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FREE Gilly Langton Until Sat 4 Aug. New craft jewellery inspired by nautical images. FREE Summer Show Until Sat 4 Aug. Summer exhibition by gallery artists. ■ PATRIOTHALL GALLERY WASPS Patriothall Studios, off 48 Hamilton Place, 226 7126. FREE Robert Balfour Ward: Antarctica and Beyond Until Wed 25 Jul, daily 11am–6pm. Images made by the artist on a 2010 trip to Antarctica, retracing the steps taken by Shackleton and Scott on their epic voyages.
■ THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. Daily 9.30am–6pm. Treasures from the Queen’s Palaces ●●●●● Until Sun 4 Nov. £6 (£5.50; under 17s £3; under 5s free; family £15.50). A special Jubilee exhibition of seldom-seen pieces from the royal collection. EAF.
■ RED DOOR GALLERY 42 Victoria Street, 477 3255. Mon–Fri 12.30–5.30pm; Sat 11am–5.30pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE This August City Until Mon 6 Aug. Illustrations, paintings and drawings inspired by the city of Edinburgh. ■ REGENT BRIDGE Calton Road, under Waterloo Place. FREE Callum Innes: The Regent Bridge Thu 2 Aug–Sun 2 Sep, times vary. Installation that floods the underside of Regent Bridge with light. EAF.
■ ROSE STREET Exact location tbc; see edinburghartfestival.com for information. FREE Kevin Harman: 24/7 Thu 2 Aug–Sun 2 Sep, daily 10am–6pm. Site-specific study of consumer culture. EAF.
■ ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN Arboretum Place, 248 2909. Daily 10am–6pm. FREE Locating the Nest Until Sun 22 Jul. Words (by poet Tom Pow), images (by printmaker Hugh Bryden) and sculptures (by craft-artist Lizzie Farey) exploring the idea of the nest. FREE We are extInked Until Sun 29 Jul. Photographs from a project where volunteers were tattooed with images of endangered species.
■ ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound, 225 6671. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. NB certain exhibitions are open Mon 10am–5pm only. FREE Drawing from the Landscape Until Sun 22 Jul. Members’ work drawing on experiences of built and natural landscapes. FREE A Royal Taste: Landscape Paintings from the RSA Collections (A Diamond Jubilee Celebration) Until Mon 17 Sep, Mon only 10am–5pm. Work by Ian Fleming, Frances Walker, James Morrison, John Miller, James Fairgrieve, John Houston and John Busby. FREE TUTAJ/TERAZ (HERE/NOW) Sat 28 Jul–Sun 9 Sep. Work by emerging Polish artists based in Scotland. EAF. ■ THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 558 1200. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Jill Watson Until Sat 28 Jul. Bronze sculptures of landscapes and figures. FREE Malcolm Appleby Until Sat 28 Jul. A celebration of the work of the master engraver and designer. FREE The Taste of JW Blyth Until Sat 28 Jul. Works from the collection of the Kirkcaldy businessman, including the Scottish Colourists and Walter Sickert.
■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY The Mound, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm (Thu until 7pm); late opening until 6pm in Aug. Expanding Horizons: Giovanni Battista Lusieri and the Panoramic Landscape Until Sun 28 Oct. £7 (£5). Panoramas and cityscapes by celebrated Italian master. EAF. FREE Masterpieces from Mount Stuart: the Bute Collection Until Sun 2 Dec. A selection of Old Master paintings from the famous collection. FREE Piranesi: Master of Fantasy Until Sun 7 Oct. Etchings of 18th-century Rome. FREE Take Five Illustrators Until Tue 30 Oct. Work by artists who illustrate books for children, featuring Alice Melvin, Cate James, Barroux, Sara Ogilvie and Bruce Ingham. Van Gogh to Kandinsky: Symbolist Landscape in Europe 1880–1910 Until Sun 14 Oct. £10 (£7). Major international exhibition exploring symbolism and landscape painting. EAF.
■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART TWO 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm; late opening until 6pm in Aug. FREE Death, War and Desire Until Sun 23 Sep. Books, periodicals and woodcuts from the German Expressionist movement of the early 20th century. Edvard Munch: Graphic Works from The Gundersen Collection ●●●●● Until Sun 23 Sep. £7 (£5). Graphic works including the celebrated ‘Scream’. EAF. ■ SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. Daily 10am–5pm (Thu until 7pm); late opening until 6pm in Aug. FREE In It To Win It Until Sun 7 Oct. Paintings and photographs of contemporary Scottish sportspeople. FREE Roderick Buchanan: Legacy Wed 1 Aug–Sun 16 Sep. Installation exploring sectarianism and Scottish flute bands. EAF. FREE Tesco Bank Art Competition Until Sun 21 Oct. Winning art from Scottish schoolchildren. FREE The Modern Scot Until Wed 31 Oct. Exhibition exploring how Scottish writers and artists developed a uniquely modern sensibility in the aftermath of World War I. FREE War at Sea Until Mon 8 Oct. Work by war artist Sir John Lavery.
■ SCOTTISH POETRY LIBRARY 5 Crichton’s Close, Canongate, 557 2876. Tue–Fri 10am–5pm (Thu until 7pm); Sat 10am–4pm FREE Orchard Thu 2 Aug–Sat 29 Sep. Collaborative poetry/art exhibition celebrating the apple. EAF. ■ SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm; also open Sun 10am–6pm in Aug. FREE The Full Story Fri 20 Jul–Sat 1 Sep. Exhibition of Marjory Boyle Crooks’ film work and large ink studies inspired by storytellers.
