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Alexander Moffat OBE RSA: Images From Three Decades
Date	Location
A collection of the artist's images.
27 Sep–15 Oct, not Sundays Mon–Fri 10.00am–6.00; Sat 10.00am–4.00	Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh

Alison Hardcastle: So Far So Good
Date	Location
Hardcastle is an illustrator, designer and printmaker and makes paper-based products. This is a collection of her screenprints and collages.
26 Sep–19 Oct Mon–Sat 12.30–5.30; Sun 12.00–5.00	Red Door Gallery, Edinburgh

The Art of Italy in the Royal Collection: The Renaissance
Date	Location
32 paintings and 42 drawings from the period of the Italian Renaissance, including works by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and Tintoretto, Giovanni Bellini, Lorenzo Costa and Titian. This is the first of two-part exhibition, the second of which will cover the Baroque period. Last admission 5pm.
1 Sep–26 Oct 9.30am–6.00	The Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh

Back On Dry Ground
Date	Location
A collection of recent drawings and paintings by Craig Jefferson.
Mondays–Saturdays 9.30am–4.30	Leith School of Art, Edinburgh

Billboard for Edinburgh: Mark Wallinger
Date	Location
The punchy sentence 'MARK WALLINGER IS INNOCENT', shouted out from the well placed Ingleby Billboard, is intriguing, but with little in-gallery material to explain it, it appears to be a meaningless farce, disappointing from such an overtly political artist.
31 Jul–31 Oct, not Sundays Mon–Wed, Fri & Sat 10.00am–6.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00	Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh

City Stories
Date	Location
An exhibition of black and white photographs by Norman McBeath with text by Janice Galloway marking the centenary of the birth of Henri Cartier-Bresson.
25 Sep–31 Oct 9.30am; 6.30	Institut Français d'Ecosse, Edinburgh

Close
Date	Location
A photographic documentation of Scottish heritage by Allan Pollok-Morris.
27 Sep–11 Jan 2009 10.00am–5.00	Exhibition Hall Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

Coilin O'Dubhghaill: Metalwork
Date	Location
New metal designs by Coilin including a selection of bowls.
8 Oct–1 Nov, not Sundays Mon–Fri 10.00am–6.00; Sat 10.00am–4.00	The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh

Exhibiting Surrealism: The International Surrealist Exhibition, London 1936
Date	Location
The dawn of British Surrealism was heralded by the International Surrealist Exhibition, which opened in London in 1936 to great public success. Organised by Roland Penrose, David Gascoyne and Herbert Read, with the help of French surrealists, it featured works by Dali, Miro and Ernst, as well as a number of British artists. The National Galleries will draw on material from the Roland Penrose archive to document the exhibition's progress.
13 Sep–1 Dec	Dean Gallery, Edinburgh

Film and Video
Date	Location
Exhibition details yet to be confirmed. See website.
30 Sep–25 Oct, not Sundays Tue–Fri 10.00am–6.00; Sat 12.00–5.00	doggerfisher, Edinburgh

Gallery of Modern Art Highlights Tours
Date	Location
A tour of the permanent collection in the Gallery of Modern Art, which spans the period from the 1890s to today. Meet at the main entrance.
11 Oct 2.00–2.45; 3.00–3.45	National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh

The Guest Room
Date	Location
Running concurrently with the New Work Scotland Programme, this is an experimental space for artist run projects with Standby presenting the first exhibition.
Tuesdays–Saturdays 12.00–5.00	Collective Gallery, Edinburgh

Heroes
Date	Location
A critical re-examination of what we mean by the term 'Victorian values', focused through portraits and information on the individuals considered role models in that society.
30 May–7 Dec	National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

Ian Howard
Date	Location
A collection of the artist's works including 'Tabula Rasa'.
27 Sep–15 Oct, not Sundays Mon–Fri 10.00am–6.00; Sat 10.00am–4.00	Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh

Immersive/Reality: Samuel Douglas
Date	Location
Sam Douglas' exhibits his oil paintings which feature the landscape of his home town in Somerset, including local and contemporary landmarks and rural scenery. Viewings can also be booked by appointment.
5 Sep–16 Oct, not Sundays, Mondays 11.00am–4.30	Corn Exchange Gallery, Edinburgh

Impressionism and Scotland
Date	Location
Scottish Impressionism from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, comprising over 100 works by artists as diverse as Whistler, Corot, McTaggart and the Glasgow Boys, as well as Monet, Manet, Degas, Van Gogh and the Scottish Colourists.
19 Jul–12 Oct 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00	National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh

Jake Harvey RSA
Date	Location
A collection of the artist's sculpture work.
27 Sep–15 Oct, not Sundays Mon–Fri 10.00am–6.00; Sat 10.00am–4.00	Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh

James Robertson
Date	Location
New paintings by the artist.
8 Oct–1 Nov, not Sundays Mon–Fri 10.00am–6.00; Sat 10.00am–4.00	The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh

John Muir Wood and the Origins of Landscape Photography in Scotland
Date	Location
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

Marion Drummond and Walter Awison
Date	Location
Works by two of the gallery's favourite artists. Glasgwegian Marion Drummond paints mainly in oils and renowned drawer Walter Awlson displays some of his rarer oil and pastel paintings. There will also be new work shown by Jow Hargan, Julie Dumbarton, Lynn Rodgie and Allison Young.
1 Oct–31 Oct, not Tuesdays Mon & Wed–Sat 10.00am–6.00; Sun 11.30am–5.00	Morningside Gallery, Edinburgh

Martha Rosler
Date	Location
Stills' gallery will undergo a radical transformation into an open reference library with an eclectic array of over 7,700 books from the personal collection of the prolific artist, writer and political agitator, Martha Rosler, Curious readers can delve into the volumes.
1 Aug–9 Nov 11.00am–6.00	Stills, Edinburgh

