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Return of the Soul - The Nakbah Project
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Featuring thousands of tiny figures held in limbo, this installation by Jane Frere is the outcome of an 8-month residency in East Jerusalem. The work is sombre reflection upon the consequences of a never-to-be-forgotten tragedy in Europe that cast the Palestinian people into purgatory, sowing the seeds of perpetual unrest in the Middle East. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
30 Jul–18 Aug 12.00–6.00 Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh
39
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For this exhibition Hugh Brady has transformed his studio, a former stables building, into a conduit for a variety of spaces occupied by other artists, both fictional and real., '39'comprises a series of paintings, murals, drawings and architectural interventions, 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
1 Aug–25 Aug 11.00am–6.00 16B Lennox Street Lane, Edinburgh
Altered States of Paint
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Inspired by the idea of the gallery as a gateway to visionary experiences, Jutter Koether, Till Gerhard, Andreas Dobler, Angela de la Cruz, Neil Clements and Rabiya Choudry present a series of challenging paintings.
5 Jul–7 Sep Tue–Sat 10.30am–5.30 Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee
Art Exhibition by The Allander Artists
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A great chance to view and purchase a wide selection of original paintings.
19 Jul–27 Jul 11.00am–5.00 Mugdock Country Park, Glasgow
Photographic Competition
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A wildlife and landscape photography competition. For entry forms and rules email Lochwinnoch Nature Reserve. Deadline for entries is 8 Aug.
16 Aug–31 Aug 10.00am–5.00 RSPB Nature Reserve, Lochwinnoch
Richard Hamilton: Protest Pictures
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Paintings and sculptures from the Pop Art man's life-long interest in political figures and movements.'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
Tuesdays–Sundays 10.00am–5.30 Royal Botanic Garden (Inverleith House), Edinburgh
Sanford Wurmfeld: Cyclorama
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The E-Cyclorama is a painting unlike any previously witnessed. Painted on the inside of a huge cylinder, the viewer enters from beneath, is surrounded by the painting, their field of vision filled with a rainbow of shifting colour. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival 2008'
25 Jul–5 Sep Mon–Fri 10.00am–8.00; Sat & Sun 10.00am–5.00 Edinburgh College of Art Sculpture Court, Edinburgh
Art 309 Exhibition
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Art 309 exhibits their most recent works.
15 Nov–23 Nov 10.00am–4.30 University of Dundee Botanic Garden, Dundee
Art Nouveau Walking Tour
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Explore the lovelier side of the city's architecture. Tours leave from the Lighthouse at 11am every Saturday.
28 Jun–30 Aug, not Fridays, Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 11.00am–12.00 The Lighthouse, Glasgow
The Art of Italy in the Royal Collection: The Renaissance
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32 paintings and 42 drawings from the period of the Italian Renaissance, that includes works by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and Tintoretto, Giovanni Bellini, Lorenzo Costa and Titian. This is the first of two-part exhibition, the second of which will cover the Baroque period. Last admission 5pm.
25 Apr–24 Oct 9.30am–6.00 The Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh
Bond Bound: Ian Fleming and the Art of Cover Design
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Charting the role of artists and designers in defining the look of the world's most popular spy.
5 Jul–14 Sep City Art Centre, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Art Festival
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A celebration of the capital's visual art community, involving over 35 galleries, institutions and artist-led organisations across the city.
31 Jul–31 Aug (Times vary) Various Venues, Edinburgh
Pittenweem Arts Festival
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A week of arts related events, featuring around 80 exhibitions and workshops housed in unusual exhibition spaces.
2 Aug–10 Aug 10.00am–5.00 Various Venues, Pittenweem
Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008
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Photographs of some of the weightiest names and brightest stars to have graced the pages of 'Vanity Fair', from its early period, 1913-36 (Albert Einstein, Charlie Chaplin and Jean Harlow) and since its re-launch in 1983 (Arthur Miller, Madonna), by internationally renowned photographers like Man Ray, Cecil Beaton, Mario Testino and Annie Leibovitz. Organised by the National Portrait Gallery, London.
14 Jun–21 Sep 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Artist's Talk: Chad McCail
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The artist discusses his current exhibition at Edinburgh Printmakers.
23 Aug 8.00 Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh
Au fil d'Ecosse
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An oblique gaze at Scotland, the exhibition's images and words taking us on a journey across the country: paintings, photos, installation. 'Part of Edinburgh Art Festival'.
