30 August 2013
Free Shuttlebus 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 shuttlebus to Jupiter Artland is available 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 shuttlebus also allow free entry to Jupiter Artland. Booking essential.
Edinburgh Art Festival Kiosk
Located on the corner of George Street and Frederick Street, EH2 3EY
30 August 2013
The Travelling Gallery: This Land
Free admission
This Land presents a beautifully alternative view of the Scottish landscape through works by artists with a diverse range of practices, including Henry Coombes, Andy Holden, Hannah Imlach, Michael Reisch and Iain Sarjeant.
Initially located for the festival beside the City Art Centre, The Travelling Gallery - Scotland's unique mobile gallery of contemporary art - will then visit various venues within the city before touring the exhibition around Scotland.
23-24 August: 11am - 6pm at City Art Centre
27-30 August: various venues, visit www.travellinggallery.com for location details.
30 August 2013
Haunted and Fairy-Taken Witches: The Place of the Restless Dead in Scottish Witch Trials
12:45–13:30pm
Free admission
Many witch trials in Scotland offer priceless and terrifying accounts of Scottish folk belief in the place of the ‘restless dead’ in the supernatural landscape. This category of dead, those who could not rest, were sometimes taken up into a fairy ride chiefly composed of them, and from there they could also co-opt the living as their votaries and servants. Many of those men and women accused of witchcraft believed themselves to be part of this frightening, alluring nocturnal society, in which ancient beliefs mixed with medieval Christian calendrical customs to make a heady brew of story which ultimately proved fatal to those unwise enough to pour it out before the uncomprehending Presbyterian kirk. Diane Purkiss, Fellow in English, Keble College, University of Oxford, will describe three sets of stories; those told by Andrew Man of his sexual liaison with the Queen of the Fairies, those told about Trowbound Katherine and her daughters, and those told by mid-seventeenth-century accused witch, Isobel Gowdie.
This event will take place in the Hawthornden Lecture Theatre.
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.
Edinburgh Art Festival Kiosk
Located on the corner of George Street and Frederick Street, EH2 3EY
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 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).