9 August 2015
Dennis Reinmuller Talk
2-4pm
Free but limited places. Places will be available to book from August.
Dennis and Debbie Club, The Strip detail, 2015
Digital workshop with the artists Dennis and Debbie Club as well as a CodeBase mentor.
More information will be released closer to the date.
Places will be available to book from August.
SING SIGN : a close duet, photo by Robin Gillanders, 2015
Artist Hanna Tuulikki will talk about her new commission for the festival SING SIGN: a close duet with Ruth Barker, who acted as dramaturg for the project, and contributed an essay on Tuulikki's work to the The Improbable City catalogue. Barker is a Glasgow-based artist, whose work is grounded in performance.
They will be joined by British Sign Language interpreter Karen Forbes, who will demonstrate some of the signs behind the choreography in SING SIGN.
7 – 9 August 2015
GARAGE Presents : Exit Strategies
7-9pm Friday, 12-5pm over the weekend
Following on from last year's Compensation Culture Adrian Lee returns to GARAGE with Exit Strategies, in which he explores the concepts behind health and safety motifs. His installations in GARAGE will be available to view 12-5 over the weekend and will be accompanied by, The Scientologist Personality Test Pub Quiz in a local venue on the 7th.
For more details and suprises check out Garage's website.
GARAGE
Northumberland Street North West Lane, EH3 6JQ
07917 668 044
30 July – 30 August 2015
Edinburgh Art Festival Explorers
Designed for children and families, Explorers is a special trail through the art festival, with activities focussed on key exhibitions and commissions from the festival programme. Download an activity pack here.
Participating galleries and exhibitions for 2015 include:
Dovecot Gallery: Kwang Young Chun, Aggregations
Mon–Sun, 10.30am–6.30pm
Ingleby Gallery: Charles Avery, The People and Things of Onomatopoeia
Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm. Sun, 12pm-5pm (August only)
Old Royal High School: Kemang Wa Lehulere, Join the dots
Mon—Sun, 10am—6pm
Activity pack available to download soon.
Summer School
Take part in our free to attend Edinburgh Art Festival Explorers Summer School that involves a guided visit to the artwork and a practical art activity class.
Training for facilitators, teachers & support workers
Work with artists in Edinburgh Art Festival venues to explore how to engage your groups with the free galleries, commissions and events on offer.
Thu 30 July
Upper Primary P5–P7:
Tue 11 & Wed 12 August
Lower Primary P1–P4:
Thu 13 & Fri 14 August
All workshops are free to attend but booking is essential. For information and booking, please contact Kate MacKay: [email protected]
30 July – 30 August 2015
Free Daily Guided Tours
Sat-Thu, 2pm
Free
During the festival, each afternoon at 2pm there are free guided tours of venues, leaving from the festival Kiosk on Blair Street (no booking required).
With different routes to choose from , these are a great way to find your way through the city and explore the festival.