Tag: Richard Demarco

Professor Richard Demarco, CBE, is the embodiment of what is meant by a living legend. Which other 94-year-old in Edinburgh could throw a party at Prestonfield and command the room as only he can?...

Luath Press have announced a very special last minute addition to this year’s Fringe.  Edinburgh Festivals at 75: Richard Demarco and David Pollock in conversation. TICKETS HERE https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edinburgh-festivals-at-75-richard-demarco-david-pollock-in-conversation-tickets-406888032057 Friday 26 August from 1:30pm-2:30pm at Fringe Venue 40...

The Saltire Society has welcomed Richard Demarco, one of Scotland’s most influential advocates of the use of all the arts as an essential element in teaching on primary, secondary and tertiary levels of education,...

From growing up in wartime Scotland and the fledgling years of the Edinburgh Festival to becoming Scotland’s greatest ambassador for visual and performance art, the name of the Leith-born and educated Italo-Scot Richard Demarco...

Artist and patron to receive honorary degree Professor Richard Demarco CBE, British artist and patron of European visual and performing arts, will receive an Honorary Doctorate from Leeds Beckett University. Born in Edinburgh in 1930, Richard...

  MONDAY 12TH JANUARY 2015 Timmy Time Programme 15: Timmy Finds Aliens, and other stories. Join Timmy and his friends for three fun adventures in this collection of classic Timmy Time episodes. Toddler Time is a...

Friendship Day: come along, bring a friend (large or small!) and enjoy free mulled wine, tea, coffee and a festive mince pie. 10am-4pm, The Open Door, 420 Morningside Road. Sing a Sang: a relaxed singing...

  MONDAY 8TH DECEMBER 2014 For Crying Out Loud: special screenings for carers and their babies under 12 months old - maximum of 2 adults per baby. Babychanging, bottle warming and buggy parking facilities available. This...

RICHARD DEMARCO RECEIVES LOVING CUP AT EDINBURGH AWARD CEREMONY The seventh person to be honoured with the much-coveted Edinburgh Award received his accolade at the City Chambers tonight.​ Richard Demarco C.B.E and O.B.E, the artist and...

At a ceremony at the European Parliament Office in Edinburgh today, Professor Richard Demarco CBE was presented with the 2013 European Citizen's Medal by Scottish MEP Struan Stevenson. Accepting the medal, Professor Demarco said:- "The...

The Tempest in the Firth of Forth, Summerhall at Hopetoun House South Queensferry.  To 15 August 2013. Richard Demarco has long been evangelical about his support for Shakespeare at the Edinburgh festivals and this year he is...

It’s a long journey for many visitors to Edinburgh this time of the year but this is not new. Edinburgh has always been an international city with connections along old drovers' roads, and one in...

On Friday 26th August at 2pm, Richard Demarco will speak with friends and associates about his exhibition ‘Richard Demarco and Joseph Beuys on The Road to Meikle Seggie’ at The Axolotl Gallery.    He will discuss how...

Action to secure a significant collection of art and memorabilia for Scotland has been announced by the Culture Minister. Richard Demarco - one of the most influential figures on the Scottish contemporary arts scene -...