Platform: 2021 Art Across the Capital Commissions Programme Art is Back Explore Platform: 2021, our exhibition for early As galleries reopen after many months of closure, Our 2021 programme features new commissions We are so delighted to return this year, to work career artists, with new work from Jessica Higgins, this year, more than any, we are proud to cast a and UK premieres by leading international artists, with partners across the city, to showcase the work Danny Pagarani, Kirsty Russell and Isabella Widger spotlight on the uniquely ambitious, inventive and including new work by Sean Lynch co-commissioned of artists from Scotland, the UK and around the world. presented at our festival home in the Institut français thoughtful programming produced each year by with Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop and by Emeka Some exhibitions are newly made in response to the d’Ecosse. While visiting you can also browse festival Edinburgh’s visual art community. Ogboh with Talbot Rice Gallery; alongside the UK seismic shifts of the past year; others have been many merchandise and find out more about the exhibitions premiere of Isaac Julien’s Lessons of the Hour, presented years in the planning; but all are the unique, authentic, and events taking place across the city at our With over 20 partner galleries across the capital, in partnership with National Galleries of Scotland. and thoughtful products of our city’s extraordinarily Festival Kiosk. we encourage you to explore the programme and We are also proud to collaborate with Associate Artist, rich visual art scene. support the incredible visual art organisations that Tako Taal, on her programme What happens to desire… Festival Kiosk the city has to offer. inviting new projects online and around the city by We look forward to welcoming you safely back! We are open every day from 10am–5pm Chizu Anucha, Sequoia Barnes, Francis Dosoo, Thulani throughout the festival. Rachia, Camara Taylor and Matthew Arthur Williams. Sorcha Carey, Festival Director Visiting Safely Planning your Visit Events 29 July–29 August 2021 All our festival venues will be following the latest Some extra planning may be needed ahead of We are presenting a programme of digital events edinburghartfestival.com Scottish Government Covid guidelines to ensure exploring the festival this year, and we thank you throughout the festival, including artist and curator visitor safety, and we will be keeping our website for your patience and understanding as we ensure conversations and online commissions, alongside regularly updated on what audiences can that your visit is as safe as possible. bespoke tours through the programme, events and expect during their visit. activities for families and community groups, and Drop-in exhibitions may have short queues, while socially distanced walking tours. Please check the individual requirements of each others will require pre-booking, indicated by in the venue before visiting, wear a mask when advised, listings, with full details on our website. If you are no You can find out more on our festival website– and maintain physical distance. If you have any longer able to attend a booking, please let the venue edinburghartfestival.com questions you can reach the festival team on know in advance so that they can re-allocate your 0131 226 6558. tickets, or alternatively get in contact with our festival team on 0131 226 6558. Art #EdArtFest Exhibitions & Commissions Arusha Gallery Collective Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop Ingleby Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Scottish National Portrait Gallery 1 Bathing nervous limbs 5 Alison Scott: ditto, ditto, ditto 9 Alaya Ang & Hussein Mitha: 14 Frank Walter: Music of the Spheres 19 Christine Borland: 24 Alison Watt: 29 July–29 August 24 July–19 September plotting (against) the garden 29 July–25 September In Relation to Linum A Portrait Beyond Likeness Mon–Sat, 10am–5pm, Sun 1–5pm Tue–Sun, 10am–5pm 23 July–24 September Tue–Sat, 11am–5pm 31 July–3 October 17 July–9 January 2022 Drop-in Drop-in Daily, 11am–5pm Drop-in Daily, 10.30am–4.30pm Thu–Sun, 10am–5pm FREE FREE Drop-in FREE Book in advance Book in advance is back FREE (Included in entrance ticket) FREE Burns Monument 6 Dovecot Studios Jupiter Artland FREE 2 Emeka Ogboh: Archie Brennan: Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop 15 RESET Scottish National Portrait Gallery 9 Song of the Union Tapestry Goes Pop! Andrew Gannon: Eccentric Limbs 31 July–31 August Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 24 Thomas Joshua Cooper: 29 July–29 August 26 April–30 August 9 July–26 September Daily, 10am–5pm 19 The Hidden Beauty of Seeds & The World’s Edge Daily, 10am–5pm Fri–Wed, 10am–5pm, Thu 10am–8pm Daily, 11am–5pm Book in advance Fruits: The Botanical Photography 31 July–23 January 2022 Our 17th edition brings together over 35 Advance booking advised Book in advance