THE ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL
The Link Gallery. 23 ’I'ipperlinn Road. 22‘) 3555.
Vanishing Point l'niil Hi 25 May. New work by eleven artists as a result of collaborations between professional artists and patients as part of liiision » a two-year arts programme taking place in hospitals in lidinburglt and the l.othians.
THE ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH
The Pelican Gallery. | Lauriston Place. For further information call Artlink on 22‘) 3555.
Address l'ntil Sun 27 May. An Artlink exhibition of photography. writing. digital imaging. painting and drawing by artists and patients at St John's hospital.
ROYAL OVER-SEAS HOUSE Landings (iallery. |()() Princes Street. 225 150]. Daily |()am~6pm. Sketchbooks And Large Drawings l'ntil l‘ri ‘) Mar. Drawings and sketchbooks by Paul Ryan. documenting his travels including a study visit to Australia in l‘)‘)6 as winner of an R()Sl. travel scholarship.
Indian Summer: Ronald Forbes Tue I3 Mar l’ri I | May. An exhibition of paintings resulting from liorbes' first visit to India as winner of the Sir William (iillies Award from the Royal Scottish Academy.
ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound. 225 667|. .\|on-~ Sat
10am ~5pm; Sun 2 5pm.
RSA Students’ Exhibition Sat 3—-Wed l4 Mar. The final exhibition in the Royal Scottish Academy prior to its long- term closure for major building works. the annual students' exhibition featuring works by final year and post-graduate students from all of Scotland's schools of art and architecture. NEW SHOW.
ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH 22—26 (ieorge Street. 24() 5()()(). Mon Fri 9am—5pm.
Transformism: The Gradual Evolution Of Moral And Social Relations t'ntil l-‘ri ‘) Mar. New work by [{dinburgh-based photographer Matt Laver. See review.
SCOTTISH GALLERY
l6 Dundas Street. 558 I200. Mon—PIT l()am—6pm; Sat |()am~4pm.
Gordon Bryce Mon 5~Wed 28 Mar. New paintings.
West by Felim Egan at The Hub
Chance And Order Mon 5v—Wed 28
Mar. (‘ontemporary enamel jewellery by various artists.
Delightfully Domestic Mon 5—Wed 28 Mar. ('ontemporary' tableware.
SHIRAK
5 Barony Street. 478 744(). Tue—Sat
|()am 6pm.
Contemporary Scottish Art And Design A gallery aitd shop featuring a selection of hand-woven and embroidered rugs and textiles by 'l'urkoman. L'zbek. Beluchi and Aimay tribes. plus a changing programme of Scottish art and design.
SLEEPER Reiach and Hall Architects. 6 Darnaway Street. 225 8444. Mon—Fri 2—-5pm. Glade t'niil Fri 30 Mar. Artist Tom ('lark creates a ‘wooded glade' installation for the gallery space. comprising two painted walls with wall painted script and a bench for visitors to sit upon.
THE SOUTHSIDE GALLERY 58 Ratcliffe Terrace. 667 1966. Mon ‘)am—-5pm; Tue—Fri ‘)am—6pm; Sat l()am~-5pin.
Mixed Show L'ntil Sat 3| Mar. A wide variety of contemporary prints.
STILLS 23 ('ockburn Street. 622 62()(). Tue—Sat |()am~5pm.
OWendy Ewald: Secret Games - Collaborative Works With Children 1969-1999 L'niil Sat I7 Mar. The only L'K showing of the first retrospective exhibition of work by American photographer Wendy Ewald. Working with children for nearly 30 years. liwald allows lter subjects to take the photographs. Featured in the show is a new video installation entitled Memo/“it's From The Past ('wiiurivs in which young people wrote brief narratives in the three different voices of Jewish children. Nazi sympathilers and witnesses. See Hitlist. TALBOT RICE GALLERY
['niversity of Edinburgh. South Bridge. 65() 221 l. Tue—Sat 10am—5pm. Painted Spaces L'niil Sat 24 Mar. This international touring wall project features the work of seven artists from AUstralia. New Zealand. the UK and the [SA liach artist has painted a section of the gallery walls. to forin a continuum passage of images along the wall. Artists taking part are Richard Kirk. David Thomas. Chris Heaphy. Sabina Ott. Phil Jones. Simon Morris and Wilma Tobacco.
TORRANCE GALLERY
36 Dundas Street. 556 6366. Mons-Fri
l lam—6pm; Sat l().3()am—4pm.
Tom Watt l'ntil Sat 3 Mar. Paintings of the South of France.
Kenneth Robertson and Niall McWilliams Sat l()—Sat 24 Mar. Recent paintings.
TRAVELLING GALLERY
l-‘urther information and a detailed itinerary can be obtained by phoning 52‘) 3‘)_‘s()/52‘) 3682.
Wish I Was Here t'niil Sat 2 Jun. first seen at the National Portrait (iallery. the Travelling (iallery tours with an exhibition of portraits commissioned froin six Scottish photographers. of 25 poets who contributed to a new book anthology. The show goes on tour to the Skye & Lochalsh tuntil 2 Mar): Perth t& Kinross t5—‘) Mar) and Shetland i |3~22 Mari.
TRAVERSE BAR CAFE
Traverse Theatre. It) (‘ambridge Street. 228 5383. Mon- Wed |t).3()am~-midnight; Thu—Sat l().3()am—|am: Sun 4pm—midnight.
