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Treasured Places The centenary exhibition at Edinburgh’s City Art Centre features more than 180 modern and historical drawings and photographs from the collections of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
(RCAHMS). Treasured Places, which explores the lives of Scots from our earliest history to the present day through the places in which we live, work and gather, includes stunning aerial photographs, intricate survey drawings and photographs, original architects’ drawings, and historical photographs from the 1901 International Exhibition at Kelvingrove, Glasgow. ■ City Art Centre, Edinburgh, until Sun 18 Jan.
■ DOVECOT 10 Infirmary Street, FREE Henry Moore Textiles Until Sun 18 Jan. Over 50 drawings, notes and fabrics – many never exhibited before – from the well-known designer’s oeuvre. FREE Jerwood Contemporary Makers Until Mon 19 Jan. Contemporary British crafters display their work in an unusal setting.
■ EVOLUTION HOUSE, EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART 78 Westport, 221 6000. Mon–Fri 10am–4pm; Sat & Sun 10am–2pm. FREE ECA-KSU Wed 3–Fri 12 Dec. Collaborative exhibition between Edinburgh College of Art students and their counterparts at Kyoto Seika University in Japan.
■ FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street, 225 2383. Mon–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm.
✽ FREE Close Up ●●●●● Until Sun 11 Jan. See review, page 88.
■ INGLEBY GALLERY 15 Calton Road, 556 4441. 10am–5pm. FREE Elsworth Kelly Fri 5 Dec–Thu 29 Jan. Plant lithographs drawn from the 40-year career of one of the world’s greatest living artists. FREE Luca Frei Fri 5 Dec–Thu 29 Jan. Playful installations by the Swedish-based artist. ■ LEITH GALLERY 65 The Shore, Leith, 553 5255. Mon–Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 11am–4pm. FREE Christmas Exhibition Sat 29 Nov–Sat 10 Jan. Free. Mixed exhibition by gallery artists with new work arriving daily.
■ NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND COMPLEX The Mound, 624 6200. Mon–Wed & Fri–Sun 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm.
✽ Gerhard Richter ●●●●● Until Sun 4 Jan. £6 (£4). See review, page
88.
■ NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Chambers Street, 247 4422. 10am–5pm. FREE Print on Film: From This 90 THE LIST 27 Nov–11 Dec 2008
Place Words Fly Until Sun 7 Dec, 10am–5pm. Scotland’s printing industry is explored by artists Kenny Munro and Edward O’Donnelly. FREE Gifted Until Sun 11 Jan, 10am–5pm. Now in its fourth year, this collection of innovative and beautiful ceramics, glass, jewellery and textiles returns to the National Museum to be viewed and bought. A perfect chance to get someone an original, handmade Christmas present.
■ NORTH EDINBURGH ARTS CENTRE 15a Pennywell Court, 315 2151. Mon–Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Fission Sat 29 Nov–Thu 18 Dec. An exhibition of recent work by seven Edinburgh artists. Their first show together includes jewellery, sculpture, printmaking, painting & drawing. ■ THE QUEEN’S GALLERY Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. £5 (£4.50). The Art of Italy in the Royal Collection: The Baroque Until Sun 8 Mar, 9.30am–4.30pm. £5 (£3–£4.50; under 5s free; family ticket £13). Part two of the gallery’s Italian art exhibition includes ‘The Calling of Saints Peter and Andrew’ by Caravaggio. Last admission is one hour before the gallery closes.
■ ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN Inverleith Row, 552 7171. Daily 10am–3.30pm. FREE Close Until Sun 11 Jan, 10am–5pm. A photographic documentation of Scottish heritage by Allan Pollok-Morris.
■ ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound, 225 3922. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. FREE Donald Urquhart Until Fri 19 Dec. A selection of prints from his Icelandic Suite and works from the Snow Described From etchings inspired by a trip to the Cairngorms. Also open by appointment. FREE William Littlejohn Until Sun 14 Dec. Retrospective of the work of the late William Littlejohn comprising oils, watercolours and prints.
■ NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. 10am–5pm.
✽ FREE Charles Avery, The Islanders: An Introduction Sat 29 Nov–Sun 15 Feb. See preview, page 87. FREE Queen and Country Wed 3 Dec–Thu 15 Jan. Exhibition by Steve McQueen, the Turner Prize-winning artist behind the film Hunger and current official war artist, commemorating the British soldiers who have died in Iraq.
■ NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. Mon–Wed & Fri–Sun 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm; noon–5pm. FREE Heroes Until Sun 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. FREE Intimate Portrait Until Sun 1 Feb. Exploring the fascination for intimate portraiture in Georgian and Regency Britain, from the origins of polite society and the rise of the fashionable art world until the onset of the Victorian era and the invention of photography.
■ SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Mon–Sat 10am–4.30pm. FREE Myer Lacome Sat 29 Nov–Sat 21 Feb, 10am–6pm. Collages and works in pastels and oil inspired by Edinburgh’s visage and the music of well-known composers.
■ STILLS 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. 11am–6pm. FREE Urban Reflections Until Sun 22 Mar. Five different artists respond to the contemporary city, and the human imprint on the urban landscape.
■ TALBOT RICE GALLERY University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, 650 2210. Tue–Sat 10am–5pm.
✽ FREE Langlands and Bell ●●●●● Until Sat 13 Dec,
10am–5pm. An installation by Langlands and Bell, referencing the tiny family chapel dedicated to St John the Evangelist and designed in 1873 by the architect William Burges at Mount Stuart. FREE Vaulting Ambition Until Sat 13 Dec, 10am–5pm. Touring exhibition looking at the life and work of the Adamas brothers, the first ‘celebrity architects’. ■ THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 558 1200. Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. David Michie: Paintings from the Artist’s Studio Until Sat 29 Nov. Pre- birthday celebration of Michie’s own unique view of the world. FREE Paul Reid – New Paintings & Drawings Wed 3–Wed 24 Dec. Exhibition of new work in which the artist continues to mine the potent imagery of the Greek myths as preserved in Ovid. FREE 9 Create Wed 3–Wed 24 Dec. This show, curated by Adrian Hope, includes work by nine contemporary silver makers.
■ VARIOUS VENUES (WEST PORT) FREE ART WALK ON WEST PORT Thu 27–Sun 30 Nov. Local businesses team up with students from Edinburgh College of Art for an exhibition of paintings and photographs in shop windows along West Port. ■ WASPS STUDIOS Patriothall Studios, 48 Hamilton Place, Stockbridge, 225 1289. FREE Edinburgh SculptureWorkshop Until Sun 30 Nov. A joint exhibition of work by Lyndsay Mann and Ewan Robertson.
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■ DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS 152 Nethergate, 01382 909900. Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 10.30am–5.30pm; Thu 10.30am–8.30pm; Sun noon–5.30pm. FREE Gravity Always Wins ●●●●● Until Sun 4 Jan, 10.30am–5.30pm. See review, page 88.