http://www.nationalgalleries.org/events Events at the National Galleries of Scotland en-gb info@nationalgalleries.org Copyright 2009 National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8276 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/art_cart_1.jpg' /></p> Art activities for all the family inspired each month by different works from the collection. Supported by Friends of the National Galleries of Scotland. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8276 2009-06-03 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/art_cart_1.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8262 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_enjoying_the_galleries.jpg' /></p> A three-day course led by the very popular artist and tutor Ann McCluskey. Seeking inspiration from the Renaissance to Impressionism, the course will involve moving between the gallery and the studio, experiment with different media and create a contemporary response to what you have seen. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8262 2009-06-03 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_enjoying_the_galleries.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8218 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/sngma_marquee_evening_with_landform.jpg' /></p> Morwenna Blewett, Paintings Conservator at the Cambridge University-affiliated Ebury street studio of the Hamilton Kerr Institute, will briefly explore the context of looting during the Nazi period and then describe the role of conservators and restorers within this highly organised and ruthless programme of theft. Previously classified material will be used in addition to recently rediscovered papers and photographs. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8218 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/sngma_marquee_evening_with_landform.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8219 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/weston_link_hawthornden_lecture_theatre_side.jpg' /></p> The Queen's newly appointed sculptor in Scotland, Alexander Stoddart will deliver a panegyric on the lost idea of Inspiration in the modern arts. Using recent examples of his monumental statuary (James Clerk Maxwell, Adam Smith etc.) Stoddart will describe the counter-creative impulse that informs the making of large-scale, culturally connected works of art. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8219 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/weston_link_hawthornden_lecture_theatre_side.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8226 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_entrance.jpg' /></p> Soprano Emma Versteeg responds to the NGS collections with a selection of music. In association with Live Music Now Scotland. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8226 2009-06-03 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_entrance.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8205 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_entrance.jpg' /></p> Look at how others have portrayed the human figure, then work from a model, with guidance from award-winning artist Graham Flack. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8205 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_entrance.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8257 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/sngma_with_ueda_landform.jpg' /></p> A tour of the Gallery of Modern Art's permanent collection, focusing on key paintings. Meet at the main entrance. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8257 2009-06-03 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/sngma_with_ueda_landform.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8265 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/weston_link_entrance_with_tables.jpg' /></p> A three-day course led by designer jeweller Suilven Plazalska. The course comprises of: looking at and discussing Suilven's own practice; exploring a selection of artworks from the collection for inspiration; experimenting with materials and techniques; producing a final piece or pieces. Please note the first day will be based at the GMA. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8265 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/weston_link_entrance_with_tables.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8220 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/weston_link_entrance_with_tables.jpg' /></p> The notions of what 'Scotland' is, and ideas of belonging to a 'Scottish' identity, are continually re-defined and re-negotiated. Dr Jonathan Blackwood, Duncan of Jordanstone, Dundee, begins with Scotland very much an integral part of the Union at the end of World War Two, to the present day, when the country's very position in that Union is in question. Work by artists such as Colquhoun and MacBryde, McIntosh Patrick, Sandy Moffat, Douglas Gordon and Roddy Buchanan will be considered against a developing backdrop of political and cultural debate. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8220 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/weston_link_entrance_with_tables.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8501 An evening of Spanish music and dance. Ensemble Hispanico Numen, fuses soprano saxophone, viola and electric bass. They will be accompanied by acclaimed flamenco guitarist ‘Canito' and flamenco dancer Concha Jareno. Sponsored by the Consulate General of Spain. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8501 2009-06-19 00:00:00 National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8221 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/d_1855.jpg' /></p> Tricia Allerston, National Galleries of Scotland Head of Education, considers two portraits from Tintoretto's workshop, focusing on the role of portraiture in mid- to late-sixteenth-century Venice. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8221 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/d_1855.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8222 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg' /></p> Spain played a dramatic and decisive role in work of David Bomberg, transforming him into one of Britain's outstanding landscape painters. After visiting Toledo in 1929, he explored Cuenca, Ronda and the Asturias Mountains before returning to Ronda in his final years, when he produced a sequence of impassioned, eloquent masterpieces. A talk by Richard Cork, award-winning art historian, critic, broadcaster and exhibition curator to open The Discovery of Spain exhibition. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8222 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8278 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/bags_of_art_018.jpg' /></p> Collect a bag of new activities from the Art Station at the top of the stairs to help your family explore the collection and create your own artwork. Supported by Friends of the National Galleries of Scotland. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8278 2009-05-28 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/bags_of_art_018.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8513 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/hirst__away_from_the_flock.jpg' /></p> During this summer school we will investigate art from Raphael to Damien Hirst, looking at why artists make art. We will try new ways of making art, drawing on personal experiences and knowledge, to create art that is unique to us. We will create a group exhibition at the end of sessions. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8513 2009-06-29 13:39:14 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/hirst__away_from_the_flock.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8223 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_exterior_front_2_1.jpg' /></p> Rescheduled from the 5 May. Frances Fowle, Senior Curator at the National Gallery, discusses the Gallery's early purchases and bequests of nineteenth-century French art, including the ones that got away! The talk reveals that decisions were often based not only on contemporary taste, but on financial constraints, a lack of connoisseurship and a deeply-entrenched conservatism. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8223 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_exterior_front_2_1.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8224 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg' /></p> Christopher Baker, Chief Curator at the National Gallery, gives an introduction and tour of this major exhibition celebrating Spanish culture, as seen through the eyes of British artists and collectors. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8224 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8227 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_entrance.jpg' /></p> A special performance by Spanish Baroque Ensemble, La Folía, who will be performing instrumental music from the age of Velázquez including works by Francisco Correa de Arauxo, Enrique Botelero, Dario Castello and Andrea Falconiero. Sponsored by the Spanish Ministry of Culture and the Consulate General of Spain in Edinburgh. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8227 2009-06-11 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_entrance.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8228 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg' /></p> Andrew Robinson performs a programme of flamenco guitar music inspired by The Discovery of Spain exhibition. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8228 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8259 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_raeburn_walker_2.jpg' /></p> National Gallery Highlights tour including the Titian paintings Diana and Actaeon and Diana and Callisto and other parts of The Bridgewater Collection. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8259 2009-05-28 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_raeburn_walker_2.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8319 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/hirst__away_from_the_flock.jpg' /></p> During this summer school we will investigate art from Raphael to Damien Hirst, looking at why artists make art. We will try new ways of making art, drawing on personal experiences and knowledge, to create art that is unique to us. We will create a group exhibition at the end of sessions. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8319 2009-06-29 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/hirst__away_from_the_flock.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8225 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2180.jpg' /></p> James McNeill Whistler revolutionized British art, elevating dark tonal values and fluid brushwork above the detailed realism of previous decades. Inspired by Velázquez, he established a new canon for progressive painting, inspiring artists as diverse as Millais, Sargent and Pryde. A talk by Dr Joanna Meacock, Research Associate, Whistler Etchings Project, History of Art Department, University of Glasgow. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8225 2009-06-11 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2180.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8240 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg' /></p> Susanna Kerr, former Senior Curator at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, will discuss how the pioneering Spanish journeys of David Roberts both inspired the artist and seized the imagination of nineteenth-century Britain. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8240 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8305 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg' /></p> Explore The Discovery of Spain exhibition then come downstairs to El Estudio Español and try: making clay tiles; helping to create a huge Spanish archway; constructing mini-stage sets; drawing in reverse; printing and collaging a portrait and much much more! There are friendly artists there to help. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8305 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8241 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/alive_with_innovations_paolozzi_webimage.jpg' /></p> Eduardo Paolozzi's series of Bunk collages is often seen as a herald of Pop art, yet it is also deeply controversial and frequently misunderstood. Dr John-Paul Stonard, art historian and contributing editor for The Burlington Magazine, recounts the fascinating story behind its creation and subsequent interpretation. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8241 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/alive_with_innovations_paolozzi_webimage.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8242 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg' /></p> Flamenco is one of the great European musical forms and is at the forefront of modern Spanish international culture. Dr Jan Fairley, Ethnomusicologist, will explore flamenco traditions past and present starting with Enrique Morente's Sueña la Alhambra, relating flamenco to paintings in the exhibition. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8242 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8243 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2783.jpg' /></p> Sir Francis Grant's depiction of his daughter walking through a snowy landscape was painted both as a demonstration of paternal affection towards ‘Daisy' and as a deliberate show-piece. Nicola Kalinsky, Chief Curator at the Portrait Gallery, gives a talk on this compelling image of Victorian womanhood. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8243 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2783.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8229 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_exterior_front_2_1.jpg' /></p> Critically-acclaimed harpist, Alina Bzhezhinska, returns to the Galleries with new arrangements for harp. The programme includes jazz and world traditional tunes from her new harp book Steps to Excellence. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8229 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_exterior_front_2_1.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8231 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_of_spain_goya_el_medico.jpg' /></p> Weekly screenings of the critically acclaimed BBC Four series, The Art of Spain presented by art historian and critic, Andrew Graham-Dixon. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8231 2009-06-10 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_of_spain_goya_el_medico.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8258 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/sngma_with_ueda_landform.jpg' /></p> A tour of the Gallery of Modern Art's permanent collection, focusing on key paintings. Meet at the main entrance. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8258 2009-06-03 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/sngma_with_ueda_landform.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8244 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/enlightenments_creek.jpg' /></p> Juliana Engberg, Curator of The Enlightenments exhibition, gives an introduction to the work on show at the Dean Gallery which features Tacita Dean, Greg Creek, Gabrielle de Vietri, Joshua Mosley and Nathan Coley. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8244 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/enlightenments_creek.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8255 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg' /></p> Written by Asa Palomera, this play compares and follows the lives of two great Renaissance writers - William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes - who had never met, but lived contemporaneously. Performed by the new Edinburgh Theatre Company, the drama will enfold with period dance, music and costumes. Sponsored by the Consulate General of Spain in Edinburgh. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8255 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8232 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_of_spain_goya_el_medico.jpg' /></p> Weekly screenings of the critically acclaimed BBC Four series, The Art of Spain presented by art historian and critic, Andrew Graham-Dixon. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8232 2009-06-10 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_of_spain_goya_el_medico.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8245 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2706.jpg' /></p> In 1853, the best-known British art critic of the day, John Ruskin, criticised a painting of street urchins by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, then the best-known Spanish Old Master, as ‘mere delight in foulness'. Many would say that Murillo's critical reputation in Britain has never recovered from this attack, yet he is undoubtedly one of the greatest Spanish painters. Dr Hilary Macartney, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Glasgow, examines some of his paintings which made - and broke - the critical esteem of Murillo in Britain. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8245 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2706.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8279 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/bags_of_art_018.jpg' /></p> Collect a bag of new activities from the Art Station at the top of the stairs to help your family explore the collection and create your own artwork. Supported by Friends of the National Galleries of Scotland. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8279 2009-05-28 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/bags_of_art_018.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8246 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/artist_rooms_logo3.png' /></p> Suzanne Dunn, former Exhibitions Officer at Edinburgh College of Art, gives a talk on paintings by American abstract artist, Agnes Martin, on show as part of ARTIST ROOMS. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8246 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/artist_rooms_logo3.png National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8247 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/artist_rooms__away_from_the_flock_by_damien_hirst.jpg' /></p> Writer Gordon Burn is the author of four novels including Alma Cogan and non-fiction titles including On the Way to Work (Faber & Faber), a collection of interviews with the artist Damien Hirst from 1992-2001. In this talk, Burn gives a talk on the work of Damien Hirst, which is currently on show as part of ARTIST ROOMS. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8247 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/artist_rooms__away_from_the_flock_by_damien_hirst.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8230 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg' /></p> Spanish guitar music from the Renaissance to the Romantic era including composers such as Narváez, Sanz, Aguado, Tárrega. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8230 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8233 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_of_spain_goya_el_medico.jpg' /></p> Weekly screenings of the critically acclaimed BBC Four series, The Art of Spain presented by art historian and critic, Andrew Graham-Dixon. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8233 2009-06-10 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_of_spain_goya_el_medico.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8249 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/02john_ruskinls.jpg' /></p> Following sell-out performances in 2007 and 2008, the actor and art historian, Paul O'Keeffe, recreates the four lectures given by the great Victorian art critic, John Ruskin. They will change the way you look at art, architecture and the city of Edinburgh itself! 24 Aug: Architecture I (90mins); 26 Aug: Architecture II (75mins); 27 Aug: Turner and his Works (75mins); 28 Aug: Pre-Raphaelitism (75mins). http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8249 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/02john_ruskinls.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8252 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg' /></p> David Howarth, Head of History of Art at the University of Edinburgh, offers a survey of the complex fascination the British have had with Spain. Many saw the repulse of the Spanish Armada as a defining moment for English nationhood. The British engagement with Spain during the Peninsular War against Napoleon, brought the two nations close, whilst the controversy surrounding British attitudes to the Spanish Civil War, helped to polarise politics before the Second World War. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8252 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8268 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_exterior_front.jpg' /></p> An extension of Art for Absolute and Not Quite Beginners. These regular fortnightly sessions will explore parts of the collection in an informal, enjoyable way under the expert guidance of artist Ann McCluskey. Newcomers welcome. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8268 2009-06-03 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_exterior_front.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8234 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_of_spain_goya_el_medico.jpg' /></p> Weekly screenings of the critically acclaimed BBC Four series, The Art of Spain presented by art historian and critic, Andrew Graham-Dixon. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8234 2009-06-10 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_of_spain_goya_el_medico.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8270 A six-week course led by artist Lindsey Hamilton. Taking inspiration from The Discovery of Spain exhibition, participants will experiment with different  textile techniques and materials and have the opportunity of working towards a final piece. Beginners will be helped. The more experienced will be stretched. All materials supplied. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8270 2009-06-04 00:00:00 National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8253 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ngl_058.46.jpg' /></p> Dr Jill Burke, Lecturer in the History of Art at the University of Edinburgh, discusses renaissance attitudes towards nudity, sexuality and morality as shown in Titian's Diana and Actaeon. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8253 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ngl_058.46.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8256 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/weston_link_hawthornden_lecture_theatre_side.jpg' /></p> A rehearsed reading of Drawing Blood, a play based on the early life of the Aberdeenshire artist, James McBey, who despite being born into poverty, became the highest-paid etcher of his day. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8256 2009-06-03 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/weston_link_hawthornden_lecture_theatre_side.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8315 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg' /></p> James Mayhew, author of Katie and The Spanish Princess, will tell stories and amaze everyone by drawing upside down, in front of the inspiration for his book, The Spanish Infanta after Velázquez. Copies of the book are for sale in the gallery shop. James will be delighted to sign copies after each session. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8315 2009-06-04 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8260 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_raeburn_walker_2.jpg' /></p> National Gallery Highlights tour including the Titian paintings Diana and Actaeon and Diana and Callisto and other parts of The Bridgewater Collection. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8260 2009-05-28 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_raeburn_walker_2.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8316 Inspired by some of the amazing works of art at the National Galleries of Scotland, award-winning writer Gaby Halberstam will help take your mind on a journey to some fantastic places. This is a practical creative writing workshop for those with imagination and a sense of adventure. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8316 2009-06-04 00:00:00 National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8254 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/gma_407.jpg' /></p> Artist and etcher James McBey (1883-1959) was brought up in abject poverty in North East Scotland but found fame and fortune as a self-taught artist. Jennifer Melville, Keeper of Fine Art, Aberdeen Art Gallery, celebrates the life and work of McBey, who died fifty years ago. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8254 2009-06-03 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/gma_407.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8239 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg' /></p> To tie-in with The Discovery of Spain exhibition, the Filmhouse will be offering a retrospective of films starring Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem during the months of September and October, exploring different aspects of notions about Spanishness and Spanish culture and revealing much about the construction of indentities in contemporary Spain. Further information on this season will be available on the Filmhouse website (www.filmhousecinema.com) from August. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8239 2009-06-17 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8235 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_of_spain_goya_el_medico.jpg' /></p> Weekly screenings of the critically acclaimed BBC Four series, The Art of Spain presented by art historian and critic, Andrew Graham-Dixon. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8235 2009-06-10 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_of_spain_goya_el_medico.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8530 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg' /></p> Tour of exhibition given by Tessa Asquith Lamb for a maximum of 16 people who are hard of hearing. Portable loops will be provided.  http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8530 2009-07-02 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8518 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_elgreco.jpg' /></p> Nineteenth-century travel to Spain was largely stimulated by its Islamic past. This could be best felt in the medieval monuments in the southern province of Andalucia, where Muslim rule had persisted longer than in any other part of the Peninsula. The Alhambra - the vast palace complex built by the Nasrid sultans in Granada - captivated the artist's imagination like no other building in Spain. A favourite subject of artists and writers, it was popularised in literature, paintings, prints, drawings, photographs and architectural models. Claudia Heide, Visiting Lecturer (History of Art) at the University of Edinburgh, explores the British fascination with the Alhambra in the nineteenth century. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8518 2009-07-01 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_elgreco.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8528 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg' /></p> Descriptive tours and practical workshops led by Jennie Temple. