EDINBURGH GALLERIES
BEYOND WORDS BOOKSHOP
42—44 Cockbum Street, 226 6636. Tue—Sat 10am—6pm; Sun—Mon noon—5pm.
Ian Biggar: Landscapes Until Sat 30 Sep. Black and white photographs by Ian Biggar capturing the landscapes of North America, New Zealand and Britain.
BOURNE FINE ART
6 Dundas Street, 557 4050. Mon—Fri 10am—6 m; Sat llam—2pm.
Alexan er 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 Waverley Novels by Sir Walter Scott. William PIumptre. Nick Caiger-Srnith and Vanessa Pooley Until Sat 16 Sep. Ceramics.
CALTON GALLERY
10 Royal Terrace, 556 1010. Mon—Fri 10am-6pm; Sat by appointment.
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.
Mixed Exhibition Mon ll-Sat 30 Sep. Paintings from stock including works by George Houston, J.D. Fergusson, Maclauchlan Milne and PW. Adam.
THE CAULDRON
77 Clerk Street, 622 7236. Mon—Sat noon—1am; Sun 12.30pm-lam.
Mixed Exhibition A changing exhibition of gothic art including sculpture, drawing, photography and paintings by local artists.
CHESSEL GALLERY
Moray House College, Old Playhouse Court, Canongate, 558 6509/6206. Mon-Fri 9.30am—4.30pm.
Open Your Eyes Until Fri 29 Sep. Visual Arts Scotland have developed a dedicated arts education programme, working initially with primary schools. Children visited the Visual Arts Annual Show at the Royal Scottish Academy and creatively responded and the result is a vibrant selection of artworks.
CITY ART CENTRE
2 Market Street, 529 3993. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm. Admission to all four 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 official 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 - 7012000: The Road To Meikle 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, entrepreneur and philosopher 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 (bl942), 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 Cockbum Street, 220 1260. Wed—Sat 11am—6pm; Sun 1—5pm.
New Work Scotland Programme II Sat 9 Sep—Sun 8 Oct. Part two of a series of three exhibitions featuring the work of up-and-coming artists. Jonathan Owen and collaborative duo Love Laboratory show new work. See preview.
COSTA
1 Hanover Street, 226 4814 and 35 Shandwick Place, 221 9306. Moanat 8am—8pm; Sun 10am—6pm.
Kate Millar Until Mon 30 Oct. Drawings and paintings by Kate Millar (Edinburgh College of Art).
CREELERS
3 Hunter Square, 220 4447. Mon-Thu noon—2.30pm, 5.30—10.30pm; Fri & Sat noon-2.30pm, 5.30—11pm; Sun 5.30—10.3 m.
Nicola MOIr Until Wed 4 Oct. Recent paintings by Nicola Moir.
CYBERIA INTERNET CAFE
88 Hanover Street, 220 4403. Mon—Sat 10am—10pm; 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 lnstitute’s series of exhibitions on the theme of the city, artist Merete Barker presents fourteen photo collages entitled From Near And Far and new paintings including Red City. Black City which was created this year after a visit to India.
THE DEAN GALLERY
Belford Road, 624 6200 (recorded information 332 2266). Moanat 10am—5pm; Sun noon—5 m. Cafe’. Salvador Dali's Optica 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‘.
THE DI ROLLO GALLERY
27 Queensferry Street, 220 4150. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5.30pm; Sun noon—4pm.
Recent Acquisitions Until Sat 30 Sep. A selection of original oil paintings by John Lowrie Morrison.
DUNDAS STREET GALLERY
6a Dundas Street, 558 9363. Mon-Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—1pm.
Kim Redpath Sat 9—Thu 21 Sep. New paintings.
EDINBURGH GALLERY
18a Dundas Street, 557 5227. Mon—Fri 11am—5pm; Sat lOam—lpm.
Angela Reilly and Stephen Lockhart Sat 9—Tue 26 Sep. New paintings by Angela Reilly and Stephen Lockhart.
EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS
23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue—Sat 10am—6pm.
Significant Uncertainties Until Fri 8 Sep. Realist, figurative prints by the Edinburgh and Madrid-based artist, Roberto Gonzalez Fernandez, using the new Toyobo photo polymer etching process.
