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How to be Hospitable
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Using slogans, performances, billboards and publications, artist collective Freee have created a new work which aims to use the Polish immigrant experience in Edinburgh to trigger a much wider debate about the underlying issues of global capitalism.
5 Apr–17 May Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
RSA 182nd Annual Exhibition
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Open submission exhibition, plus work by invited high-profile artists, such as Alex Pollard, Barry Atherton, David Shrigley and Ilana Halperin.
10 May–25 Jun Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Coburg House Art Studios Open Day
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Open day at Coburg House Art Studios, a hub of creativity with homegrown and international painters, jewellers, silversmiths, sculptors and textile designers working side by side.
1 Jun 11.00am–5.00 Coburg House Studios, 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
North Light
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Contemporary photography from the City Art Centre Collection featuring the work of Calum Colvin, Owen Logan and David Williams and new acquisitions by Albert Watson, Wendy McMurdo and Jane Brettle.
26 Apr–8 Jun City Art Centre, Edinburgh
Dislocation
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Artist Anna Constantinou and sculptor Thomas Winstanley present two complex bodies of work which interact through the emotional responses they provoke from the viewer.
18 Apr–29 May Corn Exchange Gallery, Edinburgh
Focus on Demarco
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A display in the Keiller Library celebrating the completion of the Demarco Digital Archive Project, which will make accessible 10,000 items from artist Richard Demarco.
26 Apr–22 Jun 10.00am–5.00 Dean Gallery, Edinburgh
Fantasy and Function: Design for Goldsmiths
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Prints and drawings produced by artists and craftsmen in the 'Grotesque' style that was popularised during the Renaissance after the excavation of Roman grottos at that time.
3 May–3 Aug 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
Freepost
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FREEPOST is a group exhibition showcasing exchanged works and spontaneous networking attitudes between artists Kali Katsouri, Nikos Mantzios, Rania Nikolopoulou, Tereza Papamichali and Yiorgos Taxiarchopoulos.
29 May–7 Jun Total Kunst @ Forest, Edinburgh
Nicky Bird: Beneath The Surface / Hidden Place
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Photographic works using materials found by collaborating with communities across Scotland whose surroundings have undergone significant change, resulting in an exploration of the physical and emotional effects of economic change and regeneration.
10 May–20 Jul 11.00am–6.00 Stills, 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.
1 Jul–29 Aug The GRV, Edinburgh
Dialogues of Wind and Bamboo
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Artists Susie Bown and Ziggy Campbell along with composer Kimho Ip create a soundscape from bamboo. There will be a live performance events on Sat 21 Jun.
16 May–29 Jun 10.00am–7.00 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Faces and Places
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Organised in partnership with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, this collection of paintings, sculpture, drawings, photographs, architectural drawings, notebooks and sketches coincides with the centenary of the RCAHMS.
24 Apr–20 Jul 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Foto: Modernity in Central Europe
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A vast selection of Modernist photography from Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Austria covering such topics as photomontage, war gender identity, the modern metropolis and Surrealism. Organised by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and including the work of László Moholy-Nagy, Hannah Höch, Andreé Kerteész, El Lissitzky, Karel Teige, Edith Tudor Hart, Frantisek Drtikol, Martin Munkacsi and Trude Fleischmann, it is the first survey carried out on this subject.
7 Jun–31 Aug 10.00am–5.00 Dean Gallery, Edinburgh
John Muir Wood and the Origins of Landscape Photography in Scotland
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Arguably Scotland's first systematic landscape photographer, John Muir Wood travelled Scotland by steamer documenting the country, as shown in these photographs taken during 1840-1860. Works by Robert Adamson, David Octavius Hill, Thomas Keith, Horatio Ross and WHF Talbot are also displayed to contextualise his output.
2 Aug–26 Oct 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Jonathan Monk & Keith Arnatt
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The latest in the Ingleby's inspired series of joint shows holds a piece by well-known 20th Century painter and sculptor, who later moved into conceptual work up for comparison with the younger Scottish artist Jonathan Monk.
17 May–24 May Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh
Le Fresnoy In Edinburgh
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Programmes of films and videos produced by artists at Studio Le Fresnoy in France will be screened in this recently opened space in Edinburgh.
1 May–31 May The GRV, Edinburgh
Louise Bourgeois: Nature Study
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New works on paper and assemblages by the French-born American artist.
3 May–6 Jul Tue–Sun 10.00am–5.30 Royal Botanic Garden (Inverleith House), Edinburgh
Miroslav Balka: Entering Paradise
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Print portfolio from the Polish artist.
1 Mar–29 Jun 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
A Scots Helicon: Portraits of Nine Contemporary Scottish Women Writers
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Inspired by Mount Helicon, the mythical home of the nine muses, this new Writers' Museum exhibition features portraits of nine contemporary Scottish women writers: Kate Atkinson, Helen Dunwoodie, Margaret Elphinstone, AL Kennedy, Joan Lingard, Val McDermid, Denise Mina, Dilys Rose and Louise Welsh. All by Edinburgh-based artist Anna Caro.
12 Apr–12 Jul Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00 Writers' Museum, Edinburgh
Chad McCail
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Two series' of screenprints and a suite of lithographs, reflecting the history and mechanics of compulsory education and our dealings with puberty as a culture. Artist's talk, Sat 23 Aug.
Tuesdays–Saturdays (from 19 Jul) 10.00am–6.00 Edinburgh Printmakers, 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
Exposure 08
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Curated exhibition bringing together the best amateur and professional photography by the Home House members' camera club. Viewing by appointment: call 0131 523 1523 or email info@homehouseedinburgh.co.uk.
7 Apr–29 Jun Home House, Edinburgh
Lucy Skaer
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A solo exhibition of work by one of Scotland's most promising young artists, whose large-scale drawings, sculpture and film are beginning to bring her international attention and acclaim.
17 May–9 Jul Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
Meet the Artists Gallery Tour
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RSA Members and invited artists offer elucidation upon the works in the current exhibition.
5 Jun 7.00–9.00 Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

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