1 Jul–29 Aug, not Sundays Mon–Fri 9.30am–6.30; Sat 9.30am–1.30 Institut Français d'Ecosse, Edinburgh
Glasgay! The Tennessee Williams Festival
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Europe's largest queer multi-arts festival takes over Glasgow with comedy, music, film, theatre, visual art, performance art, literature, club nights, educational events and community arts projects. This year's line-up includes performance from Stephen Petronio Dance, Scotland's Theatre Cryptic; Pacitti Company, Simon Fischer Turner and Black Sifichi. There will be exhibitions from David Trullo and Gregor Laird, and comedy from the likes of Dilly Keane, Paul Sinha and Tim Fountain. This year…
1 Oct–9 Nov (Times vary) Various Venues, Glasgow
Hard Rain - The Exhibition
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Images inspired by Bob Dylan's epic song, reflecting mankind's headlong collision with nature. Displayed as a giant outdoor banner in the oasis of the Royal Botanic Garden.
28 Jun–28 Sep 10.00am–6.00 Logan Botanic Garden, Stranraer
Alt-w: New Directions in Scottish Digital Culture
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Selection of work from Scottish artists (including Simon Biggs, Sue Haeksley, Mandy Mcintosh, Donna Leishman) who have been supported by the Alt-w Fund.
2 Aug–13 Sep Tue–Sat 11.00am–6.00 CCA, Glasgow
Altered States of Paint: Scottish Dance Theatre Event
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Scottish Dance Theatre perform a site-specific response to the exhibition. Free, but ticketed.
4 Sep 7.00 Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee
An Aviary of Stories
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Representations of bird stories in drawings, text and 2d and 3D collage by Stephanie Black.
26 Jul–27 Sep Mon–Sat 10.00am–6.00 (3 Aug, 10 Aug, 17 Aug, 24 Aug & 31 Aug 12.00–6.00) Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Andrew Grassie
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A survey exhibition of recent and new work by Andrew Grassie. His first major solo exhibition in Scotland, Talbot Rice Gallery has brought together a selection of the artist's output from the past ten years. Grassie responds to this particular hang with new paintings of the installation itself, with the exhibition only becoming complete once these works take their places on the gallery walls 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
1 Aug–27 Sep 10.00am–5.00; Sun 2.00–5.00 Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh
Artist Networking Day
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The first of a series of events designed to provide a platform for local networking and professional development. Presentations from artists working on collaborative projects will be followed by a practical workshop delivered by Cultural Enterprise Office.
30 Aug 11.00am–5.00 The Changing Room, Stirling
Crafts for Scotland & Hobbycrafts
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Thousands of unique, high quality, hand-made crafts for Christmas and the home. Come along to the show to find finished gifts and crafty kits and supplies. Meet the crafts people themselves and be inspired!
23 Oct–26 Oct 9.30am–5.30; Sun 9.30am–5.00 SECC, Glasgow
Foto: Modernity in Central Europe
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A vast selection of Modernist photography from Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Austria, brilliantly demonstrating how the new photographic vision extended into all areas of modern life and including examples of the very best in Modernist artistic practise.
7 Jun–31 Aug 10.00am–5.00 Dean Gallery, Edinburgh
Garlands/Mineral Park
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Final exhibition from resident artists Alex Hetherington and Janie Nicoll. Mineral Park, a new multi-channel video and sound installation features a group show video screening from four US-based artists and two UK-based artists.
9 Aug–8 Sep 10.00am–5.00 Falkirk Town Hall, Falkirk
Impressionism and Scotland
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Scottish Impressionism from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, comprising over 100 works by artists as diverse as Whistler, Corot, McTaggart and the Glasgow Boys, as well as Monet, Manet, Degas, Van Gogh and the Scottish Colourists.
19 Jul–12 Oct 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller
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A first chance for Scottish audiences to experience the work of one of the most internationally-respected artist partnerships, whose Paradise Institute, a mini movie theatre, was the highlight of the 2001 Venice Biennale. Cardiff and Bures Miller make immersive works of art which combine image, video, sound and music, as well as architectural and sculptural installation, to draw an audience into a highly credible fictional world. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
31 Jul–28 Sep Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
Seydisfj RU
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Artists Mhari Baxter and Melissa MacRobert will be trapping visitors in photographic light boxes immersing you in images of Icelandic harbour town Seydisfjordur.
11 Jul–6 Aug The Arches, Glasgow
Alan Potter
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Potter's public artworks attend to the concept of a collective unconscious and aim to determine a common identity for small communities.
2 Aug–31 Aug 10.00am–8.00 East Kilbride Arts Centre, East Kilbride
Amplify
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Programme of events aimed at young people, including printing at the Doon Valley Museum, Inflatable Magic Garden at the Dick Institute, storytelling sessions and a touring dance company, pantomime and gallery.
11 Sep–15 Nov (Times vary) Various Venues, Ayrshire
Artist's Talk: David Bellingham
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Bellingham discusses exhibition and recent publication, 'Fresh Fruit & Tables'.
