What's On at the National Galleries of Scotland Winter 2014-15

December 2014–February 2015

What’s On

Find out more about our exhibitions and events taking place this Winter.

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Opening HoursWe are open daily 10am–5pm and until 7pm on Thursdays at the Scottish National Gallery and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. We are open from noon on New Years Day.

TicketsAdmission is free but a charge is sometimes made for special exhibitions. Book at nationalgalleries.org, on 0131 624 6200 or in person at the venue.

Study FacilitiesThere are various resources across the Galleries open to the public for further study and research. The Prints and Drawings Collections in each of the Galleries may be viewed by appointment. The National Photography Collection is housed in the Print Room at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Each Gallery also has a publicly accessible Research Library.

For more information on opening times and booking details call 0131 624 6200.

AccessibilityAll our galleries have step-free access. There are also specially adapted toilets for wheelchair users. Portable induction loops are available for visitors with hearing difficulties to attend lectures across all our sites. There is also a fixed loop in the Hawthornden Lecture Theatre.

Artlink runs a service enabling disabled people to visit arts venues in Edinburgh. The service is popular, so you have to register in advance. Call 0131 229 3555 or visit www.artlinkedinburgh.co.uk

A large print version of this publication is available by calling 0131 624 6249.

Become a FriendFriends of the National Galleries of Scotland enjoy a range of benefits including free entry to exhibitions, an exclusive events and lecture programme, and invitations to exhibition preview days. The annual membership rate varies from £15 for a Student Friend to £50 for Duo Friends (including four family children under 18). For more information, visit nationalgalleries.org/friends or contact the Friends Office on 0131 624 6459.

WelcomeWelcome to the Winter edition of What’s On, your guide to all the exhibitions and events at the National Galleries of Scotland from December 2014 to February 2015.

Above: William Crozier, Edinburgh in Snow, 1928 National Galleries of Scotland

Cover: Robert Colquhoun, The Students, 1947. British Council Collection/Bridgeman Images ©the artist’s estate/photography Rodney Todd-White & Son

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2015 exhibition programme unveiledWe’re delighted to announce more of our 2015 programme. In addition to Bailey’s Stardust, which draws from the legendary photographer David Bailey’s career and kicks off at the Mound in July, we will be hosting a major exhibition celebrating a great, yet little-known artist of the eighteenth century, Jean-Etienne Liotard, also from July 2015. We’re also part of the ARTIST ROOMS 2015 on Tour programme with an exhibition of Roy Lichtenstein works coming to the Gallery of Modern Art from 14 March 2015. We will be announcing much more of the forthcoming programme in the coming months. Find everything at nationagalleries.org

National Galleries on tourThe National Galleries of Scotland is sending a selection of major works from the national collecti on to the United States over the next year. This touring show will raise the international profile of the Galleries and draw attention to the superb quality and range of works held within Scotland’s national collections. It is also hoped that the exhibitions will help attract interest and financial support for the proposed redevelopment of the Scottish National Gallery. Ten masterpieces have gone on display at The Frick Collection in New York. Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery will then travel with a further 45 works to San Francisco, and Fort Worth, Texas.

Above: Jean-Etienne Liotard, Liotard Laughing (Self-portrait) c.1770 © Musée d’art et d’histoire, Ville de Genève Photo: Nathalie Sabato

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The Mound Edinburgh 5 minute walk from Waverley Station

Turner in JanuaryScottish National Gallery 1–31 January 2015 Admission free

Welcome the New Year with our annual display of Turner watercolours. These works, bequeathed to the Gallery by the distinguished collector Henry Vaughan, span Turner’s career, from his early topographical wash drawings to his atmospheric sketches of continental Europe from the 1830s and ‘40s.

Vaughan stipulated in his bequest that these delicate watercolours should be ‘exhibited to the public all at one time, free of charge, during the month of January’ and his wishes have been faithfully adhered to for over 100 years. This limited exposure has resulted in the works retaining their luminous colours and pristine condition.

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For related events see pages 20–29

Above: Loch Coruisk, Skye

Left: A View from Chambave Looking down the Val D’Aosta towards Ussel

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Fair Faces and Dark Places Prints and Drawings by William StrangScottish National Gallery Until February 2015 Admission free

During his lifetime, Dumbarton-born William Strang (1859–1921) built up an international reputation as a highly skilled and imaginative printmaker, portraitist and painter.

This exhibition, drawn from the National Galleries of Scotland’s important collection of works on paper by Strang, features around 30 prints and drawings spanning the artist’s career, revealing his consummate technical skill and versatility, his powerful sense of psychological intensity and remarkable imagination.

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William Strang Grotesque (detail). Scottish National Gallery

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David Roberts Drawings from the Helen Guiterman BequestScottish National Gallery 21 February–14 June 2015 Admission free

David Roberts (1796–1864) was born in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, the son of a cobbler. He began his career as a house painter, before finding success as a theatrical scene painter. In the mid 1820s Roberts began to travel extensively, initially in France, the Netherlands and Spain and later in the Middle East, making sketches that became the basis for his highly successful print publications, still celebrated today.

