Tag: art
Fringe 2024 – The Sun, the Mountain and Me⭐⭐⭐⭐
The inner critic. It’s the constant bugbear of most creatives. The writer who will never be Tolstoy or Shakespeare, the musician who will never be Bach or The Beatles. The painter who will never...
Edinburgh Art Festival 2024: 20th Birthday!
The 20th Edinburgh Art Festival opened on Friday, and it’s taking as its theme ‘persistence.’
Launching the Festival at the City Art Centre, which will be the festival’s hub for the coming weeks, director Kim...
Last chance to see the Scottish Landscape Awards
It proved a hit with audiences travelling from across the country to see the first ever Scottish Landscape Awards - catch it at the City Art Centre until March 3rd.
There is just a week...
Art depicting controversial motorway plan to be purchased for city’s collection
An award-winning painting depicting what Edinburgh would have looked like under a 1949 plan for an inner city motorway is to be purchased for the City Art Centre.
Showing a six-lane elevated ring-road tunnelled under Calton Hill...
Sunsets, Drawings and Tapestries
Edinburgh born artist Andrew Crummy, best known as designer of The Great Tapestry of Scotland, is giving a talk at his exhibition at the Whitespace Gallery, East Crosscauseway, at 2pm today (Tuesday Feb 13).
Andrew...
Scottish start-up in the frame to shake up art work resale sector
Scottish start-up business Trademylux Limited has secured a £300,000 investment from TRICAPITAL Angels Limited and Scottish Enterprise as it launches the first in a series of luxury goods resale platforms.
Trading as sellmyartworks.com, the first...
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2023 – Jeremy Deller
Jeremy Deller isn’t afraid to tell it like it is; he’s been doing just that for over 30 years, making art works that challenge us all to think differently.
Now he’s written a book...
Edinburgh Art Festival 2023: Scottish Landscapes: A New Generation
Once upon a time landscape painting was usually about just that: the look of the land – though it was often embellished or altered to the suit the artist’s patron’s ideas.
In Scotland the...
Replica “jawbone arch” plans for the Meadows questioned
Council plans to replace the whale bones which stood in The Meadows for over 120 years with a bronze replica have raised concerns in the community.
The historic jawbones – which were removed for restoration...
APPLIED| Makers Offerings – new exhibition at Custom House Gallery
A new exhibition at Custom House Gallery in Leith celebrates three decades of Applied Arts Scotland (AAS) exhibitions.
Curated by Sarah Calmus and Svetlana Panova, APPLIED|Makers Offerings is AAS’s first Open Members’ exhibition; it showcases...
A gentle apocalypse at Hidden Door
Perhaps it reflects the character of Edinburgh that even places with a post-apocalyptic air retain a bucolic feel.
This year's Hidden Door Festival has been taking place at The Complex, the former Scottish Widows...
Craigmillar’s Community Artwork on Show at University
Queen Margaret University (QMU) is set to open its doors to the public to enjoy an eclectic exhibtion of artwork created by Craigmillar community groups.
The exhibition, taking place this Thursday 16 March from 5-7pm, is part...
‘Ten Years of Modern Masters’ opens at The Scottish Gallery
2023 opens at The Scottish Gallery with a special edition of Modern Masters, marking ten years since the series first launched, which has done much to celebrate Scottish painting and highlight the history of...
130th SSA Exhibition opens at the Royal Scottish Academy on 17 Dec
Taking place between 17 December 2022 - 10 January 2023, this year’s Scottish Society of Artists 130th Anniversary exhibition runs the full gamut of the contemporary art world as well as taking a glimpse...
Free artist talks hosted by Society of Scottish Artists for 130th Anniversary Exhibition
A selection of artists presenting work at this year’s exhibition are being enlisted by The Society of Scottish Artists for a series of talks hosted at Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. The talks are free...
‘Glean’ – Early 20th Century women filmmakers and photographers in Scotland
Currently open at the City Art Centre, Glean, features 125 photographs, eight films and 35 related artefacts by 14 women who worked in Scotland in the early 20th century.
The work is drawn from 17...
