LISTINGS ART
brightest of local talent. You can meet the artist at the gallery on Saturday afternoons 3-5pm.
Gallery 111 An ever-changing display of small-scale contemporary artwork at affordable prices.
I THE DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE Carlsberg House. 3 Doune Terrace (off Moray Place) 225 7189. Mon—Fri lOam-Spm.
October 1943 - The Rescue of Danish Jews from Annihilation Until 22 Apr. An exhibition of posters.
I EDINBURGH COLLEGE DP ART Lauriston Place, 229 9311. Mon-Thurs lOam—8pm: Fri and Sat lOam—Spm.
Mindtlelds Tue 19 Apr—6 May. Paintings by Chris Nugent.
Exhibition of Head and Figure Drawings Tue 19-29 Apr. With work by Colin Vernall and Catriona White.
I EDINBURGH GALLERY 18a Dundas Street. 557 5227. Mon—Fri 11am-5pm; Sat lOam-lpm.
Mixed Exhibition Fri 15—30 Apr. With Rod Munro. Mervyn James. Sheila Arnot and Andrew Fitzpatrick.
Scottish landscapes Until Sat 9 Apr. The Borders around Biggar and Tinto are rendered in vivid colour iii an exhibition by Jeff McDonald. ‘ I EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 23 Union Street. 557 2479. Tue—Sat 10am—6pm. From the Castle to the Sea Until 30 Apr. Twelve prints by twelve artists on the theme of the sea. Also another opportunity to see the show An Edinburgh Suite.
I FLYING CDLDURS 35 William Street. 225 6776. Tue—Fri 11am—6pm; Sat lOam—lpm.
James Harrigan and Elspeth Harrigan Until 4 May. Scottish and Caribbean landscapes and botanical painting.
I FRUITMARNET GALLERY Market Street. 225 2383. Tue—Sat 10.30am—5.30pm. Erro Until 14 May. Subtitled Art History — Politics —— Science Fiction this Icelandic artist selects pictorial information relevant to his chosen themes. collages them together and blows it up in scale. The resulting works are huge. colourful. cartoon-style paintings in which the perspective is sometimes distorted by computer generated grids.
I HANDVER FINE ART 22A Dundas Street. 556 2181. Mon—Fri 10.30am—6pm; Sat lOam—4pm.
Elizabeth Sharp Until Sat 16 Apr. Landscapes and still lifes iii oils and watercolours. Also work by Annie Carmichael.
I JDHN KNDX HDUSE See entry for Netherbow Arts Centre.
I KINGFISHER GALLERY 5 Northumberland Street. 557 5454. Tue—Sat Ham—4.30pm.
Toni Watt and Eoghan Bridge Until Fri 8 Apr. Painting and sculpture by two Scottish artists.
I MATTHEW ARCHITECTURE GALLERY University of Edinburgh. Department of Architecture. 20 Chambers Street. 650
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Land of Mountain and Flood by Dorothy Stirling. This is one work in a new show which is inspired, in part, by the artist's childhood holidays spent in Cairloch. In this show 60 pieces conjure up memories and the atmosphere of the time.
2342. Mon—Fri 10am—4.30pm.
The Pautaus: Investigations into the Particular Tue 19 Apr—l3 May. An exhibition by a young dynamic Canadian practice.
Architecture and the Spirit of Space: Ciancarlo de Carlo Until Wed 13 Apr. An exploration of why Carlo is regarded as one of the most penetrating and prophetic architectural thinkers of our time. with a major exhibition of his work.
I MUSEUM OF CHILDHDDD 42 High Street. 225 2424. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm. All manner of archive material and old toys relating to childhood through the ages.
The Survival of the Fittest Until 28 May. An exhibition which looks at children's health and hygiene at the turn ofthe century and features a video and handling table.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCDTLAND The Mound. 556 8921. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
The home of a fine collection of works. frotn the Renaissance to Post- lmpressionism. including Velazquez. El
Greco. Rembrandt. Gainsborough. Degas.
Van Gogh and Scottish Colourists. From leonardo to Manet Until Sun 17 Apr. An exhibition of 50 prints and drawings which the print room of the gallery has acquired over the last ten
years. The show includes work by Turner.
Rembrandt. Parmigianino and David Allan.
I NATIDNAL LIBRARY DE SCDTLAND George W Bridge. 226 4531. Mort—Sat lOam—Spm; Sun 2—5pm.
