SIR ROBIN PHILIPSON

Phillipson in his Studio

DATE: MAR 26, 2019 6:30PM – 8:30PM · ADMISSION £5 FEUVA members *, £8 non-members
VENUE: Teaching Room 5.21, Evolution House, 78 West Port, EH1 2LE

The painter Sir Robin Philipson (1916-92) is the subject of a new biography by Elizabeth Cumming. In this talk she discusses the writing of the book, and in particular his commitment to colour in design, the craft of painting and the value of tradition to modern art.

Dr Elizabeth Cumming is an honorary Fellow in the History of Art at the University of Edinburgh. The first Keeper of the Edinburgh City Art Centre, she later taught design history at the Edinburgh College of Art. She has published extensively on Scottish art and design including the Scottish Colourists and the Arts & Crafts movement.

* Drinks reception

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TALBOT RICE MEMORIAL LECTURE 2019

Tablot Rice Memorial Lecture 2019 with Robert McDowell


DATE: MAY 23, 2019 6:45PM · ADMISSION FREE
VENUE: TECHCUBE ZERO, SUMMERHALL

PERSPECTIVE AND PROPORTION IN TODAY’S ART MARKETS?

This prestigious public event organised by the Friends of the Edinburgh University Visual Arts provides a platform for a high profile figure in the arts. Previous speakers have included Sean Rainbird, Director of the National Gallery of Ireland, and Fiona Hyslop, the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs.

This year we are honoured to welcome Robert MacDowell, founder-director of the enormously influential Edinburgh arts venue, Summerhall.



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GLENROTHES ARTWORKS OF DAVID HARDING

Children play around David Harding sculpture in Glenrothes


DATE: SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 6:30PM · ADMISSION £5*
VENUE: Room 5.21 (Boardroom), Evolution House, 78 West Port, EH1 2LE

FILM SCREENING

Concrete Safari (dir. Carolyn Scott + Andy Sim)

Glenrothes was founded 1948, largely to serve the coal industry, and it is Scotland’s second post-war new town. In 2018 Carolyn Scott and Andy Sim were commissioned to make this short documentary about the influential artworks of David Harding as Glenrothes Town Artist.

CONVERSATION

Glenrothes, Concrete and Community: Andrew Demetrius in conversation with David Harding

David Harding’s practice as Town Artist in Glenrothes from 1968-78 has been documented by Andrew Demetrius who is a curator and PhD researcher at St Andrews University. Discussion will examine how Harding’s work was shaped by the environment and community in which he lived, and reflect upon the creation and legacy of town art in Glenrothes.

* Wine reception after the event



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SCOTTISH ARTISTS IN AN AGE OF RADICAL CHANGE


DATE: OCTOBER 22, 2019 6:30PM · ADMISSION £5*
VENUE: Room 5.21 (Boardroom), Evolution House, 78 West Port, EH1 2LE

BOOK TALK and SIGNING

Scottish Artists in an Age of Radical Change 1945 to the Present by Bill Hare

Bill Hare is a Trustee of FEUVA and a distinguished historian and curator of 20th-century Scottish Art. Bill will discuss the writing and researching of his book.

Joan Eardley, Alan Davie, Eduardo Paolozzi, Ian Hamilton Findlay, Boyle Family, Craigie Aitchison, Barbara Rae, John Bellany, Alexander Moffat, John McLean, Bill Scot, Joyce Cairns, Steven Campbell, Ken Currie, Lys Hansen, Alison Watt, Douglas Gordon and Kevin Harman – these are some of the artists whose work reflects the radical and complex transformations of the post-war period. These Scottish artists not only observed and absorbed the socio-economic and technological changes taking places during this era, but also devised a wide range of innovative ways to represent and creatively re-present those changes and their powerful impact on our times.
Through a compilation of in-depth interviews with the artists themselves and accompanying critical essays, Bill Hare here examines the richly diverse work of these important figures in modern and contemporary visual culture, revealing the intellectual power and artistic imagination of those who have created one of the greatest eras in the history of Scottish art.

