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Cultural Hijack: CONTRAvention
Conference about the relationship between art and activism.
RIBA, London W1B
Sat 25 May
£40 (£25; low income/unwaged £15) / 020 7580 5533
Ego
Exhibition exploring the idea of the self-portrait, as executed by RSA members throughout the ages.
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Mon 27 May
Free / 0131 225 6671
- 10:00 – 17:00
Mon 3 Jun
Free / 0131 225 6671
- 10:00 – 17:00
Mon 10 Jun
Free / 0131 225 6671
- 10:00 – 17:00
Bang on a Can All-Stars
Ghosts of the past and present collide through video and sound technology in this evening-long project from the internationally renowned Brooklyn-based Bang on a Can All-Stars, an electric chamber ensemble that brings together some of the world’s most adventurous musical thinkers. The Field Recordings project looks back…
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Fri 23 Aug
£12–£34 / 0131 473 2000
Curators Talk
Curators from the Nam June Paik Art Center, Tate and Talbot Rice Gallery discuss the work and legacy of Nam June Paik.
Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh
Sat 10 Aug
Free / 0131 473 2000
Jonathan Monaghan: Robot Ninja
Digital video and print work by NYC artist, imagining the eponymous Robot Ninja as an ultimate authority figure.
Market Gallery, Glasgow
Sat 25 May
Free / 0141 556 7276
- 11:00 – 17:00
Sun 26 May
Free / 0141 556 7276
- 11:00 – 17:00
Thu 30 May
Free / 0141 556 7276
- 11:00 – 17:00
Edinburgh Napier University Degree Show
The Edinburgh Napier Degree Show is an annual showcase of the creative talent of new and emerging designers, photographers, film makers, art directors, advertising directors, journalists, creative writers, television programme makers, and actors.
Edinburgh Napier University
Sat 25 May
Free / 0845 260 6040
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 26 May
Free / 0845 260 6040
- 10:00 – 17:00
Mon 27 May
Free / 0845 260 6040
- 10:00 – 18:00
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
Sat 25 May
Free / 0131 650 2210
- 10:00 – 17:00
Wylye Valley Art Trail
Festival of visual art held in 86 venues across south and west Wiltshire.
Various Venues: Wiltshire, Warminster
Sat 25 May
Free
- 10:30 – 17:30
Sun 26 May
Free
- 10:30 – 17:30
Mon 27 May
Free
- 10:30 – 17:30
Buy Art Fair
With prices ranging from £50 to £5,000, there's something for all tastes and budgets at this, the largest art fair outside of London.
Hardman Boulevard, Manchester
Fri 27 Sep
Free / 01457 866710
- 11:00 – 17:00
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
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
Neu! Reekie!
Avant-garde spoken word, film and music fusion night describing itself as 'playing host to the sinister and the sanguine'.
The Poetry Club, Glasgow
Fri 14 Jun
£8
Neu! Reekie! heads back to Glasgow, this time taking along indie trio Sparrow and the Workshop, filmmakers Kim Moore and Gareth Griffiths (with their protest film Hell Unltd) and poet, novelist and performer Kevin Williamson. Plus, a mystery guest! Ooh, who could it be?!
Summerhall, Edinburgh
Fri 31 May
£7 / 0845 874 3001
With readings from American poet Krystelle Bamford and short story writer McGuire; music from Stevie Jackson of Belle and Sebastian and pop folkies Admiral Fallow; and the usual selection of animated goodness.
The Re:design Option
An examination of different approaches to redesigning educational buildings, organised by Architecture & Design Scotland.
The Lighthouse, Glasgow
Sat 25 May
Free / 01315566699
- 10:30 – 17:00
Sun 26 May
Free / 01315566699
- 12:00 – 17:00
Mon 27 May
Free / 01315566699
- 10:30 – 17:00
Stephen Sutcliffe
Video art made from the artist's extensive archive and film, TV and spoken-word recordings, made over the last 25 years. Sutcliffe uses archive material to reflect on idea of class-consciousness and cultural authority. This exhibition includes a new work, Outwork, inspired by the work of Canadian sociologist Erving Goffman.
Tramway, Glasgow
Sat 25 May
Free / 0845 330 3501
- 12:00 – 18:00
Sun 26 May
Free / 0845 330 3501
- 12:00 – 18:00
Tue 28 May
Free / 0845 330 3501
- 12:00 – 17:00
Tejal Shah: Between the Waves
Video installation by intriguing Indian video and performance artist, drawing on multiple layers of reference to mythical animals to explore notions of identity, family and home.
