12 August 2015
Snapshot of Bailey
12.45-1.30pm
Free
David Bailey, Jack Nicholson, 1978 © David Bailey
Snap! David Bailey's first controversial exhibition at London's National Portrait Gallery in 1971 was a rip-roaring success. For his recent exhibition Bailey's Stardust at the same venue in 2014, Bailey was awarded a prestigious Lucie award. Anne Braybon, photography historian and former curator at the National Potrait Gallery, London, will show images and film clips from both exhibitions, reveal stories from behind the scenes, and discuss the different curatorial approaches.
No booking required
Providing fresh perspectives on visual art, Detours are a series of live performances in Edinburgh’s leading galleries by artists from the worlds of music, poetry and theatre.
Phill Jupitus's hugely successful standup tours have included Jedi, Steady, Go and Quadrophobia, and he has worked extensively on radio, variously as a contributor, panellist and presenter. We are very excited to have him part of this year's festival.
Phill will perform extracts of comedy and poetry in the engaging setting of inverleith House.
Inverleith House
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Arboretum Place/Inverleith Row, EH3 5LR
0131 248 2971/2849
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.