Thu 02 Aug 2018 - Sun 21 Oct 2018

Free the Pussy!

Various artists
11:00-18:00 (Wednesday-Sunday)

Curated by Tamsyn Challenger.Artist Tamsyn Challenger curates a new exhibition this summer of works of art made in protest to Pussy Riot’s imprisonment by the Russian government in 2012:... [more]

Thu 02 Aug 2018 - Sun 23 Sep 2018

Drawings and Paintings of Orson Welles

Orson Welles
11:00-18:00

Advisor: Mark CousinsOrson Welles was one of the dynamos of the 20th Century. He reinvigorated theatre, did the some of the most daring radio of his times, and made a number of the best films... [more]

Thu 02 Aug 2018 - Sun 23 Sep 2018

Life During Wartime

John Keane
11:00-18:00

Join us on the 22nd September for an artist tour and talk - more information can be found here.LIFE DURING WARTIME is a survey of paintings exploring themes of military, social and political... [more]

Thu 02 Aug 2018 - Sun 23 Sep 2018

KURT SCHWITTERS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING : STORY AND DISPERSAL, LEGACY AND (RE)POSSESSION

Kurt Schwitters
11:00-18:00

On the 70th anniversary of Kurt Schwitters death The Times announced that Schwitters’ last (place of) work, the MERZ Barn in Elterwater, Cumbria might be bought by a Chinese collector and shipped... [more]

Thu 02 Aug 2018 - Sun 23 Sep 2018

Sura Medura

Various artists
11:00-18:00

UZ Arts presents the work of 14 UK based artists who have been resident at Sura Medura in Sri Lanka over the winter of 2017/2018. The programme includes performances, installations, video and visual... [more]

Thu 02 Aug 2018 - Sun 23 Sep 2018

I am from the 1970s!

Robert McDowell
11:00-18:00

McDowell founded the inter-disciplinary Troubled Image Group of artists* formed in 1970 in Belfast. Out of it came Art & Research Exchange and other groups up to Bbeyond. It included the Irish... [more]

Thu 02 Aug 2018 - Sun 23 Sep 2018

1968

11:00-18:00

Rarely can a single year be described as an era. That is how we think of 1968. Romantic and heroic for the left, vilified and derided by the right, with majority opinions somewhere inbetween, 1968,... [more]

Thu 02 Aug 2018 - Fri 28 Sep 2018

The Magpie's Nest

XSexcentenary
11:00-18:00

XSexcentenary are a female collective that identify as older and create and perform work underpinned by themes of feminism, ageing and abhorring ageism. Kate Clayton, Wanda Zyborska, Norma D... [more]

Thu 02 Aug 2018 - Sun 23 Sep 2018

Edinburgh People

Ryan Walls
11:00-18:00

Edinburgh People is a photographic journey through the lens of an Edinburgh taxi driver. Using his black taxi as his mobile studio, Walls frames an ode of his city. Showcased under an unobtrusive... [more]

Thu 02 Aug 2018 - Sun 23 Sep 2018

BBEYOND

11:00-18:00

The world’s foremost performance art group is Bbeyond, from the most fertile region for performance art, Northern Ireland. This exhibition curated by Summerhall will document Bbeyond’s history in... [more]

Thu 02 Aug 2018 - Mon 01 Oct 2018

Rainforest Saving

Jean-Pierre Dutileaux
11:00-18:00 (Tues-Sun)

Coinciding with a larger exhibition in Luxembourg about Dutileaux's life and work, Summerhall presents its take on his 40 years been exploring, filming, and politicking to save 25 million hectares of... [more]

Sat 23 Jun 2018 - Wed 11 Jul 2018

Scapes

Suzanne Taylor
11:00-18:00 (not open Mondays)

Summerhall is delighted to present “Scapes” by artist Suzanne Taylor. The show is a retrospective body of work covering the last several years. It brings together painting, collage, screen... [more]

Wed 06 Jun 2018 - Wed 13 Jun 2018

E.Y.E 201

11:00-18:00 (not open Mondays)

The exhibition showcases the work from Edinburgh College’s School of Art and Design Higher Education Graduating students 2018.The exhibition this year is bigger than ever, bringing together the... [more]

Sat 02 Jun 2018 - Fri 13 Jul 2018

CRYSTALLINE CHRYSALIS CRISIS

Fritz Welch
11:00 - 18:00 (not open Mondays)

Artist and musician Fritz Welch presents CRYSTALLINE CHRYSALIS CRISIS in Summerhall’s Machine Shop - a bunker-like area in the former veterinary school, housing its defunct metal-lathe, responding... [more]

Sat 26 May 2018 - Fri 13 Jul 2018

Satellite

Various artists
11:00-18:00 (not open Mondays)

Visual Arts Scotland in association with Summerhall are delighted to present the work of eighteen of the hottest emerging talents on the Scottish Art scene.Alex Weir, Emily Moore, Euphrosyne... [more]

Sat 19 May 2018 - Sun 17 Jun 2018

Alla Presenza di Tintoretto / In the Presence of Tintoretto

Mark Pulsford
11:00-18:00 (not open Mondays)

