Roxal Scottixh Acadcm} i'eopenx in grand xt_\le with thix riiaior exhibition oi around ‘IU paintingx b} Ilie l'rench liiipr‘cxxionixt ('laude Monet, ()rganixed b} Ilie National (iilllL'i'} oi Scotland. it ix tlie iirxt exhibition to examine the period lH7S lb’b’.z w heit Monet wax at the peak oi liix career ‘l'he xhow leattirex rural xcenex ol Vethetiil including hix iaiiioux group oi canxaxex til llte icc lltiex on the Seine and xcaxcapex ol the Normand) coaxt. There will alxo be a xiiiall xelectron oi paiiitiiigx dedicated to l’rench landxcape paintcrx whoiii Monet admired including ('ainille ('arot. (itixtaxe ('ourbet and (‘hai'lex l'r'aiicoix Uaubign}. See llitlixt.
SAMARKAND GALLERIES
lli llowe Street. 225 2(llll. Mott Sal ltiam 5. illpiii; Sun llarii 4pm.
Art of Persia: Tribal Weaving Past and Present t'niil Sat 35 Atig. A xelling xhow oi antique i'ugx. ilatw eaxcx and bagx l'roiii the nomadic tribex oi l’ei'xia and i'ugx and wall hangingx iroin lr'aii.
SCOTTISH GALLERY
lti l)tindax Street. 558 I200. Mon liri Illani (ipm; Sat Itiaiii 4pm.
John Houston l'i'i b’ Atig Wed 3 Sep. At the age oi 73. John llouxton continticx to paint. l‘or Ilic Scottixh (iallerx 'x l‘extixal exhibition. he pl‘exetilx at xelection til. new [ittltilitigx til the landxcape and coaxt oi lite and laaxt l.othian ax w ell ax workx inxpired b} liix man} lt‘ipx to Venice. NE W
St l()W
Sally Fawkes l‘r'i ii Atig \Ved .i Sep. Sculptural glaxx piccex b} Sall} l'aw kex w liich itixe together technical Ilttlxlet'} with a xtr'ong \ ixtial language. Adrian Hope in 3 Aug w‘ca .i Sep. New work by xilxerxniith Adrian llope icattii'ing bow Ix. dixhex and boxex with ctltboxxed detail.
SCOTTISH POETRY LIBRARY
5 ('i‘ichton'x ('loxe. ('anongate. 557 2870. Mon l-‘ri ltiani (ipni; Sat
iiooti 4pm.
Poets’ Portraits 2 [hill the 2 Sep. 'l'he xecond in It xer'iex till three annual exhibitionx oi new photographic portraitx oi Scottixh poetx. taken by xtudentx ir'om lidinbtirgh ('ollege oi Art.
SLEEPER
Reiach and Hall Architectx. (i l)arnaway Street. 225 84-14. Mon l’i‘i
2 5pm.
Ben Nevis Mon ll Atig Fri 5 Sep. A xer'iex oi w all draw ingx b} (‘laude lleatli taken irorn aerial photographx oi lien Ne\ ix. See pi‘e\ iew. NEW Sl‘lOVV.
THE SOUTHSIDE GALLERY
.58 Ratcliiic Ilit‘l'l‘ilL'C. (i(i7 l‘)(i(i.
Mon Fri 0am (ipm; Sat 10am 5pm. Art from India l'ntil Fri 2‘) Atig. An exhibition oi contemporary Indian artwork ieaturing paintingx by leading lndian ai‘tixtx including abxtract painter. \‘ixw'am.
ST MARY’S EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL
23 l’alinerxton Place. 225 (i293. Daily ltiam l2..it)pni & 2 5pm.
104 Pairs of Shoes Sat ‘) 'l‘hu 21 Aug.. ()rganixed by the YWCA Scotland. thix poignant touring exhibition highlightx the ixxuex oi domextic abuxe and Violence agaian women ieaturing lti-l pairx oi xhoex which have been donated b} prominent women in Scotland. reprexenting the nuriiber oi woman killed in a year. NEW SHOW.
ST STEPHEN’S CENTRE
St Stephen Street. Stockbridge. 558 3853. Dail) llam—l lprn.
The Great Arc Exhibition t’nnl Sun 24 Aug. loam—7.30pm. £5 (£3). A
Sluic-Ul-lliC-ttn exhibition celebrating the bicentennial oi the mapping oi the Indian Subcontinent.
STILLS
23 ('ockburn Street. (i22 (i2th Hail} llain (ipiii t'l'hu till Upriii.