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8528 2009-07-02 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8523 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_elgreco.jpg' /></p> Alison Watt is one of Scotland's most exciting and original painters. Her recent successful exhibition, Phantom, at the National Gallery in London, brought her much critical acclaim. During her time in London, she became obsessed  by Zurbarán's Saint Francis in Meditation. In this informal conversation with Colin Wiggins, curator of her London exhibition, Alison will discuss the mysterious nature of this painting and its personal meaning to her. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8523 2009-07-01 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_elgreco.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8519 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_elgreco.jpg' /></p> Numerous British literary and artistic travellers to Spain in the early 20th century - from Laurie Lee and Gerald Brenan to Edward Burra and David Bomberg - started wandering far from the beaten romantic trail. Whether delving into the seedier side streets of Barcelona, or discovering the virgin paradise of the Alpujarra, or exploring the inner world of Toledo, they greatly opened up the foreign appreciation of Spain. A talk by author Dr Michael Jacobs. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8519 2009-07-01 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_elgreco.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8236 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_of_spain_goya_el_medico.jpg' /></p> Weekly screenings of the critically acclaimed BBC Four series, The Art of Spain presented by art historian and critic, Andrew Graham-Dixon. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8236 2009-06-10 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_of_spain_goya_el_medico.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8524 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_elgreco.jpg' /></p> Art historian and critic, Andrew Graham-Dixon, gives a fascinating insight into the filming and research behind the critically acclaimed BBC Four series, The Art of Spain, in this special evening talk. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8524 2009-07-01 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_elgreco.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8520 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_elgreco.jpg' /></p> One of Goya's greatest achievements was his terrifying series of etchings of the Disasters of War, representing the cruelties of the Spanish War of Independence against the Napoleonic army. David Wilkie also made a series of paintings of the war, but of a very different nature. Nicholas Tromans, Senior Lecturer, Kingston University, compares two different artistic perspectives upon a conflict that defined modern European history. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8520 2009-07-01 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_elgreco.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8529 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg' /></p> Descriptive tours and practical workshops led by Jennie Temple. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8529 2009-07-02 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discoveryofspain_ladyinafurwrap_elgreco.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8237 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_of_spain_goya_el_medico.jpg' /></p> Weekly screenings of the critically acclaimed BBC Four series, The Art of Spain presented by art historian and critic, Andrew Graham-Dixon. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8237 2009-06-10 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_of_spain_goya_el_medico.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8527 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/saturday_art_club.jpg' /></p> A four-week painting course co-ordinated by Juliana Capes.  Saturdays 26th Sep, 3rd Oct, 10th Oct & 17th Oct. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8527 2009-07-02 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/saturday_art_club.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8526 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/saturday_studio.jpg' /></p> A four-week painting course led by Ann McCluskey. Saturdays 26th Sep, 3rd Oct, 10th Oct & 17th Oct. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8526 2009-07-02 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/saturday_studio.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8521 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_elgreco.jpg' /></p> Dr Gabriele Finaldi, Deputy Director of the Prado Museum in Madrid, gives a talk on the exhanges of paintings between Spain and Britain, in particular between the Stuart and Hapsburg courts involving works by Pantoja de la Cruz and Velázquez, and De Critz and Van Dyck. He will also focus on Philip IV's gifts to Charles Prince of Wales, and Philip IV's acquisition of works from Charles I's collection after his death. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8521 2009-07-01 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_elgreco.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8238 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_of_spain_goya_el_medico.jpg' /></p> Weekly screenings of the critically acclaimed BBC Four series, The Art of Spain presented by art historian and critic, Andrew Graham-Dixon. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8238 2009-06-10 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_of_spain_goya_el_medico.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8522 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_elgreco.jpg' /></p> Dr Jonathan Blackwood, Lecturer & Course Director, History & Theory of Art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Fine Art, charts the response of artists and critics working in the UK to the emergent art of Pablo Picasso. Little known in the UK until after the Great War, the lecture charts the growing critical awareness of his work, and the response of artists as varied as Wyndham Lewis, Ben Nicholson, Edward Baird, and Graham Sutherland. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8522 2009-07-01 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_elgreco.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8525 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_elgreco.jpg' /></p> To complement the major summer exhibition, The Discovery of Spain, this academic conference will explore issues raised by the exhibition and will include contributions from Dawson Carr (National Gallery, London), John Sweetman (University of Southampton), Alastair Laing (The National Trust), Xanthe Brooke (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), Hugh Brigstocke (Editor of the Walpole Society), Marjorie Trusted (Victoria and Albert Museum), Jennifer Melville (Aberdeen Art Gallery) and Alison Smith (Tate). http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/8525 2009-07-03 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/discovery_elgreco.jpg