This exhibition features around 30 drawings and watercolours by Roberts, many of which are drawn from the important group of works bequeathed to the Scottish National Gallery by Helen Guiterman through the Art Fund in 2008. Helen Guiterman (1916–1998) was the leading expert on Roberts’ work and her 30 years of research into his art and life helped to re-establish his artistic reputation. The drawings from the Guiterman Bequest show the diverse range of Roberts’ output and interests, from deft preliminary sketches to dramatic architectural studies, and his consummate skill as a draughtsman. Also included in the display will be a selection of Scottish watercolours by Roberts and prints from his only series of etchings, the Antiquities of Scotland.

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David Roberts, Como, 1851 (detail) © National Galleries of Scotland. Photography by Antonia Reeve

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The Two Roberts Colquhoun & MacBrydeScottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern Two) Until 24 May 2015 £8/£6

This will be the first major exhibition of the work of Robert Colquhoun and Robert MacBryde. It comes in their centenary year: MacBryde was born in Maybole in 1913, Colquhoun in Kilmarnock in 1914. They met at Glasgow School of Art in 1933 and became lovers. Moving to London in the early 1940s, they rocketed to fame, becoming two of the most celebrated artists of the postwar period, alongside their friends Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Their work was bought by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and featured in countless major exhibitions.

In the 1950s their work dropped out of fashion. Colquhoun died penniless in 1962 aged just 47; MacBryde died four years later. This exhibition of over 100 paintings and drawings – many lent by private collectors and not seen in public for decades – offers the first chance to re-evaluate their extraordinary work. It includes their most celebrated paintings of the 1940s, Colquhoun’s haunting monotypes, designs for the ballet and theatre, and a remarkable amount of archive material documenting their fascinating lives.

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Left: Robert Colquhoun The Lovers 1947. Leeds Art Fund (Leeds Museums and Galleries)

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Robert Colquhoun& Robert MacBryde

Belford Road, Edinburgh 10 minute walk from Haymarket Station

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LAST CHANCE TO SEEScottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One) Until 25 January 2015 Admission free

GENERATION continues at Modern One, with the chance to enjoy some of the most significant art produced in Scotland over the past 25 years by more than 20 artists. Featuring a wide range of artworks, the exhibition contains immersive and spectacular installations, such as Real Life Rocky Mountain (1996) by Ross Sinclair, iconic works such as Douglas Gordon’s celebrated 24 Hour Psycho (1993), newly commissioned works including a bothy built specially for the grounds, as well as demonstrating the continuing vitality of painting and drawing. “GENERATION: the mega-show that proves Scottish art is fizzing with energy” The Guardian“If you see one art show this year, you should make it GENERATION.” The Herald

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Above: Ross Sinclair, Real Life Rocky Mountain, 1996/2014 (detail) © the artist

Left: Victoria Morton, Dirty Burning, 1997 (detail) © the Artist

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Queen Street, Edinburgh 5 minute walk from Waverley Station

Ponte City Mikhael Subotzky & Patrick Waterhouse Scottish National Portrait Gallery 6 December 2014−26 April 2015Opening in 1976, the 54-storey development Ponte City offered cosmopolitan living for white South Africans in Johannesburg. Post-Apartheid, both the demographic and the fate of the building shifted. In 2007 developers planned a major refurbishment which was never completed, leaving tenants living for a time in a half-filled derelict block, before the old owners restored the building to its current full occupancy.

During this time, the tower sparked a creative collaboration between South African photographer, Mikhael Subotzky and British artist, Patrick Waterhouse. This exhibition is the culmination of five years of their work. The pair interviewed tenants and recorded the site through a series of photographs: every door, the view from every window and what residents were watching on TV. This work provides a cross-section of an iconic South African landmark which continues to symbolise the hopes and fears of the country’s most populous city. This is the only showing of Ponte City in the UK.

The exhibition was co-produced by LE BAL, Paris and FoMu, Antwerp.

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Left: Cleaning the Core, Ponte City, Johannesburg, 2008 Mikhael Subotzky & Patrick Waterhouse, Courtesy Goodman Galley © Magnum Photos

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BP Portrait Award 2014Scottish National Portrait Gallery Until 12 April 2015

Admission free

The BP Portrait Award showcases 55 of the most outstanding and innovative new painted portraits from around the world. From informal and personal studies of friends and family to revealing images of famous faces, the exhibition features a variety of styles and approaches to the contemporary portrait. The works on display, selected from a record-breaking 2,377 entries, include the winner of the £30,000 first prize. Also on display is the work of the BP Young Artist 2014, and the BP Travel Award 2013 winner Sophie Ploeg. Ploeg is a Bristol-based Dutch artist, who explores how lace is represented in 17th-century art and in modern applications.

Now in its 25th year of sponsorship by BP, and the fifth year at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, the BP Portrait Award is the most prestigious international portrait painting competition and the free exhibition continues to be an unmissable highlight of the annual art calendar.

The BP Portrait Award is organised by the National Portrait Gallery, London.

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Left: Richard Twose, Jean Woods, 2014 © Richard Twose

Above: O (Triptych) by Steve Caldwell, 2014 © Steve Caldwell

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Beauty by Design Fashioning the RenaissanceScottish National Portrait Gallery Until 3 May 2015 Admission free

Beauty by Design is an innovative exhibition linking our Renaissance art collections to contemporary fashion design, practice and display. The exhibition showcases two different, but inter-connected strands of research activity: responding to old master paintings in the National Galleries’ collections, UK-based fashion designers have created new works using high-quality materials such as Sophie Halette lace, while renaissance art specialists have explored ideas about beauty and cosmetics. The theme of body image is central: the historic paintings have been approached both as a means of challenging current perceptions of physical beauty, and as inspiration for a more diverse and emotionally considerate practice on the part of today’s fashion designers.Participants include: Jill Burke, Mal Burkinshaw, Anne Chaisty, Philip Clarke, Claire Ferguson, Paul Hodgson, Sharon Lloyd and Sally-Ann Provan.