Join us for the exhibition launch on Friday 18th May at 18:30.La Scuola Grande di San Rocco; La Cittå di Venezia, Cultura/Eventi; Summerhall EdinburghThe artist Mark Pulsford becomes... [more]

Sat 19 May 2018 - Fri 13 Jul 2018

The Romance of the Garden: Fragments and Memories

Dawson and Liz Murray
11:00-18:00 (not open Mondays)

Join us for the exhibition launch on Friday 18th May 2018 at 18:30.Married for 51 years, Dawson and Liz Murray share a great passion for plants and have spent the twenty-one years since they... [more]

Sat 05 May 2018 - Sun 27 May 2018

Art of Balance

Joel Baker, Sterling Gregory, James Craig Page, Manu Topic, Travis Williams,
11:00-18:00 (not open Mondays)

Exhibition Launch with live performance - Friday 4th May, start time 6pm.Art of Balance – this exhibition will feature physical stone stacks, photography from internationally renowned... [more]

Sat 31 Mar 2018 - Sun 13 May 2018

P'eng's Journey to the Southern Darkness

Ting-Tong Chang
11:00-18:00

Using robotic devices to simulate living animals, 'P'eng's Journey to the Southern Darkness' brings lifelike characteristics to lifeless animal bodies. The sophisticated mechanism of each automaton... [more]

Sat 31 Mar 2018 - Sun 13 May 2018

RETROSPECTIVE

Marta de Menezes
11:00-18:00

A selection of works forms a brief retrospective on the incredible career of Marta de Menezes. The concept of identity and a dichotomy between the natural and the artificial are recurrent themes in... [more]

Sat 31 Mar 2018 - Sun 13 May 2018

Pig Wings & Crossing Kingdoms

Oron Catts, Ionat Zurr and Tarsh Bates 
11:00-18:00

Oron Catts and Ionat ZurrWell-known bioartists Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr (The Tissue Culture & Art Project) present their landmark work 'Pig Wings' (2000). Advances in tissue engineering,... [more]

Sat 31 Mar 2018 - Sun 13 May 2018

SYNTHETICA

11:00-18:00

Synthetica, a special contemporary art exhibition co-curated by Edinburgh International Science Festival, Summerhall and ASCUS Art & Science, will showcase the work of established international... [more]

Sat 24 Feb 2018 - Sun 18 Mar 2018

PROJECT SUMMERHALL

Summerhall's resident artists, management and the staff
11:00-18:00 (not open Mondays)

Find out what goes on behind Summerhall’s doors - Edinburgh's most diverse creative hub.This spring, Summerhall's resident artists, management and the staff who call this arts complex home are... [more]

Mon 29 Jan 2018 - Sun 04 Feb 2018

Dark Fables | From Comics to Films

Alberto Vazquez
14:00-20:00

This special exhibition gathers Vazquez's both graphic and audiovisual work together. It presents how the artist adapted his comics and illustration books into animated films. The collection will... [more]

Thu 25 Jan 2018 - Sat 10 Mar 2018

Delicious Source

Ciara Veronica Dunne
11:00-18:00 (Tues-Sun)

This Delicious Source is a response to Burns (through drawing) and is a large-scale detailed monochrome mural, painted directly onto a wall in the Laboratory Gallery. Ciara Veronica... [more]

Thu 25 Jan 2018 - Sat 10 Mar 2018

Gang Dry

Derrick Guild
11:00-18:00 (Tues-Sun)

In the last year I have found myself searching for Burns: the closer I get, the further he moves away. A shape-shifter that was so many things during one life. He can move from joyous elation to deep... [more]

Thu 25 Jan 2018 - Sat 10 Mar 2018

Inspired by 'Tam o'Shanter'

Ross Fleming, Laura Ford, Laura Graham
11:00-18:00 (Tues-Sun)

Three installations inspired by Robert Burn’s epic poem Tam o’Shanter.Sciennes 1Ross FlemingSPICEBOYS2017-18Film and installationRoss Fleming’s ‘SPICEBOYS’ utilises... [more]

Thu 25 Jan 2018 - Sat 10 Mar 2018

As Ithers See Him

Various Artists
11:00-18:00 (Tues-Sun)

A group show of contemporary interpretations of Robert Burns' appearance.The Artists - The Little Artists, David Begbie, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Brigid Collins, Calum Colvin, Rosie Dahlstrom, ... [more]

Thu 25 Jan 2018 - Sat 10 Mar 2018

A' ye wha live and never think

Graham Fagen
11:00-18:00 (Tues-Sun)

A' ye wha live and never think from 'On A Scotch Bard, Gone To The West Indies' by Robert BurnsGraham Fagen is one of the most influential artists working in Scotland today. His work mixes media... [more]

Thu 25 Jan 2018 - Sat 10 Mar 2018

Inspired Editions I & II

Calum Colvin, Catherine Sargeant, Euan Heng, Harland Miller, Holly Johnson, Jo McDonald, Kenny Hunter, Ursula Hunter, Whyn Lewis
11:00-18:00 (Tues-Sun)

Group shows of editioned work. The artists participating are:Calum ColvinBorn in Glasgow in 1961, Calum Colvin has exhibited his work nationally and internationally for over thirty years... [more]