The Edinburgh Art Festival is already off to a flying start with several major exhibitions including shows by two of Scotland's best known artists David Mach and Elizabeth Blackadder.

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She also said he was a co-founder of the Traverse Theatre in 1963 before going on to found his own gallery and the Demarco European Art Foundation and that he has been involved with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in one way or another since its inception.

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At festival time, Edinburgh would be worth a visit for the art exhibitions alone.

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