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Design for Goldsmiths l'ntil Sun 3 Aug. Prints and drawings produced by artists and craftsmen in the ‘(irotcsque' style that was popularised during the Renaissance after the excavation of Roman grottos at that time.
FREE Old Edinburgh: Parliament Square and the Grassmarltet L'ntil Thu 3| Jul. l0am—5pm. Prints and drawings from the National (iallery's collections that focus on the older parts of Edinburgh. I’m“! oft/w ()ltl 'Iinm I't's'tt'vul.
I RED DOOR GALLERY
42 Victoria Street. 477 3255. Mon—Sat l2.30—5.30pm: Sun noon—5pm. FREE Transmit Until Fri 20 Jun. Referencing graphic communication found in our everyday enviromnent. Mike lnglis' new exhibition explores mankind's need for belief systems and order in an often incomprehensible world.
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN (INVERLEITH HOUSE)
lnverleith Row. 248 2983. Tue—Sun l()am—5.30pm.
FREE Louise Bourgeois: Nature Study 00.. L'ntil Sun 6 Jul. l()am—5.30pm. A big. messy. splotchy celebration of fertility by the 96-year-old artist who still. generously. fecundly and unsentitnentally believes in miracles.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound. 225 667]. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun noon—5pm.
BSA 182nd Annual Exhibition lintil Wed 25 Jun. £4 (£2). ()pen submission exhibition. plus work by invited high- prolile artists. such as Alex Pollard. David Shrigley and llana llalperin.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY LIBRARY
Royal Scottish Academy Building. The Mound. 225 6671. .‘vlorr-Sat 10am—5pm; Sun noon—5pm.
Leena Nammari: Illustrated Lecture Fri 20 Jun. l().3()zmi—noon. £5 inc coffee. The winner of the Morton Award 2008 for lens-based work discusses ideas of home and nostalgia.
I SCOTLANDART.COM
2 St Stephen Place. 225 6257. Mon—Fri 10.30am—5.30pm; Sat l()am-~5.30pm; Sun noon—5pm .
FREE Scottish Landscapes L'ntil Mon l4 Jul. An exhibition of new Scottish Landscape paintings by artists Alison Auldjo. Karen ('airns. lla/el (‘ashmore. Mairi Clark. lilaine (‘unningham and Chris Porsey.
I SCOTTISH GALLERY
l6 Dundas Street. 558 I200. Mon-l-ti 10am—6pm; Sat 10am~~4pm.
FREE Claire Harkess: Galapagos L'ntil Sat 28 Jun. New paintings in watercolour by (‘laire llarkess. a painter noted for her delicacy of palette and economy of mark-making.
FREE A Japanese Dialogue [Intil Sat 28 Jun. (‘urated exhibition of noted Japanese artists. working across ceramics. silver and shikko (enamelled copper). jewellery & metalwork.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART
75 Belford Road. 624 6200. l0am—5pm. FREE Miroslav Balka: Entering Paradise lfntil Sun 29 Jun. Print portfolio from the Polish artist.
FREE From Sickert to Gertler: Modern British Art from Boxted House Until Sun 22 Jun. l0am—‘5pm. A collection of 20th century British art that hung in Boxted House. home of Bobbie and Natalie Bevan from l9-l6--7~l. Artists represented include Natalie Denny. Mark (iertler. Walter Sickert. Harold (iilman. (‘harles (iinner. (‘hristopher Nevinson. John Armstrong and Frederick (iore. FREE Maternity: Images of Motherhood .0. Until Sun 22 Jun. l0am~5pm. A selection of works
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from the National Galleries of Scotland showing representations of motherhood from the early Renaissance to the present.
I NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY 1 Queen Street. 624 6200. .‘ylon—Wed & Fri—Sun 10am—5pm; Thu 10am—7pm. FREE Faces and Places lintil Sun 20 Jul. ()rganised in partnership with the Royal (‘ommission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. this collection of paintings. sculpture. drawings. photographs. architectural drawings. notebooks and sketches coincides with the centenary of the RCAHMS. FREE Heroes Until Stm 7 Dec. A critical re-examination of what we mean by the term ‘Victorian values'. focused through portraits and information on the individuals considered role models in that society.
Vanity Fair Portraits:
Photographs 1913-2008 l7ntil Sun 21 Sep. £8 (£6). Photographs of some of the weightiest names and brightest stars to have graced the pages of limirv Fair. by internationally renowned photographers like Man Ray. Cecil Bcaton. Mario Testino and Anni l.eibo\'ii/..
I STILLS
23 (‘ockburn Street. 622 6200.
l lam~6pm.
FREE Nicky Bird: Beneath The Surface / Hidden Place L'ntil Sun 20 Jul. l lam 6pm. Photographic works using materials found by collaborating with communities across Scotland whose surroundings have undergone significant change. resulting in an exploration of the physical and emotional effects of economic change and regeneration.
I TOLLCROSS COMMUNITY CENTRE
l 17 Fountainbridge.
FREE INdisposable Edinburgh L'ntil Fri 27 Jun. 50 cameras. 50 lives. one city: [Ndisposable Edinburgh presents a snapshot of life in the capital. seen through the eyes of 50 people. Purl DIRK/((000 Week 2008.
I TRAVERSE THEATRE BAR (‘ambridge Street. 228 140-1. Mon—Sat mam-midnight; Sun 6pm—midnight. FREE Storm flags and Other Stories lfntil Sat 5 Jul. lixhibition of highly detailed illustrations for a series of Scottish folk tales by the artist David Hutchison. to coincide with the opening of the ltnaginate (‘hildren‘s Festival.
I WRITERS’ MUSEUM
Lady Stair's (lose. Lawnmarkct. 529 4901. Mon Sat l()am--5pm.
FREE A Scots Helicon: Portraits of Nine Contemporary Scottish Women Writers L'ntil Sat l2 Jul. 10am-5pm. Portraits of nine contemporary Scottish women writers by lidinburgh-based artist Anna (‘aro.
Dundee
I DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS 152 Nethergate. (ll 382 909900. Tue. Wed. liri 8; Sat l0.30am~ 5.30pm; Thu 10.30am 8.30pm; Sun noon-5.30pm. FREE Ellipsis CO... lintil Sun 22 Jun. I0.30am 5.30pm. Stunning. blunt group show by three feminist artists who were pioneering the Use of self portraiture in photography. film and video in the l970s and l980s. Please note: some works contain frank images of the human body. FREE Naomi James l'ntil Sun 3 Aug. Jewellery from designer Naomi James will be on display in the shop. FREE Rebecca Wilson lintil Sun 3 Aug. (‘eramics by Duncan of Jordanstone graduate Wilson will be on show in the shop.
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www.eca.ac.ukldegreeshow
Edinburgh College of Art
Degree Show
110- 24 June
21 June — [0 July
M— Th 10am - 8pm F— Su lllam — 5pm tZB June - [A July lllam — 2me
Edinburgh College of Art lecal is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC009201
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Parallax 6 Jun - 17 Jul 2008
Tue - Sat 11am - 4.30pm
CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY
Constitution Street Edinburgh EH6 788 t +44 (0)131 561 7300 f +44 (0)131 555 0707
www.cornexchangegallery.com
A new home for emerging artists
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