Antoni Tapies Until Fri 8 Sep. Abstract prints b this Barcelona-based artist. DonaIdVUrquart Sat 16 Sep—Sat 14 Oct. Donald Urquart shows The Icelandic Suite, a series of five screenprints inspired
by the artist’s three month journey around Iceland.
Hamish Fulton Sat 16 Sep—Sat 14 Oct. An exhibition of two print portfolios comprising text works, graphic images and photographs.
EDINBURGH ZOO
Corstorphine Road, 334 9171. Daily 9am-5pm. £6.80 (£3.80—£4.80); family ticket £19—£23.50.
The Elephants Are Back! Until Fri 8 Sep. Life-size sculptures of elephants by artist-in-residence Gail Van Heerden.
A Moment In Life Until Fri 8 Sep. The Zoo’s artist-in-residence, Pascale Rentsch
shows new paintings, drawings and prints.
FILMHOUSE CAFE BAR
88 Lothian Road, 229 5932. Sun—Thu 10am-11.30pm; Fri & Sat 10am—12.30am.
Mike McLoughlin Until Sat 7 Oct. Photography.
THE FOUR PLUS ONE GALLERY
2 Warrender Park Road, 667 5152. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm.
Scottish Craft Exhibition A wide variety of crafts and applied arts by up- and-coming craftmakers and designers working in Scotland.
FRUITMARKET GALLERY
45 Market Street, 225 2383. Mon—Sat 11am—6pm; Sun noon—5pm.
Shirin Neshat Until Sat 23 Sep. The Fruitmarket Gallery is home to the work of Iranian video artist Shirin Neshat. On show is her video installation Turbulent which won a prestigious Golden Lion award at the 1999 Venice Biennale and the UK premier screening of Soliloquy.
GALERIE MIRAGES
46a Raebum Place, 315 2603. Mon—Sat 10am—5.30pm.
Puppets From The East Until Sat 16 Sep. Unique, original string puppets from China and Orissa in India form part of
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World Jewellery Until Sat 16 Sep. A selling exhibition of both traditional and modern jewellery from around the globe.
GALLERY 41
41 Dundas Street, 557 4569. Mon—Fri 10.30am—5.30pm; Sat 10.30am—5pm. Sarah McLaren and Keith Dunkley Sat 9—Sat 30 Sep. Watercolours by Sarah McLaren and paintings by Keith Dunkley.
HANOVER FINE ARTS
22a Dundas Street, 556 2181. Mon—Fri 10.30am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm.
Andriy Yalanskyi Sat 9 Sep—Sat 7 Oct. A first solo exhibition of recent oil paintings by Ukrainian artist Andriy Yalanskyi. Rural landscapes, seascapes, interiors, animals and cityscapes are among his sub'ect matters.
Gallery Artists Sat 9 Sep—Sat 7 Oct. Paintings by over 30 gallery artists plus prints, sculpture, ceramics, jewellery, silk scarves, boxes and miniature screens.
INGLEBY GALLERY
6 Carlton Terrace, 556 4441. Wed—Sat 10am—5pm.
Jon Schueler Until Sat 9 Sep. A collection of paintings by the American abstract painter Jon Schueler, whose work has not been seen in Scotland for over ten years. Spending his lifetime between New York and a cottage in Mallaig, his work was inspired by the changing landscape of the west coast of Scotland.
INK TANK
30 St Stephen Street, 226 5449. Mon—Fri 8.30am—6.30pm; Sat & Sun by appointment.
Euan Myles -Trap 6 Until Fri 29 Sep. Moving to a larger exhibition space, Stockbridge gallery Ink Tank present a series of six photographs of greyhounds inspired by Stubbs’ paintings by freelance photographer Euan Myles.
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Glasgow City Council's Millennium Office seeks to commission a public artwork for the hanging space in the new concourse at Glasgow Queen Street Station. The commission is to celebrate the City entering the third millennium and is intended to attract the highest standard of contemporary art fom Glasgow based artists. Submissions to be received by noon on Friday lBth October 2000. The artwork must be completed and installed by March 2001.
For application details and project specifications
Millennium Events Co-ordinator Glasgow’s Millennium Office Exchange House, 229 George Street
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