Enjoy a place to pause in the middle of the city, and find a selection of reading materials relating to the festival programme in Bobby Niven’s Palm House. Open Thurs–Sun, 12 noon–5pm across the festival
Commissions Programme
Art Late 2 | Online, Thurs 25 Aug, 6.30pm–7.45pm / FREE To book tickets for Art Late and more, visit our website.
Festival Kiosk at the French Institute for Scotland Open every day from 10am–5pm across the festival
As the Union Canal celebrates its 200th anniversary, discover our commissions programme which unfolds westwards along the water from the city centre. At Wester Hailes, explore the Community Wellbeing Collective’s Watch this Space in the main shopping centre and see sail-banners at Bridge 8 Hub created with local people in Pester and Rossi’s Finding Buoyancy. Along the route of the canal, Associate Artist Emmie McLuskey presents a programme of new work inspired by the canal; and at Lochrin Basin, Edinburgh Printmakers present a new co-commission by Canadian artist Nadia Myer.
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As a charity, Edinburgh Art Festival supports visual artists, audiences and educators throughout the year, allowing people to have exciting art experiences on their doorstep. If you enjoy the festival and would like to see us grow, you can support us by making a donation or buying an item from our online shop. Every donation, no matter how large or small, helps us to stay ambitious, inclusive and free at the point of access.
Edinburgh city centre is a multi-layered landscape, with cobbled streets, steep hills and steps. To help navigate this, we’ve teamed up with Euan’s Guide – find out more at euansguide.com/edartfest
Many of our partner galleries have exciting family trails or activities to keep everyone busy on your visit.
Art Late Art Late 1 | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Thurs 11 Aug, 6.30–8.30pm | £10 / conc £8
Find out more at edinburghartfestival.com/support-us
Platform: 2022 Platform is our free annual exhibition of early career visual artists working in Scotland. Head to the French Institute for Scotland to explore new work from Saoirse Amira Anis, Emelia Kerr Beale, Lynsey MacKenzie and Jonny Walker.
Along with selected partners, we are using WelcoMe to support you to have the most inclusive experience of the festival possible. WelcoMe is a tool to share your needs for personalised support at festival venues. Discover more on participating venue websites, or at mywel-co.me/edartfest To find out more, call us on 0131 226 6558 or email us: info@edinburghartfestival.com
Space Forgets You 8 July–17 September Times vary Drop-in, FREE
Rosa Lee, Barbara LevittouxŚwiderska and Shelagh Wakely: Weathering is what I would like to do well 29 July–29 August Mon–Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 1–5pm Drop-in FREE
5 Edinburgh College of Art
2 City Art Centre
Summer at ECA 19–26 August Times vary Book in advance, FREE
Daily, 10am–5pm, last entry 4.15pm Will Maclean: Points of Departure 4 June–2 October £6.50 / conc. £4.50 / family £18.50 / under 12s + carers FREE National Treasure: The Scottish Modern Arts Association 21 May–16 October Drop-in, FREE
3 Collective
Tue–Sun 10am–5pm Drop-in, FREE
Ruth Ewan: The Beast 25 June–18 September Camara Taylor: backwash 18 June–4 September Annette Krauss: A Matter of Precedents 1 June–4 September
4 Dovecot Studios
Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun 10am-5pm, Thu 10am-8pm Alan Davie: Beginning of a far-off world 24 June–24 September
Raphael: Magister Raffaello 1 July–24 September £10.50 / conc. £9.50 / 13–17s £7.50 / under 12s + carers FREE (Joint entry for Alan Davie and Raphael)
6 Edinburgh Printmakers Tues–Sun, 10am–6pm Drop-in, FREE
Tessa Lynch: Houses Fit For People 28 July–18 September Nadia Myre co-commission 28 July–18 September
7 Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop Mon–Sun 11am–6pm, Sat 10am–4pm
Ashanti Harris: Dancing a Peripheral Quadrille 28 July–28 August Drop-in, FREE Calum Craik: Psycho Capital 10 June–28 August Viewable from street, 24hrs FREE
8 The Fine Art Society
John McLean: Flare 22 July–27 August Mon–Fri 10am–6pm, Sat 11am–4pm Drop-in, FREE
9 Fruitmarket
Daniel Silver: Looking 11 June–25 September Daily, Exhibitions 11am–6pm, Bookshop and Café (10am–6pm) Drop-in, FREE
10 Ingleby
Lorna Robertson: thoughts, meals, days 25 June–17 September Tue–Sat 11am–5pm or by appointment Drop-in, FREE
11 Jupiter Artland
Tracey Emin: I Lay Here For You 28 May–2 October Daily, 10am–5pm Tickets in advance (entry included in Day Pass) National Galleries of Scotland:
12 Scottish National Gallery Permanent collection Daily, 10am–5pm Drop-in, FREE
