31 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 running once daily is available 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.
31 August 2013
Children's workshop: Prints and Princesses
10:30am–12:30pm
Free with the price of an exhibition ticket (Adult £5, concessions £3.50)
Throughout the 20th century, eye-catching prints have been an essential element of fashion. Using inspiration from Dressed to Kill and Coming into Fashion, create and print your own designs to create a modern or vintage look.
Suitable for children 5 years of age and over.
31 August 2013
Parley Discussion: Tae Think Again, Rethinking Identity in Contemporary Scotland (curated by Rachel Maclean)
2–5pm
Free admission. Book tickets.
Responding to the upcoming 2014 referendum on Scottish Independence, this symposium curated by artist Rachel Maclean intends to delve deeper than a simple yes/no debate and look at the broader social, cultural and historical background to a discussion of contemporary Scottish national identity. The event will begin with a screening of the artist's recent work The Lion and the Unicorn.
This event is co-commissioned by Edinburgh Printmakers and Edinburgh Art Festival, and will be in Edinburgh College of Art's Sculpture Court.
Speakers include Craig Coulthard, David Cameron, David McCrone, Duncan Petrie and Denise Mina. The event is chaired by Jim Tough, introduction by Alastair Snow.
Edinburgh College of Art
74 Lauriston Place, EH3 9DF
0131 651 5800
www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/edinburgh-college-art
31 August 2013
Fashion Show: Jane Gowans Vs Hayley Scanlan
2pm
Free with the price of an exhibition ticket (Adult £5, concessions £3.50)
Jane Gowans is a Scottish contemporary jewellery designer who has recently been named as a finalist in the UK Jewellery Awards and Draper's Awards. Scottish Young Designer of the Year 2012/13 Hayley Scanlan has impressive celebrity fashion fans including Rihanna and Jessie J. Both designers will discuss their collaboration alongside their individual current collections, which will be for sale at the City Art Centre.
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).