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Haddington Festival
A local festival with a range of activities and musical concerts, exhibitions, craft fairs and a daily café and sporting competitions.
Haddington
Thu 23 May
Times & prices vary / 01620 824816
Fri 24 May
Times & prices vary / 01620 824816
Sat 25 May
Times & prices vary / 01620 824816
Mitch Griffiths: Iconostasis
Contemporary hyper-realistic oil paintings created by the Nuneaton-born artist. The works are bittersweet touching on themes of nationhood, iconography and celebrity culture.
Halcyon Gallery, London W1S
Mon 20 May
Free / 020 7647 8328
- 10:00 – 18:00
Tue 21 May
Free / 020 7647 8328
- 10:00 – 18:00
Wed 22 May
Free / 020 7647 8328
- 10:00 – 18:00
RSA 187th Annual Exhibition
The RSA's 187th annual exhibition is on a theme of 'Between the Late and Early', and invited artists include John McLean, Ashley Nieuwenhuizen and Gabriela Fridriksdottir.
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Sat 25 May
Entry by donation / 0131 225 6671
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 26 May
Entry by donation / 0131 225 6671
- 12:00 – 17:00
Mon 27 May
Entry by donation / 0131 225 6671
- 10:00 – 17:00
Laurie Storey: Snow Of His Young Life
Contemporary prints exploring the manipulation of images by the media and tabloid newspapers, inspired by an incident from the artist's childhood.
Nancy Victor Gallery, London W1T
Fri 31 May
Free / 020 7813 0373
- 10:00 – 18:00
Mon 3 Jun
Free / 020 7813 0373
- 10:00 – 18:00
Tue 4 Jun
Free / 020 7813 0373
- 10:00 – 18:00
West End Festival
Taking over the West End of Glasgow each year, the festival treats the ears to a great musical line-up, tantalises all the senses with a carnival and delves into the creative depths of local studios and exhibitions with the Hidden Lane Festival.
West End, Glasgow
Fri 31 May
Times & prices vary
Sat 1 Jun
Times & prices vary
Sun 2 Jun
Times & prices vary
Amazing Amber
Amber is beautiful as well as fascinating. It consists of fossilised tree resin, and since resin in liquid form is sticky, and amber is transparent, this means that insects, animals and plant material sometimes get trapped in it and are preserved intact, giving us a glimpse of life millions of years ago. The whole process…
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Mon 20 May
Free / 0300 123 6789
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
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10:00 – 17:00
Tue 21 May
Free / 0300 123 6789
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Wed 22 May
Free / 0300 123 6789
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Kyla McCallum: Foldability
Lighting installations made from folded paper by Glasgow-trained designer Kyla McCallum.
The Lighthouse, Glasgow
Mon 20 May
Free / 0141 276 5360
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10:30 – 17:00
Tue 21 May
Free / 0141 276 5360
- 10:30 – 17:00
Wed 22 May
Free / 0141 276 5360
- 10:30 – 17:00
Pin Drop
A weekly story reading event, brought to you by Simon Oldfield and Elizabeth Day. Each time, a new line-up of authors, artists, actors and cultural commentators read aloud from contemporary and classic literature.
Houses Of Parliament, London SW1A
Thu 20 Jun
Times & prices to be confirmed / 0844 847 1672
This week, Pin Drop goes mobile and hits up the Houses of Parliament. Places very limited for this one; email to book.
Simon Oldfield Gallery, London W1K
Wed 22 May
Prices to be confirmed / 020 7404 0884
This week it's Roshi Fernando, author of Homesick and shortlister for the EFG Sunday Times Short Story Prize, 2011.
- 18:30 – 20:00
Thu 23 May
Prices to be confirmed / 020 7404 0884
This week it's Roshi Fernando, author of Homesick and shortlister for the EFG Sunday Times Short Story Prize, 2011.
- 18:30 – 20:00
Fri 24 May
Prices to be confirmed / 020 7404 0884
This week it's Roshi Fernando, author of Homesick and shortlister for the EFG Sunday Times Short Story Prize, 2011.
- 18:30 – 20:00
Silver Boxes for Tiny Trinkets
Make a wee silver trinket box and decorate it with embossed silver and coloured stones.
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Sat 25 May
Free / 0300 123 6789
- 10:30 – 12:30
Sat 31 Aug
Free / 0300 123 6789
- 10:30 – 12:30
Alexander James: Intersection
A solo exhibition featuring a selection of images taken with subjects being submerged in specially-created giant water tanks. Recent subjects have included tropical butterflies and cut flowers.
The Gallery @ The Studio Building, London W11
Mon 20 May
Free / 07866 566040
- 10:00 – 20:00
Tue 21 May
Free / 07866 566040
- 10:00 – 20:00
Wed 22 May
Free / 07866 566040
- 10:00 – 20:00
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
Mon 20 May
Free / 01382 345330
The 2013 show celebrates DJCAD's 125 years of full-time art teaching in Dundee.