Order l'ntil Sat 3| .\|ar. Paintings by Louise Anderson inspired by the linear quality of the urban landscape. l‘)5()s textiles designs and Japanese architecture.
Edinburgh Museums
This section lists museums currently showing temporary exhibitions. For details of other permanent attractions, see Edinburgh City Life, page 88.
THE DRAWING ROOM GALLERY 28 (‘harlotte Square. lidinburgh. 243 ‘)365. Mon—Sat l()am—5pin: Sun noon—5pm. liree. Not only the Head Office for the National Trust for Scotland. 28 (‘harlotte Square also houses a permanent collection of 20th century Scottish paintings featuring work by Peploe. Hunter and (‘adell Displayed in a domestic setting. the works are complemented by a collection of Regency furniture. MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD
42 High Street. 52‘) 4142. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm.
Out To Play L'ntil Sat 2 Jtiii. This exhibition looks at the changing nature of childhood games from the past to the present day. Peever. bools. fig and diablo are just some of the games played before the invention of computer games and television and there will also be some old reproduction games for children to try out. NEWHAVEN HERITAGE MUSEUM Newhaven Harbour. 55| 4|65. Mon—Sun noon—Spur
Hidden Treasures: Volunteer Work Of Newhaven People Past And Present Until Mon 3| Dec. The United Nations’ Year of the Volunteer is celebrated in this exhibition which looks at the tradition of volunteering in the Newhaven community.
PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE Royal Mile. 556 I096. Daily ‘).3()am—4.3t)pm. £5.50 t£2.7()-£4i; family ticket £13.50.
Views Of Germany: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert L'niil Sat 31 Mar. Sixty watercolours selected from the collection at Windsor Castle. illustrating the royal visits to Germany. GUEENSFERRY MUSEUM
53 High Street. Queensf'erry. 331 5545. Mon. Thu. Fri ($1 Sat l0am—lpm & 2.15—5pm; Sun noon—5pm. Free.
Food For Thought A look at children's diet and eating habits over the past 150 years.
ROYAL MUSEUM
2 Chambers Street. 247 42 l‘). Mon—Sat 10am—5pm (Tue 8pm): Sun noon—5pm. £3 (£1.50): under 18s free. A 19th century museum housing international collections
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of natural history. geology. science. technology and the decoratiye arts. plus two permanent exhibitions: Art A'- Ini/uxlrv arid ’I‘In' /i\ |lii (nil/en. Millennium Clock A chance to \ icw Riissian mechanical sculptor liduard Bersudsky ‘s millennium clock. a kinetic sculpture. measuring nine metres high. The Jackie Stewart Formula l'ntil Stiii 30 Sep 2tltll. Jackie Stewart ()Bli and the \llllt‘lldl .\|useiiins of Scotland |l;t\L‘ jiilllc‘tl lol'c‘t‘s lot the lll'\| time to create this unique recreation of the l‘)‘)‘) Stewart liord Pit (iarage. A must for all (irand l’rix fans,
Fired With Colour l'ntil Sun 2‘) Apr An exhibition highlighting past and present British enameling. Included in the display is a \ariety of pieces ranging from
jewellery and vases to display panels and
animated figures. An enamel plaque by Alexander l‘isher on loan from a pi'ixate collection and not seen iii public since IS‘)‘) aitd more contemporary pieces by Lisa Rae Hanson and (ieorgina l‘ollett feature in the show.
Silk Roads: Glimpses Of Central Asia l'ntil Siiii | Jul. Recently acquired contemporary textiles and crafts from ('entral Asia.
Barley Sat If) .\lar Sun 2” May. Duncan Anderson. head of photography at the National .\luseums portrays the production of barley from its sowing to its end products. in this informative photographic exhibition.
WRITERS’ MUSEUM
Lady Stair's llouse. Lady Stair‘s ('lose. 52‘) 4901. .\|on Sal lilain 5pm. l-i'ee. Inheritance: A Borders Landscape t‘niil Sal 3| .\|ar. Photographs of border life by (iot'don llunter. with poetry by Don l.edingham.
DUNCAN OF JORDANSTONE COLLEGE
University of Dundee. l3 Perth Road. (H382 345330. Mon l'i‘i ‘).3()am 3.30pm; Sat 6; Stiii 9.30am 4.30pm.
Joost Conijn and Veli Grano l‘niil Sat l7 .\lar t('ooper (iallery i. Joost (‘onijn tllollandi and V'eli (irano tl‘inlandi present a \ ideo project of flight and space travel. with the first l'ls' showing of xi SIM/rev Message From Another Slur and Airplane.
DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS I52 Nethergate. (ll 332 60622”. Tue Wed. Sat at Sun If).3f)am 5.30pm; Thu is lit |().3t)am--8pm. l‘ree.
Sophy Rickett: New Work l'niil Sun l5 Apr ((iallei'y' 2i. New photographic and video works by Royal (‘ollege of Art graduate Sophy Rickett which continues her interest in making photographs at night. l-‘or Rickett. who has been resident in Dundee for four months undertaking the second D('A Fellowship. this is her first solo exhibition iii a public gallery.
PORTFOLIO
GALLERY
BOOK CLEARANCE
Art and Photography Books and Catalogues at bargain prices Thursday 8, Friday 9, and Saturday 10 March 12.00 - 5.30pm 43 Candlemaker Row Edinburgh 0131 220 1911
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