8 August 2013

Free return bus to Jupiter Artland

Departs from EAF Kiosk at 10.30am, arrives at Jupiter Artland at 11am.

Departs from Jupiter Artland at 3pm, arrives at EAF Kiosk 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 EAF Kiosk on the corner of George 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.

8 August 2013

Aquillos Ensemble

6–6:30pm

Free admission

The Aquillos Ensemble respond to the Man Ray Portraits exhibition, playing works by Satie, Poulenc and Taffanel all composed in the late 19th and early 20th century, and Zemlinsky's last composition, Humoreske.

8 August 2013

Exhibition Preview - Transmitted Live: Nam June Paik Resounds

6–8pm

Free to attend, all welcome

The opening of the exhibition Transmitted Live: Nam June Paik Resounds, the first Nam June Paik exhibition in Scotland. No other artist has had greater influence on the use of technology in art than Nam June Paik; he prophesied changes that would shape the contemporary world, exemplified in his pioneering ideas, Participation TV, Random Access Information and Video Commune.

The opening includes a live performance by Takehisa Kosugi at 7.15pm.

This exhibition is part of the Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh Art Festival.

8 August 2013

Continuum

7–8pm

£4. Book tickets.

Continuum is an immersive, visceral experience featuring work by visual artist Catherine Street, poet JL Williams and composer improvisers Martin Parker and Owen Green. 

At the heart of this performance, Street's film Continuum derives its intense sound and images from the exhausted body of the artist. Street is shown engaged in a sensual and bodily encounter, not only with the physical world but also with the conceptual world of mathematical ideas. She probes her physical limits and at the same moment gives voice to a text that seems to explore those limits in cool theoretical terms. Live readings by Street and Williams weave hallucinatory narratives that allude to the experiential world of human perception alongside a theoretical conception of time and space. William’s rich, emotive delivery is contrasted with Street’s precise voice. Taking cues from the intense audio of the film, Green and Parker’s live performances fill the space with sound that builds in intensity over time. On engaging with this sensory experience and the sometimes disturbing impressions evoked by the performances, the audience is liable to feel a strong emotional response, perhaps of unease, fascination or exhilaration. 

The film Continuum was shot by filmmakers Ben Ewart-Dean and Daniel Warren, with sound by Owen Green and performance by Catherine Street and Dmitry Ser. Initially created as part of an artist commission for the Human Race exhibition, funded by Legacy Trust UK and Creative Scotland, Continuum was first presented with support from Generator Projects, Dundee.

8 August 2013

Concert: Wind Pipes for Edinburgh including work by Daniel Padden, Colin Broom and eagleowl and friends

7–8.30pm

£7.50. Book tickets. 

An intimate concert performance of new works composed for artist Sarah Kenchington's Wind Pipes for Edinburgh, an extraordinary new musical instrument created from over 100 decommissioned organ pipes and installed in Trinity Apse, a 15th Century Kirk.

Contemporary composers with a range of musical styles and interests have been commissioned to produce new pieces for Wind Pipes for Edinburgh, which will be performed in a series of concerts during the festival.

This concert includes performances of works composed by Daniel Padden, Colin Broom and eagleowl and friends.  

Daniel Padden is a composer and musician based in Scotland. His music involves a myriad different instruments and sound sources, moving between countless styles. He has performed and recorded extensively throughout Europe and North America, as a solo artist and as a member of both Volcano The Bear and The One Ensemble.

Colin Broom is a Scottish composer. He was the founder and co-director of Invention Ensemble from 1998 - 2004. He has worked with several ensembles including Icebreaker, Orchestra of Opera North, Edinburgh Quartet, Tyrolean Ensemble for Contemporary Music, South Bank Gamelan and Red Note. He teaches composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Having honed their craft over the last 8 years, slowcore miserabilists eagleowl released their critically acclaimed debut album this silent year on Fence Records earlier in the year. For this project they will be collaborating with friends from other Edinburgh acts including Broken Records, Meursault and Nap Sholty.

6 – 8 August 2013

Sculpture is Fashion

10.00am–3.30pm

£105.00 for the 3-day course including materials, booking essential.

Taking inspiration from the thought provoking works of Jeremy Deller as well as the whole Jupiter collection, this activity based workshop will take you on a creative journey from art into fashion, culminating in the design and display of your own unique fashion piece, created using sustainable and recyclable materials.

The workshop will encourage creative thinking using multimedia, introduce 2D fashion drawing as a design method and explore 3D techniques and materials from fashion, textiles and sculpture.

Workshop led by Juliet Moleta – former lecturer at London College of Fashion and designer for Monsoon.

Suitable for young people with some experience of drawing and painting, students of art and design or those building an art portfolio.

Ages 14-18

To book a place go to http://jupiterartland.org/whatson/38/Sculpture%20Is%20Fashion or email [email protected] or call 01506 889900.

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 the EAF Kiosk on George Street.

1 August – 1 September 2013

Tourists in Residence 2013: The Self-Guided Tour

The Selected Monuments of Edinburgh map can be both download and picked up from the EAF Kiosk. 

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).