Curious - In Colour
9-17 September. Entry free. Observatory, University of St Andrews, Buchanan Gardens, St Andrews, KY16 9LZ.
St Andrews Observatory comes alive with telescope memories in this immersive art installation. The small building has had its telescope long since removed but has been brought back to life through a new art installation. ‘In Colour’ seeks to bring back the memories of the telescope once housed in the observatory.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-colour-the-exhibition-tickets-675239097317?aff=WhatsOnEdi
Can i Gymry
2-30 September. Entry free. &Gallery, 3 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6QG.
This exhibition takes its name from a track from the album Libertino by Welsh band Datblygu. The song explores Welsh culture and politics and makes sharp observations about the Welsh mindset. Artist Elfyn Lewis often takes inspiration from bands like Datblygu and this exhibition connects music and art from a Welsh perspective.
https://andgallery.co.uk/exhibitions/86-elfyn-lewis-can-i-gymry/works/
Folk at Heart
2-23 September. Entry free. The Scottish Gallery, 16 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6H2.
The Scottish Gallery has curated an uplifting, theatrical and imaginative exhibition that combines fine, popular and applied artists to sit alongside self-taught and anonymous folk artists. Visitors can discover a variety of works from painting and printmaking to collage, ceramics, jewellery and embroidery as well as many others.
http://www.scottish-gallery.co.uk/
Call and Response
7-15 September. Entry free. Glasgow Project Room, Trongate 103, G1 5HD.
This exhibition features drawing from international artists in answer to the call and response theme of the display. Artists from India, Australia, the US, Europe and the UK are on show who have all produced work in a wide variety of styles ranging from abstract to figurative.
https://www.instagram.com/drawingboxinternational/
Wei Zhou: The Unspeakable in the Pursuit of the Uneatable
8-30 September. Entry free. Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD.
Artist Wei Zhou showcases this immersive, visceral exhibition that intertwines Chinese Zhinguai tales with science fiction and speculative fiction. Visitors can explore a three channel video installation that is accompanied by textiles and a scent that blends various elements to make it a full sensory experience.
https://www.cca-glasgow.com/programme/wei-zhou-the-unspeakable-in-pursuit-of-the-uneatable
Meditations on Trees
2 September-31 October. Entry free. Halliwells House, Market Place, Selkirk, TD7 4BL.
In their first joint exhibition, artists June Bell and Lynne Bingham take inspiration from trees and their figure to create paintings in oil, acrylic, and other media. The artists respond to the mysterious wild grace they find in the natural world and seek to explore dimensions beyond what is visible.
https://www.liveborders.org.uk/culture/museums/our-museums/halliwells-house-museum/
A Carnival of Overlapping Histories
9 September-23 December. Entry free. Platform Glasgow, 1000 Westerhouse Road, G34 9JW.
Ashanti Harris celebrates the cultures and family histories of the Caribbean, Africa and Asia in this latest exhibition. The artist has worked with sculpture and installation to create artworks that celebrate who we are and where we have come from. Back in June, the artist created a plaster cast of the faces of Glasgow residents that have been used to depict the stories the volunteers also shared.
https://www.platform-online.co.uk/whats-on/event/979
Windrush Legacy Creative Reflections
2 September-28 January. Entry free. Museum of Edinburgh, 142 Canongate Royal Mile, EH8 8DD.
Scottish Caribbean writers Jeda Pearl and Courtney Stoddart have co-curated an exhibition of poetry, prose and artworks by people of Caribbean descent. There is new work on display from Pearl and Stoddart alongside professional artists, authors, people new to creating art and their families. The exhibition is accompanied by a printed anthology with copies going to high schools across Edinburgh.
https://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/windrush-legacy-creative-reflections
Shifting Perspective
8 September-21 October. Entry free. Detail Framing & Gallery, 11 Lochrin Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9QX.
Up until recently artist Olivia Turner had used painting as her main medium that she has continuously refined and experimented with to produce the final outcome. The artist has now opted to shift her practice into the third dimension, allowing the viewer to have a more physical interaction with the art. Visitors to the exhibition can see just how Turner’s artistic form has shifted through the different processes.
https://www.detailframing.co.uk/
Close Calls: Coastal Ken Street Photography
6-20 September. Entry free. Agitate, 20 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 5JZ.
Multi-talented artist Marianne Dissard is hosting her first solo exhibition at Agitate Gallery this month. During the winter of 2020, Dissard found herself in Kent and over the course of six months she went on to assemble a snapshot of post-Brexit life in the UK’s southeastern corner.
https://agitate.gallery/
Charlotte Cohen
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