Art Listings
Exhibitions are listed alphabetically by venue. Festival Art listings compiled by Helen Monaghan.
EDINBURGH GALLERIES
ATELIER
29 Howe Street. 558 I962. Mon—Sat 10am-5pm; Sun I0am—4pm.
William Gillies And The Edinburgh School Until Sat 22 Aug. Paintings by Sir William Gillies. plus works by the Edinburgh School of artists including MacTaggart. Maxwell. Redpath and Philipson.
THE BELLEVUE GALLERY
4 Bellevue Crescent. 557 I663. Daily noon—6pm.
Anthony Pilley In Barcelona Until Sat 5 Sep. Recent paintings of Barcelona by Anthony Pilley.
BEYOND WORDS BOOKSHOP
42—44 Cockburn Street. 226 6636. Daily lOam—lOpm.
Craig Mackay Until Wed 30 Sep. An exhibition of photographs including landscapes and selections from Am Bord - intense studio-based meditations on Highland life.
THE BLACKADDER GALLERY
5 Raebum Place. 332 4605. Mon-Sat l0am—5.30pm; Sun l—Spm.
Festival Exhibition Until Sun 30 Aug. Contemporary arts and crafts featuring paintings. jewellery. textiles and much more.
BONGO CLUB
14 New Street. 558 7604. Daily l-lOpm. Nature Morte Until Sun 30 Aug. An exhibition from the Price&Price Museum featuring surreal artefacts in glazed cabinets and dioramic installations.
BOURNE FINE ART
6 Dundas Street. 557 4050. Mon—Sat IOam—6pm.
John Boyd Until Wed 26 Aug. Recent paintings.
Joseph Crawhall Until Wed 26 Aug. Drawings.
William Plumptree Until Wed 26 Aug. Ceramics.
THE BOURSE
28 Bernard Street. 553 5255. Mon-Fri lIam-Spm; Sat [lam-4pm.
Still Lites Until Sat 5 Sep. Still lifes by various artists.
BRITISH COUNCIL
3 Bruntsfteld Crescent. 447 47 I6. Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm.
Garden Of Earthly Delights Until Wed 2 Sep. Glasgow-based artists ‘Lapland’. present a selling show of art and design.
CALTON GALLERY
l0 Royal Terrace. 556 1010. Mon-Fri l0am—6 m; Sat lOam-lpm.
Oil On anvas Until Sat 5 Sep. Scottish marine and coastal works by various artists.
CAMEO
38 Home Street. 228 4 I41. Exhibitions Open fifteen minutes before first screening of the day until llpm (Sun-Wed); lam (Thu-Sat).
Sliding Forms Until Sun 13 Sep. Eight Scottish-based artists explore identity. culture. image and process from the standpoint of cinema and its influence on contemporary art practice.
CHAPLAINCY CENTRE
1 Bristo Square. 446 9436 (For Merlin exhibition contact 229 3654). Mon—Sat lO.30am-5.30pm.
Summer Ligltning Until Sat 29 Aug. Drawings. paintings. textiles. sculpture
and prints. Mer In at Arthur In Scotland Until Sat 82 TllELlST 20—27 Aug 1998
ESTiV
Brush-up: Howard Hodgkin's Green Room on show in an exhibition of his work at
29 Aug. An exhibition examining the possible Arthurian legacy in Scotland.
CITY ART CENTRE
Market Street. 529 3993. Mon—Sat l0am—5pm; Sun noon-5pm. £3 (£2); family ticket £8.
First Among Equals Until Sat 3 Oct. Major paintings by Sir William Gillies are shown alongside works by his contemporaries Maxwell. MacTaggart. Redpath and many more.
Full Of The Warm South Until Sat 3 Oct. An insight into how France and French art influenced the four Scottish Colourists: Fergusson. Peploe. Cadell and Hunter.
Pax Romana? Until Sat 3 Oct. The magnificent Lioness sculpture found at Cramond is the centrepiece of this exhibition looking at the archaeology of Romans and Celts in south east Scotland. Southern Liglt Until Sat 3 Oct. Historic and contemporary work from Dunedin. commemorating the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Scottish settlers at Otago. New Zealand.
COLLECTIVE GALLERY
22—28 Cockburn Street. 220 l260. Tue—Sat I lam-5.30pm; Sun 2-5pm. Family Credit Until Sat l2 Sep. A group showing bringing together the work of 29 artists in a wide range of media. Featured artists include Jake and Dinos Chapman. Beagles and Ramsay. Kate Gray. Chad McCail. Duncan Ganley and many more.
CONTACT GALLERY
Grindlay Court Centre. Grindlay Street Court. 229 7941. Mon—Thu 10am—4pm; Fri IOam-2 m.
Love God ess And Love Birds Until Thu 20 Aug. Paintings on Japanese kites by Mieko Nishimura.
C TOO VENUE
St Columba's. By the Castle. 225 5 l05. Dail 10am—8pm.
