‘Symbol of Times’
10-25 August. Entry free. Various locations across Edinburgh, see website for details.
Celebrating the 20th birthday of the Edinburgh Art Festival, Vadim Grigoryan has selected ten pieces of work to display in this exhibition that are seen as boundary pushing and are all connected through the curatorial lens of “symbols of time”. Each of the selection works are on display in various locations across Edinburgh including Jupiter Artland, the Royal Botanic Gardens and the National Gallery.
https://xmusevodka.com%20https//www.jupiterartland.org
Brush and Beyond
10-30 August. Entry free. Upright Gallery, 3 Barclay Terrace, Edinburgh, EH10 4HP.
For this exhibition, 27 artists who have been associated with Upright Gallery for a number of years have come together. There’s paintings, drawings, artist books, prints, ceramics and more for visitors to explore.
https://www.uprightgallery.com/
Jupiter Rising x Edinburgh Art Festival
17 August. Entry from £8 (18+). Jupiter Artland, Bonnington House Steadings, Edinburgh, EH27 8BY.
Jupiter Rising is Scotland’s artist-driven art and music festival set in the iconic landscape of Jupiter Artland. For one night only, audiences are invited to explore, discover and celebrate underrepresented artistic voices. Expect unique site-responsive performances across a variety of disciplines.
https://www.edinburghartfestival.com/event/jupiter-rising-x-eaf/
The Nelken Line
17 August. Entry free. Calton Hill, Edinburgh.
Artist Moyna Flannigan and artist and choreographer Janice Parker have joined forces to produce a special iteration of Pina Bausch’s The Nelken Line. The iconic piece encapsulates the four seasons through a sequence of simple gestures. For this performance, local people have come together to take part in the large scale work.
https://www.collective-edinburgh.art/programme/the-nelken-line
Celebrating Glasgow Print Studio
10-31 August. Entry free. An Tobar Gallery, Isle of Mull, PA75 6RB.
An Tobar gallery is celebrating Glasgow Print Studio with its latest exhibition. Fine art prints all made at Glasgow Print Studio are on display, including those that were part of its 50-year anniversary exhibition at Kelvingrove back in 2022.
https://www.antobarandmulltheatre.co.uk/whats-on/glasgow-print-studio
Night is Also a Sun
10-31 August. Entry free. Hunted Projects, 8/4 Murieston Lane, Edinburgh, EH11 2LX.
Artist David Risley has created a host of new window paintings for his first solo exhibition with Hunted Projects. During night time walks around Copenhagen with his dog, Risley takes note of the apartment windows in his neighbourhood and his work plays with this concept where the frame of the painting mirrors the frame of the window depicted in the art.
https://www.huntedprojects.com/
The Structure of the Universe
10-30 August. Entry free. Hunter Saville Cumbrae Studio and Gallery, 14 Guildford Street, Millport, KA28 0AE.
Artist Gregor Harvie explores the fundamental physics that help us understand the world around us. Harvie has spent the last year contemplating the big questions of the universe, studying theories and considering how an artist can contribute to the quest. Head along to discover the paintings he has created in response to this exploration.
https://gregorharvie.com/
‘Hope’ is the Thing with Feathers
10 August-15 September. Entry free. Scottish Ornithologists Club, Waterston House, Aberlady, EH32 0PY.
Organised by the Scottish Ornithologists Club, ‘Hope is the thing with feathers’ presents work by 34 artists inspired by birds. The works on display cover a host of different disciplines including jewellery, textiles, ceramics and garden sculpture as well as painting, drawing and printmaking.
https://www.the-soc.org.uk/pages/exhibition/hope-is-a-thing-with-feathers
Allure of the Light
10-31 August. Entry free. Birch Tree Gallery, 23A Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6QQ.
Light plays a key role in the work of artists Susan Macintosh and Leonie Rutter. Macintosh celebrates the quality of light on land and sea in Scotland’s northern latitudes while Rutter’s porcelain and stoneware creations focus on form and texture as well as casting a shadow.
https://birchtreegallery.co.uk/fringe-2024/
Ayr and District Flower Show
16-17 August. Entry from £7. Ayr Racecourse, Whitletts Road, Ayr, KA8 0JE.
If you fancy getting some fresh air this summer, Ayr Racecourse is hosting their annual flower show. There’s the usual garden displays on offer as well as competitive classes for plants. If you fancy trying your hand at it, there’s flower arranging and other classes to take part in.
https://www.ayranddistrictflowershow.com/
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