1 August 2013
Artist guided walk: Lines Lost
Walk begins at 1.40pm
Discussion at RSA begins at 4pm
Free admission
Join artist Stuart McAdam for a guided walk along the Innocent Railway Path, the route of the capital’s first railway line which was closed in 1968, and learn about his nomadic journeys and walking as a methodology for art production.
His latest project, part of a residency at Deveron Arts, is based around the infamous Beeching Railway cuts of the 1960’s which saw a network of rail routes closed in Aberdeenshire as a result of Dr. Richard Beeching’s recommendations. Through a series of performative walks along these routes, McAdam aims to bring into focus the contemporary issues surrounding this legacy. As part of an ongoing investigation into slow travel as art practice, the artist will be joined by Claudia Zeiske, Director, Deveron Arts. All are invited to participate in this walk, share their thoughts and contribute to the artist’s research.
The walk will start at the entrance to the Innocent Railway path at Duddingston Road West and will finish at the Engine Shed, St Leonards Lane. For those travelling from the city centre to join the walk, the number 42 bus stops close to the start of the walk.
The day will finish with a discussion at the Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture with a panel of specialists in the fields of art & walking and the history of the railways.
1 August 2013
Franz West Exhibition Talk by Lisa Le Feuvre
2–3pm
Free admission, booking essential: [email protected] or 0131 248 2971
Lisa Le Feuvre - curator, writer and Head of Sculpture Studies at The Henry Moore Institute, Leeds - will give a talk on the exhibition Mostly West: Franz West and Artist Collaborations.
Inverleith House
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum Place/Inverleith Row, EH3 5LR
0131 248 2971/2849
1 August 2013
Artist’s talk: Gabriel Orozco, Briony Fer, Benjamin Buchloh
3.30pm
£5 (£3 concessions)
Gabriel Orozco in conversation with exhibition curator Professor Briony Fer (UCL) and art historian Professor Benjamin Buchloh (Harvard University).
To book your place call 0131 226 8181 or email [email protected].
1 August 2013
Discussion: Lines Lost
4pm
Free admission
Artist Stuart McAdam and Claudia Zeiske, Director of Deveron Arts, will lead a discussion with a panel of experts about the relationship between art and walking, and the history of the railways in Scotland. This event is the culmination of a guided walk that McAdam will lead earlier in the afternoon - you are welcome to join the walk or to attend just the discussion.
The Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture
The Mound, EH2 2EL
0131 624 6556
1 August 2013
Exhibition Preview: Game Changer
5–7pm
Free, all welcome
The opening of the exhibition Game Changer which includes works by Rachel Adams, Jacob Dahlgren, Nilbar Güreş and Haroon Mirza. This exhibition considers materials, space, physicality and body image within the context of the sporting arena.
Collective at Meadowbank Sports Centre
139-143 London Road, EH7 6AE
1 August 2013
Artist talk: Rachel Maclean
6–7pm
Free admission
Discussing everything from ‘Oor Wullie’ to Scottish landscape painting, Rachel Maclean will guide guests around I HEART SCOTLAND, her current solo exhibition. She will provide an insight into the ideas and process behind each piece and explore broader themes relating to Scottish national identity and it’s founding mythologies. There will be a short Q & A session following the talk, where guests will be invited to contribute to the discussion.
Edinburgh Printmakers
23 Union Street, EH1 3LR
0131 557 2479
1 August 2013
Exhibition Preview: Palm of the Hand
6–9pm
Free, all welcome
The opening of Palm of the Hand, an exhibition of new work by Bobby Niven which brings together anthropomorphic sculptures with more solemn, abstract structures, finding humour in the tension between animate and inert forms.
1 August 2013
magic_hour_001
6:30–8:30pm
Free to attend
This inaugural Magic Hour will explore the process of selecting and tailoring certain historical narratives for the production of space.
Historian Mark Jardine will present a portfolio of events occurring in the second half of 15th Century in the region of Edinburgh. This will be followed by a brainstorming session focused on extracting elements of these events for deployment in the construction of a multifunctional public meeting place. A Graphic Recorder will visualise this process.
Dr Mark Jardine is a Scottish historian, television scriptwriter and prolific blogger. He has worked on the BAFTA-award-winning ‘A history of Scotland’ with Neil Oliver for BBC Scotland, ‘The Last Explorers’ and ‘Addicted to Pleasure’ with Brian Cox. His blog, Jardine’s Book of Martyrs, explores the world of the Scottish Covenanters. He also quite likes Serge Gainsbourg and French Sixties music.
1 August 2013
Exhibition Preview: I HEART SCOTLAND
7–9pm
Free, all welcome
The opening of the exhibition Rachel Maclean: I HEART SCOTLAND which includes a new film and a series of screenprints. Maclean explores Scotland’s romantic past through the lens of contemporary political debate.
Edinburgh Printmakers
23 Union Street, EH1 3LR
0131 557 2479
1 August 2013
Robert Montgomery: burning of Edinburgh Fire Poem
10–10.30pm
Free admission
Join us as artist Robert Montgomery sets light to his commissioned work to bring the opening day of the festival to a close. Part sculpture, part performance, Montgomery's poem, sculpted in oak will burn fiercely with the castle as a backdrop, and its charred remains will stand as testimony to its burning for the duration of the festival.
1 August – 1 September 2013
EAF Explorers
Designed for children and families, EAF Explorers is a special activity trail through the art festival. Pick up your free EAF Explorers passport and map from participating galleries and learn about some of the art on show by completing a series of fun, creative activities. Complete each activity and get your passport stamped at each gallery, then show us your stamped passport at Sarah Kenchington's Windpipes for Edinburgh at Trinity Apse to receive a special prize.
EAF Explorers participating galleries:
City Art Centre: Mon–Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, 12–5pm
Dovecot Studios: Mon–Sun, 10.30am–6pm
The Fruitmarket Gallery: Mon–Sun, 10am–7pm (from 27 Aug: Mon–Sat, 11am–6pm; Sun, 12–5pm)
Windpipes for Edinburgh, Trinity Apse: Mon–Sun, 10am–6pm
The EAF Explorers passport and map and entry to the exhibitions related to the activities are free.
EAF Explorers has been developed by Alchemy Arts.
1 August – 1 September 2013
Tourists in Residence 2013: The Self-Guided Tour
The Selected Monuments of Edinburgh map can be downloaded.
This year's Tourists in Residence, artists Tom Nolan and Catherine Payton, have created Selected Monuments of Edinburgh, an Edinburgh map, from the unique perspective of artists based in the city. This is a self-directed tour so that you can make your way around the city of Edinburgh in your own time.
This year's Tourists in Residence have also created the following guided tours: The Debtor's Day Off (11 August & 1 September), A dissociative walk and A symposium (with free tea and coffee).