Tag: culture
The Fruitmarket Gallery launches a unique gift registry in bid to reach funding target
The Fruitmarket Gallery has been a key part of Edinburgh’s cultural landscape since 1974.
Currently closed for redevelopment, they are getting ready to OPEN OUT – with more space for art; a new space for...
New spotlight season from Edinburgh Tradfest
Edinburgh Tradfest’s new Spotlight season of online concerts continues tonight (Mon 19 Oct, 8pm) with Shetland Springs featuring musicians Catriona MacDonald (fiddle, String Sisters) and Margaret Robertson (fiddle, piano, Edinburgh Military Tattoo).
A ‘spring’ is...
Edinburgh Tattoo tickets on sale from 19th Oct. as acclaimed Creative Director is appointed
With tickets for the 2021 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo set to go on sale from Monday 19th October, the organisation has announced that Michael Braithwaite has been appointed as the Tattoo’s new Creative Director...
Halloween theme for Drive-in Movies at Edinburgh Airport
Struggling with Halloween ideas? Fear (no) more – Drive-in Movies at Edinburgh Airport offers the best Halloween entertainment for people of all ages in a safe, family-friendly environment.
Featuring a spine-chilling selection of family favourites,...
Dovecot Studios to show ‘Alan Davie: Beginning of a far-off World’
Early in the New Year, Dovecot Studios will present 'Alan Davie: Beginning of a far-off World', a centenary exhibition celebrating the work of Scottish artist Alan Davie (1920-2014). Featuring rarely seen works from each...
‘Platform: 2020’ exhibition announced by Edinburgh Art Festival
Edinburgh Art Festival announced full details earlier today (Thu. 8th Oct.) of this year’s Platform exhibition, the festival’s annual showcase supporting artists in the early stages of their careers to make and present new...
‘Wondrous Woods’ at Hopetoun House to be sponsored by Walter Scott Giving Group
Wondrous Woods, Scotland’s newest lighting trail has secured a corporate sponsor for their relaxed performance evening in October. The lighting trail, being organised by Edinburgh event company 21CC Group opens its gates at Hopetoun...
‘Incredible show of support’ applauded by Capital Theatres
Scotland’s largest theatre charity, Capital Theatres, today thanked the public for its incredible support of the theatres through its Crowdfunder campaign, an urgent appeal for support launched last month.
The Crowdfunder closed at noon today...
‘Midnight Candy’ by Fiona Finnegan to be presented by Arusha Gallery
In what will be the first solo show by the artist in Scotland, Arusha Gallery is pleased to present Midnight Candy by Fiona Finnegan.
Having initially studied Music and Visual Practice at Brighton University, it’s...
‘E. A. Hornel: From Camera to Canvas’ coming to City Art Centre in November
Running from 7 November 2020 – 14 March 2021 the City Art Centre and the National Trust for Scotland will present, E. A. Hornel: From Camera to Canvas. This will be is the first...
The famous Blair Street Underground Vaults reopen for history and ghost tours
Mercat Tours has relaunched its 5-star history and ghost tours which include exclusive access to the Blair Street Underground Vaults in Edinburgh’s Old Town. The company has taken time to ensure it’s safe to...
New Jock McFadyen exhibition to open at City Art Centre
The City Art Centre is proud to present 'Jock McFadyen Goes to the Pictures' a two-floor exhibition of works by contemporary artist Jock McFadyen RA, whose impressive career has spanned over four decades. Timed...
Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh begins this Friday
The first ever 'Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh' kicks off digitally on 18 September with an ambitious programme of features, documentaries and shorts charting the fascinating history of Taiwanese cinema starting with the 60s plus...
October Drive-in Movies announced featuring Special Halloween programme
Following a very successful opening weekend in August which saw over 4,000 people enjoying the event in a safe and family-friendly environment, Drive-in Movies fun continues this October with a scarily fantastic programme of...
City Art Centre marks 40th Anniversary as it re-opens with two new exhibitions
With a full range of new safety measures in place to ensure the safety of visitors and staff, Edinburgh’s City Art Centre is to re-open its doors to the public on Saturday 12th September...
