ROYAL MUSEUM

2 ('hambers Street. 24' 4219/4422. Mon 6: Wed Sat l()am—5pm; Tue l()am—8pm; Sun noon—5pm. Free.

Around Designers t'niil Sun 31 ()ct. Contemporary Italian product design by the Milan-based duo Giulio lacchetti and Matteo Ragni. whose guiding philosophy is to make functional objects which produce an emotional TCSPHIISC.

Treasures from Tuscany l'ntil Sun 31 ()ct. 1.4 «Ni. An insight into the I‘.Ii'llsL'itiIs. an ancient civilisation oI' highly sophisticated people who were ctuttemporaries ol the ancient (ireeks. leaturmg nearly 5INI objects Irom the collections in 'I‘uscany.

ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY BUILDING

'I‘he Mound. III 3| 225 oo7l. .\Ion Sat l()am 5pm; Sun noon 5pm.

0 The Age of Titian: Venetian Renaissance Art from Scottish Collections .000 I'ntil Sun 5 Dec. £7 tL'5t: Irec to children under l2. (’elebrating the completion ol the Iinal stage oi the Play lair Project. The .‘IL’(’ of 'liimn brings together works which have elliet‘t'tl Scottishcollectionsalongside works by his ctmtemporaries 'l'intoretto. Bellini. lotto. Veronese and Bassano. See IIit I,I\l.

Academicians and the Demarco Archive I'ntil Stilt 20 Sep. A look at the careers ol a nttmber oI Royal Scottish .-\cademicians and their collaboration with Richard I)emarco o\ er the last 4() years.

NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART

75 Behold Road. (r24 (i200, Mon \Ved is Fri Sun l()am 5pm1'I‘hu l()am 7pm. Past Things and Present: Jasper Johns Since 1983

CO. l'ntil Still I” Sep. [4 IN): under l2s tree. The lirst major exhibition in Scotland ol work by one ol the I'orerumiers oI' Pop Art. .lasper Johns. The show concentrates on the last 20 years of his career and reflects how. since receiving critical acclaim hit his paintings of flags. targets and letters in the SIlS. he has continued to reinvent himsell‘. LASI CHANCE TO SEE.

Andy Warhol: Art, Death and America l'ntil Iii-i .‘sl Dec. Free. Paintings. sculpture and photographs by Warhol. produced mainly in the 1970s and 80s and rei'electing his increasing obsession with death and mortality. plus portraits of artists such as Joseph Beuys. Man Ray and Gilbert and George. After Hours - Curator’s Tour of Past Things and Present: Jasper Johns Since 1983 Thu 9 Sep. (3—6.30pm. Free. A programme of after gallery hours events featuring a tour of the Past Things :lml Present: Jasper Johns Since 1985’ exhibition with senior curator. Patrick Elliot.

Landscape Design and the Landform Mon 30 Sep.

I2.45 l.l5pm. Free. Lunchtime lecture by (‘atherine Ward Thomson oI‘ lidinburgh ('ollege oI' Art and Ileriot Watt l'niversity.

STILLS

23 (‘ockburn Street. 022 (3200. Daily llam opm.

Jerwood Photogaphy Awards 2003 O... l'ntil Sun I‘) Sep. Work l‘,‘ \\ Iltltet‘s ol~ the 2005 Jet‘Wood Photography Award tin association \\ ith I’m-nun“ magazine) 7 Veronica Bailey. Polly Braden. Iidgar Martins and .\'aglaa Walker on show. IAST CHANCE TO SEE.

TALBOT RICE GALLERY

I'niversity oI‘ Iidinburgh. Sotith Bridge. 050 22 II). Tue» Sat l()am 5pm. Cyciorama COO l'ntil Sat 25 Sep. .-\ recreation of New York artist Sandy \Vurmleld's ('vt'lorumu. a 300 degree panorama painting of an abstract colour

tield rainbow. complemented by an historical exhibition exploring the origins of the panorama.

