Gossamer Fog & Science Museum, London: Le Grand K, Book Launch
May 20 & 29
Le Grand K commemorates the dematerialisation of several measurement units, most notably the redefinition of the Kilogram.
Glasgow Contemporary Art Fair 2019
May 18 & 19
The Glasgow Contemporary Art Fair returns to the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, where a marquee in the grounds will showcase the best art and art galleries in Scotland.
Magical Milan
Long before it became one the world’s great fashion centres, Milan was the capital of the art world.
Tatha Gallery: Norman Gilbert, Passion, Vision & Spirit II
May 18 – Jun 15
Norman Gilbert’s work crosses boundaries and generations, and it naturally possesses humanity, interaction and authenticity.
Scottish Opera: The Magic Flute
Until 29 June Review
The Magic Flute, Mozart’s magical singspiel rooted in fairy tale heroes and damsels in distress, is presented by Scottish Opera in Glasgow before touring Scotland and showing in London and Belfast later this year
Gallery TEN: Chick Chalmers, An American Roadtrip
Until May 9 Review
The displayed works in Gallery TEN are moving in their gentle approach, almost perfectly arranged composition, and the frankness of their subjects.
Upright Gallery: Annalisa Merrilees, Frame of Mind
May 10 – 31
Annalisa Merrilees’s paintings derive from an interest in the mental limits of the mind and the subsequent physical effects on it when pushed to the max.
City Art Centre: Victoria Crowe: 50 Years of Painting
May 18 – Oct 13
Drawn from 50 solo exhibitions, Victoria Crowe: 50 Years of Painting is the first major showcase of one of the UK’s leading artists.
University of Dundee Degree Show 2019
May 18 – 26
For 10 days our Matthew and Crawford buildings transform themselves into one of the country’s biggest galleries showcasing the culmination of several years of creative development and hard work.
Duff House: Romantic Scotland
May 18 – Sep 29
Romantic Scotland at Duff House contrasts the romantic depictions of Scotland’s changing landscapes created by artists and writers in the 19th century, with the reality of ordinary life.
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland: Dead Man Walking
May 18 – 24
The powerful and thought-provoking production ‘Dead Man Walking’ is based on the book by Louisiana nun Sister Helen Prejean, who becomes the spiritual adviser to a convicted murderer on death row.
Perth Festival of Art: arTay
May 16 – 19
arTay features a huge range of paintings, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, glass, woodwork, metalwork and jewellery.
National Theatre of Scotland: The Cheviot, The Stag, and The Black, Black Oil
May 16 – Jun 22
‘The Cheviot, The Stag, and The Black, Black Oil’ by the National Theatre of Scotland reinforces its status as a cornerstone of contemporary Scottish theatre.
Tenterfield Stables: Nature’s Call
May 11 & 12
A mixed media exhibition of artwork, glass and pottery by local East Lothian artists, Avesha DeWolfe, Carol Duff and Mary Frith.
Frames Gallery: Nature Morte
May 11 – June 1
The major exhibition Nature More at the Frames Gallery is featuring the work of 22 artists who all work in the area of Still Life.
The Glasgow Art Club: Scottish Society of Architect-Artists (SSAA), Spring Exhibition 2019
May 11 – 28
The Scottish Society of Architect-Artists will exhibit the works of its members during the annual Spring Exhibition at the Glasgow Art Club.
The Gallery Melrose: Tina Holley
Until May 18
Gallery Melrose is presenting a new exhibition of works by Tina Holley.
London Craft Week 2019
May 8 – 12
With more than 240 events taking place across 150 locations over five days, London Craft Week is one of the busiest and most diverse events on the city’s creative calendar.
Scottish Opera: Anthropocene OperaVision
May 17
Anthropocene, the acclaimed new work commissioned by Scottish Opera from composer Stuart MacRae and librettist Louise Welsh, will be available to watch on OperaVision from May.
Edinburgh Printmakers Re-opens
From 27th April Review
Edinburgh Printmakers open the doors of their new home at Castle Mills, Fountainbridge, on Saturday 27th April – the culmination of a major renovation and relocation project to create a world-class creative space complete with new specially-commissioned works.
Scottish Opera: The Magic Flute
May 4 – Jun 15
Sir Thomas Allen’s five-star production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’, first created in 2012, returns to Scottish Opera.
Cample Line, Cample: Jacqueline Hoàng Nguyen, Maeve Brennan & Laura Waddington
Until May 25
Cample Line’s programme this spring brings together a wide range of stories about people and the objects, things and goods that define their lives, places, occupations, identities or legacies.
Artline Open Doors Weekend 2019
May 4 & 5
Artists and craft makers based in refurbished station buildings along the East Coast railway main line open their doors to the public during the Artline Open Doors Weekend
