Exhibitions

'...And theWorldWent Baroque!'Designshop UKDesignShop UK, 116 Causewayside • 0131 667 7078 'Grid Ref: H6An exclusive showcase of eclectic products where classicalelements have been encompassed into contemporarydesign;feast your eyes on the simplified imagery ofmodern-day culture enlivened with the addition of baroqueembellishments. Jul 31-Sep I (not Mon): 10:00-18:00(Sun 12:00-16:00) Free World premiere Annual ExhibitionMidlothian CommunityArtistsDalkeith Arts Centre,White Hart Street, Dalkeith • 0131 663 6986 • Grid Ref:G6Midlothian CommunityArtists are again holding their annualexhibition featuring a variety of paintings, in varied mediums.Sponsored by Midlothian Council.Aug 7-16 (not Sun): 10:00-16:00(Sat 10:00-13:00)

Artists for the CaleyRoyal Caledonian SchoolsTrustHanover Fine Arts, 22a Dundas Street • 0131 556 2181 • Grid Ref:C4It is hoped that between 50 and 80 British Artists willsubmit works to be sold on a 50/50 basis in aid ofthe RoyalCaledonian SchoolsTrust. Invitations have gone to manyprominent Scottish artists.Jul 29-Sep I (not Mon): 11:00-17:30(Sat 10:30-17:00)Free European premiere Art ofthe Scottish ParliamentKarl WagonerDanderhall Library, la Campview, Danderhall * 0131 663 9293 • Grid Ref: H6Colourful paintings ofthe Scottish Parliament building.Wagenercaptures the controversial award-winning architeaure and localsurroundings through the year. One ofthe first local artists toundertake a study ofthis challenging building.Jul 16-Aug 31 (not Sat, Sun): 10:00-19:30 (Wed 10:00-13:00) (Fri 10:00-17:00) Free World premiere Art on the Picket LineKarl WagenerCafe Artista, 94-96 Marchmont Crescent • 0131 447 6477 *606 Ref: H4this exhibition showcases some ofWagener’s many paintingsof strike action. Includes a selection from over 200 paintingsofthe miners' strike of 1984-1985, alongside pictures of P+ODover andTimex Dundee strike action.jul I-jul 31:09:00-18:00Aug 1-31:09:00-20:30(Sun 09:00-18:00) Free World premiere Art on theWaterOceanTerminalOceanTerminal Shopping Centre, 98 OceanLeith • 0131 555 8888 • Grid Ref: LEITH Drive, local Leith, Scottish and international artists,which will beappreciated by all. Fabulous views across the Forth withvisiting cruise and tall ships provide a stunning backdrop.Aug 5-27: 10:00-00:00(Sun 11:00-00:00) Bank of Scotland totalART:AndyWarhol National Galleries ofScotlandNational Gallery Complex,The Mound • 0870 118 1859 • Grid Ref: D4This is the must-see show for 2007. See 200 major worksofthe PopArt icon up close - highlights include portraitsofJackie Kennedy and Elvis Presley plus the infamous 'Brillo Aug 4-Sep I: 10:00-18:00(Thurs 10:00-19:00)£8.00 (£6.00) BZa A Bestiary ofAuthorsMadeleine ShepherdTransreal Fiction, 7 Cowgatehead • Grid Ref: E4From Aldiss to Banks (and beyond!) Madeleine Shepherd hascollected informal portraits of science fiction and fantasyauthors over many years. SF shopTransreal Fiction celebratesits tenth anniversary with an exhibition selected from thesephotographs. Jul 30-Sep I: 11:00-18:00(Sun 12:00-17:00)Free World premiere Beyond AppearancesCityAn CentreCityArt Centre, 2 Market Street • 0131 529 3993 • Grid Ref: D5Examining how Scottish art has reatted and contributed tointernational modernism and exploring the relationship betweenScottish painting and movements such as expressionism,symbolism, abstraction and conceptual art Including work byWilliam McTaggart,William Johnstone and Callum Innes.Jul 29-Sep I: 10:00-17:00 (Sun 12:00-17:00)Free World premiere BottleArtKarl WagenerCafe Artista, 94-96 Marchmont Crescent • 0131 447 6477 • Grid Ref: H4An amazing exhibition of art painted on the inside of bottlesusing angled brushes. Karl Wagener has been painting insidebottles by hand since 1965 and has had numerous exhibitionsand television appearances.Jul l-Jul 31:09:00-18:00Aug 1-31: 