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LeithLate from June to September
The annual LeithLate festival is expanding its format this year, bringing you an extended programme of events over a whopping four-month period. LeithLate15 will take place from June-September 2015 and encompasses a whole host...
Celebrated Edinburgh artist Joyce Gunn Cairns MBE unveils new exhibition
In a new exhibition at The Sutton Gallery on Dundas Street, celebrated artist Joyce Gunn Cairns presents a wide selection of her practice over the past year, including expressive figurative works, deft animal studies,...
Craigroyston Art Exhibition opens tomorrow
Every child at Craigroyston Primary should have one work exhibited here. Opens tomorrow Wednesday 27 May 2015.
Paul Martin – Seawrack Rising: An Exhibition at The Warburton Gallery
'I am interested in the patterns, the indentations, the writing not done by human hand....the glory of the inner workings of the place'.
In a fascinating and illuminating film accompanying this new exhibition, the artist...
Exhibition – LOVE: The Souls of Men as Polar Bears
As a former long-term colleague of the artist’s partner with the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, the author was privileged to attend the private view of Gillian Mather’s exhibition 'LOVE: The Souls of Men...
Spring Fling Visual Art Festival comes to Edinburgh
Fine Art Society Edinburgh and Scotland’s premier open studio event teams up to showcase Dumfries and Galloway.
Edinburgh jewellery artist Jo Garner launched an exhibition by some of the best-established and emerging artists and makers...
Earthworks at Patriothall Gallery
MESH artists collective are showing their latest work in “Earthworks” at Patriothall Gallery, Stockbridge, from 25th April to 3rd May 2015. The centrepiece of the exhibition is a large-scale collaborative installation of seven hangings...
Open Eye Gallery – Susie Leiper The Living Mountain
Susie Leiper's new exhibition The Living Mountain opens on 4 April 2015 and runs till the 22nd. We met up with the artist ahead of the opening to talk about the inspiration behind it.
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New York-based Scots artist brings new works to Edinburgh
New York-based Scottish painter Catriona Herd brings her latest work to the Dundas Street Gallery in Edinburgh with a solo exhibition from 22 - 31 May 2015.
The exhibition – ‘European Landscapes’ – will feature...
Art exhibition – David McDiarmid’s Projection at Interview Room 11
David McDiarmid’s studio practice seeks to examine the concept of megalomania in architecture; the means by which the built environment is often purposefully designed, constructed and used as a tool for power and propaganda.
For...
Julia McNairn White presents Scottish Seascapes at The Sutton Gallery
Edinburgh artist presents East Lothian Seascapes
Edinburgh artist Julia McNairn White presents a new exhibition of East Lothian coastal scenes
A new exhibition of oil paintings and pastels “Scottish Seascapes” by the artist Julia McNairn White...
New Curator of Engagement takes up post at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern...
The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art is delighted to announce that Mairi Lafferty has been appointed to the role of The Daskalopoulos Curator of Engagement, and took up the post on 4 March...
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art – Blake to Breton
SURREAL ROOTS: FROM WILLIAM BLAKE TO ANDRÉ BRETON
Rare copies of publications by revolutionary writers and artists William Blake, Lewis Carroll and the Marquis de Sade will go on show at Modern Two this spring,...
Art at Summerhall
From this Friday there will be an exhibition of retrospective of paintings by award winning Edinburgh artist Anna Somerville, including recent works painted at her studio in Summerhall.
Somerville’s bold style and dramatic compositions deliver immediate...
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art – 20th Century: Masterpieces of Scottish and...
Following the huge success of GENERATION, the nationwide celebration of 25 years of contemporary art in Scotland which took over the whole of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art for much of 2014,...
The Edinburgh Iranian Festival 2015 – a showcase for world class culture
Here are some things you might not know about Iran:
- it has a centuries-old tradition of producing intriguing textiles and beautiful garments AND a thriving modern fashion industry, mixing traditional designs and new ideas...
Tour the hidden art at Moray House
The Moray School of Education at the University of Edinburgh is home to exciting works by leading contemporary Scottish artists, whose works are featured in the Tate, National Galleries, and other major institutions.
A tour...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
There's so much on in Edinburgh this week that you probably won't have time to go to bed....from Girls Rock School to National Libraries Day, the Edinburgh Iranian Festival, Harry Potter Night, LGBT History...
Friday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
The Guid Crack Club: Tongue in Cheek. Join Jack Martin, Edinburgh's famed teller of tales, conveyer of wise-cracking puppets, and pun-plucker, in this special Burns Guid Crack. 'Guard your tatties and hold on to...
Edinburgh Iranian Festival – art exhibition
First Scottish show for renowned Iranian artist
Iranian artist Hassan Meshkinfam is set to have his first exhibition in Scotland next month as part of the Edinburgh Iranian Festival. Opening at The Sutton Gallery on...
Urbane Gallery – art and science in harmony
The Urbane Gallery, Edinburgh’s dynamic and leading edge art gallery, is taking part in this year’s International Science Festival, featuring the work of artists who have made use of science or technology for the...
The Open Eye Gallery: three new exhibitions
A woman lies face down on a balcony, her slipper cast aside. Next to her, a man reads. This could be anywhere, but the artist's use of shade and light in this beautiful ink...
Dream Walking with Hares
House moves give us ideas; we think we'll do all sorts of new things, even if we've only gone a few miles down the road. Sally Bruce Richards and her family went a bit...
Art4X exhibition opens next week at Edinburgh College of Art
The Scottish Society of Architect Artists (SSAA) will hold ART4X, its most ambitious exhibition to date, at The Sculpture Court, Edinburgh College of Art, from 21 to 24 January.
The exhibition features over 100 unique and...
Zoo Arts – Plastic Fantastic session at Muirhouse Community Shop this week
*FREE Event*
Zoo Arts – Plastic Fantastic session
Aimed at 9 – 14 years
Wednesday 14th January
4pm – 5.30pm
Muirhouse Community Shop
Pennywell Road
Submitted by Robert Pearson
Saturday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Bookbug: songs and rhymes for young children. 10.30-11am, Oxgangs Library, 343 Oxgangs Road North.
GENERATION Tours at Modern One: free, discussion-led tours of the exhibition, focusing on key themes and artists. 11-11.45am or 1-1.45pm, Scottish...
BP Portrait Award entries at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
All the works submitted for the popular BP Portrait Award are on show in Edinburgh this winter.
The works at The Scottish National Portrait Gallery comprise the entries in a competition organised by the National Portrait Gallery in London. The award...
Talbot Rice gearing up for 40th birthday year
In 2015 the University of Edinburgh’s Talbot Rice Gallery will celebrate its 40th birthday.
This landmark will mean a series of celebrations and events take place there throughout the year, accompanying a dynamic programme of exhibitions by...
Writing Opportunity with Talbot Rice Gallery
Here is an opportunity for you if you are interested in writing fiction or poetry in response to the current exhibition Until Only the Mountain Remains at Talbot Rice Gallery.
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Peploe take two
Iconic Peploe painting of Iona has a second painting of his children on the back
Auctioneers at Lyon & Turnbull have a painting by Samuel John Peploe of Iona on the front, whilst on the...
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