Two exciting new exhibitions Making It: Sculpture in Britain 1977 -1986 and Don’t be afraid of Pink: Paintings by Stephen Collingbourne opened at the City Art Centre at the weekend. Continue reading New exhibitions open at City Art Centre
Tag: art
Einstein comes to Muirhouse!
Billboard art at Muirhouse Library
Muirhouse Library welcomed a distinguished guest yesterday when artist Hans Clausen unveiled a billboard poster of Albert Einstein, with his quote: ‘The only thing you absolutely have to know is the location of the library’. The public art is the first in a series to be created by the Arcadeum project team. Continue reading Einstein comes to Muirhouse!
Hut’s the way to do it!
THE IDEAL HUT SHOW
Botanics until Mon 30 May, 10am – 5.45 pm. Free.
An open-air installation consisting of twenty off-the-shelf garden sheds reinvented by architects and designers from home and abroad.
In partnership with the Festival of Architecture (part of Scotland’s Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design)
Let’s Glow!
College creative festival gets underway
Edinburgh College’s annual Glow student creative festival launched on Friday, beginning two months of end-of-year shows covering the college’s creative curriculum, including music, theatre, dance, photography, art and design, sculpture, make-up artistry and computing. Continue reading Let’s Glow!
We Call Ourselves the Weirdos!
Zoo Arts Exhibition opens at North Edinburgh Arts
Zoo Arts has been exploring the themes of portraiture, the face and masks over the last eight weeks (writes Kirsty Reynolds).
We’ve manipulated, embellished and transformed our faces in our weekly sessions, using them as a base for self expression and character creation. This exhibition is a showcase of some of our experiments involving the face and how we have played with altering it using drawing, collage, costume and photography.
Artists involved in the project are:
Patrick Harvey Filip Glanowski Jenny Souter
Aidan Wrubel Antek Krzos Lauren Davis
Caedon Bentino Amber Walker Graham Wark
Kitty Yang Claire Graham Sally Price
Jakey Yang Anne Chen Kirsty Reynolds
Zoo Arts is a weekly art group that welcomes anyone between age 9 -14 on Wednesdays from 4pm-5.30pm at North Edinburgh Arts. Join us!
The exhibition runs until Saturday 23rd April
The artists in the group shot are: Top L-R: Kirsty Reynolds (Facilitator) , Lauren Davis (Volunteer) , Filip Glanowski, Claire Graham, Sally Price (Facilitator), Patrick Harvey, Antek Krzos. Bottom L- R: Patrick Harvey, Antek Krzos, Caedon Bentino, Amber Walker, Kitty Yang. Bottom front: Jakey Yang
Photography by Graeme K Cunningham
‘To me it’s Home’: Muirhouse the movie
NORTH EDINBURGH ARTS
Wednesday 20 April, 7pm
A film by Angelica Kroeger
Supported by Urban Union
We all need Friends – even Parks and Houses!
The sun is shining, summer is on its way and life in the northern hemisphere re-emerges (writes Bill Rodger). Among the green shoots to know about are: Continue reading We all need Friends – even Parks and Houses!
All aboard! Travelling Gallery is back on the road
The Travelling Gallery will embark on another Scottish tour this week with a new spring exhibition in association with the Stills Gallery. Continue reading All aboard! Travelling Gallery is back on the road
Can you help trace the Elvis fanatic or the mystery boatbuilder?
Last year artist Hans Clausen put out a call to find local collectors as part of his Arcadeum project. Well, while there has been some response Hans is still on the lookout for more – and two in particular have sparked his interest. Continue reading Can you help trace the Elvis fanatic or the mystery boatbuilder?
Stick figures run riot in St Andrew Square!
St Andrew Square invaded by stick people
One of Edinburgh’s iconic gardens has been invaded by nocturnal stick-figures as part of an art installation commissioned by the City of Edinburgh Council.
KEYFRAMES is a highlight of the 2016 Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design and has been delivered by producers Curated Place with French artists Groupe LAPS.
The playful stick-figure light sculptures will be exhibited until 28 March 2016 in St Andrew Square. Each sculpture has been designed to create an illusion of stop-motion movement as they shine in sequence to a series of sound effects every evening.
Speaking about the opportunity to present the artwork within Edinburgh, Thomas Veyssiere from Groupe LAPS said: “The most exciting thing about installing KEYFRAMES in St Andrew Square is that it is a long and immersive form. Our lighting puppets will inhabit the square for two months.
“Rather than offering one point of view, visitors who walk through the Square will discover the figures undertaking different activities, be it climbing a tree, throwing a Frisbee or having a snooze. Sound will envelop the whole area and entice visitors to get closer to the installation.”
Councillor Richard Lewis, Edinburgh’s Events Champion, said: “Public art by day, lightshow by night, KEYFRAMES is something completely different for Edinburgh. It’s fantastic to bring international cultural events to the city. This project has been tailored by the French artists to suit the Square and celebrate elements of Scottish culture, from the sound of the bagpipes to our national love of football. I’m sure it will drive footfall as it brightens up the city centre with its playful stick-figure sculptures. You can’t miss it.”
Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: “The Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design is now underway and we have an exciting array of events planned to showcase Scotland’s spirit of invention and creativity. KEYFRAMES is a fantastic example of what will be on offer during the year. The installation will bring a busy part of our nation’s capital to life and, as a free event, gives everyone the opportunity to participate and experience the architecture and environment of St Andrew Square in a new and different light.”
Roddy Smith, Chief Executive of Essential Edinburgh, added: “We are delighted to support a project in St Andrew Square that is such a stunning addition to the city centre. KEYFRAMES is something that will draw and delight local people and visitors alike, and add to the ambience of the city centre well into spring.”
This is the first time KEYFRAMES will be exhibited in Scotland following a UK debut in Durham at the 2013 Lumiere Festival. It has delighted thousands of people across the world from Singapore to Jerusalem, France, Spain and the Netherlands.
The exhibition, which is free to view, is being funded by the City of Edinburgh Council and EventScotland with the support of Marketing Edinburgh and Essential Edinburgh.
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Pictures: CEC
Video: Lloyd Smith