■ SOUTHSIDE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 20 Nicolson Street, 510 0051. Mon–Sat 9am–6pm. FREE Combin(e)d 3: A Scottish Sequel Until Fri 31 Aug. Prints, paintings and textile art by part-time students of the ECA. ■ STICK FACTORY 69c Mayfield Rd, 629 5171. Tue–Sat 10am–5.30pm. FREE The Dancer, The Monkey, and the Seven Deadly Sins Until Thu 16 Aug. Exhibition of figure-based
work by Ross Blair, Laura Gill, Malcolm Sutherland and Nik Walls. ■ STILLS 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. Mon–Thu 11am–9pm; Fri–Sun 11am–6pm FREE La Nostra Terra Until Sun 22 Jul. A major exhibition of Italian photography and video from the 1970s to today.
■ SUMMERHALL 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. Daily 11am–7pm. FREE Various exhibitions Thu 2 Aug–Thu 27 Sep. A huge range of mini- exhibitions from artists and collectives including David Michalek, Carolee Schneemann, Robert Kusimirowski and Robin Gillanders. EAF.
■ TENT GALLERY Evolution House, 78 West Port, 221 6091. Opening hours vary, see individual exhibition listings for details. FREE Falling Until Fri 27 Jul, Mon– Fri 9am–5pm. Visual art by established and emerging artists exploring the concepts of falling and imbalance, both literally and figuratively. Featured artists include Hans Clausen, Beth Shapeero and Eva Ullrich. FREE More Than Bird Thu 2–Mon 20 Aug, Mon–Fri 10am–4pm; Sat & Sun noon–4pm. Exhibition of work by a possibly fictional cultural movement. EAF.
■ TORRANCE GALLERY 36 Dundas Street, 556 6366. Mon–Fri 11am–6pm; Sat 10.30am–4pm FREE Vega & Alexandra Steele Until Sat 21 Jul. Still lifes and landscape paintings. ■ TRAVERSE THEATRE Cambridge Street, 228 1404. FREE ESSA Small Works Exhibition Wed 1–Sun 5 Aug, daily 10am–6pm. A selling exhibition (in the atrium) of original mounted A5 works from members of the art societies RSW, SSA and VAS.
■ UNION GALLERY 45 Broughton Street, 556 7707. Mon–Sat 10.30am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm. FREE Dylan Lisle & Clare Duguid Until Sun 5 Aug. New work by figurative painters.
■ URBAN OUTFITTERS 124–125 Princes Street, 226 5964. Mon– Sat 9.30am–6.30pm (Thu until 8.30pm); Sun noon–6pm. FREE Spectrum Until Mon 30 Jul. New works by Jade Eeles. ■ VARIOUS VENUES Can be heard by Nelson’s Monument on Calton Hill, at Old Calton Cemetery, on North Bridge, on Waverley Bridge, behind the National Gallery on The Mound and in West Princes Street
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Gardens; see edinburghartfestival.com for more details. FREE Susan Philipsz: Timeline Thu 2 Aug–Sun 2 Sep, daily 1pm. Sound installations across the city, inspired by the One O’ Clock Gun. EAF. ■ WEST PRINCES STREET GARDENS Booking essential via humancastle. eventbrite.co.uk FREE Emily Speed: Human Castle Thu 2 Aug, 3pm. One-off performance by artist concerned with architecture as a space to be inhabited. EAF.
■ WHITESPACE 11 Gayfield Square, 07814 514771. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 11am–5pm; Sun 11am–4pm. FREE Eccentri:city Until Thu 26 Jul. Jewellery by members of the Association for Contemporary Jewellery Edinburgh.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES
■ DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS 152 Nethergate, Dundee, 01382 909900. Tue–Sat 11am–6pm (Thu until 8pm); Sun noon–6pm.
✽ FREE Infinite Jest Until Sun 26 Aug. Three artists (Cinthia Marcelle,
Rob Pruitt and William Mackrell) interpret the notion of infinity. See review, page 89.
■ JUPITER ARTLAND Bonnington House Steadings, Wilkieston, 01506 889900. Thu–Sun 10am–5pm. Jupiter Artland Until Sun 16 Sep. £8.50 (seniors £5 on Thu & Fri only; students & under 17s £4.50; under 6s & disabled badge holders free; family £23.50–£31.50). Celebrated outdoor sculpture park open for the third summer season with new works on show by Anya Gallacio, Andy Goldsworthy and Henry Castle, plus existing sculptures by the likes of Antony Gormley, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Charles Jencks and Anish Kapoor. Tania Kovats: Rivers Thu 2 Aug–Sun 16 Sep. Installation of 100 specimens of river water. EAF.
■ MOUNT STUART HOUSE AND GARDENS Rothesay, Isle Of Bute, 01700 503877. Daily 11am–5pm. House entry £11 (£6–£9; exhibition only £4).
✽ Sanctuary | Comraich Until Wed 31 Oct. Programme featuring work
by Ian Bourn, Gill Clarke and Lucy Skaer, Nina Danino and Kate Davis.
■ THE PARK GALLERY Callendar House, Callendar Park, Falkirk, 01324 503789. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 2–5pm FREE Smile Until Sun 19 Aug. Group exhibition highlighting senses of humour.
reflective histories contemporary art interventions at Traquair Running until 30 September 2012
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