EAF SPECIAL EVENTS
For the first time the Festival is programming special events to explore
themes in the Festival and complement the galleries own events programmes.
EAF WALKS
Guided Walks
Twice weekly from 3 August – 2 September, there will be themed guided walks covering a number of exhibitions within the city. Developed and led by graduates from Edinburgh College of Art, these free walks will act as an accessible and informative introduction to the festival and its galleries, whilst exploring a theme highlighted in this year’s
programme.
Pre-booking essential – email [email protected] or call 0131
622 6200.
For more detailed information on each tour, including access information
and routes, please visit
the website
www.edinburghartfestival.com/walks. Please note that the schedules are
subject to change, we advise that you check the EAF website for up to
date information. Some distances between venues may be uphill or on uneven
ground, we recommend that you wear sensible
footwear and that you
are fit and well on the day. Maximum 15 people per tour.
Fame and Fiction
Exploring
the way in which identities of popular figures and fictitious
characters
are constructed through visual imagery.
Thurs 3 Aug 10.30am
Sat 12 Aug 10.30am
Sat 2 Sept 10.30am
Meet at Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art foyer.
Travel from
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art to centre
of town on the free
National Galleries bus.
Robert Mapplethorpe Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
(This show contains works of an explicit nature).
Toulouse-Lautrec and the Art Nouveau Poster City Arts Centre
Tracey Moffatt – Adventures Stills
Magic, Fantasy, Surrealism
Discover how everyday objects and familiar scenarios become a source
of fantasy and magic both playful and sinister, to the contemporary
artist.
Sat 5 Aug 11am
Thurs 17 Aug 11am
Meet at Ingleby Gallery.
Thread Ingleby Gallery
David Shrigley – Recent Prints Edinburgh Printmakers
Moyna Flannigan – well, Well doggerfisher
Sat 19 Aug 2pm
Thurs 24 Aug 11am
Meet at RSA Gallery in basement.
Laura Ford – Armour Boys Royal Scottish Academy
Marijke van Warmerdam: First Drop Fruitmarket
Girl Power and Boyhood Talbot Rice Gallery
Remembered Places
An insight into
an artist’s journey
and their recollection of personal experiences,
which relate to specific
environments.
Thurs 10 Aug 11am
Sat 26 Aug 11am
Thurs 31 Aug 11am
Meet at Amber Roome Contemporary Art.
Andrew Mackenzie: Delicate Ground Amber Roome Contemporary Art
Barbara Rae: Sierra, New Paintings from Spain Scottish Gallery
Anne Redpath and The Edinburgh School City Art Centre
DIY Walks
Enjoy the guided
walks, detailed above, at your own pace with these enhanced maps with
routes and additional information: Print out from the website or pick
up a copy from EAF Information Station.
www.edinburghartfestival.com/diywalks
EAF TALKS
A series of talks
devised for EAF 2006 by Graham Domke, Inverleith House.
The talks are
held at the Information Station at Stills, they are free, but space is
limited,
so please reserve your tickets in advance via Stills on 0131
622 6200 or email [email protected]
Contemporary Art in Scotland
29 July 6pm
A topical discussion on the state of Scottish art led by Sarah Lowndes,
author of Social Sculpture and Edinburgh artist
Craig Coulthard.
Performance Art and Physical Theatre
13 Aug 2pm
Artist Kevin Henderson and Director Wolfgang Hoffman debate the affinities
between these art forms, which flourished in the Beuys and Kantor years
and are doing so again with Aurora Nova.
Archives and Memory
23 Aug 6pm
The art of the archive is discussed by Stephen Partridge
on Video Art from the 1970s,
Karl Magee on the Film and
Theatre of Lindsay Anderson and Dave Rushton on his
involvement with
Art and Language.
EAF in the City
David Btchelor at the Palm House
Talk Tues 29 August 2.30pm
Free. Booking recommended Tel: 0131 248 2849
Lecture Theatre, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith
Row
(access via Inverleith Row only, not via Garden).
Pat Fisher, Curator of Talbot
Rice Gallery, Edinburgh will discuss David Batchelor’s current
installation and David Mitchell, horticulturalist and curator of the
Glasshouses, will chart the history of art projects at the Glasshouses.
It will be followed by a walk through to the Palm House to look at
Candela 7/450 (For the Death Star).
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