Festival Times t'nnl Sat 2H Scp Stillx reopenx alter a period ol redexelopiiient with their new xeaxon oi exhibitionx and xpecial participator} L'\eiil\. l-ii'xt tip ix the An Iii/nil“I ('uni/i/u’ll mn/ I/ur/r'x HS I’liiiruerri/i/ix l’l'!."r' 200.3 leaturing the work oi tlie xix linalixtx Martin Ho} cc. ('latidine llart/el. l.uc_\ l.e\ene. Alexander and Siixan Marix and Jainex 'l'hornhill. See
Mike Stubbs Strapline Generator i-‘ri tx' .Atig. r» lllpiit. New Media Scotlatid launch Mike Stubbx‘ Sti'aplinc (ienerator' which can be
\ iew ed on http://hoxt.niediaxciit.org. Stills Shorts Sat ‘) Aug. 3 3.30pm. Artixt Nick} Bird dixcttxxex ilte work til the xhortlixted artixtx lor' the Archibald (’amphell and llarle} \VS Aw aid.
THE STORY-POT PALACE
'l‘he Meadow x. Middle Meadow \Valk. 225 (i844. l)ail} ltlam 5pm.
Sharing Will Save the World l'ntil Stiii l7 Atig. Share International Volunteerx Scotland prexcnt thix mox ing exhibition oi photographx with quotationx iroin leading humanitarian thinkerx oi our time.
THE STUDIO
l l’eel 'l‘erracc. ()(i7 5725. Mon Sat noon 4pm.
Cairine MacGillivray: Elysian Fields Tue 12 Tue It) Aug. l.andxcape paintingx oi the lxtrian Rix icra b} ('aii'iite Mtic‘(ii|lixi‘a}.
TAG TEAM EXPERIMENT
2| l.ixmore (‘i'cxcenL l’arxtittx (ireett. (i2ll 5344. The (ialler) ix cltixed betw cen 2 l2 Jul.
Bob and Robert Smith t'niil In 2*) Aug. Round 9 oi the Tag Team lixperiment ieattirex work b} London- baxed Bob and Roberta Smith tan iriiaginar} couple created by Patrick Brill l. The piece ix called .llt'lt urr' Women and (ii/'lx are Bt'll\‘\ and hax an axxociation with periorrnance and .loxeph lieu) x.
TALBOT RICE GALLERY l'nixcrxit)‘ oi lidinburgh. Sotitli Bridge. (i5() 22H). Mon Sat lilam 5pm; Stiii 2 5pm.
0 Keiko Mukaide: Spirit of Place Sat 9 Aug Sat l3 Sep. (ilaxx ttt‘lixl Keiko Mukaide L‘t'ettlex at coiiiinixxioned three-dinienxional xculpture ior the galler} xpacc coinpi'ixing a woven xpiral iorin oi metal with xuxpended iraginentx oi rellectcd glaxx. llanging iroiii the S'- lllL‘ll'L‘ (ialler) atrium. the work ix Mukaide’x \ ixualixation oi energ) and w ill ilood the xpacc with light and colour. See prexiew and llitlixt. NEW SHOW.
Artist Talk Wed 13 Aug. 2pm. Ar‘tixt lx’eiko Mtikaide ix in com erxation with exhibition curator l’at l‘ixher. iollow ed b} a dowxing workxhop with Dr John liixaii.
TORRANCE GALLERY
30 Duridax Street. 556 (i366. Mon liri llani (ipm; Sat lt)..it)ani ()plll.
The Glasgow Society of Woman Artists l'ntil Wed 30 Aug. The 'l‘orrance (iallerx 'x l-‘extival exhibition ieaturex paintingx by memberx oi the (ilaxgow Society oi Woman Artixtx including workx b) l.i/ Knox. Shelia Macmillan. Margaret Ballaiityne. Anne Donald. Joxephine (iraham and Irene McCann.
Sheana M Stephen t'nn: Sat 30 Aug. New jewellery created b} Sheana M Stephen on the theme oi black and w hite.
NEXT ISSUE OUT “Ill 14 WT
TRAVERSE THEATRE
('ale liar. lll (‘aiiibridge Street. 22b 533 t
Peter Leghorn t'nnl Sat (» Sep Recent work.
Dazzle l'iitil Mon 25 Aug l)a//le'x annual exhibition ol conteiiipor‘ar} iewellei') leaturing ox er it“) piecex b) ox er 5“ tlt‘Slg'tiel’x/lit.tl\ei'\ hour the l'lx' and abroad. Scottixh iiiakerx include Shona l'idgett. \icola liecci. Anna (iordon and Hot Sini
T-SQUARE
44 Mortoithall (iate. 072 23-15.
Mon l-ri ltlain (ipiii; Sat & Stiii
noon 5pm.
Thirteen Ways to Do Blue Sun lt) Stiii 3| Atig. New lidrnbtii'gh gallei'}. ’l-Square xhowcaxex an exhibition oi Scottixh line and applied artx with the x)inbo|ixiii oi the colour blue being the tiiiitiiig tlieiiie. l‘eattired in the xhow are textilex and iaxhion b} Matrt Brown and Rotihedti. |e\\ cller'} b} 'l'eena lx'ing. glaxx b_x Inge l’anneelx and ceramch b} Sinclair \Vilxon. NE W 8‘ l()\.'.’
