The exhibition 'Reflections, The Light and Life of John Henry Lorimer (1856-1936)' is at the Edinburgh City Art Centre, daily from 6th November 2021 to 20 March 2022, 10am to 5pm. The associated events below from November 2021 to February 2022 are all online events. We hope to hold some in-person events at the City Art Centre in March 2022. All events are free, but booking is essential for some events via the Eventbrite website (please see information for individual events).
Upcoming Events
06 Nov 2021, 10:00 – 20 Mar 2022, 17:00City Art Centre, 2 Market St, Edinburgh EH1 1DE, UKThis, the first retrospective of John Henry Lorimer's work, will explore his art through five key themes: light, identity, family, femininity and home.
15 Nov, 19:00 – 20:30Online eventCharlotte Lorimer, co-curator of 'Reflections: The light and life of John Henry Lorimer (1856-1936)' and the artist’s great, great niece, will highlight some of the characters represented in the artist’s paintings.
29 Nov, 19:00 – 20:00Online eventNicola Law will explore the work of John Henry Lorimer's talented older sister, Hannah, and all-round artist who painted, sculpted, stitched and carved.
10 Dec, 19:00 – 20:00Online eventAntonia Laurence-Allen, National Trust for Scotland’s Regional Curator for Edinburgh and East, will explore the real and imagined world of Kellie Castle in John Henry Lorimer's domestic paintings.
11 Dec, 10:00Online workshopIn this digital taster workshop we will learn how to create rainbow light patterns using CDs and cut paper shapes, inspired by the exhibition Reflections, The light and life of John Henry Lorimer (1856-1936).- 11 Dec, 14:00Online tourJoin artist Tessa Asquith-Lamb for a tour specifically designed for visually impaired visitors describing key works from our John Henry Lorimer exhibition: Reflections, The light and life of John Henry Lorimer (1856-1936)(1856-1936).
16 Dec, 19:00 – 20:00Online eventGavin Grant, service development team leader (collections) at OnFife explores the outstanding collection of Scottish Art at Kirkcaldy Galleries, home to several of John Henry Lorimer's paintings.
19 Dec, 19:00Online workshopJoin artist Tessa Asquith-Lamb for this two-part live stream workshop as she shows you how to give your paintings new viewpoints and effects based on John Henry’s work, especially through his use of light.
23 Dec, 19:00Online workshopMultimedia artist Suzy Cavill will talk about the intimacy of how John Henry shows real life through his paintings and sketches. In the second part of the workshop, Suzy will encourage you to create a scene that captures a moment in time and helps you to appreciate the beauty in your own life.
01 Jan 2022, 19:00Online poetry performanceJoin poet Christine De Luca for a poetry reading hosted on our Facebook page. For each reading, she will read one of the poems inspired by a painting displayed in our exhibition Reflections, The light and life of John Henry Lorimer (1856-1936).
07 Jan 2022, 19:00 – 20:00Online eventLinda McDonald examines the lives of four pioneering women of Edinburgh's New Town: Sarah Mair, Louisa and Flora Stevenson and Dr Elsie Inglis.- 08 Jan 2022, 19:00Online poetry performanceJoin poet Christine De Luca for a poetry reading hosted on our Facebook page. For each reading, she will read one of the poems inspired by a painting displayed in our exhibition Reflections, The light and life of John Henry Lorimer (1856-1936).
15 Jan 2022, 10:00Online workshopIn this digital taster workshop experiment with light and objects to create your own shadow drawings, inspired by the exhibition Reflections, The Light and Life of John Henry Lorimer (1856-1936).- 15 Jan 2022, 19:00Online poetry performanceJoin poet Christine De Luca for a poetry reading hosted on our Facebook page. For each reading, she will read one of the poems inspired by a painting displayed in our exhibition Reflections, The light and life of John Henry Lorimer (1856-1936).
20 Jan 2022, 19:00 – 20:00Online eventCapturing Kellie: In conversation with filmmaker Beetle Campbell, photographer Nick Haynes and curator Charlotte Lorimer- 22 Jan 2022, 19:00Online poetry performanceJoin poet Christine De Luca for a poetry reading hosted on our Facebook page. For each reading, she will read one of the poems inspired by a painting displayed in our exhibition Reflections, The light and life of John Henry Lorimer (1856-1936).
- 23 Jan 2022, 19:00Online workshopArtist Tessa Asquith-Lamb will talk about light effects and interior views found in the work of John Henry Lorimer. In a follow -up video Tessa will inspire you to create a paper shadow box scene with a tall window which can be lit from the outside to create different effects.
- 29 Jan 2022, 19:00Online poetry performanceJoin poet Christine De Luca for a poetry reading hosted on our Facebook page. For each reading, she will read one of the poems inspired by a painting displayed in our exhibition Reflections, The light and life of John Henry Lorimer (1856-1936).