Minutiae
Date	Location
A selection of Steven Higginson, Paul Telford and Scott Waugh's still lifes.
4 Oct–25 Oct	Leith Gallery, Edinburgh

Natalie Vardey: Jewellery, Confluence
Date	Location
A collection of brooches.
2 Oct–15 Oct, not Sundays Mon–Fri 10.00am–6.00; Sat 10.00am–4.00	Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh

New Academicians
Date	Location
Paintings, prints and sculpture from new inductees into the academy, Delia Baillie, Michael Agnew and James Castle.
26 Sep–26 Oct Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00; Sun 12.00–5.00	Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

New Acquisition
Date	Location
Inverness-born Alexander Munro was one of Scotland's most innovative and talented sculptors, with close ties to the early pre-Raphaelites as a friend of both Rossetti and Millais. The Gallery purchased some extraordinary examples of his work in 2007, which are now on display.
1 Sep–30 Nov	National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh

New Work Scotland 2008
Date	Location
The Collective's annual show, featuring the cream of Scotland's upcoming talent. This first installment features a solo show by Lila de Magalhaes with new sculpture and video.
Tuesdays–Saturdays 12.00–5.00	Collective Gallery, Edinburgh

Nicholas Rena: Ceramics
Date	Location
A series of new ceramic works inspired by jug-like forms.
8 Oct–1 Nov, not Sundays Mon–Fri 10.00am–6.00; Sat 10.00am–4.00	The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh

Norman McBeath: City Stories
Date	Location
This exhibition consists in 27 black and white reportage photographs taken in cities, mainly in Paris but in also London, Seville, Berlin and Edinburgh. In his photographs, Norman McBeath reveals what it is that all these cities have in common ? the sense of the unexpected and the bizarre, the unexplained and the unexplainable in the drama of everyday urban life.
24 Sep–31 Oct	Institut Français d'Ecosse, Edinburgh

Open Here
Date	Location
As part of the '500 Years of Printing in Scotland' celebrations this is a display of staff and student work and a chance to see work produced in the newly refurbished workshop.
4 Oct–12 Oct Mon–Thu 10.00am–8.00; Fri 10.00am–4.00; Sat & Sun 10.00am–2.00	Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh

Peter Pretsell: The Beautiful The Absurd The Outlandish The Contradictory
Date	Location
A collection of Peter Pretsell's work from the past 36 years.
29 Sep–25 Oct Mon–Thu 10.00am–8.00; Fri 10.00am–4.00; Sat & Sun 10.00am–2.00	Edinburgh College of Art Sculpture Court, Edinburgh

Print on Film: From This Place Words Fly
Date	Location
Scotland's printing industry is explored by artists Kenny Munro and Edward O'Donnelly.
20 Sep–7 Dec 10.00am–5.00	National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Recognised: Highlights from the Collection
Date	Location
Highlights from the CAC's collection of Scottish art, including work by Redpath, Paolozzi, Blackadder and Bellany.
1 Sep–31 Dec	City Art Centre, Edinburgh

Richard Forster
Date	Location
In his first Scottish solo exhibition, Forster presents his detailed drawings of the sea and creates a very realistic installation that features both drawing and sculpture.
4 Oct–22 Nov Mon–Wed, Fri & Sat 10.00am–6.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00	Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh

Richard Hamilton: Protest Pictures
Date	Location
Retrospective giving an (incomplete) idea of just how influential the great British pop artist has been. His critiques of the way mass media communicates politics might now seem commonplace, but this is a good reminder of just who pioneered those techniques in the first place.
31 Jul–12 Oct, not Mondays 10.00am–5.30	Royal Botanic Garden (Inverleith House), Edinburgh

Robert Colquhoun, 1914-1962
Date	Location
Works on paper including those by Duncan Grant, Julian Trevelyan, Robert McBryde, Humphrey Spender and Stanley Willian Hayter.
27 Sep–14 Oct	Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh

Rosita McKenzie & Camilla Adam: Backstage
Date	Location
A selection of photographs taken by blind artist Rosita McKenzie of the Traverse's backstage areas. Camilla Adams will provide interpretations.
15 Sep–25 Oct Mon–Wed 10.30–12am; Thu–Sat 10.30–1.00am (Sun Times vary)	Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

Ruth Claxton
Date	Location
Ruth's second solo exhibition here features a group of 9 altered postcards previously on display at the Barber Institute in Birmingham.
4 Oct–19 Nov Mon–Wed, Fri & Sat 10.00am–6.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00	Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh

Shoreline
Date	Location
A selection of new work from Hamish Gilchrist, Heather Lander, Sara Mead, David Smith, Alan Watson and Alison Young.
2 Oct–2 Nov Mon–Fri 10.30am–5.30; Sat 10.00am–5.30; Sun 12.00–5.00	scotlandart.com, Edinburgh

Tours for Community Groups
Date	Location
Free introductory tours for community groups of the 'Impressionism & Scotland', 'Tracey Emin' and 'Gerhard Richter' exhibitions. Please contact Community Education Officer Mary Kirkpatrick on 0131 624 6428 to book at least two weeks in advance.
1 Sep–31 Oct	Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
1 Sep–30 Nov	National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh

Video from the 70s and 80s
Date	Location
New exhibition featuring video works from the Rewind Archive, University of Dundee.
Tuesdays–Saturdays Tue–Fri 10.00am–6.00; Sat 12.00–5.00	doggerfisher, Edinburgh

Footlights
Date	Location
Get closer to the smell of the grease paint with a collection from the National Galleries of Scotland of artists who have chosen to record events and performances.
9 Aug–16 Nov 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00	National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh

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