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City Art Centre

8 articles, sorted by name / date

Reflection: Contemporary Visual Arts and Crafts in Edinburgh »

Bonnie Biro Caravan 3 by Gemma Coyle, 2010

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The third and fourth floors of the City Art Centre are currently playing host to a great spectrum of works, ranging from ceramics, printmaking and textiles, to photography, jewellery, painting, glassmaking and new media. All of the 22 artists and maker...

Sun 20 Nov 2011 by Emily Burke | Read more »

David Mach: Precious Light »

Devil: Precious Light, by David Mach

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In a recent interview with The Telegraph, in reference to his latest exhibition at the City Art Centre, David Mach said the following: “I’m sure I’m going to get accused of hijacking something that I don’t really have massi...

Wed 14 Sep 2011 by Matthew Macaulay | Read more »

Window to the West: The Rediscovery of Highland Art »

The Young Shepherd, by David Forrester Wilson

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The notion of rediscovery invokes an impression of long-forgotten tradition, of visiting old haunts, of brushing the dust from a once well-loved book. With this exhibition, the act of rediscovery assumes the air of a mythical journey as the viewer gaze...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 by Madeleine Mason | Read more »

Spirit of Air: Inscriptions by Lizzie Farey »

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Certain media have negative associations that they are bound to. One such medium is willow sculpture – a medium that, despite its potential for great beauty, is inextricably linked with garden decoration. The willow sculptures (or ‘Inscriptions’) of ar...

Sat 29 Jan 2011 by Celyn Bricker | Read more »

Edward Weston: Life Work »

Weston

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The images facing the entrance to the Weston show are compelling in their prescience. Photographs taken in early 19th century rarely reach viewers in the 21st the way that these do. Brittle sea shells are transformed into lithe living knots intertwinin...

Fri 15 Oct 2010 by Joao Abbott-Gribben | Read more »

My Love and Native Land, Farewell »

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My Love and Native Land, Farewell sets out to explore the who, when and why of the emigration that was prevalent in Scotland between 1650 and 1900. Unfortunately the most evident emigration was of the visitors to the City Art Centre going elsewhere. T...

Sat 21 Feb 2009 by David Stevenson | Read more »

Bob Dylan: The Drawn Blank Series »

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Surely Bob Dylan—legendary musician, outstanding lyricist, film director and radio broadcaster—cannot be a convincing painter as well? Irritatingly, yes. Currently, the City Art Centre is hosting an exhibition of paintings by the artist ins...

Sun 08 Feb 2009 by Kate Wieteska | Read more »

ECA celebrates centenary year »

ECA Centenary exhibition

The Edinburgh College of Art celebrates its centenary this year with Ten Decades, a major exhibition at the City Art Centre which opened to the public on Saturday 27 October.     At an official opening last Thursday, Professor Ian Howa...

Mon 05 Nov 2007 | Read more »

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