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Death is a Nightmare

3pm - 5pm
Serenity and Strife: The Art of Robin Philipson

Sir Robin Philipson (1916-92) ranks as a key painter of the Edinburgh School. He headed the Drawing and Painting School at Edinburgh College of Art for over twenty years and served as Secretary, then as President, of the Royal Scottish Academy.
Growing up in Corstorphine in the 1950s

This lecture will take the form of a personal reminiscence of growing up as a child in the 1950s and early 1960s in the suburb of Edinburgh. These were the days when life seemed altogether simpler and the sun shone all through the summer while winters were snow filled.
Agatha Christie in the 1920s

Remembered today as the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie has famously only been outsold by the Bible and Shakespeare. In this lecture we look back at the first decade of her writing caree to complement the years Lauriston Castle was left as an Edwardian time-capsule to the nation.
Down the Quiet Path: In Search of Adam Bruce Thomson

Adam Bruce Thomson (1885-1976) was one of the most quietly impactful Scottish artists of his generation – a versatile painter, skilled printmaker and dedicated teacher.
Clay Landscape Tiles

11am - 1pm

Inspired by our Adam Bruce Thomson exhibition come along to the City Art Centre and take inspiration from our Adam Bruce Thomson exhibition and make a clay tile inspired by natural elements in the exhibition.

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