09:00-20:30 (Sun 09:00-18:00)Free World premiere BrokenThreadsFawns Reid <& Rosy NaylorFabhatrix, 13 Cowgatehead, Grassmarket • 0131 225 9222 • Grid Ref: E4Edinburgh Milliners, Fawns Reid and Rosy Naylor exploretattered textiles,tartans and other recycled materials in somesubversions on classical head forms.Traditional shapes, createdfrom cast-off materials, blunted, broken,turned into bonnetsbeyond recognition.Aug5-Sep I: 12:00-18:00Free World premiere The Carpet PeoplePersian Rug VillagePersian RugVillage, 34 Morningside Road • 0131 466 7071 - Grid Ref: H2A selling exhibition from nomadic to village carpets andfrom finest silk rugs to portrait rugs. From Kilim stools tohandmade artifacts.This is the best place to meet my people.Aug 6-Sep I: 10:00-17:00(Sun 12:00-16:00)Free World premiere Clay 2007TheAdam PotteryTheAdam Pottery, 76 Henderson Row • 0131 557 3978 • Grid Ref: B3Selling Exhibition by the seven resident makers.Contemporary, innovative and traditional. Handbuilt, figurativeand wheelthrown.Works in earthenware, porcelain andstoneware.This vibrant show reflects the marvellouslyadaptable qualities of clay.Visitors welcome to look round our workshops.Aug 6-Sep I (not Sun): 11:00-18:00 Free CLUBcollective CEO ClubSweet Grassmarket,Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket0870 241 0136 • Grid Ref: E4Interactive exhibition of work by CEO Club members fromthe East Border Region of Ireland including photography,visual arts, film, music, design & poetry.Visitors are encouraged to view, listen and touch the workswhich are presented on CD-ROMs.Aug 16: 09:00-19:00Free

David Batchelor: Unplugged Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh, OldCollege, South Bridge • 0131 650 2210 • Grid Ref:E5Best known for light installations and his work on colourtheory, David Batchelor shows a new site-specific installationmade for the gallery's vast atrium space,alongside a selectionof prints and drawings that inform his ideas.Jul 28-Sep 4: 10:00-17:00 (Sun 14:00-17:00)Sep 7-29: 10:00-17:00 (not Sun, Mon)Free World premiere Dazzle - 50 Contemporary Jewellers TraverseTheatre, Cambridge Street, off Lothian Road0131 228 1404 • Grid Ref: E3Selling exhibition. 3,000 for-sale pieces. 25th year. Majordesigners from all over the world following another hugesuccess at London's NationalTheatre. In spectacular atrium space, by leading restaurant and cafe bar.www.zone-d.com Aug 3-27: 10:00-00:00 Discover Islam Exhibition Edinburgh Central Mosque, 50 Potterrow • 0131 667 1777 -Grid Ref: F5Experience the sights, sounds and tastes on offer among thecity's vibrant Muslim community.A dynamic exhibition,guidedMosque tours, engaging presentations,free refreshments andliterature, and all your questions answered.Full events programme: www.lslamFestival.comAug 1-31: 12:00-18:00 (Fri 14:00-18:00)Free Dogon Galerie Mirages, 46a Raeburn Place • 0131 315 2603 • Grid Ref: B2Dogon - a Scottish first. Superb selling exhibition of uniqueDogon bronze figures from Mali,WestAfrica.Also textilesand masks.A percentage of sales go to Joliba, a British charity that worksexclusively in Mali.Jul 26-Sep 16: 10:00-18:00Free European premiere Edinburgh - an artist's view scotlandart.com, 2 St Stephen Place * 0131 225 6257 • Grid Ref: C2Upper gallery - a solo exhibition of new paintings by JamiePrimrose:AtmosphericVistas of Edinburgh. In Lower galleryaffordable paintings of Edinburgh by Karen Cairns and RonnieRussell. Gallery open 7 days.Aug 2: 18:00-20:30, Aug 3-Sep I: 10:30-17:30(Sat open 10:00)(Sun 12:00-17:00) Free Edward Beale - a lyrical evocation ofwhat it feels like to be in an unspoiledScottish wilderness Scottish Art Promotion, Edinburgh Showroom,Caledonian Hilton, Princes Street * 0131 229 4085 * Grid Ref: E2Artists include Peter Howson,AdrianWizniewski,Albert Irvin,Howard Hodgkin, Scott