If you’ll believe in me, I’ll believe in you

21st June – 20th July 2008. The GRV Studio 2, 37 Guthrie Street, Edinburgh.
Thurs-Sun 12pm-7pm
Admission free

Preview and book launch: Friday 20th June 2008, 7pm; performance by Shelly Nadashi, 8pm?Panel discussion with artists: Sunday 22nd June 2008, 2pm. Artist talk with Katinka Simonse (a.k.a. TINKEBELL) and closing event: Sunday 20th July 2008, 5pm.

• If you’ll believe in me, I’ll believe in you is organised by MA in Contemporary Art Theory students at the Centre for Visual & Cultural Studies at Edinburgh College of Art, in association with The Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh.

• The MA programme in Contemporary Art Theory at Edinburgh College of Art was established in 2001 and remains unique in Scotland. It brings together ideas and materials from a wide range of disciplines to investigate contemporary visual practices, cultural theory and organisational praxis. www.eca.ac.uk

• The GRV is an urban sanctuary for multi-media arts, creative culture and music in Edinburgh’s city centre. The GRV functions as a melting pot of creative practice, performance and exhibition. Spread over four floors, the newly renovated site is fast becoming the focal point for contemporary artistic entertainment in the city. See http://thegrv.com.

• The Embassy Gallery is a non-profit making artist-run gallery. The gallery holds a yearly programme of exhibitions and events, hosts video and performance nights at Edinburgh College of Art, and exhibits at off-site projects including Zoo Art Fair.

• The curators of the exhibition would like to thank: Beagles and Ramsay, Sigga Björg Sigurðardóttir, Þórdís Björnsdóttir, Andrew Cattanach, Erica Eyres , John Farrugia, Levi Hanes, Norman Hogg, Mairi Lafferty, Juliette MacDonald, Margaret Milner, Neil Mulholland, Shelly Nadashi, Denitsa Petrova, Richer Sounds, Rose Ruane, Katinka Simonse, Francis Summers, Margus Tamm, Susannah Thompson, Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei, and Lorraine Sue-Fern Yeung.