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For related events see pages 20–29Above: Mal Burkinshaw, Silhouettes en Dentelle’ – Series 1 (Lace Silhouettes – Series 1), 2013–14, Collection of the artist © Mal Burkinshaw

Right: Adam de Colone, Margaret Graham, Lady Napier, d. c 1626. Sister of 1st Marquess of Montrose and wife of 1st Lord Napier, 1626

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Peter Cattrell, Front line trenches, Newfoundland Park, Somme, France (from the series The Front Line) © Petter Catrell


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John Singer Sargent, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, 1861–1928. Soldier (study for portrait in General Officers of World War I, 1914–1918, in the National Portrait Gallery, London) © National Galleries of Scotland Photography by A Reeve

Remembering the Great WarScottish National Portrait Gallery Until 5 July 2015 Admission free

This exhibition commemorates the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. Thought provoking and poignant, it encompasses famous Scots as well as less well-known figures.Largely drawn from works in the National Galleries of Scotland’s collection, the exhibition includes a rich variety of portraits and related works in various media. Among those featured are Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, James Keir Hardie who opposed British involvement in the war, Dr Elsie Ingles who took a team of Scottish nurses to Serbia, artists Sir James Gunn and Sir William Gillies who were wounded in action, James Maxton who organized a ship-workers’ strike during the war and JS Haldane who invented the gas mask. Also included is a portrait of Sir Harry Lauder who entertained troops at the Front and who wrote the morale-boosting anthem ‘Keep Right on to the End of the Road’, and whose only son was killed in France on Boxing Day, 1916.

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Remembering the Great War is part of the First World War Centenary Partnership.

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Forgotten Scottish Modernists Colquhoun and MacBryde RevisitedJoin us for a series of talks focusing on The Two Roberts exhibition at Modern Two. On 8 December, art historian Jon Blackwood will consider the development of Colquhoun and MacBryde’s paintings in their most productive and high-profile decade, the 1940s. Their work in this period focuses on ordinary working figures in everyday settings, whilst revealing a remarkably inventive approach to figuration and colour. Jane Pritchard, Curator of Dance at the Victoria and Albert Museum will take a fresh look at British artists’ designing for theatre on 6 January. She will place Colquhoun and MacBryde’s designs for the Donald of the Burthens ballet in the context of set and costumes designs by artists as varied as Claud Lovat Fraser, Duncan Grant, Barbara Hepworth, Anish Kapoor, Chris Ofili and John Piper.On 16 February Matthew Storey, Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, examines how the two Roberts found a place in a close-knit circle of gay artists and patrons, including Keith Vaughan, John Minton and Peter Watson. More talks will be announced in the spring.

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How to get ticketsAll events are free, no booking required, unless otherwise stated. Where a ticket price is stated, or if it states free but ticketed, you can buy or collect tickets in advance from the Information Desk in the Gardens Entrance of the Scottish National Gallery, or call 0131 624 6560, between 9.30am–4.30pm with debit/credit card details.

Above: Two Women Sewing (detail), Robert MacBryde National Galleries of Scotland © Estate of Robert MacBryde


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Blackamoores: Africans in Tudor England, Their Presence, Status and OriginsWed 3 Dec, 12.45–1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Onyeka, writer and historian.

Katie’s Picture Show 25 Years of Bringing Art AliveFri 5 Dec, 12.45–1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. James Mayhew, illustrator.

Ponte City Mikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse Opening TalkSat 6 Dec, 2–3pm, SNG Hawthornden. Artists Mikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse in discussion with Anne Lyden, International Photography Curator, NGS. See page 22 for preview.

The Two Roberts Colquhoun & MacBryde in the 1940sMon 8 Dec, 12.45–1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Dr Jonathan Blackwood, Gray’s School of Art. See page 20 for preview.

Dyce and Dante The Fortunes of ‘Francesca’Tue 9 Dec, 12.45–1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Professor Nick Havely, University of York.

Chris Leslie and Mitch Miller: Red Road RevisitedWed 17 Dec, 1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Artists Chris Leslie and Mitch Miller.

Cézanne’s Montagne Sainte–VictoireFri 19 Dec, 12.45–1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Frances Fowle, SNG and Lesley Stevenson, Senior Paintings Conservator, NGS.

GENERATION Sam Ainsley and David Harding in ConversationMon 5 Jan, 12.45–1.30pm, MOD ONE. Sam Ainsley and David Harding, Glasgow School of Art.

Artists Design for the British StageTue 6 Jan, 12.45–1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Jane Pritchard, Curator of Dance for the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Undressing Beauty: Women, Dress and the RenaissanceWed 14 Jan, 12.45–1.15pm, PG. Gallery talk by Elizabeth Gernerd, University of Edinburgh. See page 23 for preview.

A Singing Practice by Gerard ter BorchFri 16 Jan, 12.45–1.15pm, SNG Hawthornden. Ola Wojtkiewicz, art historian.

