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EVENTS IN SCOTLAND
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ABERDEEN
until 27 July | Peacock Visual Arts
FUTUREPROOF
An exhibition organised in partnership with Street Level, Glasgow to support new artists from Scotland’s Photography & Electronic Media courses.
until 28 July | The SMART Gallery
An exhibtion where nothing is made
Amber Robertson New Art Look to the North Award 2012 Gray’s School of Art Degree Show.
until 18 August | Seventeen
humming booth: Aberdeen Humming
In the humming booth, visitors are asked to hum a song that would remind them of their childhood. The hums will be collated & used for Aberdeen Humming, which is projected to open in November.
1 September – 13 October | The SMART Gallery
Poison
Work by Finnish visual artist, Ilona Niemi.
19 October – 1 December | The SMART Gallery
Skins
An exhibition of ‘artist’s photographs’ featuring work by Doug Cocker / Finlay Couper.
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DALRY
14 July | Wasps Studios
Untutored Life Drawing Drop In
This class is untutored and you will need to bring your own materials. Easels and boards are available to use.
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DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY
30 August – 2 September | various locations
Environmental Art Festival Scotland
The first Environmental Art Festival Scotland is set in beautiful Dumfries and Galloway with video installations, multimedia projects and more on display.
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DUNBAR
2 – 4 August | Dunbar Town House
Filmpoem Festival
Filmpoem is a project by artist Alastair Cook & composer Luca Nasciuti, who are dedicated to the filming of words & bringing audiences new writing.
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DUNDEE
until 11 August | The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum
What Presence! The Rock Photography of Harry Papadopoulus
An exhibition showing a rare glimpse behind the lens of one of Scotland’s legendary music photographers.
20 July – 22 September | Dundee Contemporary Arts
There Will Be New Rules This Week
To coincide with the Impact Print Festival, DCA will show works by Sister Corita Kent (1918 – 1986) alongside artists: Peter Davies, Ruth Ewan, Emily Floyd, Scott Myles & Ciara Phillips.
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EDINBURGH
12 July | The Old Ambulance Depot
Creative Meadows 1st Event
Creative Meadows have a great line up from steady handed illustrators through the board to some of the most ingenious product designers.
until 12 July | Summerhall
Martin Kippenberger Published A Lot Of Books
Before his death Martin Kippenburger published 149 different artist’s books. Summerhall is exhibiting a selection of these publications & other ephemera by Kippenberger.
until 12 July | Summerhall
1759 Group Show
Six artists working in Philadelphia are featured in this exhibit as the first of several cultural exchange exhibits between American & Scottish artists.
until 12 July | Summerhall
Who Is This Who Is Coming?
Glasgow based painter Andrew Cranston stages real and imaginary scenarios that often unsettle and unnerve.
until 12 July | Summerhall
The Irishman (Nostos: End Of Exile)
Film and photographic works by Denis Buckley.
until 12 July | Summerhall
Prologue Projects
A project that awards 3 emerging visual artists & 1 emerging curator based in Scotland a significant visual art exhibition to be realised at Summerhall.
until 13 July | Ingleby Gallery
Gabby Fabian Miller: The Middle Place
Photographs from Sections of England: The Sea Horizon taken in 1976 will be exhibited alongside new works.
until 14 July | Fruitmarket Gallery
David Batchelor: Flatlands
This exhibition is the first in-depth presentation of David Batchelor’s drawings and paintings.
until 18 July | The Red Door Gallery
A Famous Night
Chris McAuley guest curates a collection of collectable, hand-printed, concert posters.
until 24 July | The Coburg House Gallery
Any. And. Or.
The inaugural exhibition by the Any.And.Or Collective (a group of 6 Scotland based artists).
until 28 July | Summerhall
The Esterhazy Archive Watercolours
Hugh Buchanan, Scotland’s most celebrated watercolourist, turns to the dusty documents from the Esterhazy archive for the subject matter of his exhibition.
until 31 August | Brass and Copper Coffee
Traces – Frederick Avery Photography Exhibition
Photography by David Frederick Avery.
until 8 September | The City Art Centre
Coming into Fashion: A Century of Photography at Condé Nast
Fashion photography – glamorous, provocative, beautiful, accomplished, and magical – has been associated with some of the most famous names in the history of the medium since the early years of the 20th century.
until 6 December | New College
Edinburgh Jews
The exhibition of Jewish life in Edinburgh identifies homes, places of work, types of professions, & public spaces, through the late 19th century until the middle of the 20th century.
