Eskimo by Polarcap

Eskmills (26 July - 31 August 2008)

Eskimo is an exhibition in the Edinburgh Art Festival, a festival of visual arts in Edinburgh supported by the Scottish Arts Council.

Introduction
14 Artists
Different media
Polarcap

Introduction

Eskimo is the launch exhibition of the Gallery at Eskmills in Musselburgh. Returning to the Edinburgh Art Festival after last year's critically-acclaimed inaugural shows, You Do Voodoo and No More Stars is Polarcap with Eskimo.

It is the first of an annual programme of art, music, drama and dance to use the beautiful outdoor and indoor space at Eskmills, a formerly Victorian Mill, creating a new environment for the visual and performing arts, outside the traditional circuit of galleries.

Polarcap's initial response to the gallery identified 14 artists they felt would be suited to this space and whose work, in its originality and quality, reflects the nature of the venue with its history of innovation and vision.

Eskmills, formerly a Victorian mill manufacturing fishing nets, now stands as a renovated and contemporary centre for business.

14 artists

The 14 artists, ranging from the emerging to the internationally-recognised, are:

• Graham Fagen (Scotland)
• San Keller (Switzerland)
• Iain Patterson (Scotland)
• Keuhne+Klein (Switzerland)
• Graeme Todd (Scotland)
• Dean Hughes (England)
• Ian Hamilton Finlay (Scotland)
• Alexander Guy (Scotland)
• Gareth Fisher (Scotland)
• Kevin Henderson (Scotland) N
• orman Shaw (Scotland)
• Michael Windle (Scotland)
• Liz Adamson (Scotland
• Trine Pederson (Denmark).

Different media

Eskimo will be presented in a variety of different media including painting, drawing, digital projection, sculpture, photography, and performance. Based in Dunbar, Polarcap aims to promote and focus an energy in East Lothian by curating original art events and exhibitions, encouraging out-of-city activity and drawing attention to the local area.

Polarcap

Polarcap aims to make connections and contexts for artists working in different media and at different stages in their careers, providing a platform for artistic discussion, creative exchange and critical debate.

Polarcap ensures the artistic quality of the artists with a hands-on approach to the conception and realisation of Eskimo.

Polarcap will give public talks to secondary school students and art college undergraduates as well as hosting workshops for primary schoolchildren.

Polarcap and Eskmills gratefully acknowledge the support and shared vision of East Lothian Council in the realisation of Eskimo.

Curated by Polarcap The Gallery at Eskmills Stuart House, Eskmills, Station Road, Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 7PB Opening Hours; Wednesday - Sunday 12.00 - 17.00 Enquiries: 0131 273 4339/ Eskmills website and Polarcap website. The Edinburgh Art Festival is funded by the Scottish Arts Council, City of Edinburgh Council and the Scottish Government. The 2008 Festival is sponsored by Edinburgh Inspiring Capital, Aesthetica, Barcapel Foundation and Waitrose with support from McFadden Associates Ltd, Habitat, Scottish and Newcastle and Stewarts.