9 August 2012
Artist's Talk: Calvin Laing
2–3pm
Artist Calvin Laing discusses his practise in the informal setting of The Waiting Place, Edinburgh Art Festival's pavilion in St Andrew Square.
Through his highly intriguing works, Laing explores the potential of objects and situations by making interventions into a given environment. Whilst engaged with performance art as a way to preserve the liveliness and immediacy of his ideas, Laing’s films challenge our perceptions of how live performances are altered and re-performed through the act of being filmed. Laing graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2011 and has exhibited in Estonia, Iceland, and Florence.
Free to attend.
Edinburgh Art Festival Pavilion
St. Andrew Square Gardens, EH2 2AD
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9 August 2012
Orchard: Gerry Loose & Donald Urquhart in conversation
5.30—7.00pm
Poet Gerry Loose and artist Donald Urquhart discuss their exhibition Orchard, created for the Scottish Poetry Library, and explore their collaborative process.
Free to attend, Email [email protected] or phone 0131 557 2876 to reserve a place.
5 Crichton's Close, Canongate, Edinburgh EH8 8DT
0131 557 2876
9 August 2012
Electric Bookshop
6.30 - 8.00pm
7th edition of the Electric Bookshop, looking at the future of books and the written word. Curated by Peggy Hughes, Padmini Ray Murray and Claire Stewart.
Free to attend.
1 Crichton Street, EH8 9AB
0131 650 2750
9 – 10 August 2012
Inspired by Van Gogh to Kandinsky: Symbolist Landscape in Europe - A Two-Day Practical Course
10:30—4pm
Led by artist Campbell Sandilands. Inspired by the exhibition Van Gogh to Kandinsky: Symbolist Landscape in Europe 1880-1910, learn how to combine woodblock, painting and collage to make your own creative landscapes and colourful compositions.
£60 (£55), buy or collect tickets in advance from Information Desk in the Gardens Entrance of the Scottish National Gallery, or call 0131 624 6560, between 9.30—4.30pm with debit/credit card details.
Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL