EDINBURGH FESTIVAL EXHIBITION

Robin Paine and Steven Howard Harrison exhibition

DATE: AUG 4-10, 2016 11am – 6pm ADMISSION FREE

Robin Paine and Stephen Harrison graduated in the same year from Edinburgh College of Art’s Department of Drawing and Painting. At ECA they received a rigorous training in studio practice from noted artists/lecturers/icons Sir Robin Philipson, Dr. David Michie, Victoria Crowe, Bob Callendar, Alan Johnstone, George Donald and Dame Elizabeth Blackadder.

This is a first joint exhibition comprising an arresting series of drawings, paintings and prints on a range of subjects. These include striking portraits by RP and SH’s vivid and unusual landscapes.

VENUE: Dundas St Gallery, 6a Dundas St, Edinburgh EH3 6HZ

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NANCY’S PHILOSOPHER

Nancy's Philosopher

DATE: AUG 16-20, 2016 10:30am – 11:30am  ADMISSION £12 (£10)

A true tale of passion and scandal in Enlightenment Edinburgh

Starring Kelly Burke. Written by David Black. Directed by Andrew Dallmeyer

He was one of the great men in 18th-century Europe. She was one of the celebrated beauties of Georgian Edinburgh, and less than half his age. They fell in love. Edinburgh was scandalised; London was astonished; Paris was titillated. The story of the doomed relationship of David Hume and Nancy, daughter of Chief Baron of the Exchequer, Robert Ord, has been largely lost to Scottish history, until now. Kelly Burke (OffWestEnd award finalist; Best Actress) whose Zelda was a gem of the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe, unlocks the secret.

VENUE: Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Summerhall, Edinburgh EH9 1PL (Venue 26)

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THE TORRIE COLLECTION

DATE: FEB 11 – MAY 06, 2017  · ADMISSION FREE

An exciting opportunity to visit Edinburgh University’s founding Art Collection, The Torrie Collection at the Talbot Rice Gallery. Some of the finest works from the collection have been assembled in the magnificent Georgian Gallery 2. Normally hidden deep in the bowels of the University, most of these works have not seen the light of day for over 10 years.  The collection consists of Dutch and Flemish landscape painting, Italian works and Renaissance bronzes. Outstanding pieces include Ruisdael’s, The Banks of a River, currently on loan to the National Gallery of Scotland, Ten Oever’s Bathers and The Forest Glade by Pynacker. The Cavalcade by van der Meulen is unique in British public collections. Ships in a Calm by Willem van der Velde and The Squall by Backhuysen are both good examples of the Dutch art of seascape. Other celebrated works are Halt at a Winehouse Door by Karel du Jardin and the painting by David Teniers the Younger, Peasants playing Bowls. There are notable Italian paintings by Gaspard Poussin and Salvator Rosa. Of the sculpture collection, the two outstanding works are the Anatomical Figure of a Horse attributed to Giambologna and the group of Cain and Abel by Adriaen de Vries.

Sir James Erskine, 3rd Baronet of Torrie, was born in 1772, at Torrie House in Fife. He  was a military man who campaigned with Wellington during the Napoleonic Wars, and later becoming the personal secretary to George III. He also had a passion for collecting art and was a keen amateur painter. He bequeathed his collection to the University in 1827.

VENUE: Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL

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BETWEEN POLES AND TIDES

Tattooed Doulton figurine

DATE: FEB 11 – MAY 06, 2017  · ADMISSION FREE

New Acquisitions from the University of Edinburgh Art Collection

David Batchelor, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Ilana Halperin, Jessica Harrison, Fabienne Hess, Daniel Hughes, Daisy Lafarge, Jonathan Owen, Katie Paterson, Isobel Turley, Luc Tuymans, JL Williams

Visit the Talbot Rice Gallery website for further details

VENUE: Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL

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ASPECTS OF THE GRAND TOUR

Giovanni Ghisolfi, Ruins and Figures (crop)