Signed copies will be available to purchase on the evening.

* Wine reception after the event



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LOUDOUN: DOCUMENTARY FILM


DATE: november 19, 2019 6:30PM · ADMISSION £5*
VENUE: Room 5.21 (Boardroom), Evolution House, 78 West Port, EH1 2LE

SCREENING AND DISCUSSION

Loudoun – a film about Landscape Design in Scotland around 1700 (37 mins), with short talk by producer/director Margaret Stewart

Margaret Stewart is Honorary Secretary of FEUVA and a Lecturer in Architectural History at the Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.

Loudoun is a documentary film by staff, students and recent graduates of Edinburgh College of Art. It is about the origins of landscape design in Scotland around 1700.

It begins by telling the true story of how two boys in 1690 find a way to commemorate their dead parents by designing a garden. The film was shot at Lennoxlove Castle in East Lothian, and at various outdoor locations. The film illustrates a great but little-known national heritage of vast formal designed landscapes in Scotland around 1700. These were modelled on the great park at the Palace of Versailles.

The film demonstrates the wide-ranging talents of students and staff at Edinburgh College of Art – it includes animations, live action scenes, drone footage of landscapes and specially recorded music.

* Wine reception after the event



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JONATHAN GIBBS – A CELEBRATION

Drawing on table with pencil



DATE: JAN 14, 2020 5:30PM · ADMISSION £5
VENUE: Sculpture Court & Main Lecture Theatre, ECA, EH3 9DF

Jonathan Gibbs is a Trustee of FEUVA and we are particularly pleased to host this event to honour his retiral from ECA (but not from his trusteeship). Jonny will guide us round his exhibition in the Sculpture Court at ECA, then deliver an illustrated lecture in the Main Lecture Theatre about his career in illustration.



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LINDY RICHARDSON: TOUCHING STITCHES

FEUVA woodcut by Jonathan Gibbs



DATE: FEB 18, 2020 6:30PM · ADMISSION £5 – students free
VENUE: George Square Main Library, 30 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LJ

Visit with Lindy Richardson to see her embroidery exhibition ‘Touching Stitches’.



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VISIT UoE ART COLLECTION WITH JULIE-ANN DELANEY

FEUVA woodcut by Jonathan Gibbs



DATE: MAR 24, 2020 2;00PM · ADMISSION £5 – students free
VENUE: The Gyle, Edinburgh

Visit to the University art collections’ store at The Gyle with UoE Art Curator Julie-Ann Delaney.


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ARTISTS FILM APRIL 2021:

DATE: APR 27, 2021 18:00PM – 19:00PM

MOSAIC ARTIST HELEN MILES
by Lewis Raeburn

VENUE: Online event:

Lewis Raeburn is a 2nd year student at Edinburgh College of Art studying Film and TV with a focus on cinematography and documentary filmmaking.

Since 2018 he has been working as a freelance camera operator on productions in Edinburgh including his recent work with FEUVA.

In the future he is planning to shoot more documentaries on topics such as art, foreign affairs and the environment.

Lewis Raeburn Student Film and TV Degree at ECA Year 2 2021

Helen Miles Mosaic Artist - by Lewis Raeburn ECA Yr 2

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ARTIST FILMS MAY 4TH 2021:

DATE: May 4, 2021 18:00PM – 19:00PM · ADMISSION FREE

ARTIST JOCK McFADYEN
by Lucas Melian Batista and Elvira Lopez Year 2

VENUE: Online event:


Born in the Canary Islands, Lucas Melian moved to Edinburgh to study Film and TV Production at Edinburgh College of Art. Although, in the past he has focused on writing and directing short drama; he now looks to explore documentary and interview filmmaking, starting with his collaboration with FEUVA.
In the future, Lucas aspires to write screenplays for film and TV and direct his own short pieces.

Jock McFadyen Artist - Film by Lucas Melian Batista

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