Royal Scottish Academy A Taste for Impressionism: Modern French Art from Millet to Matisse 30 July–13 November Daily, 10am–5pm £15 / under 17s + conc. £13 / carers FREE / FREE for friends
13 Scottish National Gallery of
Modern Art (Modern One) New Arrivals: From Salvador Dalí to Jenny Saville Until March 2023 Daily, 10am–5pm Drop-in, FREE
14 Scottish National Gallery of
Modern Art (Modern Two) Barbara Hepworth: Art and Life 9 April–2 October Daily, 10am–5pm £10–£15 / carers FREE / FREE for friends
15 Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Counted: Scotland’s Census 2022 12 March–25 September Daily, 10am–5pm Drop-in, FREE
We’re also working with Art Buds to offer free workshops exploring the crossroads of art, design and architecture, all inspired by the Union Canal. Suitable for children and their families, find us at venues across the city – head to our website for booking information. The fun doesn’t stop there – our online DIY Art packs designed by artists, invite all ages to get creative at home. Find out more at www.edinburghartfestival.com
16 National Museum of Scotland
Yan Wang Preston: With Love. From an Invader. 14 May–28 August Daily, 10am–5.45pm
20 The Scottish Gallery
Tues–Fri 11am–6pm, Sat 11am–2pm Drop-in, FREE
Daily, 10am–5pm
Anatomy: A Matter of Death and Life 2 July–30 October £10 / over 60s £8.50 / other conc. £7.50 / Under 16s + carers FREE / FREE for members Luke Jerram: E.coli 3–31 August Drop-in, FREE apanese Contemporary Design J 6 May–23 October Drop-in, FREE
17 Open Eye Gallery
Barbara Rae CBE RA: Lammermuir 2–27 August Tues–Fri 11am–5pm, Sat 11am–4pm Drop-in, FREE
Duncan Shanks: The Riverbank – A Landscape of Sorrow and Hope 29 July–27 August irsten Coelho: Uncertain K Cadence 29 July–27 August
21 Sierra Metro
Studio Lenca: The Invisibles 25 June–28 August Daily 10am–2pm or by appointment Drop-in, FREE
22 Stills
Ishiuchi Miyako 28 July–8 October Tues–Sat 11am–5pm Drop-in, FREE
23 Talbot Rice Gallery
Céline Condorelli: After Work 25 June–1 October Daily 10am–5pm Drop-in, FREE
18 The Queen’s Gallery
Masterpieces from Buckingham Palace 25 March–25 September Daily, 9.30am–6pm £8.50 / 18–24s £5.50 / people with disabilities £4.50 / 5–17s £4.50 / under 5s + carers FREE
19 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Drop-in, FREE
Cooking Sections and Sakiya: In the Eddy of the Stream 2 July–18 September 10.30am–5.30pm
WHALE Arts Look out for events during EAF 2022 whalearts.co.uk
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Rhubaba 26 Care, Resistance… Joy | Embodied Knowledge Johnston Terrace Wildlife Garden Times vary, Drop-in, FREE see @rhubaba and embodied-knowledge.org
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From photographs documenting Frida Kahlo’s wardrobe to Caribbean carnival-inspired performance art, discover exciting exhibitions across this year’s partner programme. With long awaited retrospectives, Scottish firsts and major shows of work from contemporary artists, find something that sparks your imagination at venues across Edinburgh. Find out more in our free Guide, which can be picked up from venues throughout the city. Most exhibitions are FREE to visit. Many partners are part of National Art Pass, which gives 50% off ticketed entry. See www.artfund.org for info.
28 July–28 August 2022
Exhibitions 1 Arusha Gallery
Art across the Capital
French Institute for Scotland 25 Platform: 2022 28 July–28 August Daily, 10am–5pm Drop-in, FREE Johnston Terrace Wildlife Garden 26 Palm House Reading Room 28 July–28 August Thurs–Sun, 12pm–5pm Drop-in, FREE
Commissions Programme 27 Union Canal and Edinburgh Printmakers Nadia Myre 28 July–18 September Drop-in, FREE 28
ommunity Wellbeing Collective C Watch this Space 30 July–28 August Times vary Performances, events and activities, FREE watchthisspace.online
Bridge 8 Hub and Paddle Cafe 29 Pester and Rossi: Finding Buoyancy 28 July–28 August, Daily 24/7 FREE
Art starts here As we celebrate 75 years of Edinburgh as a festival city, explore our programme of over 35 visual art exhibitions and commissions in our 18th edition, including in-person and online events.
Discover more Find our full programme of exhibitions, events, and online activities on our website. Scan the code and plan your visit now.
Associate Artist Programme: Curated by: Emmie McLuskey, with Hannan Jones, Janice Parker, Amanda Thomson and Maeve Redmond–sites along the canal 28 July–28 August Performances and events, FREE anal boat tours: Most tours will C take place on the Lochrin Belle, starting from mooring point by Leamington Lift Bridge.
See edinburghartfestival.com for a full list of events, talks and tours in our commissions programme
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Johnston Terrace Wildlife Garden