13 Sep 3.00 The Changing Room, Stirling
Arts and Crafts Ceramics
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Assistant Keeper Kate Gillespie will discuss The Bough and Mak'merry Studios.
21 Aug 12.30–1.00 Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen
Ben Boats: Watercolours of George Wiseman
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An exhibition of watercolours by pierhead artist George Wiseman who painted trawlers of the 1950s and 60s.
10 May–16 Aug, not Sundays 10.00am–5.00 Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Aberdeen
China: A Photographic Portrait
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An unparalleled look at changing life in China as viewed through the lenses of 250 Chinese photographers.
5 Jul–14 Sep City Art Centre, Edinburgh
Collage City: Urban Space in Contemporary Art
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Works on paper by artists such as Toby Paterson, Langlands and Bell and Carol Rhodes looking at the way skylines, maps and city architecture have inspired creative work. This exhibition highlights the crucial position of urban space as a playground for artists over the past 60 years.
14 Apr–7 Sep Dean Gallery, Edinburgh
Dr Sketchy's Anti-Art School
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Live music, live girls and live art! The burlesque life drawing classes do things a little differently in the West, with a bit of a cafe feel for your Sunday afternoon.
27 Jul, 31 Aug 4.00–7.00 The Arches, Glasgow
Early Impressions
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This exhibition focuses on JD Fergusson's Parisian influences from 1897 onwards. The influences of the Fauvists, Impressionists, James Abbott McNeill, Whistler, Arthur Neville, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Samuel John Peploe can all be traced in the artist's work.
12 Apr–13 Sep Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00 Fergusson Gallery, Perth
Elements
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A diverse selection of jewellery, ceramics and glass which have been inspired by air, fire, water and earth.
1 Jun–30 Aug Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00; Sun 2.00–5.00 Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen
Exhibition - Gray's School of Art
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Crathes will play host to an exhibition of the work of students who are graduating from Grays School of Art.
9 Aug–17 Aug 10.00am–5.00 Crathes Castle, Banchory
The Fort William Mountain Festival
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A nine-day programme of lectures, activities, films, skills workshops, music, theatre, book readings, speakers, art and photography celebrating mountain culture in the heart of the Highlands. This event now incorporates the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour.
6 Mar 2009–14 Mar 2009 (Times vary) Nevis Centre, Fort William
Haptic
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An exhibition from the Nippon Design Museum for which curator, Kenya Hara invited artists from a variety of fields, including designers Siguru Ban and Jasper Morrison, and French graphic artist Mathieu Manche, to create products designed to stimulate the senses.
18 Jun–29 Sep The Lighthouse, Glasgow
Martha Rosler Library: Anton Vidokle
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Anton Vidokle, artist and founder of e-flux, kicks off this series of talks to accompany the current Martha Rosler Library exhibition.
1 Aug 8.00 Stills, Edinburgh
Plastic Beach
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A Bob Callender installation made of over five hundred items based on objects washed ashore, with a set of accompanying photos.
16 Aug–29 Sep 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00; Sun 12.00–5.00 Shetland Museum, Lerwick
Alexander Heim
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Heim's first solo show in the UK draws together works on paper, film, ceramics, photographs and sculpture, as the artist explores the convergences and occasional frictions between the natural world and human urban activity. 'Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival'
31 Jul–13 Sep Tue–Fri 10.00am–6.00; Sat 12.00–5.00 doggerfisher, Edinburgh
The Aspect Prize 2008
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An exhibition of paintings by Scottish artists who are contestants in this established art competition.
21 Jun–16 Aug Tue–Sat 10.00am–5.00; Sun 2.00–5.00 Paisley Museum & Art Gallery, Paisley
Big Case
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A contemporary art exhibition created by post graduate students from the sculpture and glass departments of Edinburgh College of Art.
2 Aug–13 Aug Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh
Christmas Exhibition
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Mixed exhibition by gallery artists with new work arriving daily.
29 Nov–10 Jan 2009, not Sundays Mon–Fri 11.00am–5.00; Sat 11.00am–4.00 Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
Collins' Christmas Market
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Over 60 contemporary Scottish makers provide an exciting display of craftwork including jewellery, ceramics, glass, metalwork and textiles. Ideal for festive gifts.
4 Dec–6 Dec 10.00am–5.00; Sat 12.00–4.00 Collins Gallery, Glasgow
Galloway Craft Guild Christmas Exhibition
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A Christmas exhibition and sale of paintings and crafts by members of the Galloway Craft Guild.
5 Dec–20 Dec 10.00am–4.00 Art Gallery, Castle Douglas

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