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Alastair Morton and Edinburgh Weavers: Artist-designed Textiles and Pioneering Modern Art
Date	Location
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. View full details
21 Aug 12.45pm	Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Alec Galloway & Peter Howson: The Spiritual and the Tangible
Date	Location
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. View full details
19 May–16 Jun Wed–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 11am–4pm	Mansfield Park Gallery, Glasgow

Aleksander Zyw: Paintings and Drawings
Date	Location
Paintings and drawings by Polish-born but subsequently Edinburgh-based artist (1905-1995), focusing on his work of the 1940s and 50s. View full details
12 May–30 May Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm	The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh

Alina Bzhezhinska & Niki King
Date	Location
Award-winning vocalist Niki King and acclaimed harpist Alina Bzhezhinska collaborate on songs by Brel, Nina Simone, Bonnie Raitt and others. View full details
21 Jun 6pm	Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Alina Bzhezhinska and Niki King
Date	Location
New collaboration from Perrier Jazz Vocalist award-winner Niki King and harpist Alina Bzhezhinska, covering musical ground from Jobim to Jack Brel, Nina Simone and Bonnie Raitt. View full details
21 Jun 6pm	Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Alison Kinnaird: Taking Flight
Date	Location
Works in glass combining images of the human form with images of birds and flight. View full details
12 May–30 May Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm	The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh

Allan Ramsay: Fathers & Sons, Wives & Children
Date	Location
Art historian Dr Patricia Andrew gives a talk on the theme of 'Picturing Power', as part of a series of Portrait Gallery talks. View full details
29 Aug 12.45pm	Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

Annuale
Date	Location
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. View full details
8 Jun–24 Jun Times vary	Embassy, Edinburgh

Aquillos Ensemble
Date	Location
A programme that includes Ibert's Trois Pieces Breves, Malcolm Arnold's Three Shanties, and a selection from Farkas's Hungarian Dances, as well as opening with an arrangement of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's overture from his opera Le Devin du Village. View full details
9 Aug 6pm	Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition & Workshop
Date	Location
The Scottish Middle Eastern Council invites you to learn more about Arabic calligraphy. Part of Refugee Week. View full details
23 Jun 1pm	Fred Paton Centre, Glasgow

Art and Conflict: Commissioning War Art
Date	Location
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. View full details
1 Aug 12.45pm	Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Art Cart
Date	Location
Artist-led art activities for all the family, inspired each month by something different from the gallery collections. View full details
3 Jun 2pm 1 Jul 2pm	Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

At Home With The Neanderthals: Excavations At La Cotte De St Brelade, Jersey: Lecture
Date	Location
Dr Matt Pope from University College London talks about the work being carried out on the Channel Island's site and the evolution and fate of human's closest evolutionary relative. View full details
7 Jun Jun 7, 1.15pm, booking essential	BP Lecture Theatre at British Museum, London WC1B

Auchmithie Arts Festival
Date	Location
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. View full details
18 Aug–19 Aug Times vary	Auchmithie

Bags of Art
Date	Location
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. View full details
17 Jun 2pm	Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh

The Battle for Leonardo: Curating and Connoisseurship
Date	Location
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. View full details
28 Aug 6pm	Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Baxters Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running
Date	Location
A family-friendly day based around all things running, with a choice of lengths for the fitness minded, from a full marathon to a cheeky 5k with a 'Wee Nessie' option for under 5s. Those less inclined to lycra can still enjoy the Event Village at the finish line, with a Food and Drink Fayre and entertainment for all. View full details
29 Sep–30 Sep Times vary	Bught Park, Inverness

Beer & Blethers: On the Brewing of Creative Ideas and Processes
Date	Location
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. View full details
1 Jun 7pm	Sulwath Brewery, Castle Douglas

Bell Rock Blues Festival
Date	Location
A weekend of jazz and blues music from some of the finest local and visiting musicians, taking over a host of venues around the coastal town. View full details
24 Aug–26 Aug Times vary	Various Venues, Arbroath

The Ben Nevis Observatory and the Wilson Cloud Chamber
Date	Location
Recalling two linked stories from Scottish scientific history, focusing on the Ben Nevis meteorological observatory. Part of Glasgow Science Festival & West End Festival. Booking is essential. View full details
12 Jun 11am	University of Glasgow, Glasgow

Between Thought and Experience: Sol LeWitt and Donald Judd
Date	Location
Dr Kirstie Skinner, independent writer and lecturer, explores the viewer's experience of works within The Sculpture Show exhibition. View full details
11 Jun 12.45pm	Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh

Bikini Beach Band
Date	Location
Featuring the twangtasic sounds of these Kings of surf noir performing their inimitable twangy take on classic pop hits from decades past and present. View full details
16 Jun Jun 16, 8.30pm, doors	La Sera, London N16

The Blackwell Children's Book Group
Date	Location
An hour of friendly chat about books for 8–11 year olds, every month. View full details
18 Jun 5.45pm 9 Jul 5.45pm	Blackwells, Edinburgh

Blazing with Crimson: Tartan Portraits
Date	Location
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. View full details
17 Feb 2012–31 Dec 2013 Mon–Wed 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm; Fri–Sun 10am–5pm	Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

Bookbug Rhyme Session
Date	Location
Interactive songs and stories for babies and toddlers, with Scottish Borders Libraries. View full details
16 Jun Sat 1.15–1.45pm & 2.15–2.45pm	Harmony Garden, Melrose

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