Lectures | Talks

Events

Go beyond the canvas with our programme of talks,

concerts & workshops

SNG Scottish National Gallery (Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, Clore Education Centre, IT Gallery, Academy Building)

PG Scottish National Portrait Gallery

MOD ONE | MOD TWO Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One and Modern Two)

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The Hidden Generation: Contemporary Art in Awkward PlacesMon 19 Jan, 12.45–1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Prof Andrew Patrizio, University of Edinburgh.

‘Behold the Light of Nature’ Ruskin on Turner, Edinburgh 1853 (Performed Reading)Tue 20 Jan, 12.45–1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Paul O’Keeffe, actor and art historian.

‘Scotland’s gem!’ The Diverse Social Circles of Jane, Duchess of GordonWed 28 Jan, 12.45–1.15pm, PG. Heather Carroll, art historian.

War Artists Series: Continuing Conflicts, 1945 to the PresentFri 30 Jan, 12.45–1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Dr Patricia Andrew, freelance art historian.

Hayter and Atelier 17 Printmaking in Paris During the 1930sMon 2 Feb, 12.45–1.15pm, MOD TWO. Kerry Watson, Librarian, Gallery of Modern Art.

Craigie Aitchison A Life in ColourTue 3 Feb, 12.45–1.30pm. Free but ticketed. SNG Hawthornden. Cate Haste, writer.

Ponte City Opening Talk To mark the opening of the Ponte City exhibition at the Portrait Gallery, artists Mikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse will be in conversation with Anne Lyden, International Photography Curator at the Portrait Gallery. They will discuss their five-year project documenting the controversial Ponte Tower in Johannesburg. The exhibition is a photographic record and installation of ephemera from the cylindrical brutalist building. Built as an exclusive development in 1975 at the height of apartheid system in South Africa, in recent years it became a slum and home to immigrants from other parts of Africa.

Sat 6 Dec, Hawthornden Lecture Theatre Scottish National Gallery

Hillbrow View, Ponte City, Johannesburg, 2008, Mikhael Subotzky & Patrick Waterhouse, courtesy Goodman Gallery © Magnum Photos

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Fashioning a Look from HistoryBeauty by Design is a collaboration between style and fashion specialists from the National Galleries of Scotland and Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh, linking Renaissance art collections of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and Scottish National Gallery, to contemporary fashion pieces made by students. Join dress and textiles scholar, Elizabeth Gernerd for her lunchtime Gallery talk on 14 January themed on Undressing Beauty: Women, Dress and the Renaissance. Meet Patricia Allerston, Chief Curator & Deputy Director, Scottish National Gallery for a specialist Curator’s Talk on the exhibition. Further talks in this series will be announced in our next What’s On guide.

Paris Bordon, Venetian Women at their Toilet, about 1545, Scottish National Gallery

Creating a Portrait HeadWed 11 Feb, 12.45–1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Deirdre Nicholls, artist.

Poussin’s Seven Sacraments of the Catholic ChurchFri 13 Feb, 12.45–1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Andrew Paterson, art historian.

The Two Roberts and the Gay Neo–RomanticsMon 16 Feb, 12.45–1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Matthew Storey, Curator, Historic Royal Palaces.

A Look at Contemporary South African PhotographyTue 17 Feb, 12.45–1.30pm. SNG Hawthornden. Anne Lyden, International Photography Curator, NGS.

James Boswell, 1765 by George WillisonWed 25 Feb, 12.45–1.15pm, PG. Gallery talk by Susanna Kerr, former Senior Curator, Portrait Gallery.

Landscape with a Huntsman and Dead Game (‘Allegory of the Sense of Smell’) by Jan WeenixFri 27 Feb, 12.45–1.15pm, SNG. Gallery talk by Ailsa Turner, art historian.

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Music From Advent to Christmas

Thu 4 Dec, 1.15–1.45pm, PG. Edinburgh University Singers conducted by John Kitchen. See preview page 25.

Edinburgh Youth ChoirSat 6 Dec, 11.30am–12noon & 1–1.30pm, PG. Two short seasonal concerts with Edinburgh Youth Choir.

Remembering the Great War in Words and MusicThu 11 Dec, 5.45–6.45pm, PG. With renowned bass, Brian Bannatyne–Scott and readings by Lorna Irvine and Ken Cockburn. In collaboration with the Scottish Poetry Library. See preview, above.

St. Mary’s Music SchoolSat 13 Dec, 12noon–1pm, PG. This young string quintet perform Franz Schubert’s String Quintet in C Major.

Rosie Nimmo and Stuart AllardyceThu 18 Dec, 6–6.30pm, SNG. Rosie Nimmo (vocals, rhythm guitar and harmonica) and Stuart Allardyce (guitar).

A Sycamore Sings: Danny Miller and Ancuta Nite–DoyleThu 8 Jan, 6–6.45pm, PG. Danny Miller performing on the Wilfred Owen violin accompanied on piano by Ancuta Nite–Doyle plus readings of Owen’s poetry.

Live Music Now: Fraser Langton and Juliette PhilogeneThu 22 Jan, 6–6.30pm, SNG. Clarinet and piano.

Live Music Now: Knox & Ion Thu 5 Feb, 6–6.30pm, PG. Guitar duo with Fraser Knox and Tom Ion.

Live Music Now: SeraphimThu 19 Feb, 6–6.30pm, SNG. Soprano, trumpet and piano trio.