13 July | The Forest Café
READeasy Writers Group
Every month a group of writers meets to discuss their work. Each member submits a piece of writing for the group, these are read & feedback is given.
15 – 19 July | Duncan Place Resource Centre
Making Paint: pigments, potions & preparations
This workshop will provide you with a better understanding of the practical skills you need to blend your own paints from raw ingredients such as beeswax, egg, rabbits skin glue & gum arabic.
16 July – 16 August | Woodland Creatures
Shivs at Woodland Creatures
Art exhibition with work by Shiv Murchie.
20 – 26 July | Dundas Street Gallery
A Space in Time II
An exhibition of 20 new Scottish skyscapes over water.
26 – 28 July | Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
Lauren Gault: Granular and Crumb
Lauren Gault works in sculpture and film, primarily making sculptural installations. For Modern Edinburgh Film School, Gault will examine the idea of ‘articulation’ & the act of ‘cultivation’.
1 August – 1 September | citywide
Flags for Edinburgh
For the Edinburgh Art Festival, Peter Liversidge has asked anyone in the city with a flag pole to fly a white flag which bears the text: HELLO.
1 August – 1 September | Rhubaba Gallery
Lovely Sky (Participatory Imagineering)
A solo exhibition by Lucy Pawlak.
1 August – 1 September | Rhubaba Gallery and Studios
Lovely Sky (Participatory Imagineering)
A solo exhibition by Lucy Pawlak
1 August – 1 September | Meadowbank Stadium
Game Changer
A curated group show that will bring together artists whose work considers materials, space, physicality & body image.
1 August – 28 September | Ingleby Gallery
Peter Liversidge: Doppelgänger
Part of the 2013 Edinburgh Art Festival, this show unpicks the story of Ein Handschuh, etchings from 1881 by the Austrian Symbolist Max Klinger.
2 – 25 August | Summerhall
Summerhall August Festival
The programme features international & local artists, on a huge scale, with over 22 exhibitions & 80 different performances.
3 – 17 August | Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
Product
New work in 3 strands including a solo show by Kate Owens, work by Andrew Gannon & Alex Hetherington’s Modern Edinburgh Film School.
5 – 9 August | Leith School of Art
Artist’s Book Summer School
Students will think about the relationship between a traditional book form & sculpture whilst considering ways of integrating their object into a finished piece.
throughout the year | Various
Screen Academy Scotland Courses
Professional short course training from screenwriting to cinematography, film, TV & cross-platform production as well as courses in image & sound editing.
throughout the year | Owl & Lion
Bookbinding for Beginners
Learn to bind books using traditional materials and techniques.
throughout the year | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre
Writing Courses
The Skriva Writing School offers courses in Novel Writing, Poetry, Short Story Writing, and Screenwriting.
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FIFE
until 31 July | FOTOSPACE Gallery
Seeing Ourselves
An exhibition featuring work by 10 leading Scottish photographers
13 July | Sea Loft
Robert Callender International Residency for Young Artists Open Day
Featuring the first two artists in residence, Kaori Matsumura (JP) and Joseph Calleja (MT/GB).
15 & 29 July | Off the Rails Arthouse
Idea & Sketchbook Development Workshop
Learn how to generate and explore individual ideas through the creative process in your sketchbook.
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GLASGOW
12 July | Albert Drive Studios
Life Drawing
Learn life drawing with tutor Iain Connell in a 2 day course.
until 12 July | Recoat Gallery
RIP 323
A group show that will bring together a mix of artists who will work for 1 week to fill the gallery with varied, colourful murals.
until 13 July | The Virginia Gallery
Stand Tall, Get Snapped: 30 HIV+ People
Photographer Edo Zollo presents a photographic portrait exhibition.
until 19 July | The Briggait
Victoria Evans: Standing Stones
Victoria Evans’ first solo show is an ambitious installation of new paintings for the Briggait’s 1873 Hall.
until 26 July | CCA Intermedia Gallery
Cedric Tai: Indirectly Yours
A painting show turned into a single installation. The paintings by Tai are interventions of the actual palettes of other local painters to create a sort of portrait of that particular painter’s work & personality.
until 27 July | Street Level Photoworks
FUTUREPROOF
An exhibition organised in partnership with Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen to support new artists from Scotland’s Photography & Electronic Media courses.
