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Events
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pass shadow, whisper shade
pass shadow, whisper shade brings together new work by the six participants in the 2024 Satellites Programme: Clarinda Tse, Emelia Kerr Beale, Hannan Jones, Josie KO, Katherine Fay Allan and Rowan Markson. The title borrows from an Irish proverb, ‘Ar scáth… Continue reading
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El Anatsui: Scottish Mission Book Depot Keta
We return to Talbot Rice Gallery for their momentous showing of work by Ghanaian artist El Anatsui where we will be joined by curator James Clegg. The most significant exploration of El Anatsui’s practice ever staged in the UK, Scottish… Continue reading
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Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990
This month we will be joined by Chief Curator Lucy Askew as we make our way to Modern Two for Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990. This touring exhibition is a timely exploration of the work… Continue reading
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Artists’ Studio Visit: Patriothall
This month we will be heading to Wasps studios at Patriothall in Stockbridge to visit artists Jo Barker, Sara Brennan and Eric Cruickshank. Some may remember Jo Baker from our Zoom session in January 2022, so it will be great… Continue reading
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Clearing: New Textile Work by Gail Turpin
This month we will be heading to Mote 102 for the first time to see an exhibition of new work by artist, maker and designer Gail Turpin. We will be joined by the artist and gallery-founder Alice Bain. A not-for-profit,… Continue reading
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Candice Lin: The Animal Husband
This month we will be heading to Talbot Rice Gallery for their new exhibition Candice Lin: The Animal Husband, where we will be joined by curator James Clegg. In her first solo exhibition in Scotland, Candice Lin brings together new and existing… Continue reading
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Before and After Coal: Images and Voices from Scotland’s Mining Communities
This month, we are joined by artist Nicky Bird and Robin Baillie, Outreach Coordinator for NGS to explore Before and After Coal: Images and Voices from Scotland’s Mining Communities. In 1982, American photographer Milton Rogovin came to Scotland to photograph… Continue reading
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The Printmaker’s Art: Rembrandt to Rego
For the first event of 2024, we will explore The Printmaker’s Art: Rembrandt to Rego with curators Kerry Watson and Hannah Brocklehurst. The exhibition focuses on print pioneers who have made their mark in the last 500 years. Themed by… Continue reading
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Café Royal Books
This month we will be making our way to Stills for their new exhibition Café Royal Books where we will be joined by Sean Patrick Campbell, Communications Manager for Stills. This exhibition celebrates the work of Café Royal Books, an… Continue reading
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Grayson Perry I Smash Hits
This month join us for this year’s summer blockbuster, Grayson Perry| Smash Hits where we will be joined by the exhibition’s curator, Patrick Elliot. The biggest ever exhibition of Sir Grayson Perry’s work, covering his 40-year career. Perry has gone from… Continue reading
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Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Hephzibah Israel and Jesse Jones
This month head to the Talbot Rice Gallery for three new exhibitions on show by artists Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Hephzibah Israel and Jesse Jones. Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s new film commission, 45th Parallel, focuses on the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, a unique… Continue reading
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Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize
For this month’s Spin event we will be heading to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery to discuss the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, with curator Louise Pearson. Capturing and sharing emotional, dramatic, or everyday moments in life is the magic… Continue reading
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Alberta Whittle: created dangerously
This month we will be heading to the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One) for their new exhibition Alberta Whittle: create dangerously. We will be joined by curator Leila Riszko, whom some will remember as Leila joined Spin… Continue reading
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Shipping Roots
Shipping Roots, a new immersive exhibition by Australian artist Keg de Souza at Inverleith House in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Keg de Souza draws on the Garden’s collection using key plants to tell stories about the impacts of European… Continue reading
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Johny Pitts: Home is Not a Place
In March we will be joining Stills Director, Ben Harman as he introduces us to their new exhibition, Johny Pitts: Home is Not a Place. In 2021, photographer and writer, Johny Pitts, and poet Roger Robinson circumnavigated the British Coast… Continue reading
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Glean: Early 20th century women filmmakers and photographers in Scotland
This month we will be making our way to the City Art Centre for their new exhibition Glean: Early 20th century women filmmakers and photographers, where we will be joined by the exhibition curator Jenny Brownrigg. This ground-breaking exhibition presents… Continue reading
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Artists at Work 2
We start the new year with a visit to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery for the second iteration of their colleague exhibition, Artists at Work 2. The exhibition was co-curated by artists Aitor Moncho Tudanca, Darren Duddy, Silvia Barlaam and… Continue reading
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Qiu Zhijie| Lara Favaretto|Nira Pereg
This month we will be returning to the Talbot Rice Gallery for their new show Qiu Zhijie| Lara Favaretto| Nira Pereg, where we will be joined by curator James Clegg. In the historic Georgian Gallery, Qiu Zhijie presents his first… Continue reading
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Conversations with the Collection
This month we will be joined by NGS curators Emma Gillespie and Leila Riszko who will introduce us to Conversations with the Collection – a changing programme of displays which offers a new way to experience the national collection. Each… Continue reading
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Ishiuchi Miyako
This month we will be heading to Stills for their exhibition Ishiuchi Miyako, where we will be joined by Stills director Ben Harman. Coinciding with the Edinburgh Art Festival, Stills presents a solo exhibition by Ishiuchi Miyako – an influential… Continue reading