Campbell, Bridget Riley and more...Exhibition sponsored by Pentagon of Growth.Aug 6-28: 10:00-20:00 Free Fabulous 'First' at Ocean Jewellery Ocean Jewellery, 32 Lady Lawson Street • Grid Ref: F3This year's festival sees Ocean displaying an exclusive sellingcollection of outstanding contemporary jewellery by leadingUK and International designers.Jul 30-Sep I: 10:00-18:00(Sun 12:00-17:00) Festival Art @The BMA British Medical Association in Scotland, 14 QueenStreet • 0131 247 3000 • Grid Ref: C4A stunning collection of contemporary sculpture,glassworkand paintings on exhibition at the magnificent premises ofTheBMA in Scotland. In collaboration withThe Strathearn Galleryfrom Crieff, www.strathearn-gallery.comAug 4-25 (not 10, Sun, Mon): 12:00-18:00Aug 22: 14:30-18:00Free Form's Duthchas: Land and Legacy National Museum ofScotland,Chambers Street • 0131 247 4422-Grid Ref: E5Experience Highlands and Islands cultural life and creativity,past and present, in this touring exhibition from NationalMuseums Scotland,the National Galleries of Scotland and theNational Library of Scotland.Part of'Highland 2007’.Jul 29-Sep 25: 10:00-17:00Free Forty years ago today - Autumn 1967 Heart Gallery, 6Waterloo Place • 07973 988 471 • Grid Ref: D5The Summer of Love was over:Vietnam, social unrest,artisticfervour; radical ideas in culture and politics arose from themost vibrant decade ofthe 20th Century.Exhibiting those experiments in art and society.Aug 3-Sep I: 14:00-18:00(notTue,Wed.Thurs)Free Fringe Poster Competition John Lewis, StJames Centre * 0131 556 9121 'Grid Ref:C5An opportunity to enjoy a fantastic display of short-listedposter designs produced by budding artists from acrossScotland. Features the iconic winning entry byAlexaThomson(13) from Albyn School,Aberdeen.Aug 5-27:09:00-18:00 (Sun 10:00-18:00)(Thurs closes 20:00, Sat closes 18:30)Free Hand, Heart and Soul CityArt Centre, 2 Market Street • 0131 529 3993 • Grid Ref: D5The first major exhibition to examine theArts and CraftsMovement in Scotland. From 1880 to 1939, designersincluding Charles Rennie Mackintosh and PhoebeTraquairrebelled against machine-made production, seeking to restorebeauty to everyday experience.Jul 29-Sep 1:10:00-17:00 Free(Sun 12:00-17:00 £5.00 (£3.50)) World premiere • QEU Handknit CashmereExhibition & Sale - Design Studio Hillary Rohde CashmereWorkshop and DesignStudio, 22 Moray Place • 0131 225 3948 • Grid Ref: C2Exhibition-and sale of hand knitted Scottish cashmere fromEdinburgh designer Stephanie Laird.A unique opportunityto purchase beautifully crafted traditional and contemporaryknitwear direct from the design workshop.Aug 6-31 (not Sat, Sun): 10:00-16:00Free Hard Rain - The Exhibition Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, East Gate, 7aInverleith Row • 0131 552 7171 « Grid Ref:A2Stunning, soul-searching images inspired by Dylan's epic song,reflecting mankind's impact on our planet Displayed as a giantoutdoor banner in the oasis ofthe Botanic Garden. What'll you do now?' Unmissable!Accompanying book Hard Rain available.Aug 8-Sep I: 10:00-19:00Free

International PhotographyEdinburgh Photographic SocietyThe Edinburgh Photographic Exhibition Centre, 68Great King Street • 0131 449 6209 • Grid Ref: C3145th annual exhibition of over 200 prints by photographersworldwide. Under FIAP patronage.Aug 5-Sep 2:10:00-20:00(Sun 13:00-17:00)£3.00 (£2.00) Internus Frances RichardsonCorn Exchange Gallery, Constitution Street, Leith • 0131 S61 7300 • Grid Ref: LEITHAward-winning, young, UK artist, Frances Richardson, presentsa composition of emotionally charged sculptural worksthat represent a vision ofwhat lies beneath the surface ofcontemporary consumerist culture.Aug 17- Oct 4: 11:00-16:30(not Sun, Mon)Free Clark IrvingClark IrvingLucie Fenton Gallery, 20a Raeburn Place * 0131 332 3999 • Grid Ref: B2New work