Night Walk for Edinburgh is a 50 minute walk, best viewed at dusk, which takes you through the closes and backstreets of Edinburgh’s Old Town. Following a film on your tablet or smart phone and a soundtrack on your headphones, you will walk up Advocate’s Close and along a route that weaves around the Royal […]

Friday 24.01.25 – Thursday 06.02.25 (no performance on Sundays and Mondays) All performances at 7pm. 1 hour duration.  £18 (full price) £12 (arts workers) and £5 (concession). Book your ticket here Performances on 29.01.25 and 31.01.25 will be captioned Performances on 29.01.25 and 05.02.25 will be British Sign Language (BSL) interpreted Performances 30.01.25 and 04.02.25 will […]

02.02.25. 6.30pm. Running time 50 minutes. Tickets £12/£8/£5. Book your ticket here Aberdeen is an intimate music theatre performance with cello, electronics, found sounds and live video. A collaboration between cellist Sonia Cromarty and composer David Fennessy, it explores memory, place and family-ties through the deeply personal story of the instrument being played, a cello […]

08.02.25. 7–9pm (Doors 6.30pm). £5/£10/£20. Book your ticket here ‘When Illuminate returns you should go and hear for yourself’ - Richard Bratby (Spectator) We are delighted to bring the Illuminate Women’s Music concert series to Scotland this year! Illuminate has existed in the UK since 2018, with the aim to shine light on the work and creativity […]

Sunday 09.02.25. 8–11pm. £10. Book your ticket here TFEH is an organiser of Free Improv, Noise and Free Jazz concerts in Edinburgh. Tonight they welcome RED BRUT, STONES and OFF BRAND. Another TFEH built monument to all that is excellent in experimental music.....   RED BRUT.  Marijn Verbiesen's art is built from the everyday: Kitchen […]

12.02.25–13.02.25. Time-slots available starting from 2.30pm. Duration 51 minutes. £10/£8 Click here to book Where are we? How do we relate to each other now? How do we orientate and anchor ourselves in this tumultuous moment?   Every 13 minutes, a small group of audience members will enter a kind of labyrinth in the Fruitmarket Warehouse. […]

Saturday 15.02.25, 10am–6pm and Sunday 16.02.25, 10am–5pm. Free. Artists’ Bookmarket is Edinburgh’s annual celebration of art publishing. The event runs over two busy weekend days with stalls laid out to showcase a wide array of work. Artists’ Bookmarket is complemented by a busy talks and workshops programme, now open for booking below.   Artists' Bookmarket […]

15.02.25–16.02.25 During Artists’ Bookmarket 2025 our featured artist Lydia Davies presents an exhibition of work, The glass with the fingers dipped in. In the Warehouse, a large-scale moving image projection, six suspended paintings, and a live vocal performance will be presented alongside Davies’ new artist book, featuring a collection of short stories and poems. Performances […]

11–12pm. 12 places. £10. Ages 12+. Click here to book Make zines using plant dyes and a natural printing technique. You’ll learn about commonly found dye plants and discover the colours they make to create beautifully intricate botanical impressions.      This workshop accompanies Artists' Bookmarket 2025

12.30–2.30pm. 12 places. £25. Ages 7+. Click here to book  Discover the ancient art of momigami, where we’ll transform plain paper into fabric-like, textured sheets to create a beautifully raw pocket-size artist book. No experience needed and all supplies included, with a sweet treat to enjoy as you work.     This workshop accompanies Artists' Bookmarket 2025

1–1.30pm. Free. Click here to book An informal discussion with Elizabeth McLean, Deputy Director at Fruitmarket and designer and production manager for all our award-winning titles. Bring any questions you have and she’ll share advice on all aspects of publishing and printing.        This talk accompanies Artists’ Bookmarket 2025

1.45–2.15pm. Free. Click here to book Hear The Travelling Bookbinder extol how making books makes us happy in this exploration of the physical, mental, practical and emotional advantages of bookbinding.    This talk accompanies Artists’ Bookmarket 2025