The illeIIcome Trusts Iwolo Gallery At C Too Until Mon 31 Aug. Images acquired over the year by this medical research charity. illustrating how modern techniques are providing insights into the structure of living organisms.
the lngleby Gallery
CYBERIA INTERNET CAFE
88 Hanover Street. 220 4403. Mon-Sat lOam— lOpm; Sun noon-7pm.
Festival Exhibition Until Fri 28 Aug. Collagraphs and etchings by Alan Chapman.
C VENUE
Over—Seas House. lOO Princes Street. 225 5105. Daily l0am—8pm.
Proud Galleries At C Until Mon 31 Aug. A group show of paintings featuring the work of Rupert Record and Stephen Rendall.
DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE
3 Doune Terrace. 225 7|89. Mon-Fri l0am—5pm.
Fools Until Sat 26 Sep. An exhibition of 64 small portraits by one of Denmark‘s leading contemporary artists. Michael Kvium.
DEMARCO EUROPEAN ART FOUNDATION
St Mary's School. 33 Albany Street. 557 0707. Daily l0.30am—6pm.
Demarco’s Festival Exhibition Until
Sun 30 Aug. Exhibitions taking place include Still Standing (a collection of austere photographs) The K (in/est Artist. Step/ten Newton and selected pieces from the recent Dubrovnik Festival.
DICKINS
l7 Dundas Street. 558 ll08. Mon—Fn' lOam—5.30pm; Sat 10am—1pm.
Modern Masters Until Sat 5 Sep. Limited edition original etchings. lithographs and screenprints. plus works by Matisse. Picasso. Heron and McLean.
DUNDAS STREET GALLERY
6a Dundas Street. 558 9363. Mon-Sat l0am-6pm.
Nicholas Hely Hutchinson Until Sat 29 Aug. Recent paintings.
EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART Lauriston Place. 221 6000. Daily l0am—5pm.
A View From Prague Until Sun 30 Aug. Large-scale abstract sculpture by Czech artist Stanislav Kolibal. plus a selection of his drawing.
I Love New York Until Sun 30 Aug. Video works from New York City. Degeneration Until Sun 30 Aug.
Photo raphs by Tom Jenner.
Plano a Until Sun 30 Aug. Paintings by Jo Milne and Jo Bruton.
Edward Meneely Until Sun 30 Aug. Recent paintings.
Cosmic Connections Until Sun 30 Aug. Black Kilkenny limestone sculptures by Jake Kempsell.
Fringe Poster Competition Exhibition Until Sun 30 Aug. Over 250 illustrations selected from this year's entries for the competition.
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE
Morrison Street. 225 2059. Wed—Fri
I lam—7pm; Sat I lam-6pm; Sun
I lam—5pm.
Artisan 98 Until Sun 23 Aug. The ‘Chelsea Craft Fair of the north' with a huge range of textiles. glass. ceramics. jewellery and other applied arts from some of the biggest names in their fields.
EDINBURGH GALLERY
l8a Dundas Street. 557 5227. Mon—Fri l lam-5pm; Sat l0am-lpm. Josephine Graham Until Sat 22 Aug. Still lifes and Venetian scenes by this po ular artist.
Ex ibition II Mon 24 Aug-Tue I5 Sep. Landscapes. still life. interiors and figurative paintings by various artists featuring Brendan Kelly. Shelia Macmillan. Hugh McIntyre and Jenny Matthews.
EDINBURGH ZOO
Corstorphine Road. 334 9l7I. Mon-Sat 9am—6 m; Sun 9.30am—6pm.
A Bru With Nature Until Fri 4 Sep. Drawings and paintings by artist-in- residence. Claire Harkess.
THE FESTIVAL GALLERY
29b Dundas Street. 556 8600. Mon-Sat I lam—6 m.
Festivar Exhibition Until Sat l2 Sep. The Glasgow Print Studio and The Southside Gallery present original prints and paintings by a selection of artists including Elizabeth Blackadder. Barbara Rae. Peter Howson and Ashley Cooke. Also on show. contemporary jewellery. glass and ceramics by new graduates and established designers.
FIFTY TWO DUBLIN STREET
52 Dublin Street. 557 2725. Tue-Fri Ham—5.30pm; Sat l2.30—4pm. Kirsty Aitken Until Wed 30 Sep. An exhibition of screens and lights for interiors.
FIRTH GALLERY
35 William Street. 225 2 I96. Mon-Fri l lam—6pm; Sat & Sun llam—4pm. Robert Innes Until Mon 31 Aug. New paintings.
FRUITMARKET GALLERY
45 Market Street. 225 2383. Mon—Sat l0am—6 m; Sun noon-5pm.
Hoode .Bared. Until Tue l5 Sep. A major exhibition of new work by Smith/Stewart who use their own bodies to create large-scale video installations.
GALLERI KUNST
36 St Stephen Street. 226 6355. Mon-Sat noon-6pm.
Halla Haraldsdottir Until Sat 29 Aug. New work by this Icelandic artist.
GALLERY MACCOLL ll7 Comiston Road. 452 8580. Mon-Sat l0am—6pm.
La Cultura Until Sat 29 Aug. Collage and assemblage on the theme of love. loss and humankind by contemporary artists Eoghann MacColl and Carlos David.