4 August 2013
Free return bus to Jupiter Artland
Departs from Queen Street at 10.30am, arrives at Jupiter Artland at 11am.
Departs from Jupiter Artland at 3pm, arrives at Queen Street at 3.30pm.
Free admission. Book tickets.
A free return bus to Jupiter Artland is available once daily from the city centre during the Edinburgh Art Festival, leaving from and returning to the corner of Queen Street and Frederick Street.
Tickets for the bus also allow free entry to Jupiter Artland. Booking essential.
Please note that this bus will only run Thurs-Sun. Jupiter Artland is closed to the public Mon-Wed.
Edinburgh Art Festival Kiosk
Located on the corner of George Street and Frederick Street, EH2 3EY
4 August 2013
Exhibition Preview: Staple Matter
2–5pm
Free, all welcome
The opening of the exhibition Staple Matter, in which Kjersti Sletteland and Despina Nissiriou explore the secrets of this building, creating site-specific work that enters a playful dialogue with Patriothall's structure and history.
Patriothall Gallery
1D Patriothall, off Hamilton Place, Stockbridge, EH3 5AY
0131 226 7126
4 August 2013
magic_hour_oo2: Giving Space to Imagination: play space design and urban planning, a Family Workshop (for children and adults)
2:30–4:30pm
Free to attend. Book tickets.
Handout from the London Adventure Playground Association reprinted in a newspaper 1977
Become an urban planner and design a play space for all ages with artist Lucy Pawlak. Participants will map the plans for a playground onto the walls and floors of Rhubaba using coloured tape, cardboard, post-it-notes and chalk.
During this session we will discuss the concept of the Adventure Playground:
“An Adventure Playground must relate to the needs of the community around it…They do not have to pay to enter, nor do they join as members – they just come to the playground when they feel like it. Such opportunities are rare in our modern society. Children use an Adventure Playground to explore their own potential and limitations through being allowed to participate in activities of their own choice. In short they use it to express freely their individuality, to asses themselves and other playground users, and subsequently learn more about themselves and the needs of others”
Taken from a National Playing Fields Association leaflet 1977
Bring an apron, overall or old shirt!
2 – 18 August 2013
Staycation! (Ages 4-12)
2–4:30pm
Free admission
Take off on a magical journey of the imagination this summer. Inspired by the beautiful landscapes featured in our summer exhibitions (Peter Doig and Frederic Edwin Church), create and explore your own fantasy holiday destination, all without stepping foot on a plane!
This event will take place in the Clore Education Centre at the gallery.
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.
2 August – 1 September 2013
EAF Guided tours
1–1.45pm
Free to join
We'll be running a series of free guided tours throughout the festival - join us for a great way to sample a variety of different works on show and discover new artists. Tours will focus on different aspects of the exhibitions and on different parts of the city.
Tours will depart from 169 Rose Street.
This is the site of Kenny Watson's The Days & Fascia and an installation of the first UK showing of Kalleinen and Kalleinen’s The Complaints Choir, a four channel video installation documenting the nine Complaints Choirs created and led by the artists themselves.
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).