Visual Arts Summerhall will present a major installation by Polish artist Robert Kuśmirowski. Kuśmirowski, who lives and works in Lublin, specialises in transformed spaces, and intensely realised transformations of reality in general, and history in particular. This will be his second solo … Robert Kuśmirowski : Pain Thing
Music Summerhall TV’s Emily Malloy interviews Sean from Jekyll & Hyde about their free rock gigs every Sunday. Jekyll & Hyde
Visual Arts Static State 3 August – 27 September, 2012 Humour is focused upon a gritty social reality in this curated group show displaying the talents of nine of Edinburgh’s most gifted emerging artists. The work of Alex Allan, Matt Barnes, Liam … Static State & OWWO
Visual Arts The World Press Photo Award highlights the best press photography from around the world. This exhibition displays the short list on display in Edinburgh as part of a global tour. Fiona Andreas : World Press Photo 2012
Visual Arts In a newly commissioned work, David Michalek returns to Summerhall to pay homage to the cinematic and photographic pioneer Eadweard Muybridge. Using clever “trip-wire techniques” Muybridge was the first person to photograph movement too fast for the human eye to … David Michalek: Figure Studies and Slow Dancing
Visual Arts Ruth Beale’s 2004 Salon event with Robin Scott and Alberta Whittle held at the Model Art Gallery in Edinburgh during the Edinburgh Art Festival. Music from Swimmer One. Ruth Beale : Aurora
Visual Arts In a newly commissioned work, David Michalek returns to Summerhall to pay homage to the cinematic and photographic pioneer Eadweard Muybridge. Using clever “trip-wire techniques” Muybridge was the first person to photograph movement too fast for the human eye to … David Michalek at Summerhall
Visual Arts Salvador Dali’s ‘Optical Illusions’ at Edinburgh’s Dean Gallery in 2000, introduced by Patrick Elliott. Salvador Dali : Optical Illusions
Visual Arts Carolee Schneemann is a pioneer in many artistic disciplines. Having consistently challenged concepts of sexuality and gender identity in the fields of painting, sculpture, installation art, video art and, most importantly, performance with key works such as Meat Joy (1964) … Carolee Schneemann at Summerhall
Summerhall Residents Stephen Thorpe is a Scottish artist based at Summerhall in Edinburgh. He has just won a prestigious award held by Saatchi online, the website of the famous London Gallery, Saatchi. The competition, “Places and Spaces”, invited artists from all over … Stephen Thorpe
Institute of Local Television Local and Community TV A trip to a community TV festival in Israel finds the event being filmed by school children in a film that explores some of the contradictions of community TV in Israel in the 1990s. Local TV in Israel
Visual Arts Julie Lawson introduces Stanley Spencer’s ‘Men of the Clyde’ exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh in 2000. Stanley Spencer : Men of Clyde
Visual Arts Short feature from 2004 follows Angelika Schnabel painting a Black Thangka while introducing the Karma Gardri tradition of painting at Samye Ling, the Tibetan Buddhist Centre at Eskdalemuir in Dumfries & Galloway. Angelika Schnabel : Black Thangka
Performance Brought to you by Michael Pedersen and Kevin Williamson: Neu! Reekie! is the (very visceral) monthly meeting of avant-garde poetry-music-film fusions Neu!Reekie!
Festivals LeithLate, Leith’s annual multi-arts event is back, returning to a variety of different venues up and down Leith Walk on the evening of Thursday 28th June, and now it’s even bigger, better and LATER than before! Newly extended to a … Pop-Up Galleries : Leith Late 2012
Books Emily Molloy interviews Sian Bowen during the launch of her book ‘Suspending the Ephemeral’ at the Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh. Sian Bowen : Suspending the Ephemeral
Visual Arts Lord Snowdon presents photographic portraits at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Lord Snowdon : Snowdon, A Retrospective
Summerhall Residents Alicja Pawluczuk’s short film of Jonathan Freemantle working in his studio at Summerhall. Jonathan Freemantle
Visual Arts Alicja Pawluczuk’s short film of Jonathan Freemantle working in his studio at Summerhall. Jonathan Freemantle : In The Studio
Books In 1860 the first ever golf ‘major’ was held in Prestwick – a man from East Lothian won. In 1871 the first ever rugby international in the world took place in Edinburgh – Scotland won. In 1872 the first ever … John K. V. Eunson : Sporting Scots
Books Mary Mowat interviews David Torrence at Glasgow’s Aye Write! book festival. David Torrence : Aye Write! Book Festival
Books Mary Mowat interviews Alistair Darling during Glasgow’s Aye Write! book festival. Alistair Darling : Aye Write! Book Festival
Books Mary Mowat interviews Alistair Findlay at the Aye Write! book festival in Glasgow. Alistair Findlay : Aye Write! Book Festival
Performance Screen Bandita is a collective that strives to create an environment where previously abandoned film and visual ephemera can be given a new lease of life. They will present the second installment of their exploration of previously abandoned Super 8 … Screen Bandita
Literature “Scottish Independence: Irish Consequences” National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh. Thursday 22nd March 2012 Into the final week of the Scottish Independence Referendum campaign, we thought we’d dig out this panel discussion, which took place at National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, … Louise Welsh : Scottish Independence – Irish Consequences
Literature “Scottish Independence: Irish Consequences” National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh. Thursday 22nd March 2012 Into the final week of the Scottish Independence Referendum campaign, we thought we’d dig out this panel discussion, which took place at National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, … Glenn Patterson : Scottish Independence – Irish Consequences
Literature “Scottish Independence: Irish Consequences” National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh. Thursday 22nd March 2012 Into the final week of the Scottish Independence Referendum campaign, we thought we’d dig out this panel discussion, which took place at National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, … Thomas McCarthy : Scottish Independence – Irish Consequences
Books Karina Dent talks with author Dan Rhodes at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2004 on his novel ‘Timoleon Vieta Come Home: A Sentimental Journey’. Dan Rhodes : Timoleon Vieta Come Home – A Sentimental Journey
Institute of Local Television Local and Community TV Meeting of community media activists from around the world at the Quaker House in London. Voices Without Frontiers
Institute of Local Television Local and Community TV The multi-lingual community TV channel in Gothenburg is the only source of news and support available to parents and friends of young people killed in a fire at a dance for children of migrant families. Brandkatastrofen – Gothenburg Fire
