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The Fruitmarket Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Edinburgh, Scotland. [1] Since its opening in 1974, the gallery has become part of the Scottish contemporary art scene. [2] [3] After a period of closure to undergo a significant renovation, the gallery reopened in 2021 with expanded exhibition space and facilities. [4]
The Summerhall arts complex includes a bar and restaurant (The Royal Dick), a microbrewery (Barney's Beer) and the Pickering Gin distillery. [6] Reputedly the biggest private art centre in Europe, [ 7 ] it became major venue, each August, for the Edinburgh Fringe , and achieved a footfall of over 1 million visitors a year.
The Fruitmarket, Market Street, Edinburgh Screenshot, online Wikipedia Editathon 'A presence in history: Scottish artists of colour', January 2021, hosted by Tana Gambura and The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh “You feel so powerful, you can do all this stuff.” Workshop participant Welcome to the project page for the Fruitmarket.
The gallery was based at Rose Street from 1961 to 1974. [2] From 1974 it was based at 29 Market Street, occupying the upper floor (while Scottish Arts Council led Fruitmarket Gallery occupied the lower floor). Alexander Moffat was Chairman of the Gallery from 1968 until 1978. [3] Gareth Fisher followed him as Chairman. [4]
As part of a planned renovation, the Fruitmarket Gallery commissioned a new public installation by Turner Prize winning artist Martin Creed to help improve the public perception of the steps. The installation, titled Work No. 1059, formed part of Creed's solo exhibition Down Over Up which was presented at the gallery in Summer 2010. [5]
The Rose Theatre is an arts venue and Category B listed building on Rose Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, owned by ballet dancer and Olivier Award winning director Peter Schaufuss and is as a year round venue for theatre, comedy, music, dance and cabaret. It is also the home of the Rose Theatre Cafe.
The Traverse Theatre Club, originally opened by Cambridge Footlights as "The Sphinx Nightclub", began at 15 James Court, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, on 20 August 1962.The location was a former doss-house and brothel also known as Kelly's Paradise and Hell's Kitchen.
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