The Edinburgh Annuale is a visual art festival involving

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of t ...

galleries and art projects, especially ones that promote local activity in the

visual arts The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, filmmaking, design, crafts and architecture. Many artistic disciplines such as performing arts, conceptual art, and textile art ...

. The Edinburgh Annuale exists to promote grassroots visual arts operations in the city. The Annuale is co-ordinated by Edinburgh Artist Run Initiative ''The Embassy'' with a programme including publication launches, live events and

exhibitions An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery, park, library, exhibitio ...

. The first Edinburgh Annuale took place in August 2004 and included exhibitions at The Embassy, Wuthering Heights, Magnifitat, The Forest Cafe and Aurora Projects. The festival has grown to include many more events and exhibitions and has some financial support from the

Scottish Arts Council The Scottish Arts Council ( gd, Comhairle Ealain na h-Alba, sco, Scots Airts Cooncil) was a Scottish public body responsible for the funding, development and promotion of the arts in Scotland. The Council primarily distributed funding from the ...

amongst others.

External links

Edinburgh Annuale site
Recurring events established in 2004 Edinburgh Festival Arts festivals in Scotland 2004 establishments in Scotland {{UK-festival-stub

See also

Other art festivals in Scotland

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