Tag: Talbot Rice Gallery

Women’s struggle for power central  to two shows at Talbot Rice  The recent referendum on abortion in Ireland is the backdrop for Tremble Tremble, Jess Jones' arresting artwork that represented her country at the 2018...

Bloodlust and botany inspire acclaimed artist’s diverse show A letter from King James VI, 14 horned instruments and a sculptural hunting scene feature in Lucy Skaer’s thought-provoking art exhibition at the University’s Talbot Rice Gallery.The...

Visions of buildings lost under floods, live sculptures formed of mushrooms, and US radio show rhetoric are part of the new innovative exhibition at the University of Edinburgh.Drawing from different subject disciplines across the...

‘We are living’ says Rachel Maclean ‘in interesting times.’ The acclaimed video artist (and Edinburgh College of Art graduate) is speaking at the University of Edinburgh’s Playfair Library. Across the courtyard of Old College, Maclean’s...

They always manage to get something rather unusual at the Talbot Rice and this exhibition is no exception.The floor is covered with 25 tonnes of small stones in acclaimed artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah's...

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...

Timmy Time Programme 15: Timmy Finds Aliens, and other stories. Join Timmy and his friends in three fun adventures in this collection of classic Timmy Time episodes. Timmy discovers that everything is more fun...

 Back to 'normal' this week, with not a shred of tinsel in sight (hoorah!) and plenty of events on offer; films, books, art, and music from a very special violin....we may not have spring...

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...

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. f

Meet Chris Hadfield: the former Commander of the International Space Station will be signing copies of his stunning planetary photo tour You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes. 12.30pm, Waterstones West End,...

MONDAY 15TH DECEMBER 2014Meet Chris Hadfield: the former Commander of the International Space Station will be signing copies of his stunning planetary photo tour You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes. 12.30pm,...

Balkans Music Camp Fundraiser: guitarist Dan Abrahams is raising funds for this project, which offers music therapy for conflict-trauma victims and those with special needs. Loads of great party music from folk trio Caro River and The Bridges,...

Lots of Christmassy things this week, from craft fairs to carols and music to markets - but if the very thought of anything festive sends you running from the room, fear not - there...

 Bookbug: songs and rhymes for young children and babies. 10.30-11am, Oxgangs Library, 343 Oxgangs Road North.Live Music Now: Slide Too Far. Formed two years ago in Glasgow, trombone quartet Slide Too Far has gone from strength to strength, winning...

Mrs Mash at The Skylark: songs, stories and joining in fun from Mrs Mash aka Marie Louise Cochrane, the Storytelling Cook, for the under-5s and their parents and carers - this week with patterns for...

MONDAY 24TH NOVEMBER 2014Mrs Mash at The Skylark: songs, stories and joining in fun from Mrs Mash aka Marie Louise Cochrane, the Storytelling Cook, for the under-5s and their parents and carers - this week...

If every picture tells a story, each one of Christopher Orr's paintings tells many. At first they may seem simple - if strange - depictions of people in natural scenes; rivers, mountain ranges, country...

Hidden Haiti: Fourth World Art. Discover more about how Haitian artists recycle materials by turning them into beautiful artwork and homeware at this launch exhibition, and learn how Fourth World Art is supporting artisans to...

MONDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 2014Pakistan Society Heritage Project presents Rural Reflections: an exhibition of rural scenery of Pakistan and Scotland. 'Here we share the stories of ten members of the 50+ group of the Pakistan...

Family Arts Festival Activity Day: a fun-filled BFG themed activity day for all the family. Make and create things at a range of drop-in activities and bookable-on-the-day drama and movement workshops.  You can also make a...

MONDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2014The Key Material is Time: Art and Music in Glasgow since the 1970s. Writer, curator and lecturer Dr Sarah Lowndes traces the development of Glasgow's unique and largely self-initiated arts scene...

MONDAY 11TH AUGUST 2014Phill Jupitus: Sketch Comic.  The National Galleries of Scotland are letting legendary stand-up, poet and roving sketchsmith Phill Jupitus loose in its rooms for three weeks during August.  Each morning Phill...

A bowling alley, bee hives and some politically-dependent cannons: these are just some of the pieces included in the Talbot Rice Gallery's new show, Counterpoint.  It is, says Principal Curator Pat Fisher, 'an intelligent...

MONDAY 2  JUNE 2014Anthony Penrose: Backstage at the Lee Miller Archives.  A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the

MONDAY 26 MAY 2014Looking Glass Books - First Time Solo; Iain Maloney launches his debut novel, the story of four RAF men preparing for war 'in a world where moral absolutes are being discarded...

Edinburgh's Talbot Rice Gallery and Stills will both stage exhibitions as part of the centenary celebrations to mark the centenary of world-renowned Scottish filmmaker, artist, musician, and award-winning animator, Norman McLaren.  The Centre for...

There is an exhibition taking place on Friday 26 October 2012 which is open to the public between 10am-5pm at the Talbot Rice Gallery as part of the 'I am Seeing Things symposium and...