This Week in Scottish Art: 18-24 Oct

This exciting and packed week brings great new things including the latest episode of Arika, new performance work at the Glue Factory, two new all-female exhibitions, the Document film festival and much more besides ...

Article by Holly Gavin | 18 Oct 2016

Tue 18 Oct: Six Foot Gallery

Six Foot 7 previews at Six Foot Gallery from 6-8pm tonight. The show presents the work of seven female artists living and working in Scotland: Mhairi Law, Penny Sharp, Eleanor Paul, Molly McEwan, Katariina Yli-Malmi, Ruth Kirkby, and Kirstie Gillies. The show runs till 5 November, visit Six Foot Gallery Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Wed 19 Oct: GRAMNet Film Series and BUZZCUT at CCA

GRAMNet (Glasgow Refugee Asylum and Migrant Network) launches their film series at CCA with a screening of The Crossing at 6pm. The film documents the journey across the Mediterranean and through to Europe taken by a group of Syrians fleeing their war-torn country and the risk of persecution. This event is free and unticketed, and open to all ages.

Pete McMaster’s performances Men & Space (a working title), Figs and Wigs, and Often Onstage takes place in the CCA’s theatre as part of BUZZCUT Festival’s Autumn Delights. The event runs from 7pm, tickets are £8 or £6 concession + £1 booking fee. This event is 14+. Men & Space delves into male privilege and contemporary masculinity by examining presence in a theatrical space; in Figs and Wigs, McMaster employs dance to demonstrate the endless possibilities of entering and exiting the stage. Often Onstage considers the death of theatre and some of the art form’s absurd traditions.

Thu 20 Oct: Glue Factory, Document 2016

Patrick Cole’s performance Diving, a collaboration with Alex Misick, opens today in the Glue Factory’s tank room. The site-specific performance deliberates threats imposed to notions of masculinity in a post-industrial society by analyzing the life of a pearl diver on a submarine and drawing on his experiences of anxiety and depression. There are three performances from 7-9pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Tickets are bookable on Eventbrite and cost £4 (£3 concession).

The Opening Gala for Document Human Rights Film Festival, which runs till Sunday at CCA (full programme here), features 2015 film Kings of Nowhere (Los Reyes Del Pueblo Que No Existe), directed by Betzabé García. García’s film captures the sudden change in Mexican village San Marcos after a dam construction flooded the village’s streets and left it desolated. The film follows the daily lives of the last three families refusing to abandon their homes. The screening starts at 8pm, ages 15+, tickets £4 or £3 concession + £1 booking fee, free for asylum seekers and those on income support. £10 (£8 concession) day passes are also available for the festival on Friday, Saturday and Sunday; book those here.

Also on Thursday, performance piece The Party by Mark Briggs is at the CCA from 7pm; this event is free and unticketed.

Fri 21 Oct: Tall Tales at GWL, Refuse Power’s Grasp, Embassy Gallery

Tall Tales previews at the Glasgow Women’s Library from 5-8pm tonight. The international touring programme includes the works of seventeen international female artists who use storytelling as a technique to make work. There are two events on Friday: Jenn Ashworth’s recital at 5.30pm followed by a Q&A, and Beth Collar’s performance inspired by the GWL archives at 7pm. Tall Tales is on until 21 Dec; visit Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 9.30am-5.30pm, Thursday 9.30am-7.30pm, and Saturday 12-4pm, admission is free and unticketed.

Episode 8: Refuse Powers’ Grasp is a three-day celebration of refusal to be defined or constrained subverting the walls of normative culture organised by Arika. The full programme – available here includes screenings, discussions, performances, workshops and club nights happening at Tramway and the Art School. Entry is on a first-come-first-served basis; all events are pay-what-you-can, but a daily donation of £5 is suggested. Entry to Refuse Powers’ Grasp We Will Rise Fundraiser at the Art School tonight 11pm to 3am (18+) is £6 on the door and free to asylum seekers.

Cherry Picker, an evening of performances submitted by members of Embassy Gallery, is also on tonight at their Broughton Street space in Edinburgh at 7pm.  

Sat 22 Oct: Tramway, DCA

Jennifer West’s final performance for Flashlight Filmstrip Projections takes place from 3pm at Tramway; while you’re there why not visit Ella Kruglyanskaya's new exhibition at the gallery. Both shows are open from 12-6pm; entry is free and unticketed.

In Dundee, DCA presents a host of films for young audiences at Discovery Film Festival – access the full programme brochure here for event listings. Film screenings, workshops and family events are scheduled alongside the posthumous celebration of the work of Katy Dove, on at DCA till 20 Nov. DFF’s Opening Gala features the film Rainbow (Dhanak), showing at 3pm. The film follows the adventure of two siblings who embark on a three-hundred kilometer journey in search for Shah Rukh Khan, a famous Bollywood star, whom Pari hopes will help her family find the means to fund an operation for Chotu, her blind little brother. All tickets can be purchased online here.

Sun 23 Oct: Fruitmarket Gallery, Inverleith House closure

This is your last chance to see Damián Ortega's exhibition at the Fruitmarket Gallery from 11am to 5pm. I Still Believe in Miracles also closes today at Inverleith House – the show is a celebration of the gallery’s last thirty years showcasing work by Scottish and international artists who have had solo shows in the space, visit between 10am and 4.30pm.

Sadly this show closure also marks the closure of the gallery itself. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has taken the decision to close the exhibition space, home to many a Turner-nominated show and one of the most beautiful gallery spaces in the UK. Staff are to be retained and some sort of contemporary art programme to be continued although how or where remains a big question. Ominously, RBGE promises to continue a focus on botanical art.

Mon 24 Oct: Royal Scottish Academy

Why not visit Doug Cocker RSA at the Royal Scottish Academy open today from 10am to 5pm. On display are some of Cocker’s recent wall-hung constructions presented alongside drawings and materials.  


The Blind Love Bad Taste event at Rhubaba previously listed for Sun 23 Oct has been postponed

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