb 1, Tue–Sat 11am–6pm, Sun 12noon–5pm, ends Mar 25 Millinery Works, London N1
17: Pre-Degree Show Exhibition
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Pre-degree show by Gray's School of Art honours-year painting students.
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25 Feb4 Mar Mon–Sun 11am–10pm Art's Complex, Edinburgh
Ambrosine Allen
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Contemporary collages depicting vast imaginary worlds, created from discarded encyclopedias, and drawings influenced by 18th and 19th-century geographical engravings.
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12 Jan25 Feb From Jan 12, Wed–Sat 12noon–6pm, ends Feb 25 Room Art Space, London E2
Annette Purdie: Paintings
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Paintings inspired by the natural world.
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4 Feb17 Feb Sat 10am–4pm; Mon–Fri 10am–6pm Elgin Museum, Elgin
David Hall: End Piece
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An audio-visual installation comprising of 1,001 cathode-ray-tube television sets tuned to analogue stations that will project images until the final transmissions are broadcast from London's Crystal Palace.
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16 Mar19 Apr From Mar 16, Wed–Fri 11am–7pm, Sat & Sun 12noon–6pm, ends Apr 19 Ambika P3, University Of Westminster, London NW1
Jerwood Makers
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New pieces by jeweller Farah Bandookwala, ceramic artist Emmanuel Boos, glass maker Heike Brachlow and installation artist Keith Harrison, selected from over 200 entries.
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30 Jan25 Feb Mon–Sat 10.30am–5.30pm Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh
Life Drawing
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Participant-led life drawing sessions suitable for all levels of experience. Just turn up with your own materials and get sketching.
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14 Feb26 Jun Tue 7.30–9.30pm Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley
The Queen: Art And Image
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A touring exhibition featuring around 60 images and related media of The Queen, marking the Diamond Jubilee, including Lucian Freud's 2000 portrait from the Royal Collection, and Chris Levine's 2004 photograph.
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4 Feb29 Apr From Feb 4 2012, Tue–Sun 10am–5pm, galleries close 4.45pm, Apr 9, 10am–5pm, ends Apr 29 National Museum Cardiff, Cardiff
17 May21 Oct From May 17 2012, Mon–Wed, Sat & Sun 10am–6pm, closing commences 5.50pm, Thu & Fri 10am–9pm, closing commences 8.50pm, ends Oct 21 Porter Gallery at National Portrait Gallery, London WC2H
Visual Arts Scotland Annual Open Exhibition
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Exhibition composed of open submissions from artists in all disciplines, with a strong programme of sculpture from invited artists Jessica Harrison and Andrea Geile.
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4 Feb1 Mar Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Alastair Cook: How the Land Lies
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Analogue photography, film and glass work drawing together work from various recent projects, including a residency at North Lands Creative Glass in Lybster.
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10 Feb24 Feb Mon–Sat 10am–5pm Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh
Anna Barriball
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(4 stars) Work from the English artist blurring the boundaries between drawing and sculpture.
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9 Feb1 Apr Mon–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
David Hockney: Bigger Trees Near Warter
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The largest landscape painting the artist ever created consisting of 50 panels made using traditional techniques as well as new technology.
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23 Dec 20114 Mar 2012 From Oct 1, Tue–Fri 10am–4pm, Sat & Sun 11am–4pm, closed Dec 25, 27, Jan 1, ends Mar 4 Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford
Six into Twelve Plus Hornel
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Six contemporary artists showcase their work, alongside a collection of paintings by Edward Atkinson Hornel.
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21 Jan12 May Tue–Sat 11am–5pm Dick Institute Museum and Art Gallery, Kilmarnock
The Scottish Colourist Series: FCB Cadell
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(4 stars) The first of a series of retrospectives about the four artists known as the 'Scottish Colourists'. Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell (1883–1937) was born in Edinburgh and is remembered for his interiors, still lifes and landscapes of Scotland and France.
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6 Dec 201118 Mar 2012 Mon–Sun 10am–5pm Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two, Edinburgh

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