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Lisa Le Feuvre - curator, writer and Head of Sculpture Studies at The Henry Moore Institute, Leeds - will give a talk on the exhibition Mostly West: Franz West and Artist Collaborations.

Free admission, booking essential: ihevents@rbge.ac.uk or 0131 248 2971

Artist Stuart McAdam and Claudia Zeiske, Director of Deveron Arts, will lead a discussion with a panel of experts about the relationship between art and walking, and the history of the railways in Scotland. This event is the culmination of a guided walk that McAdam will lead earlier in the afternoon along the Innocent Railway Path, the route of the capital’s first railway line which was closed in 1968. You are welcome to join the walk or to attend just the discussion event.

Artists Kjersti Sletteland and Despina Nissiriou will give an exclusive guided tour of their exhibition at Patriothall Gallery, providing insigts into the works on show and the building which the history of the building which the works respond to. All are welcome.

Dr Dominic Paterson, Lecturer in Art History at the University of Glasgow, will give a talk on the exhibition Mostly West: Franz West and Artist Collaborations.

Free admission, booking essential: ihevents@rbge.ac.uk or 0131 248 2971.

Ângela Ferreira discusses her exhibition Political Cameras with curator Filipa Oliveria.

Join artist Stuart McAdam for a guided walk along the Innocent Railway Path, the route of the capital’s first railway line which was closed in 1968, and learn about his nomadic journeys and walking as a methodology for art production.

His latest project, part of a residency at Deveron Arts, is based around the infamous Beeching Railway cuts of the 1960’s which saw a network of rail routes closed in Aberdeenshire as a result of Dr. Richard Beeching’s recommendations. Through a series of performative walks along these routes, McAdam aims to bring into focus the contemporary issues surrounding this legacy. As part of an ongoing investigation into slow travel as art practice, the artist will be joined by Claudia Zeiske, Director, Deveron Arts. All are invited to participate in this walk, share their thoughts and contribute to the artist’s research.

The walk will start at the entrance to the Innocent Railway path at Duddingston Road West and will finish at the Engine Shed, St Leonards Lane. For those travelling from the city centre to join the walk, the number 42 bus stops close to the start of the walk.

The day will finish with a discussion at the Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture with a panel of specialists in the fields of art and walking, and the history of the railways.

The opening of 'This Land', which presents a beautifully alternative view of the Scottish landscape through works by artists with a diverse range of practices, including Henry Coombes, Andy Holden, Hannah Imlach, Michael Reisch and Iain Sarjeant.

Initially located for the festival beside the City Art Centre, The Travelling Gallery - Scotland's unique mobile gallery of contemporary art - will then visit various venues within the city before touring the exhibition around Scotland.

Colin Wiggins, Head of Education at The National Gallery in London, will give an introduction to the work, themes and concerns of Ana Maria Pacheco.

The opening of the exhibition 'Staple Matter', in which Kjersti Sletteland and Despina Nissiriou explore the secrets of this building, creating site-specific work that enters a playful dialogue with Patriothall's structure and history.