A Century of Popular Magazines Until 5
Juli. A nostalgic and amusing flick through the last 100 years iii print with an exhibition of women‘s. photography. motoring and sporting magazines and comics. You can also leaf through the pages of your chosen read using the facsimile facilit .
I NETHERBDW ARTS CENTRE 43 High Street. 556 9579. Mon—Sat 10am—4.30pm. [D]. Cafe. Admits to the John Knox House. a picturesque 15th century building. reputedly the home ofthe notorious Scottish church reformer. Admission £1.20 (L‘ l/50p).
Puppet Exhibition Until Sun 17 Apr. Work by Fiona Gilles.
Fragments Until 30 Apr. New paintings and prints by Jacqueline F. Kerr. The artist will also be showing at the ltalian Institute. I
I DPEN EYE GALLERY 75 Cumberland Street. 557 1020. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm.
Claire Harrigan Until Thurs 21 Apr. Recent paintings from the Antilles. Also etchings. watercolours and drawings by Sir Muirhead Bone and ceramics by Julie Brooke.
I OUT OF THE BLUE 25 Blackfriars Street. 556 5204. Tue—Sat 11am—5pm; Sun 2—5pnt
Recent Works Until Sat 9 Apr. A new concept in galleries — a comfortable space to ponder in - with site installation. photography and painting. by Lee Baker. Tim Curtis and Nichola Waygood. From Sun 13 Apr. a show with work by Jane Murray. Holly Murray and Peter Ross. featuring sculpture. 21) work and photography.
I PDRTFDLID GALLERY 43 Candlemaker Row. 220 1911. Tue—Sat noon—5.30pm. Museology Sat 9 Apr—7 May. American photographer Richard Ross looks at the role of the museum and the way it displays culture as artefact. He has travelled all over the world over the last ten years and has been commissioned by the Portfolio to produce a series of works based on Scottish museums.
I DUEEN’S HALL Clerk Street. 668 3456. Mon—Sat lOam—5pm.
liosaling Forster Until 30 Apr. Lithographs of the Greek island of Spetses.
I RDYAL BDTANIC GARDEN lnverleith Row. 552 7171. Daily lOam—8pm; Cafe. [D]. Now featuring Henry Moore’s Reclining Figure: Hand I979. on loan from the Henry Moore Foundation. Conservatory Until 16 Oct. The Glasshouses. An installation by Lothar Baumgarten which involves hanging a series of labels. identical to those used in the Gardens. amongst the plants. Instead of the names of the specimens. the labels are texts relating to the cultures of the lands from which the plants have been extracted. See also Transmission Gallery in Glasgow.
A Sense 01 Place Until I May. Vibrantly- coloured paintings of gardens from Kew to Stourhead by Adrian Berg capturing the shades of the cultivated natural world at different times of the day in every season. I RDYAL MUSEUM DE SCDTLAND Chambers Street. 225 7534. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. Cafe. [D].
Ars Medica — Art, Medicine and the Human Condition Until 29 May. Prints. drawings and photographs lent by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. relating to medical subjects by artists such as Diirer. Rembrandt. Munch and Rauschenberg. The Birth of Democracy Until Sun 17 Apr. An exhibition which pieces together the history of democracy using discoveries from archaeological digs in Athens.
HUNT BRIAN ART GALLERY UNIVERSITY ofGLASGOW
Italian Renaissance Prints 19 February - 23 April (Closed 1 - 4 April) Monday - Saturday 9.30am -5.00pm Admission Free 041-330 5431
Extented public access supported by /from funds from Glasgow City Council
Sub'sidisedby
the ScottishArts Cometl and by Glasgow City Council
Photography Gallery & Workshop
279-281 High Street Glasgow Phone: 041 552 2151
FRACTAL LANDSCAPES from the real world Photographs by Bill Hirst
April 2nd till May 14th
Tuesday - Saturday I I-5:30
Event
Bill Hirst Will talk about his work and discuss the process of translating work from the gallery walls into book form. This Will be followed by a workshop on the Zone System With adVice on prints and negatives. This open to everyone. regardless of photographic
experience.
Fee: free of charge. pro-booking essential
AllYou Need to Know About the Zone System and How to use it in 30 minutes.
Saturday 7th May. I lam - 4pm
workshop is
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