For three days leading up to the Edinburgh Art Festival, International artist Tim Rollins and his collective, Kids of Survival (K.O.S), invite young people to take part in a unique one-off art event at the Talbot Rice Gallery during July 2012.<\/p>\n
Over two days, young people will work directly with K.O.S members Tim, Angel and Rick to finish a unique work of art based the classic adventure novel \u2018Treasure Island\u2019 by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.\u00a0 This work will feature in the forthcoming exhibition at the Talbot Rice Gallery.<\/p>\n
Tim Rollins and K.O.S are an artist collective from New York who create original artworks inspired by classic novels, speeches and music.\u00a0 The group act as an artist team whose members are of different ages and from all types of different backgrounds.<\/p>\n
Since the formation of K.O.S in 1981, works by the group are now part of prestigious private and public collections across the world including the Museum of Modern Art (New York); The Tate Gallery (London) and The Hirshhorn Museum of Art (Washington D.C)<\/p>\n
Tim Rollins & K.O.S are a key highlight of this years\u2019 Edinburgh Art Festival (EAF), the UK\u2019s largest annual festival dedicated to visual art.\u00a0 The new work created in Edinburgh and based on \u2018Treasure Island\u2019 will feature prominently in the Talbot Rice Gallery exhibition.<\/p>\n
Please refer to the attached PDF for more information and an application form.<\/p>\n
ACES RECRUITMENT PACK<\/a><\/p>\n Contact Rachel.thibbotumunuwe@ed.ac.uk for further information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For three days leading up to the Edinburgh Art Festival, International artist Tim Rollins and his collective, Kids of Survival (K.O.S), invite young people to take part in a unique one-off art event at the Talbot Rice Gallery during July 2012. Over two days, young people will work directly with K.O.S members Tim, Angel and … Continue reading Summer Art Opportunity for Young People aged 12\/13-18yrs at Talbot Rice Gallery<\/span>