Category Archives: Events

Scottish Society for the History of Photography, Annual Photographer’s Lecture

Friday 30th October is the Scottish Society for the History of Photography, Annual Photographer’s Lecture at the Hawthornden Lecture Theatre in the National Galleries on the Mound. The lecture this year is by acclaimed Scottish photographer Ron O’Donnell. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8762

Fancy Dress Halloween Party

Wednesday 28th October, benefit fancy dress Halloween Party at The Wee Red Bar, in aid of Edinburgh Napier photography collective heading for London in May 2010. Live music from Steven Smith and Holy Mountain from 8pm. DJ Max Reinhardt from 10pm. Fancy dress prices to be won. And a whole lotta fun. Be there and [...]

Screen Bandita

‘The Eruption of Kilauea and Other Treasures’ An exciting live performance event organised in collaboration with local musicians, poets and artists. Through the process of viewing and cataloguing the Filmhouse’s vast collection of 16mm film stock, Screen Banditas have curated a programme of striking visual imagery, merging documentary, fiction and experimental themes. Hope to see [...]

REWIND at Stills: DVD Launch & Performance of ‘In Two Minds’ by Kevin Atherton

REWIND at Stills: DVD Launch & Performance of ‘In Two Minds’ by Kevin Atherton    THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER 7PM FREE ENTRY The REWIND + PLAY DVD being launched, presents a selection of key works from the first decade of artist’s video practice in the UK. This will be complimented by a live video performance by the [...]

October Reading Group at Stills

October Reading Group at Stills: Drugs: counter-culture or culture’s hidden foundations?   WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER 6.30PM Freud’s discovery of the hidden zone of the unconscious changed our understanding of consciousness forever.   To what extent have drugs helped artists, philosophers, and scientists (including Freud) to navigate the mysteries of time, identity, desire and death? Texts selected by [...]

Sceening at Stills: The Magic Lantern

For more info see Stills or The Magic Lantern

PAUSE opens Friday 3rd 7pm – all welcome   www.pauseexhibition.com    

PREMIERE AT EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2009

NO POINT CLIMBING DOWN 20th June 09, 14:00, Filmhouse 2 a film by Julian Schwanitz   2009,  16mm,  9:30 min,  b/w nominated for the Short Scottish Documentary Award at EIFF 2009 .

Robin Gillanders Book Launch

Robin Gillanders who is Reader in Photography, has a new book, ‘Highland Journey (In the Spirit of Edwin Muir)’ which is soon to be published by Birlinn. There will be a book launch, organised jointly by Beyond Words and Stills Gallery, to be held at Stills  (23 Cockburn Street) on Thursday 28 May from 6.30 [...]

coop not hole   an exhibition of final year photographic work by sam luntley   opening friday 8th May 7-9 pm all welcome 7 Barclay Terrace, Edinburgh, EH10 4PR hope you can make it sam

Agnes Nedregard Imploding 4 Apr 2009 – 5 Apr 2009 Exhibition / Durational Performance: Saturday 4 April & Sunday 5 April   12pm – 6pm FREE Set performance times (20 minutes): 3pm Saturday 4 April & 5pm Sunday 5 April followed by closing drinks Imploding Agnes Nedregard With performance, video, installation and documentation displays, Agnes Nedregard [...]

Conference SSHoP 25!

A Celebration of the 25th anniversary of The Scottish Society for the History of Photography and of The National Photographic Collection at the National Galleries of Scotland Friday 27 March at 6.00 pm Other Photographies – Professor Tom Normand explores vernacular photography in Scotland Admission Free Saturday 28 March 9.30 – 4.00 Photography in Scotland: [...]

Look! Tours

Hello everyone! Your friends here at the Look! Society have been working hard to get some more free events organized for you all and have come up with some great opportunities for you to get a closer (and in some cases behind the scenes) look at what some of Edinburgh’s art institutions have to offer. Please peruse [...]

Stills Round Table Event: Photography & the City: FRIDAY 6 MARCH 2PM – 5PM

Stills Round Table Event: Photography & the City: FRIDAY 6 MARCH 2PM – 5PM FREE This round table discussion will further explore the theme of photography and the city through three distinct perspectives. Alex Law (Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Abertay) will kick off with what promises to be a lively introduction [...]

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.