until 28 July | Project Ability
Young Talent
Annual showcase of the artwork created by children & young people from Project Ability’s Create Programme.
until 28 July | Street Level Photoworks
Daniele Sambo
Daniele Sambo shows two large scale works from the series ‘Sown’ in the Members Space.
until 9 August | Mary Mary Gallery
A Social Life (Of Image)
Work on display by Gerda Scheepers.
until 11 August | Scotland Street School Museum
Still Sounds
Still Sounds Scotland Street 2013 is a walk-through sound installation which has been created specifically for exhibition at the museum, by artist Margaret Moore.
until 11 August | Tramway
Albert Drive Exhibition
Featuring work by Arpita Shah, Basharat Khan, EDO Architecture, Glas(s) Performance, Janice Parker, Nic Green and Shauna McMullan.
until 16 August | Market Gallery
At Land
An exhibition of contemporary urban landscape painting in Scotland.
until 25 August | The Lighthouse
Trakke Adventure Carry presents – Many Hands
This exhibition explores the origins of the materials used to make a Trakke bag, the craftsmanship behind each product & the stories of those who use them.
until 25 August | The Lighthouse
Charlotte Linton – Ermantrude’s Travels in Scotland
Created by textile designer Charlotte Linton, Ermantrude is a fictional zoologist travelling across continents. This exhibition features designs in print, translated into scarves & Haori jackets.
until 31 August | Cyril Gerber Fine Art
The First of the Summer Wine 2013
Paintings, drawings & sculpture with a touch of Summer flavour. 19th-21st century British artists & invited Scottish Contemporaries.
13 July | Street Level Photoworks
FUTUREPROOF Artist Talks
Hear Marion Archibald, Ross Finnie & Mat Hay discuss their work.
13 – 14 July | CCA
Glasgow Comic Con
Scotland’s leading comic book festival takes up residence at CCA this year, bringing the creators directly to you.
13 – 14 July | TouchBase
Contact Improvisation Masterclass
Two day masterclass in Contact Improvisation led by Itay Yatuv, Artistic Director of the Hakvutza Dance School & one of Israel’s leading dance teachers.
14 July | Mono
John Lemke – ‘People Do’ Album Launch
To mark the release of his debut solo album ‘People Do’ John Lemke will be performing it live for the first time, accompanied by pianist Poppy Ackroyd.
14 July | The Whisky Bond
Introduction to Arduino
This workshop will start off with an introduction to what an Arduino is & how they can be used. We’ll show you how to get one up & running with some basic code & hardware.
14 July | The Whisky Bond
Introduction to Game Design Workshop
This workshop will start with discussion on different types of platform, genre, and monetisation, will get you to start to come up with game ideas.
14 July | The Whisky Bond
3D Printing Workshop
A 3D printing workshop to provide an introduction to using the CAD software & the 3D printer to make a model you’ve designed.
16 July | MAKLab
Conductive Ink and Arduino
This workshop will explore ways of turning normal pieces of paper into touch screens using conductive ink and Arduino.
16 & 30 July | CCA
Scottish Writers’ Centre: Perfecting the Page with Alan Bissett
Acclaimed novelist & playwright, Alan Bissett hosts this 3 part course introducing aspiring writers to the key skills required to write for publication.
17 July | CCA
Mairearad Green & Anna Massie
Having launched their new album ‘Doubling’ the multi-instrumentalists, Mairearad Green & Anna Massie are the first of some fantastic acts in the re-launch of Glow Arts Promotions.
18 July – 2 February 2014 | GoMA
A Picture Show
For the first time GoMA presents an exhibition of Glasgow painters with work by Carol Rhodes, Louise Hopkins, Neil Clements & Merlin James amongst others.
18 & 19 July | Albert Drive Studios
Portrait Painting with Oils
Learn Portrait Painting with Oils with tutor Iain Connell in this two day course.
23 July | MAKLab
Have a Go at Resin Casting
In this workshop, expert model maker & prop artist Thom Wall will guide you through reproducing parts in resin by casting.
24 & 25 July | Pollokshields Burgh Hall
Location Painting – Watercolours
Learn Location Painting using watercolours with tutor Iain Connell in a 2 day course.
25 July – 2 September | House for an Art Lover
Tiny Diamonds in the Cosmic Sands
Rowena Comrie’s abstract paintings on display at House for an Art Lover.