WRITERS’ MUSEUM

Lady Stair's Hotise. Lady Stair's Close. 529 4901. Mon—Sat l()am—5pm. Free. Dame Muriel Spark: Scottish By Formation L'ntil Sat 30 ()ct. An exhibition celebrating the lite and career of Dame Muriel Spark. author of the world-I‘ainotis. The Prime of .l/isv .lt'tlll Britt/[(2

Edinburgh Private Galleries

AMBER ARTS

7S Montrose 'I‘errace. Abbeyhill. (vol I l()7.

Moray Hillary I'ntil Fri I7 Sep. (ilasgow-based artist presents images ol urban tribalism in this gallery 's inaugural exhibition.

DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE 3 I)oune 'I‘errace. 225 7IS‘). Mon Fri 0am 5pm1Sat IIam 3pm.

Dancing with Bulls I'ntil Fri 1 ()ct. An S metre tall giral‘l'e arrives in Iidinburgh as the landmark iii an exhibition by Danish artist duo. l.ise Aarup and Bernhard l.ipsoe. who create Iantastical worlds spanning the humorous and romantic spectre.

THE DI ROLLO GALLERY

ISa l)tmdas Street. 557 5227. Mon Sat l()am 5.30pm.

Judith Bridgland Mon 13

Sep Wed 0 ()ct. New paintings under IhL‘ series The (‘U/Hlll' (if-l/It' .VUI‘III.

DOGGERFISHER

|| (iaylield Square. 558 7| l().

Wed Fri Ilam (rpm; Sat noon 5pm. Lucy Skaer - The Opaque O... I'ntil Sat 25 Sep. Fast gathering an international reputation. (ilasgow based artist I.ucy Skaer. who's best known Ior insect installations. presents new works on paper. (iiant scrolls span the walls ol the gallery with meticulously drawn and painted imagery taken from patterns of snakes and spiders.

DUNDAS STREET GALLERY (1a I)unda.s Street. 558 9303. Nicola Slattery Tue 2I—-.\Ion 27 Sep. Figurative paintings and prints from this Norfolk-based artist.

GAYFIELD STREET LANE

l A Gaylield Street Lane. 07941 684542.

Stucklsts Punk Victorian Lite if you Can’t Be Bothered to Go to Liverpool Sat I8—Sat 25 Sep. noon—5pm. Selected artists from the forthcoming show at Liverpool's Walker Gallery. including Charles Thomson. Ella Guru. Peter McArdle. Sexton Ming. Paul Harvey. Philip Absolon. Elsa Dax. Dan Belton. Joe Machineand Anne Forte. Call to make a viewing appointment outside of opening hours.

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34 Abercromby Place. 558 9872. Mon Fri l()am 6pm; Sat l()am 4pm. Homage to Catalonia l'ntil Sat IS Sep. Prints by Joan Miro and Antoni 'I‘apies.

INGLEBY GALLERY

(1 (‘arlton 'l‘errace. 550 444 l. Tue—Sat l()am—5pm.

0 Alison Watt oooo l'ntil Sat

I I Sep. Free. Series of new paintings

by .-\Iison Watt continuing her theme ol

meticulously rendered. sensuous I'olds in fabric. of course. See Hit List. LAST CHANCE TO SEE.

Roger Ackling Thu 23 Sep~Sat 30 ()ct. A solo show l'or Roger Ackling. who scorches pieces of found wood by catching the sun's rays through a magnifying glass.

stings Art

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GRANTS FOR VISUAL ARTISTS Artist Film and Video

The Artists Film and Video Fund is a new fund (£50,000) run jointly by the Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen to support innovative and experimental quality work by visual artists living or working in Scotland.

Visual artists can apply for grants of up to £15,000 Deadline 11 October 2004

Application forms: Scottish Arts Council Help Desk 0845 603 6000

Email help.desk@scottisharts.org..uk Website www.5cottisharts.org.uk

The Scottish Arts Council champions the arts for Scotland.

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