IO’BIVCI art
Exhibitions are listed alphabetically by venue. Festival art listings compiled by Helen Mona han. Please note that many Edinburg galleries and museums will revert back to their normal opening times after the festival.
EDINBURGH GALLERIES
ABBEYHILL BAPTIST CHURCH
22 Elgin Terrace, 558 3180. Tue—Wed 10am—6pm; Thu & Fri 10am—8pm; Sat 10am—4 m.
Art Exhibition And Sale Until Sat 19 Aug. A show and sale of artworks in aid of the Honeycomb Community Project who work with the elderly, unemployed people and those in crisis in the north east of Edinburgh.
THE ADAM POTTERY
76 Henderson Row, 557 3978. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm.
Clay 2000 Until Sat 2 Sep. A selling exhibition of ceramics by resident makers.
AMAT CENTRE
19a Leopold Place, London Road, 652 3893. Mon—Sat 11am—5pm.
Further Tales At The Edge Until Sat 26 Aug. Paintings and sculptures by three artists — Amiten, Keli and Samvado — who are part of a new movement of Meditative Art.
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BOURNE FINE ART
6 Dundas Street, 557 4050. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm; Sat llam—4pm.
Marie R Until Sat 26 Aug. New commissioned work of Mary Queen of Scots by leading Scottish, English and French artists and sculptors including John Bellany, Stephen Campbell, Marj Bond and John Houston. Kirkcudbright: One Hundred Years Of An Artist's Colony Until Tue 29 Aug. Paintings and watercolours by artists working in Galloway between 1850 and 1950, featuring the work of the Faed family and the group of landscape painters who colonised the town of Kirkcudbright at the turn of the century. Alexander and Patrick Nasmyth Until Fri 15 Sep. Studies, sketches and working drawings by Alexander and Patrick Nasmyth including a series of pencil drawings by Alexander Nasmyth for the Waverly Novels by Sir Walter Scott.
William Plumptre, Nick CaigenSmith and Vanessa Pooley Until Sat 16 Sep. Ceramics.
CAFE EMBO
29 Haddington Place, 652 3880. Mon—Fri 7.30am—6pm; Sat 9.30am—5pm.
Retro Active Vessels Until Wed 30 Aug. Ceramic vessels by Tamur Ghaznavi.
ART EDINBURGH MAINHILL GALLERY 20a Dundas Street, 557 5002. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm.
Caroline Hunter Until Thu 17 Aug. The Mainhill Gallery in Ancrum present an exhibition of work by Caroline Hunter, featuring seascapes, landscapes and still life aintings.
Bot Sides Of The Border Sat 19 Aug—Sat 2 Sep. A mixed exhibition of contemporary paintings and ceramics.
ART HOUSE STUDIOS
26 Bridge Street, Musselburgh, 665 8473. Mon—Sat 11am—5pm; Sun noon—4pm. Elements Until 26 Aug. Paintings by Lynne Roberts inspired by natural elements and plant life and paintings by Karen Kirk. 50d based on an investigation of the physical sciences and cosmology in particular.
ATELIER
Ewan Mundy Fine Art and the Scottish Gallery at Atelier, 29 HoWe Street, 558 1962. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm.
The Scottish Colourists Until Sat 26 Aug. Glasgow’s Ewan Mundy Fine Art and Edinburgh’s Scottish Gallery present an exhibition of works by the Scottish Colourists: Peploe, Fergusson, Cadell and Hunter.
THE BELLEVUE GALLERY
4 Bellevue Crescent, 557 1663. Tue—Sat noon—6pm.
Mass Fri 18 Aug-Sat 2 Sep. Fred Crayk turns his attention to the human form with a series of new paintings. His previous studies of landscapes and still life challenged attitudes of artistic and social conventions.
BEYOND WORDS BOOKSHOP
42—44 Cockburn Street, 226 6636. Tue—Sat 10am—6pm; Sun—Mon noon—5pm.
Ian Biggar: Landscapes Until Thu 31 Aug. Black and white photographs by Ian Biggar capturing the landscapes of North America, New Zealand and Britain.
BLUE MOON
1 Barony Street, 556 2788. Mon-Fri Ham-11.30pm; Sat & Sun 9—12.30am. Natural Allies 'Emergence' Until Sun 3 Sep. Multimedia art and sculpture by Robert I Adam (Riah) produced as part of various projects within HIV
CALTON GALLERY
10 Royal Terrace, 556 1010. Mon-Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—1pm.
21st Festival Exhibition Until Sat 9 Sep. A mixed show of work featuring paintings by George Leslie Hunter, Patrick William Adam, William Alfred Gibson, George Houston, John Maclauchlan Milne and Sir William MacTaggart.
THE CAULDRON
77 Clerk Street, 622 7236. Mon—Sat noon-1am; Sun 12.30pm-1am.
Mixed Exhibition A changing exhibition of gothic art including sculpture, drawing, photography and paintings by local artists.
CENTRAL LIBRARY
George IV Bridge, 225 5584. Mon-Thu 10am—8pm; Fri 10am-5pm; Sat
9am—1 m.
Nine Lives Until Thu 31 Aug. Contemporary artworks by nine local artists.