Live Music Now: Aonach MorThu 5 Mar, 6–6.30pm, PG. Fiddle/accordion/guitar/vocals.

Special Events A Japanese Woodblock

Timeline: Selected Prints from Hiroshige to the Present Day18 Oct 2014–15 Feb 2015, SNG, Weston Link. This display

Music | Special Events | Tours

Lest We Forget... Remembering the Great WarJoin us on 11 December for a poignant evening of song and words featuring renowned bass, Brian Bannatyne-Scott, performing music by Schumann, Finzi and Mahler. The poetry of Violet Jacob, Mary Sackville West, Wilfred Owen and others, will be read by Lorna Irvine and Ken Cockburn in this collaboration with the Scottish Poetry Library. And on the 8 January, violinist Danny Miller accompanied on piano by Ancuta Nite-Doyle, plays music evocative of the First World War on the Wilfred Owen violin. The violin was made in Edinburgh as a tribute to Owen, from the branch of a sycamore tree growing in the grounds of Craiglockhart where Owen was sent to convalesce and recover from shell shock. See listings for details.

The Wilfred Owen violin by Steve Burnett

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Workshops

examines the continuity of the technique of woodblock printing and the influence of Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) on later generations of artists.

Portrait Gallery Curator’s TalksThursdays: 8 Jan; 12 Feb, 5.30–6pm, PG. A chance to chat to our Portrait Gallery curators about our current exhibitions. 8 Jan (Ponte City with Anne Lyden); 12 Feb (Beauty by Design with Patricia Allerston).

GENERATION By NightThu 11 Dec & 22 Jan, 5–8pm, MOD ONE. Free, bespoke, after–hours events exploring GENERATION. Artists talks include Julie Roberts (11 Dec) and Ciara Phillips, Kate Davis and Claire Barclay (22 Jan).

Tours Daily Highlight Tours of the

Portrait GalleryDaily from 24 Nov–19 Dec, 3–3.30pm, PG. Limited to 15 places per tour. Book at the Portrait Gallery information desk.

Portrait Gallery Thematic ToursSaturdays: 6 Dec; 3 Jan; 7 Feb, 2–2.45pm & 3–3.45pm. Monthly, thematic tours of the collection. 6 Dec (White as Snow); 3 Jan (The Jacobites); 7 Feb (A Few of My Favourite Things). Meet in the Great Hall.

GENERATION ToursEvery Saturday until 25 Jan (except 27 Dec), 11am–11.45am & 1–1.45pm, MOD ONE. Free discussion–led tours of the GENERATION exhibition.

Portrait Gallery Architecture ToursSaturdays: 20 Dec; 17 Jan; 21 Feb, 2–2.45pm, PG. Limited places, to book call 0131 624 6560.

Christmas Tour of the National GallerySat 20 Dec, 2–2.45pm & 3–3.45pm, SNG. Christmas-themed tour. Meet at the main entrance.

Christmas SongIn a tradition spanning almost three decades, the Edinburgh University Singers, conducted by John Kitchen, return to the Portrait Gallery for their annual From Advent to Christmas concert on 4 December. We also welcome the Edinburgh Youth Choir for two short programmes of festive songs and carols on the 6 December. And finally, Rosie Nimmo on vocals, rhythm guitar and harmonica and Stuart Allardyce on guitar, present a set of swinging Christmas tunes on 18 December.


Edinburgh Youth Choir, by Andy McGregor

National Gallery Highlights ToursSaturdays: 31 Jan; 28 Feb, 2–2.45pm & 3–3.45pm, SNG. Meet at the main entrance.

An Introduction to Modern Art – LookingMondays: 26 Jan; 23 Feb, 10.30am–12.30pm. £15 (£12). MOD ONE. Led by art historian Ola Wojtkiewicz.

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Workshops

So Many Ways to Be Creative If your New Year’s resolution is to get more creative, we have plenty of courses to brighten your winter. Our artist-led sessions this season include painting, drawing, screen printing, wood engraving, creative writing, illustrating, for both adults and children, experimental textiles and historic embroidery. So difficult to choose!


Art for Absolute Beginners Looking at ArtThursdays: 4 & 11 Dec, 10.30am–12.30pm. £15 (£12). SNG Clore. Informal discussion–based tours led by Ann McCluskey. Limited places.

Art for Absolute Beginners Making ArtThursdays: 4 & 11 Dec, 1.30–3.30pm. £15 (£12). SNG Clore. Led by Ann McCluskey. Limited places.

Creative Writing A One–Day Course with Author Regi ClaireWed 10 Dec, 10.30am–4pm. £30 (£25). SNG Clore. Led by author Regi Claire.

The Drawing RoomThursdays: 11 Dec (Academy & MOD ONE); 8 Jan & 12 Feb (MOD TWO), 5.30–6.45pm. Artist–led workshop exploring contemporary drawing. To book call call 0131 624 6410 or email [email protected]

Easel Sketching in the GalleryThu 11 & Fri 12 Dec; Thu 15 & Fri 16 Jan; Thu 12 & Fri 13 Feb, 2–4pm, SNG. Drop–in sketching led by artist Damian Callan.

Saturday Life Drawing ClassSaturdays: 13 Dec; 17 Jan; 14 Feb, 10.30am–12.30pm & 2–4pm. £15 (£12). SNG Clore

See how others have portrayed the human figure, then work from a model. Led by artist Graham Flack.

