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National Galleries of Scotland will have an international flavour in 2016
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS LEAD NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND’S EXHIBITIONS IN 2016
The work of a hugely influential forerunner of the Impressionists, 400 years of artists' self-portraits, and the story of four legendary collections of Surrealist art...
Baby Elephant takes up position at ‘Binns Corner’
Edinburgh’s West End has welcomed an exotic new resident as part of a drive to establish the city’s ‘plinth’ for public art.
Baby Elephant, by Scottish sculptor Ronald Rae, has been installed on the corner...
Community taking action to help refugees
A special evening of art, poetry and music, to help refugees, is being held at Northfield Willowbrae Community Centre on Saturday 28 November from 6.30 – 9 pm.
At the event, craft and artworks, contributed...
What’s On In Edinburgh? Bon Papillon Winter Show
If you're looking for a unique Christmas present - or if you just enjoy seeing superlative art - get along to Bon Papillon in Howe Street, whose winter show opens on Friday evening. Two...
At the Scottish National Portrait Gallery – Calum Colvin – Jacobites by name
The 300th anniversary of the 1715 Jacobite Rising will be marked by two fascinating new displays at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery this winter. A key player in the rising, John Erskine, 6th Earl...
At the City Art Centre – William Gear 1915-1997
A major retrospective exhibition opens at the City Art Centre this weekend.
Featuring around 120 works spanning his colourful career and coinciding with the centenary of his birth, William Gear 1915-1997: The painter that Britain forgot seeks to...
Artlink – Castaway Heads at Western General Hospital
Come along to the Gallery at the Western General Hospital between 12 and 2pm on Friday 23rd October, to see a new display of work created by two of our visually impaired clients.
Castaway Heads...
Artlink exhibition – A Year Out
Edinburgh-based arts and disability organisation, Artlink, is pleased to present an exhibition of drawings and paintings by Jenny Richardson – A YEAR OUT at the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh.
The series of paintings on display was...
Young Scottish artist holds first pop art exhibition this weekend
A young artist will bring her stories of travel and poverty, together with the vibrant culture of Asia, to a pop art exhibition, which opens on Friday 23 October 2015 at Ocean Terminal.
Abi Baikie, 27 years...
At the Talbot Rice Gallery – Luc Tuymans Birds of a Feather
Luc Tuymans
Birds of a Feather
31 October – 19 December 2015
Luc Tuymans is one of the most influential painters working today. For his first exhibition in Scotland, at the University of Edinburgh’s Talbot Rice Gallery,...
At the City Art Centre – Forgotten artist
The story of a great British painter who slipped into obscurity will be remembered at a major retrospective exhibition arriving at the City Art Centre on 24 October.
Featuring around 120 works spanning his colourful...
Edinburgh Artist Solo Show at Urbane Art Gallery
In her first ever solo show, Edinburgh artist Rosie Playfair will be exhibiting a range of eclectic paintings and drawings at Urbane Art Gallery, Jeffrey Street from 17 October to 1 November 2015.
Nearly thwarted...
Andy McIntosh Solo Exhibition
Earlier this week Edinburgh artist Andy McIntosh announced a solo show at the Scottish Design Exchange – a new gallery space in the city’s Ocean Terminal shopping centre. The exhibition, entitled “Shores”, opens on...
Painting Competition – On the search for Britain’s best hobby artist!
Edinburgh based Flavours Holidays is excited to announce its “Big Painting Competition”. The painting holiday tour operator is searching for Britain’s best amateur artist.
With the rise of painting TV shows such as the Big...
Scottish National Gallery acquires new French painting
A rare painting by one of the leading French artists of the 17th century, which has recently been acquired by the Scottish National Gallery, is to be unveiled this week. Although A Classical Landscape with Judah...
Body-cast sculpture show will help charities
Edinburgh exhibition inspired by WWI Centenary and Great British achievers supports charities
World-leading body-cast sculptor, Louise Giblin, will exhibit work created by body, head and hand-casting celebrities and war at Urbane Art Gallery, 25 Jeffrey St,...
Leith Late – Abbeyhill studios open this weekend
Art studios in the Abbeyhill area are opening their doors this weekend (12 and 13 September) to give the public a chance to access spaces which aren’t regularly open and meet the artists selling their work.
The...
New sculpture installed on Portobello Beach for Art Walk Porty
A new sculpture installed today in the sea just off Portobello is sure to attract some attention. The idea of the steel Tidal Octopus designed by artist Lauren Fox is that the octopus is...
Art – Love Food opens this weekend
A new art show opening in Linlithgow this week is something of a family affair.
Love Food, at the town’s Line Gallery, is an exhibition of work by Edinburgh artist and designer Julia Murden and...
Scottish Artists 1750-1900: From Caledonia to the Continent
A future king in a dress, a Carmelite monk lighting a cigar for a Spanish resistance fighter and a wintry scene by an artist rejoicing in the nickname of Frozen Mutton Farquharson; these are just...
Sculptor seeks Edinburgh war veterans
Louise Giblin MA, Member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors, who has made head and body casts of many sports stars and media figures including Kriss Akabusi MBE, Dame Kelly Holmes, Sally Gunnell...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 REVIEW Katie and the Mona Lisa Musical ****
Planet Theatre Productions`charming adaptation of James Mayhew`s award-winning eponymous illustrated younger readers`book is a sixty minute musical menagerie of Renaissance stealth Art appreciation and Panto audience banter. Adapted and directed by Adrian Brown with...
2015 Edinburgh Art Festival Launch
The 2015 Edinburgh Art Festival launched today with the - metaphorical - unveiling of Charles Avery's fantastical tree at Waverley Station and two exhibitions - a Bernat Klein retrospective, A Life in Colour, and...
Chris Johnson – Illustrator and Sculptor
We never cease to be amazed by what you all get up to in Edinburgh! Morven has sent us this story about her partner Chris Johnson who lives and works in Edinburgh.
Here is a short...
At the Talbot Rice Gallery – Hits and Misses
Starting at the end of this month there will be a new exhibition drawn from the University of Edinburgh's Collection. Consisting of a large printed fabric, a dual-screen video and a new series of online works, Hits...
Mist, Mud and Midges at The Gallery On The Corner
What does Scottish landscape mean to you? The sweeping, solitary beaches of the Hebrides? The high peaks of the Cairngorms? The abundant summer beauty of a garden? Or the brooding sky over a loch...
EBay sale to raise funds for heart charity CRY
Katy Jade Dobson goes live on Ebay in bid to raise funds for heart charity. The auction starts at 19.30 on Tuesday 23 June 2014.
Popular Lincoln-based artist, Katy Jade Dobson will be showing her...
Art exhibition supports youth homelessness project
Charity exhibition and auction raises funds to support youth homelessness
The Rock Trust is holding its fifth postcard art exhibition and auction until 2 July at Summerhall to raise money and awareness for youth homelessness in...
Art at Coburg House in June
As part of the 2015 Leith Festival, the residents at Coburg House have put together an exhibition to celebrate this vibrant creative community in the heart of Leith.
The number of artists and makers working...
Clare Andrews solo exhibition opens this June
Edinburgh’s Urbane Art Gallery is hosting a solo show by Clare Andrews, the artist who splits her life between Rio de Janeiro and Edinburgh.
The exhibition, entitled ’Living In The Abstract’ will be a solo...
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