DATE: FEB 22, 2017 6:30pm – 8pm · ADMISSION £5

Viccy Coltman is a Professor of eighteenth-century history of art at the University of Edinburgh, where she specialises in visual and material culture. She is the author of two books, editor of a third and co-editor of a fourth. She has also published extensively in leading journals in her field of expertise. Viccy is in the final stages of completing a cultural history of Scotland from 1745 to 1832. In this evening’s lecture she revisits material published in her first monograph, Fabricating the Antique: neoclassicism in Britain, 1760-1800, University of Chicago press (2006)

VENUE: Board Room @ Evolution House, 78 West Port, Edinburgh EH1 2LE

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EDUCATING THE PEOPLE

George Heriots Hospital School

DATE: MAR 22, 2017 6:30pm – 8:00pm · ADMISSION £5

The architecture of Edinburgh Schools in the early 19th century

The 1872 Education Act made elementary education compulsory, and led to a large building programme by Edinburgh School Board. But many schools for the working classes existed before this, run by religious denominations, by charities, and (uniquely to Edinburgh) by Heriot’s Trust. Professor Robert Anderson looks at the surviving architectural evidence for these schools, and explains how they were founded and how their form reflected the way teaching was organised.

VENUE: Board Room @ Evolution House, 78 West Port, Edinburgh EH1 2LE

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DRAWN FROM LIFE

Life drawing

DATE: APR 19, 2017  6:30PM – 8:00PM · ADMISSION £5

A memoir of a life-model at ECA in the 1970s

Life-drawing and painting used to be pillars of syllabi in Schools of Art.  Part-memoir part review of its place in ECA history, Robin Paine was one of the last models to pose for the Diploma exam at ECA.  She has been practising life-drawing all her life and has taught the subject at College level including School of Visual Arts, New York and Boston’s School of the Museum of Fine Art.

VENUE: Board Room @ Evolution House, 78 West Port, Edinburgh EH1 2LE

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ECA DEGREE SHOW 2017

GRAPHICDESIGN, Silvia Razakova

DATES: JUN 03 – JUN 11, 2017 11:00 – 5:00PM – ADMISSION FREE

For nine days in summer, Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) is transformed into a public showcase of the work of our graduating students, the majority of whom are completing undergraduate degrees. This year, we’ll be featuring the work of students from Art, Design, and ESALA (Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture).

LATE NIGHT OPENINGS: JUN 07 – JUN 08, 2017 11:00 – 8:00PM

PRIVATE VIEWINGS:

  • MAY 31, 2017, 6:00 – 8:00PM (ESALA)
  • JUN 01, 2017, 6:00 – 8:00PM (Art & Design – Business)
  • JUN 02, 2017, 6:00 – 8:00PM (Art & Design – Friends and family)

VENUE: The Degree Show will take place across several sites this year

  • ECA Main Building, Lauriston Place – Art and Design.
  • Evolution House, West Port – Design.
  • Minto House, Chambers Street – ESALA.
  • Adam House, Chambers Street – ESALA.

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TALBOT RICE MEMORIAL LECTURE 2017

Timothy O'SheaDATE: OCT 25, 2017 6:30PM · ADMISSION FREE

Curating cultural Identity

How does Edinburgh University understand and project its own history and identity? Join Professor Sir Timothy O’Shea FRSE, Principal & Vice-Chancellor of University of Edinburgh for an evening of cultural exploration.

Tickets available through eventbrite website

VENUE: St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry St, Edinburgh EH1 1NQ

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INDIAN MINIATURES

Highlands to Hindustan

DATE: OCT 24, 2017 1:00PM – 2:00PM · ADMISSION FREE

INDIAN MINIATURES IN THE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION

It is with pleasure that we have been able to arrange a special viewing of some of the Indian miniatures that were included in the recent exhibition ‘Highlands to Hindustan’. Dr Sharma and Dr Grout, co-curators of the exhibition, will give a talk about the miniatures and their research.

Numbers are limited to 15 so please email m.c.h.stewart@ed.ac.uk if you wish to attend.

VENUE: Research Suite, Main Library, 30 George Sq, EH8 9LJ

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