26 – 28 July | The Briggait
Barrie Girls | Merchant City Festival
Barrie Girls is an exhibition of poster works & texts, created by graphic designers Sophie Dyer & Maeve Redmond in collaboration with artist Fiona Jardine.
27 July | Street Level Photoworks
FUTUREPROOF Artist Talks
Kat Branicka, Enda Burke, Csilla Kozma, Gemma Mathieson & Fiona Skinner discuss their work.
27 – 28 July | Merchant City, various venues
Vintage Festival
Festival goers can glam up with decade specific hair & beauty makeovers, wonderful vintage shopping, ‘Make Do & Mend’ workshops, exclusive catwalk shows, sample food & cocktails or join dance classes.
27 July | The Lighthouse
Protobike Workshop
Rag and Bone Workshop are working with participants to build an analogue style rapid-prototype of a bicycle, from scrap materials. (Age 10+)
30 July | MAKLab
Get Started with Microcontrollers
Learn everything you need to know to program AVR Microcontrollers – the compact, cheap platform for embedding computers into objects.
3 August – 22 September | Tramway
Brian Griffiths – Borrowed World, Borrowed Eyes
An exhibition featuring Brian Griffiths’ sculptures.
3 August – 14 September | CCA
Shelly Nadashi
Shelly Nadashi’s new body of work offers a glimpse into her recent history as an artist, sharing with us the new concerns & developments of her practice.
3 August – 14 September | CCA
Iain Hetherington, Jacob Kerray and Owen Piper
Together for a group show, Iain Hetherington, Jacob Kerray & Owen Piper share a series of concerns with the reality of making work & the subsequent meaning of the results.
4 August | Glasgow Film Theatre
Crossing the Line: The Passing
The Passing hauntingly travels the terrains of the conscious, the subconscious, & the desert landscapes of the Southwest.
7 & 8 August | Pollokshields Burgh Hall
Location Painting – Oils
Learn Location Painting using oils with tutor Iain Connell in this two day course.
6 – 8 September | Various venues
Music Language Festival
Cry Parrot’s annual festival celebrating the creativity & diversity of Scotland’s underground music scene(s) with 35 live music acts.
14 – 16 September | Tramway
Tramway Festival of Artist Moving Image
Featuring over 80 films & some of the most exciting artists working in film & video, in a 3 day festival of artists’ moving image, developed in collaboration with LUX.
until 10 February 2014 | The People’s Palace
Red Road: Past, Present, Future
The exhibition asks what should be collected & preserved from the Red Road flats & what visitors would like to see on display at the People’s Palace.
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Tuesdays | 8pm | The Flying Duck
All The Young Nudes – Life Drawing Club
All The Young Nudes is happy to welcome you every Tuesday evening for a relaxed couple of hours sketching.
Wednesdays & Thursdays | A.Gallery
Life Drawing Classes
Learn classical life drawing techniques with an expressive twist.
First Saturday of every month | The Lighthouse
Repair Cafe
On the first Saturday of every month our team of fixers will be on hand to help you fix your broken items, in MAKLab, Gallery One.
ongoing | The Botanics
Art Classes
Weekly tutored classes in Glasgow Botanic Gardens, the ideal setting for anyone wishing to develop their artistic abilities.
ongoing | Fireworks Studios
Ceramics Classes
Learn the fundamental techniques of hand-building and decorating ceramic forms and functional wares.
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HELMSDALE
until 14 July | Timespan
Carolyn Lefley: Realm
The work in this exhibition depicts a world that floats between reality and fantasy; between believable spaces and sites of make believe.
20 July – 6 October | Timespan
Post Box by Tim Knowles
A parcel recorded its 902-mile journey through the postal system from London to the Isle of Barra, with 20,000 images, audio & GPS.
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INVERNESS
until 31 August | Highland Print Studio
Katy Spong at Highland Print Studio
Discover a collection of prints by the artist Katy Spong from her time spent observing the movement of nature & life in and around Cuil Bay.
19 July | Highland Print Studio
Snapshot Photoshop Class
Head around Inverness & get tuition & guidance on photography. Back in the studio, learn simple Photoshop tools & select an image to be printed on archival paper.
25 July | Highland Print Studio
Sunshine on a Plate Class
Learn how to draw on transparencies & then expose the drawing on to polymer plates using the summer sun. Then hand-ink the plates & print using an etching press.