City Arts Centre re-opens with ‘Bright Shadows: Scottish Art in the 1920s’
The official public re-opening of Edinburgh’s City Art Centre on the 12th September 2020 will be marked with a new exhibition exploring the work of Scottish artists during the 1920s – an evocative period...
With 300+ shows going online and £250,000 raised for artists and venues, Fringe 2020...
The 2020 Edinburgh Festival Fringe drew to a close on Monday (31 August) after a series of online events, programmes, platforms and initiatives kept the spirit of the festival alive during the covid-19 pandemic.
Almost...
Programme of special events announced by Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh
The first ever 'Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh' is pleased to announce a programme of special events accompanying the ambitious film offer. The two Q&A sessions presented in collaboration with Scottish Documentary Institute and moderated...
Scottish International Storytelling Festival and CalMac Ferries announce a new partnership
The Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF) are delighted to announce a new partnership with Caledonian MacBrayne Hebridean and Clyde Ferries. The strategic three year support of the festival starts for the Year of Scotland’s...
Final ‘Fringe on Friday’ – 9:00pm BST
The final edition of AJ Bell Fringe on Friday will hit the airwaves tonight from 9pm BST, so grab a ticket and help us reach £200,000 for Fringe artists and venues.
More than £190,000 has...
Marathon Comedy Fundraiser in support of Monkey Barrel
Every August, Edinburgh becomes the epicentre of the global comedy scene, as it hosts the world's largest arts festival - the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Since its debut in 2017, Monkey Barrel Comedy has programmed some...
New research highlights the Army’s forgotten artistic legacy
From fading Victorian photographs to WWII cartoons – research into an astonishing collection of pictures and memorabilia is revealing the forgotten of one of the Army’s most remarkable regiments.
The Artists Rifles, whose members included...
Opening weekend of EIBF Online attracts global audience
For authors, audiences - and for the Book Festival’s own team who have had to completely change their way of delivering a festival - the opening weekend of the Edinburgh International Book Festival Online...
AJ Bell Fringe on Friday: Nigel Ng to host penultimate edition.
The third edition of Fringe cabaret, now in its penultimate week - AJ Bell Fringe on Friday – is being livestreamed on Friday 21 August at 21:00, with exciting new performances from Bernie Dieter,...
New Sculptures plus £1m creative spaces set to be unveiled at Marchmont House
Due to be unveiled next month at the spectacular 18th-century Marchmont House in the Borders, will be new studios and workshops plus two specially commissioned sculptures.
More than £1 million of private money has been...
Edinburgh International Film Festival and Unique Events’ DRIVE-IN MOVIES at Edinburgh Airport
Kicking off on Thursday, 27 August, book ahead for kids club in the morning, family favourites in the afternoon, an evening blockbuster and late-night screenings of cult classics for adults.
On until 30 August. More...
Digital format adopted for Grid Iron’s ‘Doppler’
The latest production from Edinburgh-based Grid Iron Theatre Company 'Doppler', will be shared with audiences digitally rather than as a live, outdoor show.
Judith Doherty, Chief Executive and Co-Artistic Director of Grid Iron Theatre Company...
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra announces new video featuring the sensational Jazzmeia Horn
She’s supremely talented. She’s inventive. She’s very switched on and she’s not afraid to speak her mind.
She is Jazzmeia Horn and when she made her Scottish debut with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO)...
‘Lest We Forget’. Addressing the oversimplification of British history
Playwright and director Rasheka Christie-Carter believes that many people still think of black British history as a post-World War II phenomenon, beginning with Windrush.
On Tuesday, 18 August at 19:30 Army@TheVirtualFringe is hosting a free...
AJ Bell Fringe on Friday: the second edition of new Fringe cabaret
Following on from a hugely popular first week, the second edition of new Fringe cabaret - AJ Bell Fringe on Friday – is being livestreamed on Friday 14 August at 9pm, with special performances...
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