Looking Into the DistanceTue 6, 13, 20 & 27 Jan; 3 Feb, 10.15am–1.15pm. £75 (£68). SNG Clore. Painting course led by artist David Forster.

Experimenting with Textile TechniquesFridays: 9, 16, 23 & 30 Jan, 1.30–4.30pm. £60 (£55). SNG Clore. Led by artist Lindsey Hamilton.

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Communities | Access

Gallery Social ToursA relaxed and informal guided tour with refreshments for anyone affected by dementia and their relatives, friends and supporters.

To book, place call 0131 624 6560.

Beauty by Design Fashioning the RenaissanceFri 23 Jan, 10.30am–12noon, PG

The Two Roberts Colquhoun & MacBrydeFri 27 Feb, 10.30am–12noon, MOD TWO

Hearing Impaired ToursFree tours with portable loops for the hearing impaired. Led by Tessa Asquith–Lamb. To book a place, call 0131 624 6560.

Beauty by Design Fashioning the RenaissanceSun 18 Jan, 11am–12noon, PG

The Two Roberts Colquhoun & MacBrydeSun 15 Feb, 11am–12noon, MOD TWO

Visually Impaired Tours & WorkshopsA free, descriptive tour and practical workshop for the Visually Impaired. To book a place, call 0131 624 6560.

The Two Roberts Colquhoun & MacBrydeWed 21 Jan, 10am–3.30pm, MOD TWO

Beauty by Design Fashioning the RenaissanceWed 18 Feb, 10am–3.30pm, PG

Illustrating for Children The Relationship Between Author and IllustratorSat 17 Jan, 1.30–4.30pm. £15 (£12). SNG Clore. With writer Mary Paulson–Ellis.

Creative Writing A One–Day Course with Author Regi ClaireWed 21 Jan, 10.30am–4pm. £30 (£25). SNG Clore. Led by author Regi Claire.

Text and IllustrationSat 24 & Sun 25 Jan, 10.30am–4pm. £80 (£75). SNG Clore. With writer Mary Paulson–Ellis and master printmaker Jonathan Gibbs.

Screen Printing Inspired by The Two RobertsSat 31 Jan & Sun 1 Feb. £60 (£55). MOD TWO & SNG Clore. Led by artist and printmaker Sarah Gittins.

Historic Embroidery Blackwork for BeginnersSat 31 Jan, 10.30am–4pm. £50 (£45). PG. Led by historic embroiderer Helen McCook.

Historic Embroidery Jacobean Crewel Work for Intermediate LevelSun 1 & Mon 2 Feb, 10.30am–4pm. £80 (£75). PG. Led by historic embroiderer Helen McCook.

Creative TextilesFridays: 6, 13, 20 & 27 Feb, 1.30–4.30pm. £60 (£55). SNG Clore. Led by artist Lindsey Hamilton.

Practical Masterclass with Illustrator Sara OgilvieSat 7 & Sun 8 Feb, 10.30am–4pm. £60 (£55). SNG Clore. Led by illustrator Sara Ogilvie.

Painting Inspired by The Two RobertsSat 28 Feb & Sun 1 Mar, 10.30am–4pm. £60 (£55). MOD TWO & SNG Clore. Led by artist Campbell Sandilands.

Robert Colquhoun, The Students, 1947 British Council Collection © the artist’s estate/photography Rodney Todd-White & Son

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Family FestivitiesWe’ve a fine festive offering for children of all ages this December! Once again we’ve teamed up with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra to offer not one, but two very special Big Ears, Little Ears classical concerts for carers with their babies or toddlers. For slightly bigger people, there will be the opportunity to meet author James Mayhew, watch him tell amazing stories whilst painting upside down and get your book signed. And for those who are struggling for present ideas, join us at the Portrait Gallery and be inspired to produce some unique artworks of your very own.


Children | Families

Regular Drop-In Art Maker

Sundays: 7 Dec; 4 Jan; 1 Feb, 2–4pm, SNG. Join the Art Maker Club and make your own masterpieces.

Portrait Detectives!Sundays: 14 Dec; 11 Jan; 8 Feb, 2–4pm, PG. Follow clues and solve a mystery from history!

Bags of ArtSundays: 21 Dec; 18 Jan; 15 Feb, 2–4pm, MOD ONE. Cool and creative fun with artists Tessa Asquith–Lamb and Louise Fraser.

Storytelling – Happy Birthday Rabbie! (Ages 7+)Sun 25 Jan, 2pm, 2.45pm & 3.30pm (30 mins), PG. Come and celebrate Burns Day with Scottish song, story and poetry.

Storytelling – From Ballads to Lullabies (Ages 7+)Sun 22 Feb, 2pm & 3pm (45 mins), PG. Join storyteller Claire McNicol as she brings alive music and stories connected to portraits in the gallery.

Special & Holiday Activities Big Ears, Little Ears Festive

Concerts with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Wed 3 Dec, 10.30am (0–12 months) & 11.45am (12 months–4yrs) (45 mins), PG. Special festive concerts for parents and their young babies (10.30am) or toddlers (11.45am), with a small ensemble from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. To book: www.sco.org.uk/connect

Illustrated Storytelling with James Mayhew (Ages 5+)Sat 6 Dec, 2pm & 3.30pm (30 mins), SNG. Hear James Mayhew’s amazing stories and watch him paint upside down!