from renowned animator and artist, ClarkExciting and vibrant paintings celebrating the cityscapeScotland's capital.Aug 5-26: 10:00-17:30 Irving. of European premiere Jewellery ofTheWorldGalerie MiragesGalerie Mirages, 46a Raeburn Place • 0131 315 2603 ‘Grid Ref: B221 st Festival exhibition - a stunning selling exhibition ofTamashek jewellery from the Sahara, Polish designer silverand amber,tribal silver from India, unique inhouse designsincluding trade bead and antique glass.wvvw.galeriemirages.co.uk Jul 26-Sep 16: 10:00-18:00Free European premiere John Kingsley - Myth and SubstanceJohn KingsleyThe English-Speaking Union, 23 Atholl Crescent • 0131 226 0000-Grid Ref: E2Solo exhibition of semi-abstract paintings by Glasgow artistJohn Kingsley. Influenced by the landscape and Celtic origins ofArgyll, these works, in going beyond deliberate representation,find a visual correlative for subjective experience.Aug 11-21 (not Sun): 10:00-18:00Free World premiere John MurrayArchive ExhibitionNLS National Library ofScotland, George IV Bridge • 0131 623 3845 • Grid Ref: E5John Murray's firm published those who shaped the modernworld through their works of literature, science, explorationand politics. Interact with some ofthe publisher's mostinfluential figures, including Lord Byron, Charles Darwin andDavid Livingstone.From Jul 27: 10:00-17:00 Mon-Sat (closes 20:00 duringFringe) Sun 14:00-17:00 Free Landscape PhotographyJames HomerThe Gladstone Gallery, Gladstone's Land, 477bLawnmarket • Grid Ref: E4A selling exhibition.James Homer works within landscapesobserving how they adapt to man's influences.Tracks,waterways and land management provide visual references.This continuing struggle is the basis for some of his bestwork. One week only.Aug 20: 17:00-21:00Aug 21-26: 10:00-19:00 World premiere Leith Rules GolfGeorgian AntiquesGeorgianAntiques, 10 Pattison Street, Leith • 0131 553 7286 • Grid Ref: LEITHLeith Rules Golf Exhibition is less than 50 yards from theoriginal Leith Links, a fantastic collection of over 300 golfingitems from around 1800 to 1930, which was the mostexciting period for golf development.Many items are for sale.Jul 30-Sep I (not Sun): 08:30-17:30 (Sat 10:00-14:00)Free LloydsTSB Private Banking - ScottishArts ExhibitionLloydsTSB Private BankingLloydsTSB Scotland, 120 George Street • 0131 225 4555 •Grid Ref: D3A fantastic opportunity to view and purchase paintings byScottish artists.A stunning art collection by both establishedand emerging artists.Aug 5-25 (not 12,19): 10:00-16:00(Sat 10:00-13:00) Made in ScotlandGeorgian AntiquesGeorgian Antiques, 10 Pattison Street, Leith • 0131 553 7286 • Grid Ref: LEITHA fantastic opportunity to view and purchase fine antiqueswhich have been 'Made in Scotland'.The exhibition coversantiques from as early as 1790 through the Regency andVictorian periods right up to Scottish furniture of the early20th century.Jul 30-Sep I (not Sun): 08:30-17:30 (Sat 10:00-14:00)Free MAGAZINE 07 Edinburgh SculptureWorkshop, 25 Hawthornvale • 0131 551 4490 'Grid Ref:A6A multimedia contemporary arts event at Edinburgh SculptureWorkshop,with impressive site-specific work, performanceart, sculpture and architectural interventions throughout theNewhaven area.Audiences can also experience a music andsound installation by FOUND. Image:Jessica Lloyd-JonesAug 5-26 (not Mon,Tue,Wed): I 1:00-17:00Free My Favourite Place RIAS Gallery, 15 Rutland Square • 0131 229 7545 • Grid Ref: E2Architecture is a team effort In My Favourite Place architects,their clients, members of the construction team and building-users of all ages reveal their favourite places in Scotland.A visitor's vote invites you to nominate your favourites.Jul 30-Sep I (not Sun): 09:00-17:00Free The Naked Portrait Scottish National Portrait Gallery, I Queen Street • 0870 118 1859 -Grid Ref: C4This is