What's On at Dovecot
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- 1 North Gallery
- 2 Entrance Foyer & Shop
- 3 Cafe
- 4 South Gallery
- 5 Weaving Floor
- 6 Ladies Baths/Conference Room
- 7 Meeting Room
- 8 Tapestry Balcony
- 2nd/3rd Floor
- 1st Floor
- Ground Floor
Dovecot Studios’ Tapestry & Rug Collection (Saturdays Only)
Exhibition, 10 November–27 July 2013
Each Saturday the Weaving Floor Viewing Balcony is open to the public to view the weaving studio below as well as a curated an ever changing collection of our tapestries and rugs.
Julie Brook in conversation with contemporary British Painter Dan Sturgis FREE EVENT
Event, 6:00pm–7:30pm, 22 May
Julie Brook in conversation with Scottish poet, writer and musician Don Paterson about language, poetry, and artistic practice. FREE EVENT
Event, 6:00pm–7:30pm, 30 May
RSNO Chamber Series - Classical Strings
Performance, 2:30pm–4:30pm, 9 June
Relax and unwind on a Sunday afternoon with the RSNO Chamber Series. A refreshing chance to hear the musicians of the Orchestra up close and personal, performing music by the great composers in an intimate setting.
Heriot-Watt University's School of Textiles and Design Graduate Exhibition and Fashion Show.
Exhibition, 15 June–20 June
Dazzle@Dovecot
Exhibition, 2 August–26 August
Dazzle returns for a second consecutive year to Dovecot featuring work from over 50 contemporary jewellery designers’ and silversmiths. For the first time in Edinburgh *Dazzle@Dovecot* will also be presenting work by Japanese printmaker Emiko Aida..
Fleece to Fibre: The Making of the Large Tree Group Tapestry
Exhibition, 2 August–14 September
Victoria Crowe’s celebrated painting, Large Tree Group (1975), was commisioned by Dovecot in 2012 to be transposed into a large tapestry as part of its centenary celebrations. Using exclusively un-dyed wool sourced from around the country, the finished tapestry – complete after hundreds of hours of careful work by Dovecot's master weavers – is at the heart of this exhibition.
Artist Rugs: Dovecot’s Contemporary Rug Collection
Exhibition, 2 August–14 September
Dovecot Studios have been the leading pioneers in tapestry and rug making for over a 100 years. This exhibition showcases Dovecot’s contemporary hand-tufted rugs which are in turn graphic and vibrant, colourful and highly original.
David Peat: Photographer, A Retrospective
Exhibition, 27 September–26 October
The roots of David Peat's photography lie firmly in the classic street photography genre. Continually inspired by the masters of street photography and their skill at seeing and hunting a meaningful image within a moment in time, Peat has quietly built his own personal portfolio of images during a working life around the world.
Jacki Parry
Exhibition, 27 September–26 October
Paper is central to the conceptual, physical and material activity which drives Jacki Parry’s work. For most of the last 40 years her investigations have been based on developing ideas in paper using it variously as substrate, as independent medium, and in combination with other materials. This exhibition features a diverse collection of works in two and three dimensions spanning the years 2000 – 2012 plus a small selection of earlier paperworks.
Jamie Primrose ‘Reflections on a city’
Exhibition, 8 November–16 November
Jamie Primrose is a highly collectable and acclaimed contemporary Scottish artist. Having achieved outstanding success with past sell-out exhibitions of his sought-after paintings, he has now established himself as one of the most exciting talents in the UK.
Selected
Exhibition, 29 November–21 December
Selected is a new selling exhibition which will celebrate contemporary Scottish craft and design.