All events are free! Suitable for ages 4–12 unless otherwise stated

Come to the Gallery with Katie by James Mayhew

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Children | Families

Family Festive Cinema: Frozen12 Dec, 10am & 21 Dec, 2pm £3.85–£4.10 (Family ticket £10), SNG Hawthornden. Special screenings of the Disney’s re-imagining of the Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen.

Deck the Halls!Sat 13 Dec, 2–4pm, PG. Make your own unique festive decorations under our giant Christmas tree.

What if the Paintings Came to Life?Fri 20 & Sat 21 Feb, 2–4pm, SNG. Inspired by James Mayhew’s popular picture book character Katie and her amazing gallery adventures, bring artworks to life by making puppets inspired by paintings. What happens next when these characters come to life? You decide...

Lisa Fleming

Tesco Bank Art Competition for Schools 2014See this year’s 53 winning artworks from schools all over Scotland. At the Beacon Art Centre, Greenock until 28 Jan 2015 and Paisley Museum and Arts Centre 16 Feb–Apr 2015

Exhibitions

Come to the Gallery with Katie – An Exhibition of Work by Illustrator James Mayhew Celebrating 25 Years of Katie booksUntil 1 Mar 2015, IT Gallery, SNG. Come and share Katie’s art gallery adventures through the wonderful illustrations of James Mayhew.

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Our café gift vouchers can be used throughout the year. Available to buy online or from a member of staff at any of our cafés.

For Christmas or simply a surprise, treat someone to a special gift today!

heritageportfolio.co.uk/cafe-vouchers

THE PERFECT GIFT

AFTERNOON TEA AT CAFÉ PORTRAITSPECIAL OFFER Afternoon Tea for two only £30* Café Modern One

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 75 Belford Road, Edinburgh, EH4 3DR

Open Mon – Fri 9am – 4.30pm Weekends from 10am (counter service)

Café Portrait Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JD

Open daily 10am – 4.30pm Thursdays until 6pm (counter service)

Enjoy our scrumptious Afternoon Tea, served in the cosy surroundings of the Snug at Café Portrait.

Please book your table online @ heritageportfolio.co.uk/ cafe-portrait Please quote ‘Two for £30’

* Offer subject to availability. Offer valid 1st December 2014 – 15th February 2015 only. Not valid between 15th December 2014 and 4th January 2015.

Café Modern Two Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 73 Belford Road, Edinburgh, EH4 3DS

10am – 4.30pm, 7 days a week (table service)

Afternoon Tea & Lunch Reservations: 0131 624 6273 or heritageportfolio.co.uk/reservations

All of our food is prepared from scratch in our kitchens, using seasonal and local ingredients. That’s why it tastes so good. Check our Facebook and Twitter for daily specials and visit one of our cafés – Café Modern One, Café Modern Two or Café Portrait to see for yourself.

heritageportfolio.co.uk

@CafesbyHPL

/CafesByHeritagePortfolio

Our cafés are available to hire for weddings, parties, private views and corporate events, from only £250. Call 0131 624 6239 for more details

HOP ON THE GALLERY BUSWhy not take advantage of the gallery bus and enjoy more art and delicious food at another one of our gallery café venues around Edinburgh.

AFTER HOURS

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Our café gift vouchers can be used throughout the year. Available to buy online or from a member of staff at any of our cafés.

For Christmas or simply a surprise, treat someone to a special gift today!

heritageportfolio.co.uk/cafe-vouchers

THE PERFECT GIFT

AFTERNOON TEA AT CAFÉ PORTRAITSPECIAL OFFER Afternoon Tea for two only £30* Café Modern One

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 75 Belford Road, Edinburgh, EH4 3DR

Open Mon – Fri 9am – 4.30pm Weekends from 10am (counter service)

Café Portrait Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JD

Open daily 10am – 4.30pm Thursdays until 6pm (counter service)

Enjoy our scrumptious Afternoon Tea, served in the cosy surroundings of the Snug at Café Portrait.

Please book your table online @ heritageportfolio.co.uk/ cafe-portrait Please quote ‘Two for £30’

* Offer subject to availability. Offer valid 1st December 2014 – 15th February 2015 only. Not valid between 15th December 2014 and 4th January 2015.

Café Modern Two Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 73 Belford Road, Edinburgh, EH4 3DS

10am – 4.30pm, 7 days a week (table service)

Afternoon Tea & Lunch Reservations: 0131 624 6273 or heritageportfolio.co.uk/reservations

All of our food is prepared from scratch in our kitchens, using seasonal and local ingredients. That’s why it tastes so good. Check our Facebook and Twitter for daily specials and visit one of our cafés – Café Modern One, Café Modern Two or Café Portrait to see for yourself.

heritageportfolio.co.uk

@CafesbyHPL

/CafesByHeritagePortfolio

Our cafés are available to hire for weddings, parties, private views and corporate events, from only £250. Call 0131 624 6239 for more details

HOP ON THE GALLERY BUSWhy not take advantage of the gallery bus and enjoy more art and delicious food at another one of our gallery café venues around Edinburgh.

AFTER HOURS

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WINNERS OF THE SUSTAINABLE EVENTS AWARD AT THE SCOTTISH EVENTS AWARDS 2014 IN ASSOCIATION WITH EVENTSCOTLAND.

