In Conversation with Richard Demarco & Roddy Martine

Join Richard Demarco and Roddy Martine in conversation at the Royal Scots Club to celebrate the launch of Demarco’s Europe, published by Luath Press.This third volume of the Demarco Collection celebrates the extraordinary cultural legacy of Richard Demarco and his lifelong connection with the Edinburgh International Festival.

Across eight decades, Demarco has played a pivotal role in shaping Scotland’s international cultural identity, bringing thousands of artists to Edinburgh and creating platforms for visual art, performance and European collaboration.

His work helped establish a Scottish presence at the Venice Biennale and strengthened artistic ties across Europe.This volume reflects on faith, culture and legacy, and documents the transfer of part of his archive to the Muzeum Sztuki in Poland, symbolising his enduring vision of a culturally connected Europe through the Edinburgh Festival.We hope to welcome you to this exciting book launch event, which will appeal to readers interested in modern art, European culture, festival history, Scottish cultural life and arts administration, as well as those involved in museums, galleries, theatre and cultural policy.About the AuthorsRICHARD DEMARCO is an artist and patron of the visual and performing arts.

He has been one of Scotland’s most influential advocates for contemporary art through his work at the Richard Demarco Gallery and the Demarco European Art Foundation.

He has attended every Edinburgh Festival since its inception in 1947, and he was a co-founder of the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh in 1963.RODDY MARTINE is an author, journalist and broadcaster.

He regularly worked as a columnist on a wide range of newspapers and periodicals throughout the UK.

He is also the author of over thirty books.Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served to all attendees on arrival.