THE VILLAGE
lti Sotitli l‘oi't Street. 473 78H).
Mon Sat llani ll.-l5pni; Stiti
l2._i() ll.-l5pm.
Mair Soul Reflections t'nnl Sat 0 Sep. l’aintingx b} Stibie (’olcman.
ANTHONY WOODD
4 l)undax Street. 558 9544/5. Mon l‘ri ltiani (ipm; Sat llam 4pm.
A Scottish Panorama w’ett I3 Atig Sat 2” Sep. A rare collection ol xatii'ical printx circa l7‘)t) and recent workx b) Joxeph Maxwell Stuart.
Edinburgh Museums
This section lists museums currently showing temporary exhibitions.
BANK OF SCOTLAND MUSEUM ON THE MOUND
'l’lie Mound. 52‘) 1288. Mon l‘ri
l()am 4.45pm.
Bank of Scotland Museum on the Mound l'ntil Hi 2‘) Aug tcloxed Mon 25 Augt. A dixpla} ol banking memorabilia xpanning 3t)” yearx. including Scottixh banknotex. lamoux cuxtomei'x. ior'geriex and a 17th centur) iron kixt.
THE DRAWING ROOM GALLERY
The National 'l‘ruxt l‘or' Scotland. 28 ('hai'lotte Square. 243 9305. Mon Sat ltlam 4pm.
9 August - 13 September 2003 on Mon - Sat, 10am-5pm. Sun. 2-5pm
A number of public Gallery
Art
Through lllustrators' Eyes I nnl Sat 0 Sep l‘hc llltixtiation ('upboaid prexent .i witt} xelection oi original illuxtrationx bx xonie oi the l kx bcxt xellittg illuxtratoix ot children'x bookx including Anthom lirown. with workx loi xale
DYNAMIC EARTH
llol_\i'ood Road. 55” “Still llailx
lilaiii tipiii L" ‘5 i113 5th ‘
Myths and Monsters I Iiltl .xiin It Aug l‘hix touring exhibition‘x onlx Scottixh xhowing explorex the weird. wondcr‘lu! and xcaix world ot nionxteix ltl)llllc.ll and real troni the tier) breath til .I dtagttll lt‘ llit‘ lt‘dl ill the three titeltt' higli hair} )etr with animationrc exhibitx and giant roboticx
MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD
~12 High Street. 52‘) -1|~i2 Mon Sat lilani 5pm.
Scraps! l'iitil Sat -2 Sep An exhibition oi picture xcrapx collected bx children .iiid .idultx iii lauiope ioi oxei 2H“ _\carx
NEWHAVEN HERITAGE MUSEUM
.\'ewha\cn llarboui. 55| ~llti5 l).ttl_\ noon -l.-l5piii.
A Tribute to Fishermen t nut \Ved 31 Dec. An exhibition toctixing on the working lixex oi lixherinan. lcatiii‘iiig cei‘aiiiic and textile dexignx created bx xttidentx Ironi Victoria l’riiiiai') School and lidiiiburgh'x 'lelloid ('ollege
ROYAL MUSEUM
2 ('hamberx Street. 217-1210. Mon Sat lilam 5pm I'l'tie 8pm); Sun noon 5pm. l’rec.
Millennium Clock A chance to \ iew Rtixxian mechanical xculptor l1dtiar'd lici'xtidxk) 'x millennium clock. a kinetic xculpturc. iiieaxuring nine inetiex high Mao: Arts for the Masses 1950-76 l'ntil Stiii -1 Apr 2M” ‘l'he lor'iiiation ol (‘oniiiiuiiixt ('hiiia ix brought to liie through a pi'ixatc collection oi iiiaxter'piecex made between W50 l‘i7(i_ acquired during and iiiimediateI) alter the ('tilttir'al Rt'\t)llllltiil.
Dino-Birds: Feathered Fossils from China l‘ntil Stiii 7 Sep L-l IUI; tinder l2x liL'L‘. An exhibition leaturiitfi the original I24 million}ear-old loxxil tliat hax‘e enabled xcientixtx to unraxel the lit) xter} til. how liit'tlx e\ol‘. ed. on loan iroiii the (ieological Muxetiin oi (‘hiiia
WRITERS’ MUSEUM
Lad} St;iii"x llouxe. l.iltl} Stair'x ('loxe. 520490]. Mon Sat ltiani 5pm.
In the Heart of the Wilderness l'ntil Sat 20 Sep. An exhibition exploring the lile and work oi John Mtiir. the letter writer. poet. xtor‘_xtellei and xcientixt and Iookx at the inlluence oi w ritei'x like litir‘iix and Sir Walter Scott on ltix work
Edinmig'ii. EHB an.
events aggring the exhibition.
details.
contact the : 0131 650 2211. E: info.taibotrice@ed.ac.uk. www.bg.ed.ac.uk
x 203’: THE LIST FESTIVAL GUIDE 89