‘Edinburgh: A Lost World’ – Photography exhibition on at the City Art Centre
This winter the City Art Centre is presenting a one floor exhibition featuring black & white and colour photographs of unseen and forgotten Edinburgh interiors by contemporary Scottish artist Ron O’Donnell. The images depict...
New exhibition at the City Art Centre – ‘Auld Reekie Retold’
The City Art Centre's latest exhibition opens tomorrow (Sat 3rd Dec), marking the culmination of 'Auld Reekie Retold', the largest collections inventory project ever undertaken in the Council’s history.
Over the past three years, this...
The Society of Scottish Artists 130th Annual Exhibition opens this December
The full programme for the 130th anniversary edition of its renowned Annual Exhibition has been announced by The Society of Scottish Artists. A stalwart of the Scottish arts calendar, the SSA’s yearly exhibition has...
Frances MacDonald’s latest exhibition on at The Scottish Gallery
With 'The Road to the Isles', Frances Macdonald showcases her coastal travels in her latest solo exhibition at The Scottish Gallery this December. Known for capturing the wild and dramatic characteristics of the coast,...
Photography exhibition ‘Paul Duke: No Ruined Stone’ opens at City Art Centre
A new exhibition of street photography by the artist Paul Duke (b.1965) this November, depicting contemporary life in the Muirhouse area of Edinburgh, opens at the capital's City Art Centre.
'Paul Duke: No Ruined Stone'...
The Scottish Gallery presents Lachlan Goudie’s ‘Painting Paradise’
Bringing new works this November, Lachlan Goudie is returning to The Scottish Gallery with 'Painting Paradise'. This new exhibition refers not only to stunning locations the artist has visited and painted, including Scotland, Mauritius...
Vettriano reflects as retrospective draws to a close
Jack Vettriano's retrospective at Kirkcaldy Galleries closes on 23 October but the Fife-born artist says the event has rekindled his affection for the county, prompting fond memories of his formative years.
The show, he sad,...
‘Knitwear – Chanel to Westwood’ at Dovecot Studios
Dovecot presents this major exhibition of inspirational 20th century fashion knitwear in Scotland for the first time.
KNITWEAR Chanel to Westwood features over 150 inspirational knitwear pieces from the collection of Mark and Cleo Butterfield....
At The Scottish Gallery – ‘Scratching the Surface’
The Scottish Gallery presents a group exhibition of artworks this Autumn, showcasing a variety of pieces and practices. Artists include Bill Scott; Derrick Guild; Douglas Finch; Hannah McAndrew; Gregory Alliss; James Maskrey; Joe Fan;...
At The Scottish Gallery – Ross Ryan ‘From Crinan to Catterline’
At The Scottish Gallery this September visitors are taken on a journey 'From Crinan to Catterline' by Scots artist, Ross Ryan. Balancing the life of a sailor and painter, Ross has spent 3 years...
Rarely seen works from Scottish artist Alan Davie exhibited at Dovecot Studios
The centenary exhibition celebrating the work of Scottish artist Alan Davie (1920-2014), 'Alan Davie: Beginning of a Far-off World' will run - concurrently with 'RAPHAEL - Raffaello Magister' - at Dovecot Studios until near...
The Scottish Gallery launches their Summer Exhibition
The Scottish Gallery are welcoming a vibrant collection of renowned artists this July, showcasing Wilhelmina Barns-Graham’s 'A Life in Colour', John Brown’s 'My Garden', Jake Harvey’s 'Honed', Kurt Jackson’s 'The Burn – A Scottish...
Rarely seen works from Scottish artist Alan Davie to exhibit at Dovecot Studios
A centenary exhibition celebrating the work of Scottish artist Alan Davie (1920-2014), 'Alan Davie: Beginning of a Far-off World' is being presented by Dovecot Studios.
Featuring rarely seen works from each decade of his career,...
The life and work of Scottish artist James Morrison celebrated at The Scottish Gallery
The Scottish Gallery celebrates the life and work of one of Scotland’s most-loved artists this June in a major retrospective show 'James Morrison A Celebration 1932 - 2020'. The exhibition, held two years after...
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