Proud to be recognised as a Sustainable Cafe and Restaurant, caterer and events venue in the

Scottish National Gallery.

THE SCOTTISH CAFE & RESTAURANT

We source our menu from over 70 artisan Scottish producers, showcasing wonderful, seasonal and local ingredients. Our award-winning restaurant offers fresh, simple, sustainable Scottish food served in the delightful setting of The Scottish National Gallery.

BREAKFAST • LUNCH • HIGH TEAIN EDINBURGH´S MOST BEAUTIFUL

AND ICONIC LOCATION

BOOKING0131 225 1550 www.contini.com

@ContiniBites victorandcarinacontini

Contini Espresso in the Scottish National Gallery, serves fair-trade, freshly roasted and ground coffee and tea, a selection of fresh sandwiches and homemade cakes.

ArtworkClient: Carina Contini Doc: 1-00100553.001 TSC Press (210x198) AW2

Project: Press Advertorial Size: (210)mm x (198)mm A/C: Name AW: RB

C M Y K Date: 11.11.14 Version: 1

“OUR LOVE IS LIKE A... NIGHT TO REMEMBER”24th january 2015

What better way to celebrate the beautiful works of Scotland’s bard, Robbie Burns, than to enjoy a wonderful, traditional Burns Supper of true Cullen Skink, Findlay’s of Portobello Haggis, Carina’s Cranachan, � nishing with a complimentary dram. All locally sourced and, of course, in Contini sustainable style. Your sumptuous supper will be followed by wonderful live music and dancing, because “A party is a party, for all that”.

at just £30 per ticket, we recommend you book early on 0131 225 1550 option 4

3333Lunchtime Lectures supported by


WINNERS OF THE SUSTAINABLE EVENTS AWARD AT THE SCOTTISH EVENTS AWARDS 2014 IN ASSOCIATION WITH EVENTSCOTLAND.

Proud to be recognised as a Sustainable Cafe and Restaurant, caterer and events venue in the

Scottish National Gallery.

THE SCOTTISH CAFE & RESTAURANT

We source our menu from over 70 artisan Scottish producers, showcasing wonderful, seasonal and local ingredients. Our award-winning restaurant offers fresh, simple, sustainable Scottish food served in the delightful setting of The Scottish National Gallery.

BREAKFAST • LUNCH • HIGH TEAIN EDINBURGH´S MOST BEAUTIFUL

AND ICONIC LOCATION

BOOKING0131 225 1550 www.contini.com

@ContiniBites victorandcarinacontini

Contini Espresso in the Scottish National Gallery, serves fair-trade, freshly roasted and ground coffee and tea, a selection of fresh sandwiches and homemade cakes.

ArtworkClient: Carina Contini Doc: 1-00100553.001 TSC Press (210x198) AW2

Project: Press Advertorial Size: (210)mm x (198)mm A/C: Name AW: RB

C M Y K Date: 11.11.14 Version: 1

“OUR LOVE IS LIKE A... NIGHT TO REMEMBER”24th january 2015

What better way to celebrate the beautiful works of Scotland’s bard, Robbie Burns, than to enjoy a wonderful, traditional Burns Supper of true Cullen Skink, Findlay’s of Portobello Haggis, Carina’s Cranachan, � nishing with a complimentary dram. All locally sourced and, of course, in Contini sustainable style. Your sumptuous supper will be followed by wonderful live music and dancing, because “A party is a party, for all that”.

at just £30 per ticket, we recommend you book early on 0131 225 1550 option 4

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Shop

Jin Eui Kim Lidded Jar £146

Joan Eardley exhibition catalogue £14.95

Tartan silk bow tie £22.99

Kikou Coco Xylophon Djeco £16.50

Pearl necklace, based on the portrait of Anne Erskine £78

Shop at each of the Galleries or at nationalgalleries.org/shop

Aerial View of Edinburgh Alfred G. Buckham mini print, £10.99

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Find us in the heart of Edinburgh on The Mound off Princes Street. As well as playing host to special exhibitions, we’re home to a substantial part of the permanent collection, the Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, Clore Education Centre and IT Gallery.

The Mound Edinburgh EH2 2EL

5 minutes walk from Princes Street, round the corner from St Andrew’s Square. Refurbished in 2011, we’re home to three floors of portraiture from the last 500 years plus contemporary photography space, The Mapplethorpe Gallery.

1 Queen Street Edinburgh EH2 1JD

10 minutes walk from the west end of Princes Street, discover an outstanding collection of modern and contemporary art set within a beautiful sculpture park.

75 Belford Road Edinburgh EH4 3DR

Gallery BusWe run a regular bus service between the Scottish National Gallery and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.

To view the bus timetable visit nationalgalleries.org/bus

TrainThe Scottish National Gallery and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery are a few minutes walk from Waverley Station.

The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art is a short walk from Haymarket Station.

ParkingThere is metered parking at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and near the Scottish National Gallery and Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Disabled parking facilities are available at the Scottish National Gallery and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.

CyclingThere are cycle racks at all of our sites and lockers for storage of belongings.

For further information Visit nationalgalleries.org Call 0131 624 6200

PRINCES ST

QUEEN ST

Edinburgh Castle

BELFORD RD

WEST END

Haymarket

Waverley

PALMERSTON

PLACE

Water of Leith

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