a bold and innovative exhibition which sets outtoexplore the genre of naked portraits.The wide range ofartists in the show include Lucian Freud, DianeArbus, Gilbert& George, and Tracey Emin.Jul 29-Aug 3: 10:00-17:00Aug 4-Sep I: 10:00-18:00(Thurs 10:00-19:00) £6.00 (£4.00) HT-II New Scottish Furniture 2007i : um< - ' ‘ ENLCA, 67 Northumberland Street • 07763 856 046 • Grid Ref: C3An all new exciting exhibition of exquisitely handcraftedfurniture from Scotland's most talented designer/makers.Come along and admire ... even buy one ofthese beautifulworks ... or commission your very own dream piece!Aug 8-Sep I: 11:00-19:00 £2.00

PenicuikArts Festival Various - SeeWebsite for Details • Grid Ref: H2PenicuikTurner Prize Exhibition and work bytomokaNagatsuka in PenicuikArts centre,ArtsTrail continues in TowHall, Penicuik Pottery and nearby artists’ studios.Also, music,dance and craft demonstrations.Supported by Midlothian Council.www.penicuikarts.org/events and www.penicuikCDT.orgAug 25-Sep 9: times varyFree The People in MajestyRose MurrayCoyabaJamaican Restaurant, 113 Bucdeuch Street • 0131 662 9111 • Grid Ref:G6A selling exhibition of unique documentary photographs byRose Murray depicting the people of Majesty Gardens,a poorneighbourhood of Kingston,Jamaica, in the early 1970s. Plusclassic Jamaican cuisine in Coyaba Restaurant from 5pm daily!Aug 6-26: 17:00-18:00(Sat, Sun 14:00-18:00)Free Phoebe AnnaTraquair MuralsMansfieldTraquair Centre at the MansfieldTraquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place • 0131 556 3882 • Grid Ref: B5Often referred to as Edinburgh's 'Sistine Chapel', come and see the brilliantly coloured and gilded, biblically themed,Arts& Crafts murals - now completely restored to their formerglory. Scintillating and spectacular!Aug 5-27 (not Sat): I 1:00-13:00 (closedAug 10)Free PhoebeAnnaTraquair Song SchoolMurals St Mary's CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place • 0131 226 0000-Grid Ref: ElPainted 1888-1892Traquair's acclaimed murals, restored in1998, illustrate the canticle 'Benedicite omnia opera'. ShowingPre-Raphaelite influence, they are a moving expression of faith.Tours meet at Palmerston Place entrance ofthe Cathedral.wvvw.cathedral.net Aug 1-31 (not Sun): 11:00 (45mins)l2:00 (45mins)Free Picasso: FiredWith Passion National Museum ofScotland, Chambers Street • 0131 247 4422 • Grid Ref: E5Discover the man, the artist,the icon. Between 1947 and1961, Picasso worked atVallauris and Cannes - see ceramics,metalwork,jewellery, paintings and lithography from thissignificant period, as well as personal objects and photographs.Jul 6-Oct 28: 10:00-17:00£6.00 (£5.00) (£3.00 C) Picasso on Paper Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road • 0870 118 1859 • Grid Ref:DIA unique exhibition displaying a wide range ofthedrawings, illustrated books and prints which showhave been a highly original printmaker and offer ahow the mind ofthis genius worked.Jul 29-Aug 3: 10:00-17:00Aug 4-Sep I: 10:00-18:00£6.00 (£4.00) artist's Picasso toglimpse into KiTH Project India The Southside Gallery, 58 RatcliffeTerrace,Causewayside • 0131 226 0000 • Grid Ref: H6Indian and Scottish artists. Exhibition organised to raise fundsto create a printmaking studio in Chennai.Work by JohnBellany.Alan Davie,Viswam and other artists.Thank you to everyone for their support for this exciting project.Aug 4-25 (not Sun): 09:00-17:30Free World premiere The ProtectThe Human Exhibition Assembly @ George Street,Assembly Rooms, 54George Street • 0131 623 3030 • Grid Ref: D4Part photographic exhibition, part virtual demonstration.Amnesty International presents a unique collection of someof its most famous supporters standing up for humanity.See www.amnesty.org.uk/scotland for more information onAmnesty's festival events.Aug 2-27: 11:00-01:00Free Richard