2.30–3pm. Free. Click here to book Hestan Isle Press discuss their latest title and their almost thirty years of making artist books.      This talk accompanies Artists’ Bookmarket 2025

3–5pm. 12 places. £20. Ages 12+. Click here to book An interactive and collaborative workshop led by Susie Wilson and Gen Harrison. You will make paper works inspired by the cassette player. The pieces will then be assembled into a pocket accordion book to take away.    This workshop accompanies Artists' Bookmarket 2025

3.15–3.45pm. Free. Click here to book A presentation on independent publishing and Commonism, looking at how contemporary artists are using publishing practices to challenge capitalism.      This talk accompanies Artists’ Bookmarket 2025

12.30-2pm. 12 places. £15. Ages 12+. Click here to book In this workshop you will make two books (a hardback album and a soft-back butterfly) using a selection of Japanese Papers. At the end of the session, you will be given printed instructions and some papers to make further books at home.      This workshop accompanies Artists' […]

1–1.30pm. Free. Click here to book Alastair Noble launches his latest artist’s book which draws influence from James Joyce’s Ulysses and Homer’s Odyssey. He’ll discuss his own literary journey which resulted in a book which draws from both epic works.      This talk accompanies Artists’ Bookmarket 2025

1.45–2.15pm. Free. Click here to book A talk on Tullet’s many projects inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy – which began when he saw ‘Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Essex’, painted in the road 45 years ago. Since then, he has created illustrations, concrete poems, writings, games and academic research into the many translations of […]

2.30–3pm. Free. Click here to book A talk from photographer and publisher Geary and his imprint AGLU. He discusses his publishing sits alongside his exhibitions as a crucial part of his creative focus.      This talk accompanies Artists’ Bookmarket 2025

2.30–4.30pm. 10 places. £20. Ages 16+. Click here to book You’ll explore the intersection of papercutting and artist’s books, using a simple book structure. We’ll find magic in transforming a single sheet of paper to create a little world inside a book. Be aware we will use scalpels throughout this workshop.     This workshop accompanies Artists' […]

3.15–3.45pm. Free. Click here to book To celebrate the launch of their new book Pittville Press will discuss recording and visualising your dreams. With prompts and exercises to help connect participants to their dreams and create a dream book to take home.   This talk accompanies Artists’ Bookmarket 2025

21.02.25. 5.30–8pm. Free. Book your place here Join us to hear from artist Petra Bauer on the process of political filmmaking in the context of her film Sisters! (2011). Facilitated by curator and producer Frances Stacey, who has worked with Bauer on previous projects, the discussion will cover the artist’s collaboration with London’s Southall Black […]

Open daily 11am–6pm. Screening times: 11.00, 12.15, 13.30, 14.45, 16.00 (72 minutes, with 3 minutes between screenings) It is only when a film meets an audience that it can be considered to be a political act. That is, it is only when a film is heard and seen in the public sphere that we can […]

25.02.35. Doors 7.30pm for 8pm start.  £0–10. Book your ticket here Known for their incredible ability to bring both early and contemporary music to life, this promises to be a truly special evening. Featuring the stunning countertenor Alex Potter alongside viol players Romina Lischka, Thomas Beate, Joshua Cheatham, Nick Milne, and Irene Klein, the program […]

Portia Zvavahera is emerging as one of the outstanding artists of her generation. Born in Harare, Zimbabwe in 1985, she has developed a painting practice that combines a unique combination of techniques – painting, printing, batik – to construct a visually beguiling personal cosmology featuring figures, creatures, shapes and shadows. Working in a studio in […]

Saturday 01.03.25. 2.30-3.30pm. Free. Click here to book   Curator of Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa, Tamar Garb in conversation with Sinazo Chiya and Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela on the work of Portia Zvavahera.  Zvavahera’s paintings arise from, as she says, ‘things that have been revealed to me’ both in waking life and in her dreams. Using an array […]