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Alastair Morton and Edinburgh Weavers: Artist-designed Textiles and Pioneering Modern Art
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Lesley Jackson tells the story of the career of Constructivist artist Alastair Morton, highlighting his importance for British art and textiles in the 20th Century.
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21 Aug 12.45pm Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
Alec Galloway & Peter Howson: The Spiritual and the Tangible
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Work by two Scottish artists who happen to be long-time friends. Peter Howson's work is marked by his own personal quest for meaning and redemption; Alec Galloway takes existing objects and reconfigures them to make new meanings. Part of the West End Festival.
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19 May16 Jun Wed–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 11am–4pm Mansfield Park Gallery, Glasgow
Allan Ramsay: Fathers & Sons, Wives & Children
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Art historian Dr Patricia Andrew gives a talk on the theme of 'Picturing Power', as part of a series of Portrait Gallery talks.
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29 Aug 12.45pm Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Annuale
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A chance for Edinburgh artist-led projects to show off their talents, supported by The Embassy. A celebration of all things grassroots and artist in Auld Reekie.
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8 Jun24 Jun Times vary Embassy, Edinburgh
Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition & Workshop
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The Scottish Middle Eastern Council invites you to learn more about Arabic calligraphy. Part of Refugee Week.
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23 Jun 1pm Fred Paton Centre, Glasgow
Arches LIVE
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A vibrant programme of new and experimental dance, visual art and theatre events that takes over the myriad nooks and crannies of the Arches. 2011 featured Stef Smith's Jamais Vu, Ross MacKay’s The Medium and a collaboration between Cara Berger and the Flatrate Theatre Company based around the book of Genesis.
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17 Sep29 Sep Times vary The Arches, Glasgow
Art and Conflict: Commissioning War Art
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Talk exploring the varied difficulties of commissioning art on contemporary conflict, with particular discussion of Roderick Buchanan’s film and photographic work Legacy in the context of 20th and 21st-century war art.
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1 Aug 12.45pm Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
Art Cart
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Artist-led art activities for all the family, inspired each month by something different from the gallery collections.
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3 Jun 2pm
1 Jul 2pm
Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
Art for Not Quite Beginners: Looking 10
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An informal discussion-based tour of the gallery led by art historian Ola Wojtkiewicz. The theme for this session is Masterpieces. Booking is essential.
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31 May 10.30am Clore Education Centre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
Art for Not Quite Beginners: Making 10
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A hands-on art-making workshop led by artist Rosie Lesso, exploring the art and craft of collage.
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31 May 1.30pm Clore Education Centre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
Auchmithie Arts Festival
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Held in the home of the Arbroath Smokie, the Heritage Arts Auchmithie Residents (HAAR) have put together their second annual weekend featuring pottery, paintings, photography, jewellery, and prints from local artists and craft workers. There will also be a tearoom serving up home-baked treats and tea.
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18 Aug19 Aug Times vary Auchmithie
Ayrshire Burns Brightly
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A series of arty projects taking inspiration from the democratic ideals of the Scottish Enlightenment, and how they inspired Burns. Installation and soundscape experiences take over Ayrshire, and there's also a large cardboard tower that the public are invited to help tear down. Part of Roofless.
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31 May3 Jun Times vary Various Venues, South Ayrshire
Bags of Art
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Collect a bag of art activities from the art station, and you and your family can explore the gallery with its help and make your own art. Ages 4–12.
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17 Jun 2pm Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh
The Battle for Leonardo: Curating and Connoisseurship
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Luke Syson gives a talk on the disputed authorship of some of Leonardo's most mysterious paintings, the Madonna Litta, the London Virgin of the Rocks and the Buccleuch Madonna of the Yarnwinder. He explores the scientific evidence and the hazy meaning of 'a Leonardo', both in the artist's own time and today.
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28 Aug 6pm Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
Beer & Blethers: On the Brewing of Creative Ideas and Processes
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Spring Fling presents an informal evening of discussion about the creative processes of three artists, with Scottish beer to sip as you listen. With Alice Francis, Matt Baker and Tim Taylor. Booking is essential.
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1 Jun 7pm Sulwath Brewery, Castle Douglas
Between Thought and Experience: Sol LeWitt and Donald Judd
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Dr Kirstie Skinner, independent writer and lecturer, explores the viewer's experience of works within The Sculpture Show exhibition.
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11 Jun 12.45pm Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh
Biggar Little Festival
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The name is something of a red herring as this small Lanarkshire is really punching above its weight with a programme of around 70 varied arts events put on by different community groups and local businesses, plus a couple of big name touring artists booked by the festival committee. Covering comedy, theatre, exhibitions, walks, dance and music of all kinds, the festival offers affordable local access to the arts for all.
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18 Oct28 Oct Times vary Various Venues, Biggar
Blazing with Crimson: Tartan Portraits
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A stroll down the Royal Mile will confirm to even the most philosophically sceptical observer that tartan and highland dress are, as they say, Emblems of Scottish National Identity. This exhibition examines what the tartan meant to six people painted between 1680 and 1780.
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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
Books in Focus: Dada
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Librarian Kerry Watson gives a talk looking at the history and artists of the Dada movement through their published books and periodicals, and particularly how they subverted expectations of publishing through anarchic artwork, poetry and typesetting. Booking is essential.
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2 Aug 11.30am Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two, Edinburgh
Books in Focus: German Expressionism
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Kirstie Meehan, from the Gallery's Archive and Library, discusses artists' books by German expressionists such as Kokoschka, Balach and Grosz (and Kandinsky, who wasn't German but who gave up the chance of a professorship in Law to study art in Germany). Booking is essential.
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7 Jun 11.30am Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two, Edinburgh
Books in Focus: Surrealism
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A chance to see rare publications dating from the very beginning of the Surrealist movement, many of them owned by Roland Penrose and Gabrielle Keiller, whose collections contain fine examples of works by artists including Max Ernst, Man Ray and Salvador Dalí. Booking is essential.
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6 Sep 11.30am Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two, Edinburgh
Cerith Wyn Evans
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Site-specific installations exploring themes of glamour, toxicity and the relationship between natural and artificial light.
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24 Mar10 Jun Mar, Mon–Sun 10am–5pm, Apr, Mon–Fri, Sun 10am–5pm, Sat 10am–6pm, May & Jun, Mon–Thu, Sun 10am–5pm, Fri & Sat 10am–6pm, ends Jun 10 De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea

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