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Royal Highland Show 2012

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Migration Stories: Pakistan
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An exhibition exploring Scotland's links with Pakistan using three different displays: an exhibition of photos of prominent Scots with Pakistani heritage; a film by Pakistani-born film-maker Sana Bilgrami; and a look at the life of a Scottish teacher in Lahore.
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17 Feb31 Oct Mon–Wed 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm; Fri–Sun 10am–5pm Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Migration Stories: Portraits 2003–2012
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Photographer Verena Jaekel discusses her work, including her recent commission taking portraits of prominent Scots of Pakistani heritage.
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12 Jun 12.45pm Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
Miscellany May
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An assortment of works by Elena Kourenkova, Gordon Wilson, Chris Brook, Jackie Gardiner, David Stott and others.
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17 May14 Jun Mon & Wed–Sat 9am–5.30pm; Sun 10am–5.30pm Bon Papillon, Edinburgh
The Modern Scot
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An exhibition exploring how Scottish writers and artists developed a uniquely modern sensibility in the aftermath of World War I, featuring such pivotal figures as Hugh MacDiarmid and JD Fergusson.
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17 Feb31 Oct Mon–Wed 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm; Fri–Sun 10am–5pm Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
More Than Bird
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An exhibition charting the (we're guessing, fictional) history of the New Enlightenment Project, an as yet unrecognised Scottish cultural movement that is said to have disbanded in 2011 after an acrimonious final meeting in a cafe. The show looks at the NEP's contribution to the arts, architecture and philosophy. Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
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2 Aug20 Aug Mon–Fri 10am–4pm; Sat & Sun noon–4pm Tent Gallery, Edinburgh
Moving Colours
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Large abstract works on canvas inspired by a personal sense of movement, created by adults with learning disabilities in the Art Studio at Garvald Edinburgh.
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6 Jun29 Jun Mon–Thu 10am–2pm; Fri noon–3pm; Sat 10am–2pm St Bride's Centre, Edinburgh
National Galleries Highlights Tours
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A tour of the National Gallery's permanent collection, with an introduction to its key pieces. Meet at the main entrance.
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30 Jun Sat 2–2.45pm & 3–3.45pm
21 Jul Sat 2–2.45pm & 3–3.45pm
25 Aug Sat 2–2.45pm & 3–3.45pm
Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
National Gallery Highlights Tour
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An introduction and tour of the key paintings in the National Galleries' permanent collection. Meet at the main entrance.
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30 Jun Sat 2–2.45pm & 3–3.45pm
28 Jul Sat 2–2.45pm & 3–3.45pm
25 Aug Sat 2–2.45pm & 3–3.45pm
Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
National Gallery of Modern Art Highlights Tour
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A guided tour of the Gallery of Modern Art's permanent collection, focusing on the major works. The tour meets at the gallery entrance.
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14 Jul Sat 2–2.45pm & 3–3.45pm
11 Aug Sat 2–2.45pm & 3–3.45pm
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh
The Natural History of Blue John
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Godfrey Fitton from the University of Edinburgh presents a talk on Blue John, a variety of the mineral flourite only found near Castleton in Derbyshire, which has been worked into ornaments since the late 18th century. The collection of vases, urns, tazzas and bowls on display show how it formed and acquired its purple colour.
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28 Aug 10.30am Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh
Negativnights
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Experimental film works by various artists, distorting the usual tropes of narrative and meaning.
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31 May 6.30pm
Rattray's work is an absurdist assemblage of trash culture and rudimentary internet aesthetics covering…
Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh
7 Jun 6.30pm
Erica Eyres video work often uses familiar formats such as the mockumentary, video blog or motivational…
Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh
Norman Ackroyd: St Kilda Revisited
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Aquatint seascapes of the remote island.
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26 May2 Jun Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 11am–2pm Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh
Norrie Harman
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Disquieting new paintings in the artist's first ever solo show in his home town.
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7 Jun4 Jul Thu–Sat 10.30am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm; Mon–Wed 10.30am–6pm Union Gallery, Edinburgh
Northern Consciousness and National Identity: Edvard Munch in Scotland
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Dr Venda Pollock discusses the display of work by Edvard Munch at the Exhibition of the Society of Scottish Artists in 1931, and explores its impact on Scottish art.
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20 Aug 12.45pm Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
La Nostra Terra
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A major exhibition of Italian photography and video from the 1970s to today, showing how the Italian miracolo economico has affected the natural environment.
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17 May22 Jul Mon–Thu 11am–9pm; Fri–Sun 11am–6pm Stills, Edinburgh
One Thousand Points of Light: Melvin Moti
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Installation by Dutch artist Melvin Moti, incorporating a film exploring rocks from the Museum's collection that emit ultraviolet light, as well as other objects such as scent bottles made with uranium glass. Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
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20 Jun31 Oct Mon–Sun 10am–5pm National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Ornithology
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Strange Bird Zirkus presents work in progress Ornithology, which combines Chinese pole and floor acrobatics and a double-option soundtrack to tell a surrealist story.
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29 Jun 7.30pm
An installation of work by Christine Banks is also on show to accompany the performances.
Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh
Ortonandon: 24 Hours
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Art group Ortonandon (composed of three sisters, Kate, Sophie and Anna Orton) invite you to spend 24 hours in their mother's home. Part of Annuale.
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23 Jun24 Jun Sat & Sun 11pm 7 Dryden Gait, Edinburgh
Out of the Shadow: Women of Nineteenth Century Scotland
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An exhibition looking at how women were depicted (not to mention which women were depicted) in the visual arts between the late 18th and early 20th centuries, from Newhaven fishwife Elizabeth Hall to ruler of the British Empire Queen Victoria. Also Mary Fairfax Somerville (1780–1872), an exceptionally intelligent science fan who was lucky enough to have a second husband who was fully supportive of her scientific interests, with the result that she became one of the most brilliant and…
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17 Feb 201231 Dec 2013 Mon–Wed 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm; Fri–Sun 10am–5pm Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Painting Panoramas in Watercolour
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A workshop in painting a panorama of the Edinburgh skyline in watercolour, led by artist Emily Learmont.
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17 Jul 10.30am Clore Education Centre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
A Parliament of Lines
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Work by fifteen important Scottish artists – or at any rate, artists who've been through the Scottish education system – who use drawing as a central component in their practice. Featured artists are Charles Avery, Paul Chiappe, Layla Curtis, Nathalie De Briey, Moyna Flannigan, Luca Frei, Euan Gray, Sam Griffin, Marie Harnett, Callum Innes, Alan Johnston, Andrew MacKenzie, David Shrigley, Graeme Todd and Ainslie Yule and the exhibition is organised around five themes: The Body…
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5 May8 Jul Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm City Art Centre, Edinburgh
A Parliament of Lines – Hard of Hearing Guided Tour
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Tessa Asquith-Lamb hosts this guided tour of the exhibition featuring 15 contemporary artists who all use drawing as an important part of their work. Featuring portable loops for the hard of hearing.
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7 Jul 11am City Art Centre, Edinburgh
Performing Sculpture
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Performances and video work from Calvin Laing, Catrin Jeans, Tessa Lynch, David Sherry and Shelly Nadashi. Booking is essential.
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31 May 7pm Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh
Peter Jones
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Solo exhibition from the Edinburgh-based painter.
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8 Sep30 Sep Mon–Wed, Fri & Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–5pm High Street Gallery, Kirkcudbright
Photo-Etching
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A one-day course suitable for those with some printmaking experience, introducing you to the latest techniques in photo-etching, a process whereby light-sensitive acid allows photographic and digital images to be etched onto the plate.
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20 Oct 10am Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh

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