Transmission Gallery, Glasgow
Sat 25 May
Free / 0141 552 7141
- 11:00 – 17:00
Tue 28 May
Free / 0141 552 7141
- 11:00 – 17:00
Wed 29 May
Free / 0141 552 7141
- 11:00 – 17:00
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
Claudia Nova: Axis Mundi
Debut solo exhibition by Glasgow artist exploring the concept of the 'sky pillar', by which the heavens supposedly communicated with the earth.
The Arches, Glasgow
Sat 25 May
Free / 0141 565 1000
- 11:00 – 00:00
Sun 26 May
Free / 0141 565 1000
- 12:00 – 23:00
Mon 27 May
Free / 0141 565 1000
- 11:00 – 23:00
Costume: Written Clothing
A look at the way contemporary artists use costume as part of their work, featuring contributions from Rachel Adams, Steven Cairns, Matthew Darbyshire, Alexis Marguerite Teplin, Rachel Maclean, Sophie Macpherson, Charlotte Prodger and Clare Stephenson. Ages 12+.
Tramway, Glasgow
Sat 25 May
Free / 0845 330 3501
- 12:00 – 18:00
Sun 26 May
Free / 0845 330 3501
- 12:00 – 18:00
Tue 28 May
Free / 0845 330 3501
- 12:00 – 17:00
Ed Atkins and Naheed Raza: Tomorrow Never Knows
Work by the winners of the Jerwood/Film and Video Umbrella Awards. Naheed Raza's work examines the murky and scientifically dubious phenomenon of cryonics; Ed Atkins' work is set at the bottom of the ocean.
CCA, Glasgow
Sat 8 Jun
Free / 0141 352 4900
- 11:00 – 18:00
Tue 11 Jun
Free / 0141 352 4900
- 11:00 – 18:00
Wed 12 Jun
Free / 0141 352 4900
- 11:00 – 18:00
Edinburgh Printmakers Short Film Award
This award ceremony features a selection of films from final year students and graduates working across digital media in the Scottish arts colleges. Booking is essential.
Edinburgh Printmakers
Fri 28 Jun
£3 (Students free) / 0131 557 2479
- 19:00 – 21:00
Geological Home Movies
Artist Ilana Halperin, whose exhibition The Library is currently running in the museum, curates a programme of films in which artists interact with geological processes (as she herself does). Artists include Joan Jonas, Seth Kelly, Allan McCollum, Takehito Shiina and a new work by Halperin herself.
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Sat 3 Aug
Free / 0300 123 6789
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
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
Sat 25 May
Free / 0141 552 0704
- 10:00 – 17:30
Sun 26 May
Free / 0141 552 0704
- 12:00 – 17:00
Tue 28 May
Free / 0141 552 0704
- 10:00 – 17:30
Hiraki Sawa
Hiraki Sawa is a Japan-born artist now based in London, who has gained a following for his haunting, dream-like video works, in which the artist's bedroom is transformed into a busy airport or tiny figures walk across the top of a washing machine.
Dundee Contemporary Arts
Sat 5 Oct
Free / 01382 909900
- 11:00 – 18:00
Sun 6 Oct
Free / 01382 909900
- 12:00 – 18:00
Tue 8 Oct
Free / 01382 909900
- 11:00 – 18:00
I:MAGE: An Inaugural Exhibition of Esoteric Artists
Fulgur Esoterica presents a week-long showcase for works of esoteric art, an approach which claims not to be a movement or style, but emphasises the artist being true to his/her inner self and painting without reference to existing movements. (A lot of esoteric art seems to involve snakes, mandalas and women with big…
Store Street Gallery, London WC1E
Sat 25 May
Free / 020 7580 2118
- 12:00 – 21:00
Intermediate Drawing & Painting
Course designed for those with some experience of drawing and painting, combining practical work with study of artists and art movements directly related to your work. Taught by Peter Wilson. Prices includes all materials. Ages 18+.
House for an Art Lover, Glasgow
Sun 26 May
£115 / 0141 353 4770
Sun 2 Jun
£115 / 0141 353 4770
Sun 9 Jun
£115 / 0141 353 4770