Drop-in (Included in entrance ticket) of Levon Biss Thu–Sun, 10am–5pm FREE £9.50 / £8.50 FREE £5 / £10 28 May - 26 September Book in advance exhibitions and new commissions in visual Daily, 10am–5pm FREE Billboards–Calton Road Dovecot Studios Johnston Terrace Wildlife Garden, Jupiter Artland Book in advance 3 What happens to desire… 6 Jock McFadyen: 10 What happens to desire… 15 RESET (Group Exhibition) (Included in entrance ticket) Scottish National Portrait Gallery art spaces across the city, complemented Francis Dosoo: Lost Boat Party Sequoia Barnes: Gateway 31 July–31 August FREE 24 The Modern Portrait What is behind the Saint’s eyes, when 11 June–25 September 29 July–29 August Daily, 10am–5pm Until 31 January 2022 by an online programme of events and they look through tears to the altar Fri–Wed, 10am–5pm, Thu 10am–8pm Daily, 10am–5pm Book in advance Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Thu–Sun, 10am–5pm 29 July–29 August Drop-in Advance booking advised (Included in entrance ticket) 19 Cooking Sections: Tidal Records Book in advance digital presentations. 24hr 26 June–29 August FREE £5 / £10 FREE FREE Daily, 10.30am–4.30pm FREE Book in advance Johnston Terrace Wildlife Garden, Jupiter Artland St Giles’ Cathedral Edinburgh College of Art down mimi mimi down 25 City Art Centre 7 ECA 2021 Masters Show 10 What happens to desire… 15 upside mimi (Included in entrance ticket) What happens to desire… 4 Islander: The Paintings of 20–27 August Matthew Arthur Williams: From 8 May FREE Thulani Rachia: obuyile Donald Smith/ Eileanach: Daily, 9.30am–4.30pm In guise of Land Daily, 10am–5pm 29 July–29 August Na dealbhan aig Dòmhnall Book in advance 29 July–29 August Book in advance The Scottish Gallery Please check festival website 20 Mac a’Ghobhainn FREE Daily, 10am–5pm (Included in entrance ticket) Joan Eardley Centenary for opening times 29 May–26 September Advance booking advised £5 / £10 30 July–28 August Drop-in Daily, 10am–5pm Edinburgh Printmakers FREE Tue–Fri, 11am–5pm, Sat 11am–2pm FREE Book in advance 8 writing liberté with lips National Museum of Scotland Drop-in 16 FREE 4–29 August The Fine Art Society The Galloway Hoard: FREE Stills Book online 11 Will Maclean & Shaun Fraser: Viking-age Treasure 26 Wed–Sat, 11am–4pm Projects 20: Sekai Machache City Art Centre Book in advance Owners of the Soil 29 May–12 September Scottish National Gallery 4 21 29 July–18 September Charles H. Mackie: FREE 29 July–28 August Daily, 10–4.30pm Permanent Collection Tue–Sat, 12noon–5pm Explore the full programme of exhibitions Colour and Light Mon–Fri, 10am–6pm, Sat, 11am–4pm Book in advance Daily, 10am–5pm Drop-in 15 May–10 October Drop-in Book in advance Edinburgh Printmakers FREE FREE Daily, 10am–5pm 8 Entanglements of FREE (access on request) FREE and events and start planning your visit Book in advance Time and Tide Open Eye Gallery Talbot Rice Gallery FREE From 4 August French Institute / Institut français d’Ecosse 17 Leon Morrocco RSA RGI: Scottish National Gallery of 27 on our website. 12 22 The Normal Wed–Sat, 11am–4pm Platform: 2021 Après-midi Modern Art (Modern One) 18 May–29 August City Art Centre Book in advance 29 July–29 August 3–28 August Isaac Julien: Lessons of the Hour 4 Daily, 10am–5pm Marine: Ian Hamilton Finlay FREE Daily, 10am–5pm Tue–Fri, 11am–5pm, Sat 11am–4pm 29 July–10 October Advance booking advised 22 May–3 October Advance booking advised Book in advance Daily, 10am–5pm FREE Daily, 10am–5pm Book in advance Scan the code to explore Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop FREE FREE (access on request) Book in advance 9 Sean Lynch: Tak’ Tent FREE Online FREE O’ Time Ere Time Be Tint Fruitmarket The Queen’s Gallery and book online 13 18 What happens to desire… 29 July–29 August Karla Black: sculptures (2001–2021) Victoria & Albert: Scottish National Gallery of Camara Taylor: Collective Daily, 11am–5pm details for a retrospective Our Lives in Watercolour 23 Modern Art (Modern Two) 5 holus-bolus Christian Newby: Drop-in 7 July–24 October 26 April–3 October Ray Harryhausen: 29 July–29 August Boredom>Mischief>Fantasy FREE Daily, 11am–6pm Thu–Mon, 9.30am–6pm Titan of Cinema edinburghartfestival.com >Radicalism>Fantasy Book in advance Book in advance Until 20 February 2022 13 May–29 August FREE £7.80/£3.90 Daily, 10am–5pm Online Tue–Sun, 10am–5pm Book in advance What happens to desire… Drop-in £14.00/£12.00 Chizu Anucha: FREE Slump, subside and other farewells 29 July–29 August edinburghartfestival.com edinburghartfestival.com Funders & Supporters Self-guided Walking Tours Permanent Commissions Public Funders Project Funders and Supporters We’ve created some walking routes to help you While exploring our programme, keep an eye out explore the city’s galleries, museums and public for a series of permanent artworks across the city artworks on foot, which are available on our website commissioned for previous festivals: Map – edinburghartfestival.com.