26 July | Highland Print Studio
Etch a Sketch Class
Learn line drawing techniques outdoors. Back in the studio, transfer your drawing on to a steel plate & etch & print it by hand using a traditional press.
8 August | Highland Print Studio
Woodcut Out and About Class
Treat woodcut like a sketchbook. Learn the basics of drawing & cutting in location in Inverness, before returning to the studio to produce finished prints.
9 August | Highland Print Studio
On Screen Location
Learn to create stencils for screenprinting & simple drawing techniques en plein air. Back at the studio, expose images on to screens & produce vibrant prints.
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Not For Rental, 71A Gallery, London 4 – 13 July
EVENTS ELSEWHERE
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DEVON
22 & 23 July | Dartmoor Arts
Young Dartmoor Arts Event
Two days of stone carving & forged metals for 16-18 year olds with a small number of bursaries available to cover cost.
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GATESHEAD
26 July | Baltic
Thomas Scheibitz in Conversation with Caoimhín Mac Giolla Léith
Thomas Scheibitz will discuss his exhibition One-Time Pad.
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KENT
until 15 September | Turner Contemporary
Curiosity: Art & the Pleasures of Knowing
This exhibition, curated by Brian Dillon and organised in association with Cabinet magazine, concentrates on contemporary art’s return to the intellectual and aesthetic freedom that emerged in seventeenth century art and science.
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LIVERPOOL
until 2 August | dot-art
Addicted to Dots – Paintings by Clare Ellis
Liverpool based painter Clare Ellis is to hold her first solo show at the dot-art Showroom this summer.
26 July | Albert Dock
Love Your Blog
These workshops are designed to focus on the various challenges faced in blogging, to develop & discuss solutions, and to take your blogs to the next level.
ongoing | The Bluecoat
Various art classes
dot-art at the Bluecoat are delighted to announce a new program of art classes for Autumn 2012, inc. Life Drawing and Photowalks.
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LONDON
until 13 July | 71A Gallery
Not For Rental
A movie-inspred charity exhibition starring over 200 artists.
until 18 August | no.w.here
no.w.here Summer School
8-week theory & practice programme for experimental filmmakers, artists & post-graduate art students.
until 26 August | Hayward Gallery
The Alternative Guide to the Universe
This show explores the work of self-taught artists & architects, fringe physicists & inventors, all of whom offer unorthodox perspectives on the world.
until 5 September | Whitechapel Art Gallery
The Spirit of Utopia
Ten artists & collectives from around the world speculate on alternative futures for the economy, the environment & society itself through a series of installations & events, asking the question ‘what if?’
until 8 September | Southbank Centre
FESTIVAL OF NEIGHBOURHOOD WITH MASTERCARD
Festival of Neighbourhood with MasterCard will celebrate the idea of neighbourhood
until 14 December | Southbank Centre
The Rest Is Noise
Festival inspired by Alex Ross’ book with film, debate, talks & a many concerts, revealing the stories behind the wonderful & often controversial music.
13 July | Various venues
East End Live
A new one-day music festival taking place in Shoreditch, Hoxton & Bethnal Green.
17 July | Deloitte, Athene Place
Acting/Directing Workshops
The workshops will focus on filming for cinema. Performances will be recorded on a cinema camera & you can have the footage for your own education.
1 – 21 August | Somerset House
Print Club London at Somerset House
To celebrate Film 4′s outdoor screenings at Somerset House, Print Club London have an exhibition of screen printed film posters by illustrators from the UK & USA on display.
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MANCHESTER
12 – 17 July | Cube
Means of Feedback
Mark Devereux Projects presents work by Nicola Dale, David Ogle & Nicola Ellis.
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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
until 26 July | Globe Gallery
Altered Space 2: Alison Dalwood
New work by Alison Dalwood featuring an installation of photographs.
until 22 September | Baltic
Yes, surprising is existence in the post-vegetal cosmorama
An exhibition of new and recent work by Heather Phillipson. The exhibition consists of 3 videos within custom made environments in BALTIC’s Gallery.
26 July – 3 November | Baltic
Thomas Scheibitz: One-Time Pad
Investigating the boundary between figuration & abstraction, Scheibitz draws upon motifs & themes from film, literature, music, advertising & architecture.
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OXFORDSHIRE
until 11 August | Braziers Park
Supernormal Festival
Supernormal is a weekend festival of experimental arts & music. This year’s art programme features over 40 artists & projects across multiple disciplines.