Education is at the core of The Fruitmarket Gallery programme, offering groups and individuals a range of innovative ways to get involved with contemporary art. Activities include artists’ talks, seminars, writers’ talks, workshops for adults, young people and children and families, free guided tours, school residencies and community outreach projects.
Including podcasts, seminar papers and schools workbooks can be found in this section of this website. Click on the download resources menu button
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Interpretation
The Fruitmarket Gallery provides a range of interpretative material, to extend the meaning and context of exhibitions.
Gallery Information Assistants are available daily from 11am – 6pm to provide free tours
and to answer questions about the themes explored in the work.
A free exhibition guide is available during each exhibition which is available in standard format, large print and e-mail.
Short Exhibition Films are produced for each exhibition by Brian Ross. Featuring interviews with artists and curators, they are shown in the reading room and are available on DVD priced £15 from the bookshop. Complimentary copies are available to schools when booking a gallery visit through the Opt in for Art programme.
A resource room is available during each exhibition, which includes a range of
publications and previously published texts on the exhibiting artists.
Artists’ and Contextual Talks
The Fruitmarket Gallery delivers a range of artists’ talks and contextual talks delivered by academics during each exhibition. Recordings of talks are available to download from the resources section of the website.
Schools and Youth Groups Programme
Opt in for Art is The Fruitmarket Gallery’s two-year education programme which aims
to engage children and young people aged 7–18 with the Gallery’s changing exhibition programme.
In its first year from March 2005 to March 2006, the Opt in for Art programme delivered
43 events and projects for primary and secondary schools and youth organisations,
working with a total of 1,025 children and young people.
Forums and Seminars
The Fruitmarket Gallery organises an annual series of forums and seminars which promote
critical debate on a variety of subjects relating to contemporary visual art and
cultural issues. Subsequent publications are available from the bookshop.
Writers Talks and Poetry Readings
The Gallery aims to deliver a regular series of Writer’s Talks and Poetry Readings,
there is often a correlation between the themes the writer/poet explores in their work
and those presented in the exhibition.
Practical Workshops
The Gallery’s workshop programme is delivered by practising artists. The programme
aims to offer participants an opportunity to try out specific processes using a variety of
materials which relate to work in the Gallery’s exhibition programme. Workshops for
adults, young people and children are delivered during each exhibition. For
information on the current workshop programme please refer to the events calendar.
Ways of Seeing Gallery Tours for 60+
During each exhibition the Gallery delivers the Ways of Seeing Gallery Tour, led by
freelance educator, Mary Keegan. The tour offers an opportunity for people aged 60
and over to enjoy a guided tour of the exhibition with opportunities to ask questions
and discuss the themes presented in the work.
To join a tour contact the bookshop on 0131 226 8181 or email bookshop@fruitmarket.co.uk