- 10:00 – 20:00
Tue 21 May
Free / 01382 345330
The 2013 show celebrates DJCAD's 125 years of full-time art teaching in Dundee.
- 10:00 – 20:00
Wed 22 May
Free / 01382 345330
The 2013 show celebrates DJCAD's 125 years of full-time art teaching in Dundee.
- 10:00 – 20:00
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
Catlin Art Prize 2013
Contemporary works in various media by graduating artists including Fatma Bucak, Juno Calypso, Robert Crosse, Nicky Deeley, Bee Griffith and Terry Ryu Kim.
Londonewcastle Project Space, E2
Mon 20 May
Free / 020 7534 1888
- 11:00 – 18:00
Tue 21 May
Free / 020 7534 1888
- 11:00 – 18:00
Wed 22 May
Free / 020 7534 1888
- 11:00 – 18:00
Helene Kazan: A Domestic Image Of Preemption
Multimedia installation which creates a domestic space from a sequence of interacting, moving photographic images.
Lubomirov-Easton, London SE8
Wed 22 May
Free
- 12:00 – 18:00
Thu 23 May
Free
- 12:00 – 18:00
Fri 24 May
Free
- 12:00 – 18:00
Sat 25 May
Free
- 12:00 – 18:00
James Gardner
Oil and watercolour landscape paintings and figurative studies inspired by a variety of artist movements and heavily influenced by experiences from the artist's travels.
Highgate Gallery, London N6
Tue 21 May
Free / 020 8340 3343
- 13:00 – 17:00
Wed 22 May
Free / 020 8340 3343
- 13:00 – 17:00
Thu 23 May
Free / 020 8340 3343
- 13:00 – 17:00
PixelAge
Showcase for digital media work including illustration, concept art, graphic design, motion graphics, time based media/video, 3D modelling and 2D animation, by Edinburgh College HND2 Computer Art & Design students.
Art's Complex, Edinburgh
Sat 1 Jun
Free / 0131 661 1924
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 2 Jun
Free / 0131 661 1924
- 10:00 – 17:00
Mon 3 Jun
Free / 0131 661 1924
- 10:00 – 17:00
The Age of Improvement
Portraits from the century of Scotland's great transformation, 1750–1850, including Nasmyth's deliberately and stylishly unfinished picture of Robert Burns, Danloux's all-action portrait of Admiral Duncan keeping a cool head in the middle of a sea battle, Raeburn's picture of Walter Scott as king of the hill, before…
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Mon 20 May
Free / 0131 624 6200
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10:00 – 17:00
Tue 21 May
Free / 0131 624 6200
- 10:00 – 17:00
Wed 22 May
Free / 0131 624 6200
- 10:00 – 17:00
Bookbinding Class
Head along to one of these stand-alone evening classes to find out about how to join multiple sections of your handmade book together using the X stitch.
Owl & Lion, Edinburgh
Tue 21 May
£15 / 0131 221 0818
- 18:30 – 20:00
Tue 18 Jun
£15 / 0131 221 0818
- 18:30 – 20:00
The Golden Age Of Russian Ballet And Theater Design
A display featuring rare costume and stage set designs from the era of The Ballets Russes, as well as porcelain works.
St Petersburg Gallery, London W1S
Mon 20 May
Free / 020 7734 8871
- 10:00 – 18:00
Tue 21 May
Free / 020 7734 8871
- 10:00 – 18:00
Wed 22 May
Free / 020 7734 8871
- 10:00 – 18:00
Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man
He is renowned as one of the finest artists of the Renaissance – but Leonardo da Vinci was also one of the greatest anatomists the world has ever seen. Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man explores the artist’s groundbreaking work in anatomy. His studies of the human body are presented alongside state-of-the-art modern…
The Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh
Fri 9 Aug
£5.70–£6.25 (£3.15) / 0131 473 2000
Sat 10 Aug
£5.70–£6.25 (£3.15) / 0131 473 2000
Sun 11 Aug
£5.70–£6.25 (£3.15) / 0131 473 2000
Richard Tuff
Landscape and seascape paintings and illustrations.
Beside The Wave Gallery, Falmouth
Fri 31 May
Free / 01326 211132
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 1 Jun
Free / 01326 211132
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 2 Jun
Free / 01326 211132
- 11:30 – 16:00
TweedLove Photographic Competition
A suffusion of bikes in this exhibition of entrants and winners of the mountain biking photography competition.
Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Peebles
Fri 24 May
Free / 01721 725777
- 21:00 – 21:30
Upholstery for Beginners
Take an beat-up chair from a tired old frame to spiffy new piece de resistance of your dining room. Sand and stain the wood, add some fluffy stuff and cover it all with a lovely piece of fabric. Of course it's all more involved than that, but that's why pro crafter Louise Smith is there to show you the ropes.
Edinburgh Contemporary Crafts
Tue 21 May
£180 for eight weeks / 07816 640298
Tue 28 May
£180 for eight weeks / 07816 640298
Tue 4 Jun
£180 for eight weeks / 07816 640298
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
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…