Long:Walking and Marking Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 75 BelfordRoad • 0870 118 1859 • Grid Ref: DlThis major new exhibition by internationally renowned artistRichard Long is his first large-scale show in the UK in over 15 years,featuring a number of new works created especially forthis exhibition.Jul 29-Aug 3: 10:00-17:00Aug 4-Sep I: 10:00-18:00£6.00 (£4.00) FTffJl Scotland's Best Design Exhibition Assembly @Assembly Hall, Mound Place • 0131 623 3030 • Grid Ref: E4An imaginative exhibition featuring work selected fromeca's students' submissions to the Belhaven Best DesignCompetition. Come and experience Scotland's best designsfor free at theAssembly Rooms and Assembly Hall.Aug 2-27: 10:00-22:00Free World premiere The Scottish Sale BonhamsAuctioneers &Valuers, 65 George Street0131 225 2266 • Grid Ref: D4Bonhams annual flagship auaion is open to the public.Examples of all types of Scottish art and antiques will be orview before being sold between 22-24August.Aug 14-21: 10:00-16:00(Sat, Sun 12:00-16:00)Auction: Aug 22-24: 11:00-16:00 • Slave Britain St Giles’ Cathedral, High Street, Royal Mile • 0131 226 0673 • Grid Ref: E5this year marks the 200th anniversary ofthe abolition of theslave trade.Yet this arresting exhibition of photography andpersonal stories from Panos andAmnesty International showsthat slavery is still thriving underground in Britain today.Aug 10-Sep I: 09:00-19:00(Sat 09:00-17:00, Sun 13:00-17:00)Free So many can't be wrong Danish Cultural Instituted DouneTerrace • 0131 225 7189 • Grid Ref:C2Lise Norholm commands a highly respected place in theDanish art scene. She is using the materials gouache, tapeand labels on paper to create a simplified form representingeveryday, humorous and recognisable elements.Aug 6-31 (not Sat, Sun): 09:00-17:00Free European premiere Stenton Gallery:TenthAnniversary Art Stenton Gallery, Stenton, East Lothian • 01368 850 256 • Grid Ref: D6Not in Edinburgh this year! - it's all happening in Stenton, EastLothian.A 45-minute drive down theAI brings you to ourunspoiled country village - a unique foil for contemporaryartwork from around Scodand.www.stentongallery.com Aug I-Sep I: 10:00-17:00Free SI.AVI: BRITAIN

Steve Ullathorne - photographs andillustrations Gilded Balloon ProductionsGilded BalloonTeviot, 13 Bristo Square • 0131 668 1633 • Grid Ref: F5Images by award-winning photographer and illustrator of over200 Fringe posters whose photographs appear in publicationsfrom The Independent and SundayTimes via Time Out and Hello.Including illustrated poems witten by John Dowie.Aug 1-27: 10:00-04:00Free Take the Chair Inhouse, 28 Howe Street • 0131 225 2888 • Grid Ref:C3The Chair 1840-2007 fromfhonetto Starck. Classicsthe spirit oftheir age were never just for sitting on. 30exhibits from 1840 to five ofthe best launched Milan 2007.Inhouse 25th Festival Design Exhibition.Aug 4-Sep I (not 5,12): 09:30-18:00(Sun 12:00-17:00)Free Tea andTigers: Stories of Scotland andSouth AsiaNLS National Library ofScotland, George IV Bridge • 0131 623 3845 • Grid Ref: E5Scottish soldiers, doctors, missionaries,traders, politicians andtravellers all made their mark on India. Come along and heartheir stories.Jun 30-Sep 30: 10:00-17:00 (closes 20:00 during Fringe)(Sun 14:00-17:00)Free Test ofTime: 70Years of SaltireHousingAwardsKathleen MunroSweet ECA, Edinburgh College ofArt, Lauriston Place or Lady Lawson Street (offWest Port/Grassmarket) • 0870 241 0136 * Grid Ref: F4The exhibition reviews the changing character of housing inScotland over the past seven decades and includes; archiveimages, interviews with residents of award-winning schemesand contextual material on housing policy.Aug 4-22: 10:00-18:00 Free UK premiere Textiles ofthe Southern Silk RouteThe NomadsTentThe NomadsTent, 21 St Leonard's Lane * 0131 662 1612 •Grid Ref: F6This