This sea of sunflowers by the sea is a wee bit of magic for an hour or two in East Lothian. Catch it on a sunny or warm day for respite from the Edinburgh Festival mayhem of August.
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Edinburgh-based folks and visitors alike, if you’re looking to support some local talent appearing this year at the Edinburgh Fringe, here’s some suggestions 
One of my favourite artworks at Edinburgh Art Festival 2021 is Emeka Ogboh’s Song of the Union at the Burns Monument. Newly commissioned for the festival, this seven-channel sound installation is a response to Brexit.
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It was 2018, the second year of the Nuart Aberdeen street art festival, when I discovered the wonderful artworks lighting up some dull corners of my home city. ‘A Revolution of the Ordinary’ was the festival theme for 2018 (12-15 April). This mural by Phlegm was one of the first that I spotted in my old neighbourhood.
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In celebration of the launch of Nuart street art festival 2021, I’m taking a look back at some of my favourite artworks from previous years.
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Manipulate Festival is Puppet Animation Scotland’s annual celebration of innovative puppetry, visual theatre and animated film. This year, it has commissioned eight Scottish artists to produce Restless Worlds, a series of kinetic artworks which can be viewed in person behind windows in public spaces.
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High on the hilltop village of Macherado, Zakynthos sits the Greek Orthodox Church of Agia Mavra and Agios Timotheos. This popular church has a miraculous history. Regardless of how you feel about miracles, the story of this church is inspirational. It’s a metaphor for rising from the ashes, for starting over, for never ever giving up.
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The Witches’ Well (1894) is a drinking fountain dedicated to over 300 witches burned at the stake here at the Castlehill in Edinburgh. Hundreds of people, mainly women, were executed at this site for crimes of witchcraft. Here, they were burned at the stake after being strangled to death.
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Take a walk into West Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh and you might stumble across an outdoor theatre with subtle art deco features and a vintage feel.
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Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns spent some time in Edinburgh, where he met Agnes (Nancy) McLehose. This meeting sparked a secret love affair, Sylvander & Clarinda, a Scottish love story that inspired the writing of Ae Fond Kiss.
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