Galleries - August 2013

i THE LAUREL GALLERY 58 St StephenStreet, Edinburgh EH3 5AL Specialising in affordable Scottish Art, Crafts and Gifts. Gallery also runs art and craft workshops as well as having regular exhibitions. Tue–Fri 11–5.30, Sat 10.30–5 Sun/Mon by appt www.laurelgallery.co.uk t 0131 226 5022 j THE LEITH GALLERY 65 The Shore, Edinburgh EH6 6RA Story Book Adventures. Aug 3–Sep 7. An exhibition inspired by folklore, fairy tales and story books by artists Alice McMurrough RGI, Marie Louise Wrightson and Jenny Holm, with ceramicist Pierre Williams. Mon–Fri 12–5, Sat 12–4 or by appt info@the-leith-gallery.co.uk www.the-leith-gallery.co.uk t 0131 553 5255 k THE MEADOWS POTTERY 11a Summerhall Place Edinburgh, EH9 1QE Barely Scratchingthe Surface. Aug 2–23. *ad Mon–Wed 10–7, Wed–Sat 10–6 Sun 12–5 www.themeadowspottery.com t 0131 662 4064 l OPEN EYE GALLERY 34 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE Barbara Rae CBE RA: Paso del Tiempo. Jul 22–Aug 6. Revisiting key places to examine what has shifted, eroded and altered radically through time. Gwen Raverat (1885–1957): Engraving with Light. Jul 22–Aug 6. Retrospective exhibition of works by founder member of Society of Wood Engravers. Summer Show: Invited Artists. Jul 22–Aug 6. Including Lara Scouller, Ann Ross and Deborah Cumming. Alberto Morrocco OBE FRSA FRSE RSW RP RGI LLD (1917–1998): Drawing on Life. Aug 12–Sep 4. Spans his entire career from student drawings and sculptures to paintings and graphics from his final years. Rory McEwen (1932–1982): Tulips and Tulipomania. Aug 12–Sep 21. For this year’s Festival, The Print Room exhibits the suite of eight tulip prints. Mon–Fri 10–6, Sat 10–4, admn free mail@openeyegallery.co.uk www.openeyegallery.co.uk t 0131 557 1020 e ROGER BILLCLIFFE GALLERY at 6a Dundas Street, Edinburgh EH3 6HZ Festival Exhibition of new paintings by Gordon Mitchell plus a few others. www.billcliffegallery.com t 07973 405563 festival contact m THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas St, Edinburgh EH3 6HZ Paul Reid: Mythologies – New Paintings; Elizabeth Blackadder: The Nature of Things – Works on Paper; Stephen Bird: My Dad was Born on the Moon – Ceramics; Jane Adam: Beyond the Surface – Jewellery. Aug 2–Sep 4. Mon–Fri 10–6, Sat 10–4 mail@scottish-gallery.co.uk www.scottish-gallery.co.uk t 0131 558 1200 f 0131 558 3900 n SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY The Mound, Edinburgh EH2 2EL Through American Eyes: Frederic Church and the Landscape Oil Sketch. Until Sep 8. Peter Doig: No Foreign Lands. From Aug 3–Nov 3. £8/£6. www.nationalgalleries.org t 0131 624 6200, admn free o SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART ModernOne, Belford Road Edinburgh EH4 3DR From Death to Death and Other Small Tales: Masterpieces from the SNGMA & the D. Daskalopoulos Collection Until Sep 8. ModernTwo, Belford Road, Edinburgh EH4 3DS Witches and Wicked Bodies. Until Nov 3. £7/£5. www.nationalgalleries.org t 0131 624 6200 p SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY QueenStreet, Edinburgh EH2 1JD Man Ray Portraits. Until Sep 22. Admn £7 (£5). Blazingwith Crimson: Tartan Portraits. Until Dec 31. Ken Currie: New Works. Jul 20–Sep 22. www.nationalgalleries.org t 0131 624 6200 q ST ALBERT’S CATHOLIC CHAPLAINCY 23 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LD Ana Maria Pacheco: Memória Roubada. Sculpture and Prints. Aug 1–31. *pr *ad Colin Wiggins: Talk on the work of Ana Maria Pacheco. Venue – St Albert’s Chapel, 7pm, tickets £5. On Aug 12. *ad Dance Performance and Discussion: Venue 3, George Square Gardens, 7pm. On Aug 13. Mon–Fri 11–5 www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk/ven ues/st-alberts-catholic-chaplaincy t 0131 650 0900 15. GALLERIES AUGUST 13 16 Dundas Street, Edinburgh EH3 6HZ 0131 558 1200 mail@scottish-gallery.co.uk www.scottish-gallery.co.uk Elizabeth Blackadder, Toby , 2000, watercolour & charcoal, 50 x 56 cms EDINBURGH FESTIVAL EXHIBITIONS 2 August – 4 September 2013 Paul Reid Elizabeth Blackadder Stephen Bird Jane Adam