selling exhibition, which includes a published privatecollection, looks at a fabulous array of embroideries, chapans,chyrpys, dress fronts, sleeve and trouser cuffs, dowry piecesand hats from Afghanistan, Chitral and SwatAug 2-Sep I: 10:00-17:00(Sun 12:00-16:00)Free European premiere 25Years ofControversyFestival ofSpirituality and PeaceStJohn's, Corner of Princes Street and Lothian Road0131 229 7565 • Grid Ref: E3For 25 years,StJohn's has been known as 'the church withthe murals', commenting on topical issues of the day, oftencontroversially. Our retrospective gathers the best ofthese See www.festivalofspirituality.org.ukAug 5-26: 08:00-18:00 for more. TwoVoices - Botany Behind the ScenesInverleith HouseInverleith House - Royal Botanic Garden,ArboretumPlace/lnverleith Row • 0131 248 2983 • Grid Ref:A3Photographs by Rosita McKenzie, who is blind, and tactileimages by Lara Latcham revealing the story of botanicalresearch at the garden in an exhibition accessible to all,including those with visual impairments.Jul 28-Oct 14: 10:00-17:30 UK premiere View from the insideCityArt CentreCityArt Centre, 2 Market Street • 0131 529 3993 • Grid Ref: D5Exploring the world of interiors as portrayed in Scottishart,from public spaces to personal working and livingenvironments. Drawn from the CityArt Centre's collection,including works by Cadell, Gillies and Eardley among others.Jul 29-Sep I: 10:00-17:00(Sun 12:00-17:00)Free World premiere WeavingWords:TheArt ofAnna S KingNational Museums ScotlandNational Museum ofScotland, Chambers Street • 0131 247 4422 • Grid Ref: E5this internationally renowned, innovative maker weavesdelicate magic using a multitude of materials. Her woventapestry, basket weaving and papermaking combine thecreation of diminutive jewels of natural perfection withenchanting storytelling.Jun 15-Oct 28: 10:00-17:00Free West End Craft and Design Fair3DI2D Craft and Design FairsStJohn's, Corner of Princes Street and Lothian0131 229 7565 -Grid Ref: E3 Road absolute must if you like buying contemporary work frommakers,artists and designers. One of the Festival's liveliestdaytime venues. www.3d2d.co.uk Aug 4-26 (not Sun 5): 11:00-18:00Free the Where seeing is NOT believing!Camera Obscura and World ofIllusionsCamera Obscura andWorld of Illusions, Castlehill,Royal Mile • 0131 226 3709 • Grid Ref: E4Spy on passers-by in the street - pick them up in yourhand.Amazing optical illusions, mega hands-on fun. Stunningholograms,fabulous rooftop views, cool Morphing Machine!New for 2007: seeThe Fishtank - it's splashtastic!Jul 29-Sep I: 09:30-19:30(Last presentation 18:30)£7.50 (£6.00) (£5.00 C) William Eggleston - Portraits 1974Inverleith HouseInverleith House - Royal Botanic Garden,ArboretumPlace/lnverleith Row •0131 248 2983 • Grid Ref:A3Extraordinary new prints by the 'Father of ColourPhotography' depicitng life in Memphis,Tennessee, shownby the artist for the first time, in natural light, in 'the mostbeautiful art venue ofthe Festival'.Jul 28-Oct 14: 10:00-17:30Free World premiere William Kentridge Prints - Published byDavid Krut, NewYorkEdinburgh PrintmakersEdinburgh Printmakers, 23 Union Street • 0131 557 2479 •Grid Ref: C5A solo exhibition of prints by globally acclaimed artistWilliamKentridge, created over the last 37 years, the works in thisexhibition have not been shown in Scotland before.Jul 21 -Sep 8: 10:00-18:00 (not Sun, Mon)Free UK premiere Zimbabwe SculptureAssembly Assembly @ St George'sWest, 58 Shandwick Place • 0131 623 3030 • Grid Ref: E2Vhukutiwa Gallery returns for its 5th exhibition of smallscale sculpture, presenting a haunting range ofwork, all with a remarkable tactile quaility evoking a world part natural,part spirit-orientated,from some ofthe finest sculptors inthe world.Aug 2-26 (not Mon): 10:00-20:00

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