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Art Galleries in the city centre of Edinburgh, Scotland.
| Aug 1-31 updated 31.7.2008 |
21/22 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JX Sales include jewellery and silver, ceramics and glass, furniture and clocks, pictures and prints, rugs and carpets. e-m edinburgh@bonhams.com t 0131 225 2266 |
6 Dundas Street, Edinburgh EH3 6HZ Specialising in Painting and Sculpture from the 17th Century to the present. Edinburgh Arts Festival: 'Singing Stone' - Recent Work by Emily Young. Aug 1-Sep 6. Britain's foremost direct carver of stone, enjoying an ever-growing reputation, with major public commissions in the UK and abroad. She carves in a wide variety of materials including marble, chalcedony (onyx), quartzite and alabaster. Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 11-4 e-m art@bournefineart.com www.bournefineart.com t 0131 557 4050 |
5 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh EH3 6DH Mon-Fri 9-5 t 0131 225 4756 |
2 Market Street, Edinburgh EH1 1DE Bond Bound: Ian Fleming and the Art of Cover Design. Jul 5-Sep 14. The role of artists and designers in defining the look of the world's most popular spy. China: A Photographic Portrait. Jul 5-Sep 14. Life in China through the lenses of 250 Chinese photographers. Combined admn to Bond/China £5 adults, £3.50 concs, chdn £2.50 Recognised: Highlights from the Collection. Jul 5-Sep 14. Admn free. Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5 www.cac.org.uk t 0131 529 3993 |
Leith, Edinburgh 'Playing Against Reason' - Frances Richardson. Jul 25-Aug 28. Award-winning UK artist Frances Richardson presents a group of new sculptures and drawings, including a series based on playing cards. Tue-Sat 11-4.30 |
Belford Road, Edinburgh EH4 3DS Foto: Modernity in Central Europe 1918-1945. A must for all budding photographers. Until Aug 31. £6 (£4). There Was A Little Magpie and other Books by Joan Miró. Until Sep 7. Admn free. web http://www.nationalgalleries.org t 0131 624 6200 |
6a Dundas Street, Edinburgh EH3 6HZ Scottish Art Portfolio presents an exhibition of recent paintings by Davy Brown, Gillian Goodheir, Terry Kirkwood, Dionne Sievewright, Nicola Wakeling. Aug 2-16. Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-4 t 0131 558 9363 |
Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9DF Sanford Wurmfeld. E-Cyclorama. Jul 24-Sep 5. Open Daily 10-6, admn free www.eca.ac.uk/festival |
22A Dundas Street, Edinburgh EH3 Artists for the Caley. Aug 2-30. 50-80 Prominent British Artists sell works on a 50/50 basis in aid of Royal Caledonian Schools Trust. Mon-Thur 11-5.30, Fri/Sat 11-5 www.hanoverfinearts.co.uk t/f 0131 556 2181 |
Over-Seas House, 100 Princes Street, Edinburgh EH2 3AB Bella Easton: 'Made in England'. Until Oct 10. Her work combines irony, humour and suspense in eclectic, idiosyncratic and dramatic compositions. This show uses London as an ever-changing backdrop. Mon-Sat 10-6, admn free e-m culture@rosl.org.uk www.roslarts.co.uk t 0131 225 1501 f 0131 226 3936 |
65 The Shore, Edinburgh EH6 6RA Treasure Islands: an exhibition inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson. Aug 2-Sep 6. Marking the 130th anniversary of his first published volume, An Inland Voyage, in which he journeys from Antwerp to northern France by canoe, Gallery artists submit work inspired by the man, his life and work. Mon-Fri 11-5, Sat 11-4 e-m info@the-leith-gallery.co.uk web http://www.the-leith-gallery.co.uk t 0131 553 5255 f 0131 553 5655 |
The Mound, Edinburgh EH2 2EL Impressionism & Scotland. Major international exhibition featuring the French Impressionists, the Glasgow Boys and the Scottish Colourists. Until Oct 12. £8 (£6). Kaleidoscope: Works on Paper Recently Acquired for Scotland. Until Sep 21. Admn free. Footlights: Capturing the Essence of Performance. From Aug 9. Admn free. Fantasy and Function: Design for Goldsmiths. Until Aug 3. Admn free. National Galleries of Scotland Art Competition for Schools. Until Oct 28. Admn free. web http://www.nationalgalleries.org t 0131 624 6200 |
34 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE Roberto Gonzalez Fernandez - Mia(g)b; Summer Exhibition - Invited Artists including Glen Scouller, Jock MacInnes, George Donald, Alice McMurrough, Catherine Sargeant, Philip Reeves, David Evans and John Bellany; Figurative Ceramics - including David Cleverly, Jeremy James, Katharine Morling, Jane Muir, Anna Noel and Laurance Simon; Lindsey Mann Jewellery. Until Aug 6. Leon Morrocco RSA, RGI: From Melbourne to Marrakech; John Maltby: Ceramic Sculpture; Armwear: Jewellery by Erin Daly, Teena Ramsay, Sue Gregor, Rachel McKnight, Lesley Strickland and Sarah Thirlwell. Aug 9-Sep 3. Eye Two Wilhelmina Barns-Graham CBE, HRSA, HRSW (1912-2004) - Screenprints. Until Aug 4. Picasso and the School of Paris. Aug 9-Sep 22. Including Laurencin, Severini, Bonnard, Chagall, Miro, Braque and Matisse. Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-4 e-m mail@openeyegallery.co.uk www.openeyegallery.co.uk t 0131 557 1020 |
16 Dundas Street, Edinburgh EH3 6HZ Elizabeth Blackadder: Edinburgh Festival Exhibition; Glyn Hanssen Pigott: Ceramics; The Blue Room: Mixed Media; Andrea Geile: Garden Sculpture; Festival Jewellery Showcase: Yoko Izawa, Daphne Krinos, Malcolm Appleby. Aug 8-Sep 6. Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-5 e-m mail@scottish-gallery.co.uk www.scottish-gallery.co.uk t 0131 558 1200 f 0131 558 3900 |
additional Festival venue at 39 Dundas Street, EH3 6QQ Anne Redpath: Oils and Works on Paper. Aug 13-Sep 6. Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-5 e-m mail@scottish-gallery.co.uk www.scottish-gallery.co.uk t 0131 558 1200 f 0131 558 3900 |
Belford Road, Edinburgh EH4 3DR Tracey Emin: 20 Years. The famous artist's first major retrospective exhibition in Britain. From Aug 2. £6 (£4). web http://www.nationalgalleries.org t 0131 624 6200 |
Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JD Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008. Remarkable and memorable photographic portraits. Until Sep 21. £6 (£4). Heroes. Nineteenth-century self-help role models. Until Dec 7. Admn free. John Muir Wood and the Origins of Landscape Photography in Scotland. From Aug 2. Admn free. web http://www.nationalgalleries.org t 0131 624 6200 |
at 14 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1LL Festival Art at the B.M.A. Aug 2-17. Tue-Sun 12-6 e-m info@strathearn-gallery.com www.strathearn-gallery.com see also Scotland map |