CITY ART CENTRE
2 Market Street, 529 3993. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm; Sun noon-5pm. Admission to all three exhibitions: £4 (£2.50); season tickets £7.50; family ticket £9. Photographs By Snowdon: A Retrospective Until Sat 30 Sep. The City Art Centre is the first gallery outside London to stage this major retrospective of photographs by Lord Snowdon. Born Anthony Charles Robert Armstrong- Jones in 1930, he is best known for his portrait photography. Working for Vogue, Vanity Fair and Life, he also produced documentary work for The Sunday Times. Famous faces included in the show include the first 1957 oflicial portrait of the Queen, Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney and John Bellany. Alphonse Mucha - Master Of Art Nouveau Until Sat 30 Sep. A major retrospective of the work of Czech artist Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) whose work epitomised the Art Nouveau movement. The exhibition includes pastels, oils, drawings, jewellery and photography as well as decorative panels and poster art.
Richard Demarco - 70I2000: The Road To Meiltle Seggie Until Sat 30 Sep. A celebration of the career of Edinburgh- based artist Richard Demarco on his 70th birthday. His career as a gallery director,
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entrepreneur and phiIOSOpher is illustrated with photographs from the Demarco Archive along with the work of over 70 artists including Joseph Beuys, Ian Hamilton Finlay and David Mach. Sea Change Until Sat 30 Sep. Paintings by William McTaggart (1835—1910) and John Bellany (b1942), drawn from the City of Edinburgh’s fine art collection. Both artists, although separated by 100 years, share a fascination with the sea.
COLLECTIVE GALLERY
22-28 Cockburn Street, 220 1260. The—Sat 11am-6pm; Sun 1—5pm. John, I'm Only Dancing Until Sun 3 Sep. Michael Curran, Gillian Wearing, Chad McCaiI, Jeremy Akerman, Laura Bruce, Andrew Mackenzie, Eliza Gilchrist and Frederik Pedersen are among the international line-up of artists taking part in the gallery’s festival exhibition. Working in a range of media including painting, sculpture, video, sound installation and performance, the show focuses on the term ‘embarrassment’ and how artists creatively respond to this state of being.
CONCRETE BUTTERFLY
317—319 Cowgate, 558 7130. Mon—Sat 10am-6pm; Sun noon—5 m.
Modern Shopping For The Home Until Sat 2 Sep. The Cowgate’s newest retail outlet features a range of furniture, lighting, floor covering, textiles and glassware by designers. For the Festival, new collections by designers Alasdair Gall, Concrete Butterfly, Fiona McIntosh and Tessuti will be on show.
at the National Portrait Gallery
ten new paintings including Red City — Black City which was created this year after a visit to India.
THE DAVID YOUNG GALLERY
at Marie Curie House, 29 Albany Street, 478 7050. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 1—5pm.
Geoffrey Roper Until Sun 3 Sep. Launching this new gallery named after the late Sir David Young, former chairman of the Marie Curie Cancer Care Scottish Committee, new paintings by Geofirey Roper.
THE DEAN GALLERY
Belford Road, 624 6200 (recorded information 332 2266). Mon—Sat lOam—Spm; Sun noon—5 m. Cafe. Salvador Dali's OpticaI) Illusions Until Sun 1 Oct. £4 (£3); joint with Klee £6 (£4.50). Edinburgh plays host to the only European venue to stage this remarkable exhibition of some 70 major works by the eccentric surrealist Spanish painter, Salvador Dali. Inspired by dreams, hallucinations and other unconscious forces, the exhibition concentrates on his lifelong fascination with illusion, visual perception and distortion, paying particular attention to Dali’s technique of creating ‘double-images’. See review.
THE DI ROLLO GALLERY
27 Queensferry Street, 220 4150. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5.30pm; Sun noon-4pm.
Red Earth, Blue Sea: Judith Bridgland Fri 18—Tue 29 Aug. New paintings by Australian-bom artist Judith Bridgland.
COSTA
1 Hanover Street, 226 4814 and 35 Shandwick Place, 221 9306. Mon—Sat 8am—8pm; Sun 10am—6pm.
Kate Millar Until Mon 30 Oct. Drawings and paintings by Kate Millar (Edinburgh College of Art).
CY BERIA INTERNET CAFE
88 Hanover Street, 220 4403. Mon—Sat lOam—lOpm; Sun noon—7pm. Drawings Of Life Until Fri 8 Sep. New work by Katie Bradshaw, a third year student at Edinburgh College of Art.
DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE
3 Doune Terrace, 225 7189. Mon-Fri 10am—5pm.
Merete Barker: The City As Image Red City - Black City Until Fri 15 Sep. Continuing the Institute’s series of exhibitions on the theme of the city, artist Merete Barker presents fourteen photo collages entitled From Near And Far and
DOLLS AT THE BLUE MOON CAFE 36 Broughton Street, 476 2699. Daily noon—1 am.
Building A Body Until Mon 4 Sep. Photographs by Rachel Connelly.
DUNDAS STREET GALLERY
6a Dundas Street, 558 9363. Mon—Fri lOam—6 m; Sat lOam—lpm.
Sophie acPherson Until Sat 26 Aug. Landscape and marine paintings by Sophie MacPherson.
EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART Lauriston Place, 221 6000. Daily 10am-5pm.
Abigail O'Brien and Mary Kelly Until Sat 26 Aug. Dublin artists Abigail O’Brien and Mary Kelly explore ritual, sexuality and cultural mores in this collaborative installation How To ButterflyA Leg 0f Lamb. The work fuses video, photography and sculpture. See review.
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