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Warm up this winter with free art in Edinburgh
Now the party season is over and the festivities long gone, you and your wallet could probably do with a little TLC. Luckily the National Galleries of Scotland have a full programme of free exhibitions and events during January, to help nourish the mind and soul without breaking the bank. Here is a list of penny-pinching top picks to help ease those January blues.
Ron Mueck, AGirl at the Gallery of Modern Art
Scottish National Gallery The Mound, Edinburgh EH2 2EL nginfo@nationalgalleries.org
SUN 1–TUE 31 JAN EXHIBITION: TURNER IN JANUARY 2012 This outstanding exhibition showcases a watercolour collection from one of Britain’s most prolific artist’s, JMW Turner. The works have been on display at the Gallery every January for the last 110 years, as requested by the collector Henry Vaughan, who wanted to limit the paintings’ exposure to light. Travel with Turner to the ‘sublime’ mountainous landscapes of Wales, Scotland and the Alps, and see what all the fuss was about.
THU 5 & FRI 6 JAN, 2-4PM EASEL SKETCHING IN THE GALLERY Have a go at sketching your own masterpiece. The class tackles a different subject each month (occasionally using live models) and is led by artist Damian Callan.
WED 18 JAN, 6-7PM: HAWTHORNDEN LECTURE THEATRE THE MISSING: A NATIONAL COLLABORATION Artist Graham Fagan was commissioned by the
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Portrait Gallery, in partnership with National Theatre of Scotland, to create a film work in response to Andrew O’Hagan’s book The Missing. Ruth Wishart chairs a discussion about the collaboration with Graham Fagan, Portrait Gallery Director James Holloway and John Tiffany, Associate Director of the National Theatre of Scotland.
MON 23 JAN, 12.45-1.30PM: HAWTHORNDEN LECTURE THEATRE SCULPTURE MADE BY DEAD SCULPTORS: POSTHUMOUS CASTING Since bronze sculptures are made by a casting process, it is possible to make casts of a sculptors work after he or she is dead. Patrick Elliot, Senior Curator at the Gallery of Modern Art, discusses the unusual and problematic matter of posthumous casting.
breathtaking variety of sculpture works, ranging from Impressionist masterpieces by Rodin and Degas to cutting edge art by Damien Hirst, Ron Mueck and this year’s Turner Prize winner Martin Boyce. Some of the biggest names in British sculpture, such as Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth are also on show.
MON 9 JAN, 12.45-1.15PM: MODERN ONE ARTIST’S TALK: NICK EVANS G l a s g o w - b a s e d a r t i s t N i c k E v a n s l e t s u s i n o n t h e s e c re t s o f h i s o w n s c u l p t u r a l p r a c t i c e w h i l s t re f l e c t i n g o n h i s re s e a rc h o f t h e w o r k s w i t h i n t h e C o l l e c t i o n w h i c h d i s p l a y a h i s t o r i c a l f a s c i n a t i o n w i t h o t h e r c u l t u re s , t r a d i t i o n s a n d c o n c e p t s o f e x o t i c i s m .
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UNTIL SUN 24 JUNE 2012: MODERN ONE EXHIBITION: THE SCULPTURE SHOW Something to get out of bed for this winter! The Gallery of Modern Art is showcasing a
THU 12 JAN, 5.30-6.45PM: MODERN ONE THE DRAWING ROOM Explore different ‘mark-making’ processes in these monthly, artist-led experimental drawing sessions inspired by the modern collection. The session will be prefaced by a half hour descriptive session for the visually impaired, led by Juliana Capes. To book a place call 0131 624 6410 or email education@nationalgalleries.org